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1. Uplift
GrantFundingPlatform
for Changemakers
2021

2. NGOs Numbers
2019
6,903
Growth Rate
166%
70% of local nonprofits try to survive after pandemic.
2,592
NGOs Numbers
2017
Overview
70%
Damage Rate
2020
Source: King Khalid Foundation - Saudi Nonprofit Trends Report 2021

3. ▪ The donations drop and expenses increase.
▪ Access to capital is biggest challenge.
▪ Writing grant proposal can be a challenging task.
Challenges
▪ Selection: where to invest resources for greatest impact.
▪ Grantmaking process is very complex and time
consuming.
▪ Reporting: The difficulties of analyses social return on
investment.
Grant Makers
Grant Seekers

4. Uplift is grants management platform that connect social investors
and nonprofits organizations.
Uplift will provide a one-stop shop for social investors to manage all
interactions with nonprofits.
Solution

5. The platform will automate the entire grant lifecycle, from initial
request through grant approval.
How it’s work?

6. Theory of Change:Setting up and running a grant fund
Input Activities Output Outcomes Impact
Empowerment
&
Sustainability
Grant process become
constructive, transparent,
and efficient.
Uplift staff members are seeking
out the best applications and run
webinars to find shortlisted
candidates.
Coordinate with experts to
evaluate and look at whole
portfolio.
Carry out careful due diligence.
Connect them to social investor
and invest in high quality
evaluations.
Conduct a lot of research and
work with local non-profit
organizations.
Provide support with grant writing
proposal and sustainability
reporting.
Support:
• Budget
• Team
Build the
Structure:
• Eligibility
• Grant size
• Beneficiary
outcomes
Find a theme
has long-term
potential.
Nonprofits secure funding
with a persuasive grant
proposal.
Uplift will provide a
one-stop shop for
social investors to
manage all
interactions with
nonprofits.

7. ▪ Drive impact and empower changemakers.
▪ Save time and making smart investment.
Value Propositions

8. Market Size
Annual amount of charitable giving from Saudi donators to
nonprofits reach 2 Billion SR

9. P2P
Non-profit
Commercial
B2B
Fundraising
Landscape
In KSA
Crowdfunding
(Donation)
Crowdfunding
(Equity)
Crowdfunding
(Lending)
Grant Funding
< Uplift >

10. Competitive Advantage
The platform will simplify complex data analysis with effective
visualizations,automate progress reports and accelerating grants
process with AI.

11. Uplift bring Fintech and data driven insights to the social sector
for helping nonprofits to create massive positive impact on society.
Social Impact

12. ▪ Subscription is the primary revenue model.
▪ Service fee for research and impact reports.
Revenue model

13. Milestones
D E C 2 0 1 9 F E B 2 0 2 0 D E C 2 0 2 0 M A Y 2 0 2 1
Working with
Google News
Initiative to help
journalism thrive in
the digital age.
Finalists at the
MITEF Startup
Competition
Joined MBSC
incubation
Platform Launch
Publishing
Startup
Fintech
Startup
Pivot

14. Team
Homoud Najm
Founder
10+ years of
experience
Ibrahim Alshaya
Marketing
5+ years of experience
Abdullah AlShahrani
Web Developer
3+ years of experience
Aziz AlSalman
Data Analytics
5+ years of experience
Mohanned AlHarbi
UX
2+ years of
experience

15. Growth Plan
Uplift aim to become local guide for patient capital by
provide access to data, research and market intelligence.