Case study.
Foresight doesn’t predict the future. It reveals what’s preventing organizations from achieving their vision.
At The Uplift, we work with foundations., impact investors, and mission-driven organizations to surface the hidden assumptions that keep impact capital from being bigger — and identify concrete action paths forward.
These case studies show what that looks like in practice
Beneficiaries : Green Economy Coalition & International Institute for Environment and Development.
The approach: Using Causal Layered Analysis — through workshops and the creation of a concrete prototype artifact — we examined the problem beyond the surface.
The outcome: The real blocker wasn't a knowledge gap. It was a worldview gap. Young people don't distrust sustainable finance. They distrust the institutions behind it. This reframed the entire program question — and produced a banking prototype redesigned around youth values: transparent, participatory, community-driven. The findings shifted internal discussions from financial literacy initiatives toward rebuilding institutional trust as leverage point.
This might resonate if your organization: - Wants to move faster toward systemic change; - Wants to understand why capital isn't reaching the communities it's designed to serve; - Needs analysis that goes beyond symptoms — to protect resources and accelerate real impact;
For foundations, funds, and mission-driven organizations: identifying the right lever early translates directly into saved resources — and faster, deeper systems change.
Beneficiaries : Catalyst Now.
The approach: Using Causal Layered Analysis applied to storytelling, participants moved beyond the classic pitch toward the story only they can tell — using a three-act framework: Beginning → Disruptor → Horizon.
The outcome : participants discovered how to translate their impact into compelling narrative that resonates with investors. The session produced immediate results : one fellowship application was submitted because of this workshop and participants are now integrating the framework into ongoing funding conversations. Satisfaction was high (4.8/5) and 100% would recommend the workshop.
This might resonate if your organization: - Wants to move faster toward systemic change in how entrepreneurs access capital - Supports entrepreneurs who struggle to raise funds despite solid impact - Wants to train teams in storytelling that actually converts
For ecosystems, foundations, and accelerators: when entrepreneurs learn to tell the story only they can tell, the right doors open faster.
Client feedback :
“Je tiens à te remercier encore une fois pour l’excellente session que tu as animée pour nous. Les retours des participants ont été extrêmement positifs, et l’engagement observé pendant la session en est une belle preuve.”
— Ingrid Yitamben, Coordonnatrice Régionale, Afrique Francophone(English translation : I want to thank you once again for the excellent session you led for us. It was a real pleasure to collaborate with you and all the participants today. The feedback from participants has been extremely positive and the engagement observed during the session is clear proof of that ! Ingrid Yitamben, Regional Coordinator for Francophone Africa, Ecosystem Development, Catalyst Now.