Strategic Priorities
What should we fund?
Independent Senior Advisor
Resource mobilization
& strategic partnerships
Turning strategic priorities into fundable opportunities.
01Expertise
From Strategic Priorities to an Actionable Resource Mobilization Pipeline
Organizations may know what they want to achieve, but turning those priorities into a focused resource mobilization pipeline requires several elements to come together.
Compelling Propositions
How do we position it?
Right Partners
Who has the strongest fit?
Engagement
How do we approach them?
Active Pipeline
How do we turn this into a systematic resource mobilization effort?
This is where I work: connecting strategy, funding opportunities and partnerships through to activation.
02Two Worlds
A Distinctive Combination of Development and Business Experience
International Development
- Resource mobilization
- Donor engagement
- Programme positioning
- Public-private partnerships
- Complex multi-stakeholder environments
Private Sector
- Strategy
- Business development
- Commercial transformation
- Partnerships
- Execution in international businesses
I bridge both worlds.
I combine an understanding of how international development organizations operate with the strategic, commercial and execution experience to help turn priorities into actionable opportunities.
03Services
Support Depending on Where the Need Is
Organizations can enter at the stage that best matches their priorities and starting point.
Health Check
Assess the current resource mobilization approach and identify where to focus.
Strategy & pipeline · Donor landscape · Governance & priorities
Build
Develop the strategy, priorities, pipeline, propositions and tools.
Resource mobilization strategy · Donor & partner mapping · Proposition & pipeline development
Activate
Develop priority funding and partnership opportunities and support engagement.
Donor targeting · Partnership propositions · Engagement support
Partner
Provide ongoing senior support to drive resource mobilization and partnership priorities forward.
Senior advisory · Priority opportunities · Strategic partnerships
04Experience
Selected experience.
Resource Mobilization Strategy
International Development Organization
Developed a comprehensive resource mobilization approach, including assessment of existing practices, donor intelligence, opportunity prioritization, pipeline management, governance and practical tools.
Strategy · Donor Intelligence · Pipeline · Operating Model
Resource Mobilization Implementation
International Development Organization
Applied the resource mobilization approach to a priority portfolio, identifying and prioritizing funding opportunities, mapping potential donors and partners, developing propositions and supporting engagement.
Opportunity Prioritization · Donor Mapping · Proposition Development · Engagement
Public-Private Partnerships
International Development Organization
Identified and developed strategic private-sector partnership opportunities, from partner fit and proposition development through to engagement and partnership discussions.
Partner Identification · Public-Private Partnerships · Proposition Development · Engagement
References available upon request.
05About
Senior Strategy, Business and Development Experience
Melina Bousseau brings more than 20 years of international experience spanning strategy, business development, commercial transformation, partnerships and execution, combined with direct experience in resource mobilization and strategic partnerships within international development.
Her work focuses on helping organizations translate strategic and technical priorities into structured funding opportunities, compelling propositions, stronger partnerships and actionable pipelines.
This combination of development-sector understanding and private-sector strategic and commercial experience brings a pragmatic, opportunity-driven perspective to resource mobilization.
06Contact
What could stronger resource mobilization look like for your organization?
Whether the need is to rethink the strategy, strengthen the pipeline, develop new funding propositions or explore strategic partnerships, we can start with the priority that matters most.