Stop Begging for Donations, Start Attracting Corporate Funding That Actually Scales Your Mission

Let’s talk truth.

You didn’t start your nonprofit to spend your nights begging, chasing, and worrying about money.
You started because you care. Because there’s a problem in this world you can’t ignore.
But somewhere between the passion and the paperwork, you found yourself stuck.

• Writing grant applications that never get a response.
• Sending emails that go unanswered.
• Hosting fundraisers that barely break even.
• Watching your mission crawl forward when it should be running.

And every time you open your bank app, you feel it, that quiet panic.
“How do we keep this going another month?”

Let’s call it what it is: survival mode.
And survival mode doesn’t just drain your energy, it slowly kills your vision.

Because when you’re constantly scrambling for money, you stop dreaming bigger.
You play small just to stay afloat.
And your community loses the impact it deserves.

But here’s the real truth:

• You don’t have a money problem.
• You have a funding system problem.

You don’t need another grant template. You need a system that makes companies want to fund you, not out of pity, but because partnering with you makes business sense.

That’s where everything changes.

The Value First Approach™️

I’m Rooney Akpesiri, the Nonprofit Strategist.

I’ve trained hundreds of founders and fundraisers and contributed to raising over $5M for nonprofits and charities across the U.S. and Canada, not by chasing donations, but by building partnerships based on value.

Through my signature framework, The Value First Approach™️, I’ll show you how to:
✔️ Identify companies that align perfectly with your mission.
✔️ Discover what they value most and how you can offer it.
✔️ Build relationships with decision-makers who are eager to say yes.
✔️ Deliver value first, so funding becomes a natural next step.
✔️ Secure long-term partnerships that renew year after year.

This isn’t theory. It’s a step-by-step system to move from begging for donations to building predictable, scalable funding pipelines.

Working With Rooney

“I met Rooney in a nonprofit group on Facebook. His support and knowledge of fundraising opportunities for nonprofits as well as sponsorships is on another level.”
— Natasha, Alumni President, University of Phoenix

“Rooney gave us valuable fundraising insight and created a simple and organized fundraising plan my team could follow to raise money for our mission. Many blessings, Rooney — we appreciate you.”
— Linda Floyd, Battle Buddies of Central Oregon

“Rooney really knows his stuff. He has helped my board rethink how we fundraise and even changed how we value ourselves and our services. Highly recommend!”
— Laura Anthony, Zero Waste San Diego

Frequently Asked Questions

• No corporate connections? No problem, the system shows you exactly where to start.
• Worried about time? You can implement this at your own pace.”
• Unsure if it works? Hundreds of founders have already applied this system successfully.

Ask Yourself:

• How much longer are you willing to live from one fundraiser to the next?
• How many times will you keep refreshing your email, waiting for a grant reply that never comes?
• How many more times will you ask the same small group of donors for help, knowing they’re exhausted too?

What if, 30 days from now, you could walk into a company meeting with confidence, pitch your mission as a partnership, not a plea, and walk out with a five-figure corporate commitment?

It’s not a dream, it’s what happens when you finally have a system.

Choose Your Path to Corporate Funding Freedom

Option 1: The Corporate Funding Blueprint (Self-Paced Course) — $97

Perfect for founders who are ready to take action and want a complete roadmap. By the end of this course, you’ll have a full corporate funding system ready to use, including your top business targets, outreach templates, and a step-by-step plan to secure your first corporate partner in 30 days.

Inside, you’ll learn how to:
✔️ Identify the right businesses for your mission.
✔️ Research decision-makers and what drives their giving.
✔️ Craft irresistible value-based offers.
✔️ Reach out confidently (without sounding like a beggar).
✔️ Deliver and ask with credibility.

Whether you want to reach corporate leaders on LinkedIn, build local partnerships on Alignable, or connect through email, direct phone calls, and in-person outreach, this blueprint gives you the process to win business funding from any direction. 

You will learn how to find these executives, obtain their emails, phone numbers, and office addresses, and reach out to them strategically using our outreach framework that gets your best foot in the door every time (including the exact message to bypass gatekeepers like secretaries and customer representatives).

Investment: $97. One-time Payment. Lifetime access.

Get instant access today and start building your funding system. Your first corporate partner could be just weeks away.

“Rooney was amazing to work with. He gave HBReads great program advice for corporate sponsorships and local fundraising ideas. I highly recommend him.”
— Bonnie Ullmann, HBReads One Book

Option 2: Corporate Funding Implementation Accelerator — $297

Learn the System. Get the roadmap. Take Action. Start Securing Corporate Partners.

This is for founders who are done overthinking and ready to learn, apply, and take action immediately.

You want someone to walk you through exactly what to do, step-by-step, so you can start seeing results right away.

In this one-on-one engagement, you’ll:

• Learn how to identify and approach the right corporate partners for your mission.
• Create your customized corporate funding plan in real time.
• Craft outreach messages that open doors and start real conversations.
• Launch your first set of outreach messages to corporate prospects (with my feedback).
• Refine your pitches and proposals based on proven, real-world templates.

This is a guided learning sprint, where you’ll learn and take action with clarity and confidence.

“I just want to give a very big shout out to Rooney Akpesiri — he helped me structure everything together in 4 weeks. My new direction for a sustainable business has been helped by this incredible man.”
— Karina Murray, CEO, Aunua Global

Why You Can Trust This System

• Built from real-world fundraising campaigns that have collectively raised over $5M.
• Tested with hundreds of nonprofit founders across the U.S., U.K., and Canada.
• Simplified so you can follow it without any prior corporate connections.

“I am delighted to share my experience working with Rooney on restructuring and scaling my nonprofit. His guidance has enabled us to expand our reach and impact within the community. Truly transformational!”
— David Duplissis, ED, EastSide Pride Wrestling Club, OK

Your Mission Deserves Consistent Funding

Because here’s the truth: Your mission isn’t meant to survive, it’s meant to scale.

And the only way to scale is to stop begging and start partnering.
Businesses are already setting aside millions for impact every year.
They just need to know your organization exists, and that you can deliver value they care about.

You can stay in survival mode…
Or you can step into partnership mode, where companies fund your mission, not because you need it, but because it makes sense for them too.

The choice is yours.
But remember, every month you wait, you leave potential partnerships and real funding on the table.

Your mission deserves better.
Your team deserves better.
And your community deserves the impact that’s waiting on the other side of this decision.

It’s Time to Stop Scrambling and Start Scaling

👉 Self-Paced Course – $97 (Do it yourself)
👉 Hands-on Learning – $297 (Guided with me)

Choose your path. Both lead to freedom. Both lead to consistency. Both lead to the funding your nonprofit deserves.