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LESSONS FROM THE WIN ROOM · EPISODE 06

The best proposals are won before they're written.

What does it really take to win funding that changes lives?

Kevina Power of World Vision International joins Sam Singh to explain why successful grant acquisition starts with people, partnerships and understanding what matters, long before anyone sits down to write a proposal.

Sam Singh, Managing Partner at Shipleywins and host of Lessons from the Win Room

Hosted bySam SinghManaging Partner, Shipleywins

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The guest

Kevina Power

Global Technical Director, Grant Acquisition and Management · World Vision International

Kevina has built her career in humanitarian and community development, from the Canadian Red Cross to the United Nations and World Vision International. Based in Nairobi, she now helps strengthen grant acquisition capabilities across a global organisation operating in more than 70 countries. Her approach puts relationships, local expertise and evidence of impact at the centre of successful funding.

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AI is making us faster. But are we making better decisions?

Kevina explains how World Vision is exploring AI in grant acquisition, while being extremely careful about how it's used.

She talks about protecting sensitive information, the risks of using AI without proper judgement, and why it shouldn't replace human reasoning.

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Kevina Power

With Kevina Power · World Vision International. Relationships, local expertise and evidence of impact at the centre of successful funding.

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