About Setup your Project for Success
Practical, evidence-based project design methods for changemakers who want to create lasting change.
Watch the Introduction
Abayomi introduces the 8-lesson series designed to help you create evidence-based, fundable projects.
Content Philosophy
🌍 Sector-Agnostic
Our tools work across health, education, environment, youth development, and other social impact sectors. You can adapt the same frameworks to your own context.
📹 Visual-First Learning
Storyboarded videos with diagrams and case-based prompts reduce cognitive load and make complex methodologies easier to grasp.
🤝 Community-Centered
Evidence-based methodology that puts real partnership with communities first. We emphasize community validation over extractive research.
🤖 AI-Assisted Research
Integrates modern desk review methods using AI tools while maintaining human validation and community engagement.
Who We Serve
🚀 Emerging Changemakers
Starting social enterprises or grassroots nonprofits.
📊 Program Officers
Working at NGOs and seeking better project structure.
🎯 Executive Directors
Aligning vision with execution.
✍️ Strategy Consultants & Grant Writers
Supporting social impact organizations.
Your Two-Module Learning Journey
Module 1: Building the Foundation
4 Lessons
Research and plan your project with evidence-based tools.
Lesson 1.1: Problem Tree Analysis
Identify root causes and effects of social issues
Lesson 1.2: Stakeholder Mapping
Map who to engage and how to involve them
Lesson 1.3: Synthesize Data
Combine research and stakeholder insights
Lesson 1.4: Theory of Change
Define how your project creates lasting impact
Module 2: Operationalize Theory of Change
4 Lessons
Turn your Theory of Change into fundable proposals and budgets.
Lesson 2.1: Logical Framework
Structure your project with SMART indicators
Lesson 2.2: Activity Design
Plan activities with partners and timelines
Lesson 2.3: Proposal Writing
Write clear, evidence-based proposals
Lesson 2.4: Budget Estimation
Create realistic, sustainable budgets
Meet the Founder
Abayomi Ogundipe founded Festa Design Studio. He works across human-centered design and nonprofit capacity building, with a focus on accessible digital experiences.
He helps purpose-driven organizations build the systems they need to communicate their mission and create lasting change.
He created this series because every changemaker deserves evidence-based project design tools, regardless of budget or organization size.
Learn more about AbayomiYour Learning Journey: Plan → Build → Activate
Setup is the first step in a broader ecosystem of social impact education, aligned with Festa's three-pillar service model.
Plan
Setup Your Project for Success
Turn your mission into a fundable, evidence-based program with clear outcomes and indicators.
Build
Build Your Communication Systems
Create accessible, trauma-informed design systems that express your program safely.
Activate
Activate Your Impact
Launch campaigns that mobilize supporters, donors, and communities into action.
Ready to Get Started?
Join changemakers using evidence-based project design to create lasting social impact.
Start Module 1