2023 The Future is Female Mentorship Program for African
female tech founders.
The Future is Female Mentorship Program provides
early-stage African female tech founders with insights into PR and
communications fundamentals, including creating a communications plan, business
storytelling, media relations, and more. The ultimate goal is for PR and
communications to support these women in raising the visibility of their
startups with multiple stakeholders leading to increased customers, audiences,
media coverage, partners, and, of course, direct investment.
The Future is Female Mentorship Program is a PR and
communications mentorship program by C. Moore Media International Public
Relations (CMM), designed exclusively to the business development needs of
African female Tech founders.
In celebration of the 60th Anniversary of Africa Day,
the program’s fourth edition promises to reach even more African female Tech
founders from across the Continent while introducing additional partners in
more diverse sectors, expanding the resources, network, expertise, and
knowledge available to mentees. For the first time, Google
for Startups Accelerator: Women Founders Africa Program and Salesforce
Ventures Impact Fund will collaborate with the program highlighting
both organizations support in developing tech across Africa.
Aligning with the goals and objectives of the Future is
Female Mentorship Program, the Google
for Startups Accelerator: Women Founders Africa Program aims to
empower and support women founders on the continent by providing resources and
opportunities to scale their startups and address African problems.
Salesforce Ventures Impact Fund has an active interest
in Africa and continues to assess opportunities across the Continent. The Fund
has invested in some of the region’s top Africa-focused tech startups including
Flutterwave and Andela. As part of their support for the program, they will
host a session on VC funding for the selected female founders from across
Africa.
The Future is Female Mentorship Program Details:
The Future is Female Mentorship Program is delivered
virtually, and the mentees are invited to participate in masterclasses and
sessions customized to the specific needs of their sector and business.
During The Future is Female Mentorship Program, female
founders will learn insights into the fundamentals of PR and communications for
tech startups, including creating a communications plan, incorporating
storytelling into your business communications with multiple stakeholders, and
more.
During the selection process, special consideration will be
given to startups that focus on health, education, finance, agriculture, and
sustainability.
In addition, startups that provide solutions and/or address
African women’s and girls’ needs will also receive special consideration.
Eligibility Requirements for The Future is Female Mentorship
Program
·
The
business is less than two years old.
·
You
are female-founded or have at least one woman who is part of the co-founder
team.
·
Your
company is Africa-focused serving African markets or Africans in the Diaspora.
·
The
company is an early-stage startup (pre-series A investment).
·
You
have a business plan in place.
·
You
have a minimum viable product (MVP)
·
You
should have a functional website
·
You
have launched your startup and have initial traction (i.e., money, users, etc.)
Benefits
2023 The Future is Female Mentorship Program Details
If you are a female-founded African startup with a fantastic
service or product and want to learn how to leverage PR and communications to
elevate your growing company, my madam, this program is for you!
• Customized online masterclasses with Claudine Moore,
Allison+Partners Managing Director, Africa and Adjunct Professor, New York
University and TechCabal Editor, with contributions from AfricaCommsWeek’s
founders.
• Customized virtual sessions with Allison+partners team
members and leading experts from the tech ecosystem specific to your business
and sector
• Insights into the fundamentals of PR and communications for
Africa-focused startups
• Practical examples of how to incorporate storytelling into
your communications
• A topline review of The Three T’s: Theme, Tone, and Timing
of communications and content creation
• Information on how to create an actionable communications
campaign
• An overview of media relations with an outline of the
differences between the hyper-local, regional and global press
• Tips on business relationship development with a
cross-section of stakeholders
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