# New Silk Roads

> New Silk Roads is a boutique impact consultancy operating from Cairo, Tunis, and Amsterdam. It supports foundations, NGOs, accelerators, cultural organisations, and social enterprises with fundraising, programme design, organisational learning, research, events, and impact evaluation.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** Amsterdam, Netherlands
- **Founders:** Arthur Steiner (Co-founder; Advisor on Digital and Culture), Helga Delaere (Co-founder; director until 2022; Strategic Advisor)
- **Products:** Business Development and Fundraising, Organisational Learning and Facilitation, Strategic Advisory, Event Hosting and Curation, Impact Assessment and Evaluations
- **Notable:** Reports more than €60 million raised for clients through fundraising and programme design; this is not company funding or revenue., Supported Flat6Labs on a $3.5 million GGJAP tender., Reports 600+ participants across three Green Growth Summit editions and approximately €100,000 additional sponsorship.

## Products & services

- **Business Development and Fundraising** — Programme design, proposal writing, consortium building, donor strategies, and fundraising coaching.
- **Organisational Learning and Facilitation** — Peer learning journeys, communities of practice, workshops, and team learning.
- **Strategic Advisory** — Guidance for organisational transformation, income strategies, and green and digital transitions.
- **Event Hosting and Curation** — Summits, cultural events, investor matchmaking, and learning gatherings.
- **Impact Assessment and Evaluations** — Monitoring, evaluation, and learning frameworks, data collection, and programme assessments.
- **Research and Development** — Feasibility studies, market assessments, and research on climate, culture, and technology.
- **Digital Fundraising Courses** — English and Arabic courses covering programme design, theory of change, funder communications, monitoring, and alternative financing.

## Achievements

- Reports more than €60 million raised for clients through fundraising and programme design; this is not company funding or revenue.
- Supported Flat6Labs on a $3.5 million GGJAP tender.
- Reports 600+ participants across three Green Growth Summit editions and approximately €100,000 additional sponsorship.
- 2024 annual report records 14 projects, 20 clients, 12 partners, and six countries of operation.
- Reports training more than 35 organisations that subsequently raised €8 million.
- GreenWorks evaluation included more than 400 online and telephone surveys.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Portfolio update describes the Fondation Botnar Fit4Future community of practice across Asia, Latin America, and Africa.
- **2026-08** — Portfolio update describes pilot learning and evaluation work with the Alliance for Socially Engaged Arts.
- **2026-04** — CLUA portfolio entry records an updated technology memo including AI.
- **2025-08** — Summer update reports launching Greening Your Company 101 and completing an 18-month Philea peer learning journey.

## Links

- Website: https://newsilkroads.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/newsilkroads/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ArthurSteiner
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Newsilkroads

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Last updated: 2026-10-07