Mijal Iastrebner

SembraMedia Co-founder and Consultant, Argentina

Mijal Iastrebner is a consultant specializing in fundraising, organizational sustainability, and leadership. She advises social impact organizations, NGOs, and human rights institutions on building resilient structures that sustain and scale their impact, drawing on her extensive experience in business models, strategy, and leadership within the independent digital media ecosystem.

Mijal co-founded and led SembraMedia (2015–2024), an organization that supported more than 1,800 media outlets across 77 countries and mobilized over USD 8 million for independent journalism in Latin America. She has designed and facilitated programs in partnership with organizations including Google News Initiative, Meta, UNESCO, DW Akademie, and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Her work combines strategic thinking, empathy, and practical systems to help organizations strengthen their sustainability, grow effectively, and remain aligned with their mission.