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Hello mates, I am Abdulhaq Niazi the Executive Director of a national NGO in Afghanistan called TACT which is stands for Today's Afghanistan Conciliation Trust.
Am a seasoned humanitarian and development expert with over 15 years work experience in the country and have practical experience working with key government stakeholders of Afghanistan such as Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Cultural Affairs and so. Also, I am actively involved in Civil Society Organization (CSO) that promote peace, good governance & democracy and anti-corruption drive. I have seasoned experience working with donors and multilateral institutions such as UN organizations. And I am the founder and Executive Director for Today’s Afghanistan Conciliation Trust (TACT National NGO) and responsible for managing grants and stakeholders that are working with TACT.

@mark_g said in Weekly Welcome: Fundraising and Resource Mobilization - 2 OCT 2018:

Hello everyone!

Let's continue our weekly tradition of welcoming all of our new members in the Fundraising and Resource Mobilization Community of Practice! We have 4256 new members!

Welcome new members! We are so excited to have you here. This is a great place to meet some of the people doing tremendous work in Fundraising and Resource Mobilization around the world and help each other collaborate on important ideas!

Please respond and introduce yourselves to the Community! Please also tell us:

1: What is one idea or question you would like to discuss in this Community?

2: Do you have any experience with Fundraising and Resource Mobilization? If so, tell us about it!

3: Anything else you would like to share :)

All other members ( @all ) : Please welcome our new members by replying to their posts! Let's make sure everyone feels welcome and is excited to collaborate.

Welcome all!

Hello Everyone.
I really want to know how to write letters, as well as talk about fundraising in such a way that it would get to the heart of the donors.
I have a little experience with fund raising, which involves the use of social media,like facebook where we
create awareness by telling people about us and also use the oppurtunity to show them pictures of what
we have achieved so far and projects we desire to complete with their help.
we also go to religious gatherings to solicit for funds, we write to companies, even individuals who
have interest in what we are doing come forward to donate too.
Thank You.
Lizzy.

@Kolawoleoye said in Need help on how to get youth off the streets.:

Taking you off the street is my core concerned, by way of engaging them through vocational training, or posting them to organisation/businesses where they could learn skills, and most importantly where stipend or free launch can be given to them as a way or sources of incentive or encouragement to spur them to be more focus on what they training them for. the path of life our youth choose to live here is worrisome and dangerous. pls help with ideas on how to get this done. thanks team.

In which country please?

@KiRussia said in Do Need A Team For Your Online Fundraising?:

Are you fundraising and need onlise support? Get in touch.

Yes, please do help us UNITED FOR A BETTER WORLD organisation to crowdfund raise for self development projects in Bangladesh, Thailand, Nigeria, Norway, Kenya, India and Mauritius

@khurram1 said in Sustainable Developments in PAKISTAN:

@imranasghar said in Sustainable Developments in PAKISTAN:

Pakistan is an emerging country have lot of potential in sustainable development as well as in sustainable agricultural practices,
Currently Pakistan entered in a era to have certified organic cotton as well as in Rice & Wheat which is open new door for organic cultivation within country

Agreed. How to go ahead to achieve these goals???

Well its depend on project and involve stake holder commitments, every goal can be achieve with dedication

Hello. I'm Deby from Nigeria

@Samuel938 said in I am from Ghana, the CEO of Empowering the Powerless of Africa Foundation (EMPOAF) we are training the youths in ICT in my community. We need computers to enhance the teaching of ICT in my community.:

@Jabmar said in I am from Ghana, the CEO of Empowering the Powerless of Africa Foundation (EMPOAF) we are training the youths in ICT in my community. We need computers to enhance the teaching of ICT in my community.:

Re: How to use this Discussion Board

This project is really necessary for youth to take part in development

I am working on a project that will help you in this fundraising.

@Menub said in Attaching a cost to voluntarism for fundraising:

Will my volunteering institution grow if I attach financial cost to my volunteers to volunteers for institutions and also attached a fee for people to volunteer with my institution?

Volunteering is all about giving back to the community. It is based on the the principle of donating time and energy for the benefit of other people in the community as a social responsibility rather than for any financial reward

@shelly666 said in Fund raising:

Fund raising for poor people who live below the poverty line in the desert of thar desert in Pakistan

Welcome @Shelly666, thank you for posting! Do others have any thoughts to share with @Shelly666?

@mark_g said in Weekly Welcome 10-SEP-2018 for Fundraising and Resource Mobilization:

@festusfaith said in Weekly Welcome 10-SEP-2018 for Fundraising and Resource Mobilization:

Good day everyone, I am Olusegun Festus, I am working as sales manager with Dexamedica, i am team builder and business developer. The founder of Ayosoji Model College a non profit private school to give back to my community. I obtained my Bsc in Business administration management from bilingual university of Togo, National Diploma from federal polytechnic Bida and higher Diploam certificate in computer science from Olabisi onabanjo University. I joined his community to develop myself more in order to achieve more now and in the nearest future. Info.amcedu@gmail.com
At Ayosoji Model College, We are providing free education for the sons and doughters of the less previleged in our community, I discovered that many children are rooming the streets everyday because of the lack of money to sponsor their education by their parents, I discovered that there are many children sleeping under the bridges in my community because their parents are no more and nowhere for them to go to for their up bringing, I discovered also that many children are subjected to hard laboure and sexual arasment before they can have a daily meal in my community. I am planning to have boarding facilities to cater for those with no parent, and day school for those that will choose to be staying with their respective parents. This is the mission I am giving to do on earth, In the past, I have tried a lot of entrepreneurs businesses which did not succeed because I was doing a wrong job. I am applying for this fund to remodeling and expand our school, I knew with helping hands these children can have a better tomorrow, I want to give them hope for a better future, hope for the hopeless, I want to be giving them happiness they are lacking that forced them to be sleeping under the bridges, I want to deliver them from their problems by putting smiles on their faces. But, There is no way I can achieve these without a support. Thanks in anticipation of your support of this mission.

That sounds like a fantastic project @Festusfaith!

Do you have ideas, questions, or thoughts about fundraising for your initiative? This is a great place to discuss!

what should I do in order to attract support for my school? In other words? what price must I pay to get funded for my NGO?

@nnabuihegabriel said in Hello everyone please I need a team member or members:

Hello please I'm in need of team member or members for assignment on funds raising: connecting with donors

Hello @Nnabuihegabriel, thank you for posting! Have you tried posting in the course discussion board itself? You might have more luck there :)

Also, if you go into the course and select "Teams," you can see which teams have open spots and decide to join one there!

Happy Learning!

Wonderful discussion!

I recommend Global Giving as a stunning crowdfunding platform globally. Currently my project is active in Global Giving platform https://goto.gg//37029. Crowdfunding is mostly recommended to grass root organisation for rising fund for their projects and be accountable, steward and transparent toward implementing the project as they will use their project audited report to request grant from various foundations and donors. Any one who is passionate and would like to volunteer on crowdfunding fundraising please reach out at beda.tarimo@udf.ngo and we will work and learn together practically

Chears!

@nelson said in INTRODUCTION:

@superkay Many learners in our platform are from Nigeria and I am sure quite a lot of them are in young empowerment program as well. Feel free to look for them and/or join the Nigeria community, if you haven't.
Thanks Nelson!

@2002001 said in Empowerment:

we have project that can empower youths

HELLO WHERE ARE YOU AND HOW CAN WE DISCUSS ABOUT THE PROJECT YOU HAVE?

@ummy said in Hello and Good day.:

Members of this community a warm hello to you. Hope you all had a splendid weekend

Thank you for posting @Ummy! We hope you had a great weekend too :)

Hello All, i am Olukayode Ogunyemi from Lagos, Nigeria. I work with YMCA of Lagos, Nigeria. We are into developing and empowering young people. I will like to connect with those that work in the development sector through funds raising and resource mobilisation.

Hello all,
Yes, I have projects we're trying to fundraise for. We're trying to fundraise for the Pilot year of a 250 acre Agribusiness Training Project, training 2000 women and 1000 youth on sustainable farming methods. We want give our trainee farmers a 'hand-up' not a handout. teach them to fish, not give them the fish.
We need different types of funding for the different Phases of our project. I want to learn from other peers with experience and trainers who can provide guidance and and training on how to proceed.

I am interested in fund raising and resource mobilization because I believe it is a key strategy for any NGO to be able to achieve it's goals.
I would want to learn all the principles behind fund raising and how to set out on a project for community development.
I also want to learn about crowdfunding.
Thank you

@mark_g said in How can a non-profit organisation generate fund?:

@omooko_ said in How can a non-profit organisation generate fund?:

Re: How to use this Discussion Board

Thank you for posting! @Omooko_

@all – What do members of this Community think? How can nonprofit organizations fundraise effectively?

@Omooko An NGO can generate funds through:
Resource mobilization

@ummy said in Hello All:

Hello my fellow colleagues!

Hello @Ummy, thank you for being so friendly and welcoming your colleagues in this community. It is so great to see!

If you would like, it would be great if you can head over to the Weekly Welcome and help to welcome new members and lead discussions there!

@nminds said in Weekly Welcome: Fundraising and Resource Mobilization – 24 SEP 2018:

@nelson said in Weekly Welcome: Fundraising and Resource Mobilization – 24 SEP 2018:

@adrian said in Weekly Welcome: Fundraising and Resource Mobilization – 24 SEP 2018:

@nminds said in Weekly Welcome: Fundraising and Resource Mobilization – 24 SEP 2018:

@nelson said in Weekly Welcome: Fundraising and Resource Mobilization – 24 SEP 2018:

@adrian said in Weekly Welcome: Fundraising and Resource Mobilization – 24 SEP 2018:

Basically looking forward to hearing where and through what methods funding and resources can be mobilised especially for SIDs contries

@Adrian Just to make sure that SIDs refer to Small Island Development States: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Island_Developing_States , right? Is there any specific challenge you faced when fundraising for Jamaica? Are they disaster relief related? Glad that you raised this question so that other learners are now aware of specific challenges related to SIDs.

@Mark_G @Adrian Fundraising & Resource Mobilization Challenges are many in the SIDs countries such as Jamaica. Many not for profit organization in the SIDs have hosted and solicit fundraising through Crowdfunding , 5k Run and Walk, Lap-a- thons, Fish Frys, Christmas Balls, Cake Sale, Movie Night, Auctions, Kiddies Fair, Health Fair, Music Festivals, Charity Banquet or Dinner etc. However, there are 3 factors that hinders fundraising and Resource mobilization in the developing world. The lack of trust by donors, confidence and credibility in terms of project or venture impact and lack of support from experts in the areas of specialization for the non profit's proposed project objectives. While most non profit have great intentions their ability to implement and deliver successful project outcomes is difficult. For example, one the reasons why the smaller non profits organization are incorporated are usually to solve a social problem or to advocate for many social ills, usually related to the founders own experience and or he or she wants to see positive social change. However, the lack of quality human resources, an highly uneducated population and competition from government or larger organization offering corporate social responsibility with massive resources to deliver some of these social goods given their established brand, credibility and social proof in the corporate environment leaves the small non profit to rely on the persons like themselves to assist and fund their efforts which are usually limited. The factors mentioned above such as:
(1) The level of trust is also a challenge for non profits, these small non profit organization executive members is usually in the same social class as their beneficiaries of the project or programs and to achieve the social change that so much desire is influenced by social and political culture usually already funded by other more well off stakeholders with strategic agendas in mind.
(2) The confidence and credibility in terms of project and venture impact is perceived as achieving just a few outcomes and limited impact and change for beneficiaries.
(3) The support need by members of society with the expertise to participant in social good venture are crippled by the lack of volunteerism which is only seen in times of crises such as natural disasters or social crisis such as hurricane etc.
These are some of the fundraising challenges and resource mobilization that exits, however, with the, "right" passion, " right" team and the "right" attitude, "right" partnerships, small not for profit organization can become success organizations in the space.

@Nelson you do realise that the best person to solve their own issues are the persons who are in it themselves. So how could a lack of trust come from you brinnging a solution your stown struggle???? There is a fundamental flaw in that rationale. Secondly, If I am building capacity I will use a locally trained consultant. A lot of overseas agencies bring foreign talent trying to solve a Jamaican issue and they fail make a mess of things and then leave henced trust. I have seen small NGOs make miracles out of very little funding. I have also seen where donors use that to say oh ok since you can do that I expect twice the result with half the funding. Do a real check of the reality. I beleive that any social group who rights a project to get themselves out of a situation are progressive. Companies that Use CSR are doing so to impact their image which improve their bottom line. Take a look at Digicel.

I made a open call It had no ties to successes or Failures. I know no other meaning for SIDs and no I am not limiting responses to Disaster Risk Management, Reduction and Recovery. I have chose to leave the statement open for all.

@Adrian Agree that local solutions probably work best for the local problems. Have you taken the course "Social Impact: Planning for Success"? It is a great course by Shashi Buluswar, in which he uses all local examples from India to demonstrate how local NGOs come up with local solutions to tackle social problems, with the consideration of local society and culture. The next run will start from 19Nov: https://courses.philanthropyu.org/courses/course-v1:PhilanthropyU+SocialImpact_000+1_1.0_20180702_20180805/about

@Nelson @Adrian , I agree that the persons within the very situation that exist would be the best one to consult in order to meet their needs. However, logic sometimes doesn't equals reality. Just to add, The LAPOP studies done by Vanderbilt University across political and social institutions in Jamaica have suggested findings confirming the reality of lack of trust within our culture. Additionally, referencing Digicel is not a good example, because it isn't wholly owned Jamaican Company, if you're rejecting foreign help. Needless to say, I was only answering the questions about the challenges faced when fundraising in Jamaica, this narrative have gone personal, let's be objective and add value when answering questions in the community.

@Nminds Agree with you that our discussion should be objective and not personal. This is also in line with our guidelines for discussion. If you have valuable reports which is open to the public such as the LAPOP studies you mentioned, feel free to share it in the Jamaica community group for the greater good of the community. @Adrian Thank you for your input as well.

@magboat said in How to raise funds:

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Hello @magboat, thank you for posting here in the Fundraising and Resource Mobilization Community of Practice!

It is great to have you here. What specifically would you like to discuss about how to raise funds? Perhaps others here could share some ideas!

@omooko_ said in How to manage human and environment chanllenges?:

Re: How to use this Discussion Board

Thank you for posting @Omooko_, it is a great question! Do you have more details on what sort of human and environment challenges you are writing about that you would like to share? Do other members of this Community have ideas for @Omooko_?

Hi. Thank you for your information. You have introduced yourself, your program,

I think that in order for you to get support for your school, you need to identity donors who is in a strategic fit with your program, and starting communicating with them by making ask and thanking.

Also in your asking you need to put the costs of your program/project

Thank you

@yosep said in Networking...:

We want to raise money so that the youth (Boys and Girls) get the skills needed to apply for employment and also create employment. By successfully completing school, we are creating social capital. This is likely yo lead to the Youths getting together, bringing their skills together and participating in social and economic development. These Youths also get an opportunity to realise that (a) they are the solution to their challenges and that (b) there is a brighter future as they are always going to be able to react to community challenges.

That sounds great @Yosep, thank you for following up!

I encourage you to use this Community to share ideas, ask questions, and connect with others! It can be a really powerful way to build a network :)