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  • Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising

    Welcome to the course discussion board!

    To get started in this course, follow the prompts below and respond to at least two other learners:

    1. Introduce yourself to the others in this course (name, country, industry/field of work).

    2. What are your goals for the course, and how do you plan to apply them in your work?

    3. What are you most excited to learn?

    To be more successful in this course, we recommend you work in a team. Create or join one today!

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  • Hello Everyone, My name is Joy Pereere Gillowei from Nigeria, A Financia/ Business Administrator, Insurance Advisor, Human Right Activists and Entrepreneur... I'm Delighted to be here, willing to learn, share ideas, apply those ideas in my Fundraising Course learning Process.

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  • Hi Everyone,
    My name is Mohammed O. Sellah joining from Liberia and works with Plan International Liberia as Driver/Admin-Logistics Officer.
    My goals for the course are to get first and in depth knowledge on fundraising in Cooperate institution. I plan to apply it in a pool of fundraising my Organization undertake and solicit/ designate potential staff to act.
    I am most excited to learn this because it will increase my viability for potential fundraising work relating to my job and organization.

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  • My name is Gabrielle, I'm Brazilian. I am a technician in Logistics, I have a BA in Administration and I am taking an MBA in Business Intelligence. I sought this course to specialize to work in the NGO where I am a volunteer in fundraising, which serves women in vulnerable situations, victims of violence or who have suffered some discrimination.

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  • hello ,i am AKORO Mawina-Esso from Togo(WEST AFRICA).I am a social entrepreneur, founder and Leader of a non profit Organization (Honest and Commited Volunteers for African Development; VHEDA), promoter of '' Paysan Heureux'' agro-egological farm at Sessaro-Mazada in Togo

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  • hi Joy ,nice to meet you

  • @Gabiribeiro said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising:

    My name is Gabrielle, I'm Brazilian. I am a technician in Logistics, I have a BA in Administration and I am taking an MBA in Business Intelligence. I sought this course to specialize to work in the NGO where I am a volunteer in fundraising, which serves women in vulnerable situations, victims of violence or who have suffered some discrimination.

    hi Gabrielle,nice to meet you

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  • Hello everyone, I'm Andre, living in Brazil. I've concluded the Fundraising course before, but, since my wife and I are going to start an overlanding project that tackles social impact issues, it would be nice to have the chance to polish my skills in fundraising and make use of this knowledge.

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  • Hello everyone! My name is Paula. I'm from Colombia, currently living in Brazil. I'm willing to undertake my career on International Cooperation and apply my fundarising knwoledge on projects here in Brasil or at my homecountry.

  • Hello friends,
    Greetings from DUlwa!

    I am Nipun Shakya from Nepal. I have founded a Social Travel Enterprise called dulwa.com that is all about reconnecting humans back to nature. I look forward to learning this course to better understand how crowdfunding and fundraising could leverage my social mission to make community tourism inclusive to all the local people and have direct positive impact on their social and economic status.

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  • Hi Everyone, my name is Hector de Castro from Spain. I hold a BA in Arts, a BA in Science and EMBA with concentration in general management. Happy to keep on learning and sharing my living and working experience in Europe, The Caribbean, Middle East, and SE Asia. I look forward to deep in fundrising strategies to apply in entrepeneurship projects.
    Health and Success for everyone!

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  • Hi Andre, all the best in your project!.

  • Hi Akoro, all the best in your ongoing project. I am also in similar projects and might be interesting to learn from each other. Health and Happiness.

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  • Hi everyone,
    Jolie from USA here. I'm excited to learn the fundamentals of fundraising to upskill myself in preparation for my next role in social impact/ enterprise. I look forward to our discussions and learning about your experiences!

  • 1.Tenjoh Armstrong,Cameroon,Communication and Development Studies Student
    2.my goal is to learn how to draft a project proposal for funraising
    3.am excited to learn the techniques of fundraising

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  • hello, I am Godwin Akpotegwa from Nigeria(West Africa). i am an entrepreneur , founder of non profit organization (global care organisation)

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  • Hi everyone my name is Ady and I am from Haiti. I am a management student and I love to learn new things. I am very happy to be here with you all and am looking forward on getting to know you.

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  • Hi I am James Muana Kagbeni from Sierra Leone from West Africa. Nice to be here.

  • Hello Everyone, My name is Joy Pereere Gillowei from Nigeria, A Financia/ Business Administrator, Insurance Advisor, Human Right Activists and Entrepreneur... I'm Delighted to be here, willing to learn, share ideas, apply those ideas in my Fundraising Course learning Process.
    I have learnt alot about fundraising, and intend to use what i've learnt to improve my organisations fundraising strategies.

  • Hi, my name is Cody. I am joining this class from the United States and I work for a nonprofit branch of a neighborhood association that works to activate and improve the parks in our district. Prior to this position I have very limited experience in fundraising, my goal is to develop a deeper understanding of fundraising as a whole. I am most excited to learn how I can apply these skills to the benefit of the organization that I work with.

  • Hi Mohammed, nice to meet you.

  • Hi Godwin, Nice to meet you.

  • Hello Everyone, I am Clement Phiri from Malawi. I am Project Coordinator at FISD Malawi. I have join the course to assist my organization in fundraising. I am ready to lean and apply the knowledge and skill obtained from this course.

  • Hi, My name is Luciah Mwendwa, from Kenya. My interest in this course is learning how to carry out and implement fund raising activities in our organization.

  • Greetings to everyone my name is Amanda and I am ready together with all of you to acquire techniques and tactics on professional fundraising
    I am most excited about the well being of humanity

  • Good evening all
    My name is Thomas i am from Canada and I love to learn and the Fundraising Fundamentals may will help me to organize my own Not For Profit Club. I know there is a lot to learn in order to get there and it will a bit capital as well.

  • Morning, I am Garvey from the UK, in the midst of registering a charity that will give global digital access to those that need wellbeing support to mental health services that our qualified volunteers can provide. I am in debt and grateful to learn the knowledge I need to do this

  • Hello. My name is Dorinna from Kenya. I am a project officer in an NGO and my goal here is to learn the skills of fundraisisng.

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  • Hi Everyone,Jumbo...👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

    I'm GogoDipuo Seema,an African Indigenous Spiritual Healer,Board Member of LECHO(Letlhabile Community Health Organisation) NPC as well as Founding Member of WIMCO NPC (Womxn in Mining Communities) based in South Africa.

    Clearly with who we striving to be,we need to garner skills to help us build sustainable development organisations.
    So ,here we are ...🕯️🕯️🕯️👏🏿

  • Hi Dorinna

    Welcome and all the best to all of us.

  • Welcome Tenjoh
    We in the same boat...
    Let's do this...
    May we finish this course timeously too...

  • nice meeting you

  • Hello am Suwilanji Simfukwe from Zambia, am a Biomdeical Scientist. Have done a number of courses on this platform they are really good, they sharpened up my personal capacity. Am grateful to Philanthropy University for this initiative. I welcome all my friends taking this course and I wish each one of you great success. I want to undertake all fundraising courses.

  • My name is Tiffany and I am interested in increasing my skills set. I was responsible for fundraising for 2 years for a non-profit. I currently do a lot of linking for those in need, with those that are willing to give/donate.

  • My boyfriend has a non-profit that benefits Haiti. Where are you located?

  • Hello everyone! My name is Ganga and I'm from India. I've been working in the development sector for the past 6 years, and it teaches me something new everyday. Given that the pandemic has really turned things on its head, this course is an opportunity to get back to the basics and relearn things I've possibly taken for granted . Look forward to interacting with and learning from all of you.

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  • Hi Garvey. Great to see you here. Good luck with your new charity - it really is the need of the hour.

  • Hi Andre. Good to see that there's at least one other person here to get back to the basics. Also good luck with your new project. :)

  • hi my name is Dawolo M. kollie from Liberia, fundraising is a very important course that help an organization to receive donor funding.

  • My name is Sherie Bizzle from IL. I worked in a nonprofit sector as a Development Intern. My goal for this course is to learn about fundraising and I am excited to get knowledge about getting funds to help people in need.

  • Hello, My name is Munir Bassi I am from Sudan but living in Egypt. I am Education Senior Officer at St. Andrew’s Refugee Services \ Egypt-Cairo, I apply for this course to have more knowledge about organizations fundraising, I expect to have enough information about this.

  • Hello, My name is Michelle Hanna. I'm from The Bahamas. I'm a professional Accountant (CPA) and have worked in Financial Services for the past 28 years. I would like to volunteer some of my time with NPOs in my country and hope that by taking this course, I am better equipped to make a significant impact.

  • I am David NIYITANGA from Rwanda and I am grateful to be here with you...

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  • Hello Everyone, My name is Moses Omondi from Kenya, A cancer advocate and also creates cancer awareness... I'm Delighted to be here, willing to learn, share ideas, apply those ideas in my Fundraising Course learning Process.

  • I am Bhumla an philanthropist

  • Omg mostly names of areas i am listening first time

  • Beautiful community from beautiful world

  • Hi everyone, my name is Geoffrey Odhiambo from Kenya. I work as a legal researcher for a Civil Society Organization in Kenya. My goal for the course is to gain useful skills for resource mobilization, to understand what donors look for in proposals and to apply those skills to help my organization to fundraise. I am excited to be here and I look forward to learning nuance strategies for fundraising.

  • Hello everyone...I am the Director of communty engagement for a nonprofit in Texas. we provide food, clothing and other services to people in crisis and those living in poverty. I am new to the nonprofit sector and I am looking to develop skills that will help me raise money to further our mission

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  • I felt like I had a good handle on the 7 myths prior to the course....the example of the ripples from a pebble on the water helped solidify in my head the potential donor pool and the other myth of each party receives something was insightful.

  • Hello every one,
    My name is Hayat Muhammad Khan. I am from Pakistan. I am a Engineer at National Television "Pakistan Television" as a Senior Engineer(STVE). I belong to a very poor area of Pakistan Named Chitral. there are no facilities and education.
    I am founder of "Damel Welfare Society" to help these poor people in Education, health, Female Education. We are few friends we donate money and collect from our friends to help people. So, I need this course to get donation from the donors to help my people.

  • Hello Everyone. I am syra from Pakistan. I am dealing accounts of a Non Profit organization, I am excited to learn the concept and strategies of fundraising. Best of luck to all of you..

  • Am Azmi from Jordan i work with a non profit organization as program coordinator to help most vulnerable people and refugees in my country and would like to learn the skill of fundraising and take all courses that will benefit my organization and have good experience with others.

  • I'm Onyinyechi Viola Obika from Nigeria. I'm currently a member of a non-profit organization and will like to learn more about fundraising so as to help the organization raise funds so as to help the non privileged.

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  • Welcome fellow learners
    My name is Jones Rundora and i am a Zimbabwean citizen currently residing in South Africa. I have a copywriting background which i want to amalgamate with fundraising skills. My desire is to pursue a fundraising career in the NGO industry as a full time employee or on a freelance basis.
    I am hoping to benefit immensely from my interactions with you like an old adage which says " iron sharpens iron"

    Thank you

  • Hello fellow fundraising professionals,
    My name is Deacon Ted Schreck and I am from the United States. While I have background in a number of areas, my current role is as the Director of Advancement and Communications for St. Paul Catholic School in Memphis (PreK-8th grades). I am excited to fill in gaps in my knowledge and share best practices.

  • Am Mohammed Anur from Sudan.

  • Hie everyone my name if Felicitas and m from Zimbabwe. I hope to learn more about fundraising so that i may be able to help people in my community who are in need throughfundraising

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  • I am Suman Sen from India. Have been working in corporates for more than a decade. feeling like doing something for the stray Dogs and Cows ,as that is bid issue in many cities in India

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  • The goal is the keep few cities like Puri in Orissa free from ox which are donated to temples and left as stray to roam arounf the city

  • I wish to remove the stray dog away from the city of joy - kolkata so the their are fewer accidents because of dogs and they get a shelter to stay away

  • Hi Everyone,
    My name is Mareez Magdy joining from Egypt and works with BLESS Egypt / M&E Officer.
    My goals for the course are to get first and in depth knowledge on fundraising in Cooperate institution. I plan to apply it in a pool of fundraising my Organization undertake and solicit/ designate potential staff to act.
    I am most excited to learn this because it will increase my viability for potential fundraising work relating to my job and organization.

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  • Hi Everyone,
    My name is Mareez Magdy joining from Egypt and works with BLESS Egypt / M&E Officer.
    My goals for the course are to get first and in depth knowledge on fundraising in Cooperate institution. I plan to apply it in a pool of fundraising my Organization undertake and solicit/ designate potential staff to act.
    I am most excited to learn this because it will increase my viability for potential fundraising work relating to my job and organization.

  • Hi Everyone,
    My name is Mareez Magdy joining from Egypt and works with BLESS Egypt / M&E Officer.
    My goals for the course are to get first and in depth knowledge on fundraising in Cooperate institution. I plan to apply it in a pool of fundraising my Organization undertake and solicit/ designate potential staff to act.
    I am most excited to learn this because it will increase my viability for potential fundraising work relating to my job and organization

  • Hi Everyone,
    My name is Mareez Magdy joining from Egypt and works with BLESS Egypt / M&E Officer.
    My goals for the course are to get first and in depth knowledge on fundraising in Cooperate institution. I plan to apply it in a pool of fundraising my Organization undertake and solicit/ designate potential staff to act.
    I am most excited to learn this because it will increase my viability for potential fundraising work relating to my job and organization

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  • Helo everybody!
    I am glad to join you on this exciting specialisation.

  • My name is Moksh Grover and I am working at an NGO called Spread Smile Foundation which aims at educating children belonging to Marginalised communities. My main motive for going through this course is to understand how a funding cycle is done and what improvements can be done in our approach so that more dedicated donors can fund our projects.

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  • Hi Everyone, I'm Raid from Morocco. I'm Partnership & Programs Development Manager at a NGO specialized in youth's employability. My current role at the organization is to manage existent partners and donors, but I'd like to expand this role to reach no ones through fundraising.

  • Hello Fundraisers! - This is Erdem from Istanbul. I am a venture capital and private equity investment professional with over 10 years of experience. I am now building a new generation impact investment platform.

  • Good evening,

    My name is La Crecia and I am from the United States of America. I am entrepreneur that is in the process of commencing a 501 C-3. My goal for the course is to learn about the various strategies and methods to ensure projects are funded short and long term. In addition, I look forward to learning from my colleagues on any tips from previous experience to ensure a successful project. I am excited to learn how to build positive relationships for funding various activities for the organization.

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  • Good evening,

    I wish you the best in obtaining information on the funding cycle for your organization. Most importantly, it is beneficial to learn best practices to help improve the funding for the organization.

    Best regards,

    Thankful

  • Good evening,

    I wish you the best in obtaining fundraising work related to the job and organization. After departing this course, I believe you will have the tools to move you in a positive direction towards the goal.

    Best regards,

    Thankful

  • Hello, my name is Debbie, Im originally from the UK however reside in Israel. I recently took on a role as international Resource Development Manager for a fabulous social nonprofit that provides free counselling, workshops, lectures and online self-management tools for better financial management.
    I'm looking to enhance my knowledge and learn new tips and tools to allow me to adequately do my job as a fund raiser, particularly now with the challenges that the Covid outbreak has brought upon us worldwide.

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  • Good day everyone, my name is Joseph O. Oni from Nigeria, I am a paramedic with many years of experience, and a social entrepreneur.
    I joined as a volunteer a non-profit organization Trios Foundation working on the danger of abuse of illicit drugs and illegal migration in Nigeria, this opportunity has opened my eye to the importance of a course like fundraising capacity in NGOs.
    I believe by completing this program, it will increase my viability to this organization and many who are doing a great job but with limited resources

  • You are highly welcome to this citadel of intellectualism.

  • Great intention, I wish you the best of luck

  • My name is Diana, and I live in Tokyo, Japan. I recently joined the board of an NGO here. I would like to become a more effective fundraiser for the organization through this course. I hope to gain confidence by learning more about how to plan and strategize fundraising to maximize the funds raised for the organization.

  • @ThaoTran said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising:

    Welcome to the course discussion board!

    To get started in this course, follow the prompts below and respond to at least two other learners:

    1. Introduce yourself to the others in this course (name, country, industry/field of work).

    2. What are your goals for the course, and how do you plan to apply them in your work?

    3. What are you most excited to learn?

    To be more successful in this course, we recommend you work in a team. Create or join one today!

  • Hi my name is Nkem Okereke from Nigeria, I work in the developement sector and I want to understand what it entails to get donors interested in what you do and I am excited to apply it in my place of work

  • wow...i registered for this course sometime 2 months ago but just starting today. i hope i am able to focus and finish it up

  • I am Tayyaba and I am an English Language Instructor and I am most excited to learn about fund raising.

  • Hello Everybody, My name is Angie Pereira, I am from Costa Rica and I am beganing my foundriser career , I ve been working as a social proyect evaluator

  • Hello Everybody, My name is Angie Pereira, I am from Costa Rica and I am beganing my foundriser career , I ve been working as a social proyect evaluator
    I am searching ideas for FR strategy

  • Usefull concepts to understand FR

  • My name is Wilson. I'm from Ghana and reside in Brazil. I currently work in the Telecom sector full-time and run my private E-Learning platform to help High School students in Ghana better prepare for their final exams. I aim to start an organization to help youth better understand the importance of technology and help them access computer skills at an early age

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  • Hello everyone!
    This is Tarteel from Sudan, I'm here because I'm planning to found my own project.
    The course will help me in proposal writing.
    Now I'm working at AlSudaniya Mentoring Organization

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  • Hello Everyone, I'm Chez from Philippines. I am currently working for a child-caring organization under the Fundraising Team. I expect to learn more through the help of this course wherein I can also apply to our organization.

  • Hello, nice to e-meet you! Good luck to your proposal writing.

  • Hi, Wilson. Nice to e-meet you. Amazing goal!

  • Hello Everyone; I'm Simon Chege from Kenya. I am a recent graduate in Bachelor of Arts in Community Development. I am taking this course to further my skills in project funding and fundraising

  • Hello. My name is Juliet. I am happy to connect to everyone here.

    My goal here is to acquire skills to help me efficiently drive funds raising and achieve sustainable income for my organization - an NGO and as a result, strengthen the prevention of Child Abuse and Gender Based Violence, as well as service provision for survivors advocating for child protection and social justice.

    I will be happy to be supported in whatever possible ways.

    Thank you.

  • Hello everyone, this is Kasidi from Uganda,
    An IT admin and wishing to work and own an NGO in future,
    I'm grateful to be here, willing to increase in knowledge, exchanging ideas in this course.

  • Hi everyone I am Oko Otu Chukwuemeka, I am from Nigeria and a team lead at Back to school Initiative. I am a Postgraduate student at University of Kent and I am looking forward to a rewarding Volunteering career.

  • Afternoon! My name is Teboho Polanka from Lesotho. I am a young professional in the Social impact industry.
    My goal: My goal for this module is to have a working knowledge on fundraising concepts.

  • Hello, Am so excited to be part of this course . am the founder and executive director of a registered community based organisation called Give me love international ministries for needy children here in Uganda. We support the needy children with education, transferable skills, psychological healing from a traumatized mind and nurturing their talents as we advocate for their rights. I will their for be glad to receive skills of fundraising since we are looking for funders. God bless you.

  • Hello everyone,
    Hope you are in good health. I'm Abdul Rauf and have done MBA in Finance. I hope to learn a lot of things in this plate form along with your support

  • My name is Emma Kingdon, I am a non-excutive director of a non-profit called Neighbourhood Farm which currently operates in the Western Cape province of South Africa. By building and managing urban farms as well as sharing expertise in order to enable others to do so, we aim to connect farmers to their consumers an thereby promote health and wellbeing in communities. I have joined recently and am charged with raising funds for the organisation, hence my doing this course to improve my capabilities.

  • Hello, I am Christene, a South African currently living in France. I am interested in this course as I hope to get more familiar with the ins and outs of fundraising, especially as I wish to start a project in which I aim to assist young children and adults with math literacy.

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