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Thanks, my partner was great
I will take deliberate step after this course
The information I received here has motivated me a lot and is well received
i feel very motivated into funderising
Abdulkariim Sheekh Founder, Trustee & (CEO) of Maama Habiiba Foundation (MHF). He is a community activist and professional charismatic leader. A self-motivated and hard-working individual, who has effective interpersonal and organisational skills by providing advice, support and expert guidance to enable teams to deliver high quality results and services to support the development of the organisation and the design of innovative new services.
Abdulkariim thrives on driving improvements through managing various projects at a national and international level. Having worked extensively overseas and here in the UK over 30 years as a public servant in public and private sector including:(Abu Hanifah Foundation, Alimdaad Foundation UK, YMCA Blackburn & Maama Habiiba Foundation (MHF) voluntary and charitable organisations has significantly broadened effectiveness and adaptability with in different working environment. Morally, Abdulkariim is a Philanthropist so, he helps, supports and assists people, at the right place, at the right time.
Abdulkariim is a Professional Public Service Interpreter in Somali Language & Culture. He is also a Professional Lecturer / Facilitator for a Modern Standard Somali Language and Culture Training Course,(MSSLCTC) which includes curriculum / syllabus design, translation, interpreting, preparing, planning and delivering from SLP0 - SLP4 course resources and materials from Arabic language to Somali language.
The course is brief yet it touches on the essential topics of fundraising. I am quite happy with the modality of this short course. It is, in my opinion, quite an effective way for busy professionals or casual learners to quickly learn or brush up their knowledge on the topic.
Next step is to take Wolf other courses on fundraising strategy and search for donors
Looking for a partner.
Looking for a partner.
In the next month I will take the Welcome to Fundraising: Connecting with Donors & Welcome to Fundraising Strategies Modules. Also, I will be making an internal mobility to the Philanthropy team within the next month.
After taking this introductory course, I feel deeply motivated to fundraise more effectively in future.
This is a very important course. I understand what I should improve in my project to get more funding.
I feel the same way too. This course has given me some motivation to do more for our fundraising strategy
This information helped to better my understanding one how to properly fundraise.
I will use the information that I learned in this course and apply it to other trainings that I will complete to help me with my job.
The modules have give me the insights and confidence to walk on the path of community development. Now, one of the worries has been subsided and I'm committed for the cause.
After this introduction to fundraising, I can't wait to learn more about fundraising strategies. This introduction and that are relevant to the day to day running of organizations. Thanks for the courses
I was able to make a checklist of deliverables for my fundraising campaign
. I will utilize the expertise and exposure that I would have gained from Tom l to impact, motivate and invest in the growth and development of others in my community.
I really appreciated the checklist for "readiness" of fundraising. The next steps are to do what's necessary to turn the not sure and no responses into yes. This will probably be an annual assessment as new donors/stakeholders are identified. I will also plan to identify potential donors within my network and create some kind of informational brochure/materials to share with those interested.
I agree. I didn't realize how much I already knew about fundraising just from being a part of the nonprofit sector for so long. The course really helped to build my confidence by acknowledging the information and skills I already have along with new information to support it.
This course was an eye opener for me, kind of like conversation cards where it asks you all the right questions and aids you in answering them. What helped me in learning was creating scenarios of how I would apply what was being taught to my organization. It taught me to see and debunked some myths I thought were true. Moving forward, I am going to do more research on donors to figure out if they are potentials or not.
In fact this Course is very useful to me, I am looking for more of such learning opportunities here on Fundraising
indeed I share the same sentiment; I have learned a lot. thanks to the course organisers
Overall, I enjoyed this course. I plan to finish the remaining courses in the fundraising specialization.
Everything is fine! The course is positive
Everything is fine! The course is positive
Everything is fine! The course is positive
the next steps i will take are to continue my formation on fundraising, and identify at least 3 possible donors
Thank you PhilanthropyU and Tom Wolfe for the wonderful course. In the next month, I look forward to completing the fundraising specialisation and share my experience, knowledge, lessons learnt with my colleagues at office.
Thank you Tom for making me understand the importance of donor insights and how this is more important than talking about my own organization.
I will definitely be taking the next course in the series, and I will be speaking to the rest of our team about what I've learned through this program.
After this introductory modules I feel lilke being more involed in fund raising as I untersdand key concepts. At the same time I want to learn more.
The lesson was awesome!
After taking this introductory course, I feel like I'm in a much better position to start finding donors for my organization and understanding my current position.
After attending this training, I am more motivated to improve my knowledge and skills in terms of fundraising
great bro, same with me, I'm so motivated to improve my skill and knowledge
In the next month, I will take Tom's course on Fundraising Strategies
I'm working towards having my organization fully registered and publish our website which is under construction right now
In the next month, i will gather all the important materials needed for fundraising
In the next month, I will identify those prospect donors
After taking this course, I feel I understand a lot more about how to fundraise more efficiently and maximize mine and my organization's resources to do so.
I am very impress with this course
this introductory course is more than enough to motivation to assist me in fundraising.
i find the learning space a very educative
this introductory course is more than enough to motivation to assist me in fundraising.
i find the learning space a very educative
My next task will be making a fundraising policy for our organization.
Thank you for your meticulous work, Thom! This Course is very useful to me.
In the next month I will revise the thank you emails we send to donors to reflect what I learned in this module. For example I will include stories and list some of our lesser known programs to increase interest.
the course is fantastic. i feel very confident now
In the next, month prepare and organise a public fundraising event within the local community in which current members of the organisation live, and operate. Also, start implementing an integrated marketing strategy as well as courting potential corporate clients to start setting an endowment for the organisation to cover annual operating costs to expand growth of the current team and develop current talents.
The information in this module was very insightful it helped me understand that scale and charity sector are very important in determining how fit an organization is to a donor.
This course has really opened my eyes to possible reasons why we've not been raising enough funds. It has really motivated me to adopt new strategy towards fund raising for the organization.
The course is very informative. Going forward I hope I will be a better fundraiser
Most donors have a fixed percentage contribution for administrative costs calculated on
the total support. The percentage for these are 10% or below of the total financial
support (average 8,2%). As the variation of the percentage is marginal seems possible
for the donors to agree on a common percentage for administrative costs.
FEED FOR LIFE MISSION ''PROVIDING HOPE AND RESOURCES FOR THOSE WITHOUT LIFE'S ESSENTIALS''
I was able to learn the terminologies that i never knew were that useful in engaging donors and potential funders
good for you, that should constitute some great progress for you
After taking this introductory course, I feel deeply motivated to fundraise more effectively in future.
I am really motivated to make effective fund raising in The future.
After I read and learn about fundraising modules, I will be effective and become a great fundraiser for the organization we are supporting for.
This course was very helpful and easy to understand
this module 2 was very interesting
I've learned nuances of strategic fundraising in the previous module which module no2
this course is great.
as a fundraiser my next step would be to see if my organization is checking in everything that would help us find more donors.
In the next month, I will utilize digital channels for fundraising as much as possible. I will also liaise with members of my board in a bid to reach their friends, colleagues, acquaintances and other members of their network.
Same here bro
I have been motivated to know fundraising and now ready to engage myself practicing it.
I'm interested for Mr Tom Wolf who send me every day the essentials to know the fundraising in my organization. Thanks sir.
After taking the introductory course, I will take another of Tom Wolf's courses on fundraising to deepen my knowledge and skills.
Après ce course,je pense pouvoir commencer à me constituer un réseau de donateurs qui sont mes proches.
Me too. This has been quite insightful. Definitely useful for the near future.
I will have to continue learning and practicing fundraising as I take more course in fundraising
I take the next course in Fundraising.
After following the course, I look forward to being more engaged with the donor community. The course also helped to be more strategic in raising funds
This module really provide a very rich terminological words that enrich my knowledge of fundraising and now I can desing my fundrasing plan using proper words.
This module really provide a very rich terminological words that enrich my knowledge of fundraising and now I can desing my fundrasing plan using proper words.
This was a very short but comprehensive included many essential points to be considered while deveoping and fundraising campaign.
@shades , thanks for staying to complete the course.
You are right @ kawa, that is the nature of fundraising. It must be brief but impactful to get donors to support your course.
Very well noted @timmyngwarati. We wish you the best in your endeavor.
This a fundamental concept for me to get away as for my new role as a fundraising assistant in my organization. Looking forward to learn about the fundraising in the next course. Thanks!
This introduction to fund raising is really helpful to me. It gives me clear understanding related to my jobs. I will definitely translate this learnings in to actions and also complete remaining 2 course within next month.
Thanks Tom and Philanthropy University.
very interesting
Consentrate more on non-monetary donors.
Evaluate the effectiveness of our fundraising effort.
In the next month i hope to complete one of Tom Wolf's other Philanthropy university courses: Fundraising strategies or Connecting with Donors.
I will identify five prospective donors too.
In the next month I plan to complete 4 more fundraising courses as I work to further my education towards obtaining CFRE designation.
In the next 3 months 1 will reach out to 5 donors. I will also enroll in other Fundraising courses in this platform to improve my non-profit organization and drive it to success. Thanks for the course, it was informative.
I am really delighted with this great inside . This first section of the cause is giving me hope, that I will deal with my weakness in Fundrasing.To me this is one of the most strategic aspect of an organization as our lecturer said, organization need money. Thank you Sir for this wonderful gift.
I found the aspect of ensuring there is a strategic fit with potential donors quite insightful. It will definitely help in more efficient allocation of resources (time and energy). Going forward I will consider intentional with our fundraising activities.
I used to think that fundraising was rocket science until I encountered this course that simplified what fundraising is and curbed my worries. I intend to take other courses offered by Philanthropy University to advance my fundraising skills and also study the fundraising guide that was recommended in this course.
The model helps us in various way of being a fundraising and connected to the funders.
I think being aware of the basic of fundraising is a good start
I feel more that I have understanding and motivation to start into a more focused career in philanthropic communications. In the next month I will take one of Tom’s communications courses.
After taking this course I feel more prepared to fundraise, using the right tools, as talking to the right people and knowing more about what I should be talking about in order to get their attention. I think I will work on expand our list of possible donors and try to match their interests with our projects, then contact them.
It`s an amazing course! Feel super motivated to launch fundraising campaigns.
After taking this course-- Intro to Fundraising-- I have already made the following decisions:
Sounds like a good start!
Best of luck with your work!
I have to prepare a comprehensive vision and mission statement with fundraising context. Even then, a small organization like ours would be in a better place working with big organizations that are likely to receive funding from major donors.
Oh yes, one feels so empowered after taking this course.
The information was very useful. It helped me define my organization and where it fits in the charity schema. It also allowed me to look at my place within the organization and how I can leverage its resources to find prospects and narrow them down to those who strategically fit.