My Communities

Am Teddy Ajik from Uganda I work with an NGO called His Image Ministries and a Human Rights Activist by profession.
My goal with this course is to see that am able to connect with different donors at all levels reason being the Organisation that i work with the services that are rendered benefits the community implying there is need of finding other sources that can stand with us in different projects that are conducted.
Am most excited to learn how to deal with people from various backgrounds and how to know on how to react when things don't turn out the way you expected them to be.
Am so happy to be part of Philanthropy University Community and nice meeting you all and hope to have some good time here.
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My name is EJIMNKEONYE, Emmanuel from Nigeria. I studied psychology, and I am into human development.

Nchimunya Simatende
Research Assistant, on a project fostering language development in Early Childhood Education pupils.
Livingstone Zambia

Hello everyone my name is Kelechi Okoh.
I am a resource mobilization officer. am here to learn more about fundraising so to be more effective and efficient in my organizational. Am from Nigeria. A honest and a career builder.

I am Nkwa Henry From Cameroon (Central Africa)
Founder of nkwa4change Solutions, a grass root organization dedicated to the holistic empowerment of minority young people and peasant women

I am taking this course to improve my fund raising successes. I t will help me look back to my struggles in fund raising, see my gaps, failures and them improve with the new insides from this course.

I plan to launch a crow funding campaign and write grants to experiment my knowledge

Looking forward to learning with you all

Hello my Colleagues Is me Mohammed Al Moallim, from Yemen. working with MFD (NGO) As Program Coordinator. its agreat to introduce myself and benift from your experiance and fundrianing course

Hello Everyone,

I'm Samuel Adeyemi from Nigeria, I'm a digital marketer and self-employed.

My purpose for taking this course is to help mankind achieve whatsoever business they need to start, I realize getting capital is one of the problem, I decided to hold training on how to raise funds for their business which is starting tomorrow. And whatsoever I learnt here I'm going to teach them.

I will be happy to know how to effectively write a proposal and how to communicate with donors.

Thank you

Hello everyone. My name is Maxim. I work as Business Development Specialist for CRS. It's great e-meeting you here. I'm excited for this course as it will help me learn the basics of donor engagement. I look forward to expanding my knowledge and reinforcing my skills in that area. Thank you

hello every one , this is haydar saadi ,glad to join this course

My name is Maryam Akinbode. i retired as an educational evaluator. I am the founder of MUSFADA organization . I am from Nigeria.I have done course on introduction to fund raising now wish to upgrade to connecting with the donors. I am excited to know my donors, what to ask, and how to incorporate donor families.. My goal is to effectively apply whatever I have learnt to improve my organization.

Please let us know more about you

Hi Samuel

Hi Henry, you are in the right place to learn about fundraising

Hello! I am a development practitioner with UN work experience from Bangladesh. I am aiming to learn more about fundraising and how to deal with high level donors from this course. Happy learning!

Hello, My name is Musiime Elias, the Founder of an NGO called Ubora Foundation Africa in Uganda. I am looking forward to gaining knowledge and skills in fundraising in order to continue to grow as an organisation and create more impact in our country.

Hello, John here I work in the fundraising department of my organization. I'm pretty new to fundraising and I'm looking forward to acquiring skills that will enable me to not only be beneficial to me personally but to my organization, its beneficiaries and its donors.

Hello all! My name is Valerie. I'm taking this course as part of the fundraising specialization. From this course, I hope to expand my knowledge base and perspective.

I'm always happy to connect!

Everything is fine! The course is positive

hello people my name is Lemmy Bonnet from Nigeria. I work with an NGO and in charge of empowering women and scholarships to the less privilege. it has been a blessing in a million ways and I am here to learn how I can get more funds to work and expand my reach. I am truly happy to be here, absolutely loving this opportunity to meet with like minds across the globe.

Hi everyone, I am Arewa Salome an enterpreneur and Agrronist, although my institution is a social enterprise that works for profit though. I am here to understand the secret of fund raising

My Name is Rodrigo I am from El Salvador, I want to work in a NGO as a fundraiser, I am living in Switzerland, I hope to put in practice what I learn in this course.

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My name is Carole Mbalati-Leboho, from Polokwane in South Africa.
I completed the course in 2019 and I have decided to re-do the course just to brush up on my fundraising skills.
I am excited to learn new fundraising techniques, especially in light of how the global pandemic has affected the current economy.
I am also looking forward to making new, relevant connections within the NGO sphere.

Hello, My name is Michel Yao form Canada working with a United Nations Agency in public health.
After the first course on introduction to fund raising I am taking this second to learn more about dealing with donors in the fundraising process. My goal being to help for fundraising activities for health services to support vulnerable communities.
I am excited to learn more about how to convince donors and mainly how to keep them.

Hi! My name is Irina and I work with charity projects in Dari edu foundation. I would like to learn more about communication with donors.

Hi there, my name is Bev from the U.S. I work the mental health/proactive suicide industry. I'm hoping to just gain more knowledge about fundraising and talking to donors because I haven't really had that experience yet in life.

Hi everyone, my name is Rashida Mamman Mustapha, from Nigeria I’m excited to be here, I’m a social entrepreneur. I have BSC Accounting,I’m willing to learn and share ideas.

Hello Everyone,
I am chirstophe ONAMBELE from Cameroon, this course will help me to enhance my capacities as programme Manager. it is a great pleasure for me to share my passion with all of you. All the best

Hello everyone,
I am a university professor of leadership and have an interest in learning more about fundraising and being able to effectively engage donors. I look forward to the course!

Same here! Although your area of expertise is one that currently under the COVID pandemic has been impacted quite a bit. I look forward to the professional discussions in the course.

Hello Everyone!

I'm Jenna from the U.S. and would like to learn more about fundraising--a valuable skill in the non-profit world, which I hope to rejoin.

Hello, I am Jocelyn Bonner in the USA, I am a volunteer advocate and fundraiser for Association Saint-Camille in Benin, West Africa. This is a comprehensive mental health provider in Benin, Togo, Ivory Coast, Chad and soon, Nigeria. I am interested in increasing my fund-raising skills and meeting people in the US who support mental health programs in French, West Africa.

Hello everyone, I am Jocelyn in the United States and an advocate for the mentally ill in West Africa. I am a beginner in fundraising and am participating due to being a project leader on GlobalGiving. I would like to learn about connecting with donors and am exciting to hear from others supporting NGOs in mental health in West Africa, particularly French West Africa. I'm most excited to learn how to get others excited to help the mentally ill.

Pleased to meet someone in mental health. Jocelyn, US advocate for Association Saint-Camille in Benin, also serving Togo, Ivory Coast and Chad, with the intention to grow into other nearby countries.

Hello! My name is Vandana, and I am from India. I am a teacher by profession and volunteer for many NGOs. I want to learn the strategies of fundraising to be able to contribute to my volunteering responsibilities in a better way.

Hello, my name is Allissa I work in the United States of America in the social services field. My goal for this course is to understand the basics of donor relationships and use this as I cultivate our existing mid-level donors. I am most excited to learn the best ways to connect with people.

Wow...am so happy that you are here Crystal..I have listened to your story..and it's really amazing the work you are doing at IREDE Foundation. Welldone

Hello my name is Olaide from Nigeria. I am the Founder of Deploying Skills for Living Foundation which empowers women and girls through skill acquisition and caters to the Educational needs of the vulnerable children. I am glad to be here...to learn about connecting to donors and understanding how to identify the right ones.

Hello, my name is Genevieve Ankomah from Ghana. I am a mental health nurse with a desire to raise funds to purchase medications and other stuff for patients with various mental ailments. I hope to have a foundation caring for the needs of such people in the near future, thanks.

Hi am John from Zambia I work for IKOE Foundation a youth run organization that implements localized solutions in an effort for communities and individuals to live and develop society sustainably. I would like to learn more about fundraising and engaging with individuals and corporate donors can help the organization get funding. I am excited to learn how to present and pitch opportunities to potential donors and secure funding to implement solutions that will live no behind in communities we serve.

Hello everyone, my name is Jefferson, a social Intrapreneur, in a non profit organization Kuramo Development Trust (KDT) based at Lagos in Nigeria(West Africa), I am here to develop my fundraising skills for more effectiveness in my organization, together with our collaborators to achieve our mission.

Hi, I am Lusayo

Hello everyone, my name is Douglas and I work for an NGO that works towards securing a valuable life for children from vulnerable children. The organisation is in Uganda - East Africa. Our organisation entirely depends on donor funds to undertake the various activities. I am in this course to gain knowledge to be able to effectively fundraise for my organisation. Thank you

Hello! My name is Venance from Tanzania. I'm excited to learn about fundraising skills in order to understand how to network with donors for my future ngo project. Thank you philanthropist university !

Hi everyone. I am Ikenna Nzeakor, a project development personnel of African Development Foundation in Lagos, Nigeria.
Through this course, I hope to learn how to identify and connect with donors so that my organization can help more young people attain quality education.

1.My name is Yusuff Taiwo Michael
I am from Nigeria
A student of Obafemi Awolowo University.
2.I intend to learn the modules in this course and utilize it for my community.
3.I am excited to be tutored

How are you friends I am happy to be associated with you like minded precious people I am from Zimbabwe.

How are you friends I am happy to be associated with you like minded precious people I am from Zimbabwe.

Hello everyone! My name is Mima, and i work for Life Project 4 Youth (LP4Y) in Indonesia. Actually fundraising is a new world for me, but i am so excited to learn about it. Nice to meet you! :)

Hello everyone! I am Sabine from Lebanon I work for Al Amal Institute for the Disabled (Al Amal In english means Hope). The residents have mental disorders. I hope by the end of this course we will be able to reach more donors.

Hello Fundraising Enthusiasts, my name is Ilukol Solomon Lean from Uganda. I am the founder at a new local organization in my community in Karamoja called; Ilukori Thoughts Foundation (ITF). My objective of enrolling for this short course is to dive deeper into understanding the donor mind and thereafter aligning our internal fundraising strategies for funding and sustainable growth as a young organization. I am most excited to learn about how to connect with donors sustainably without being pushy. Thank you.

Hi all, This is Bahar. An anthropologist with 12 years of academic and professional expertise in the Social Development (NGO) sector. Working with IRC Bangladesh as Senior Grants Manager. And I wish to learn on details fundraising to become a fundraising specialist.

Hi my name is Audrey.

Hello everyone, I'm Charity Babatunde from Nigeria and I run a social enterprise called RAVE et Al with focus on reinforcing values and life skills that are essential for children and young adults to thrive offline and online. I also champion the Kindness Initiative and our mission is to help defray the medical bills of indigent patients in hospitals across Nigeria. I am looking forward to interacting with other change makers and learning.

My name is Jimmy working with an NPO targeting Africa, Europe and South East Asia!

I am here to learn, learn and apply the concepts to develop professional tools to aid our important work.

My name is Shubham and I formed an NGO, ,by which we used to help the poor children to get study

Hello everyone, I am Damilola Akande and I am here to get all information that will benefit my organisation.

Hello. My name is Tombo, from Kenya. I'm really looking forward to learn and gain better understanding of how to engage with donors and build lasting relationships. I will use what have learn to come up with solid fundraising plan. I am Development Finance specialist working in community health sector.

‌Hello everyone,
My name is SANGER, from Iraq, I am Program Manager for a local NGO, I hope to gain enough knowledge in this course to succeed in fundraising for my organization.

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My name is Mariam, and I work for a para-church organization. Hoping to learn about fundraising to help my organization

I everyone! My name's Filippo and I am a grants officer for the private partnerships and resource mobilisations program. I am active in the health sector.

Hi from Abidjan
in continuous learning

Hello everyone, I am Roheel, from Pakistan, a social activist and a part of non-profit Organization (Mukhtaran Rafiq Foundation) based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Our organization currently provide Low cost & Free of Cost medical facility to the local community (more than 10000 patients monthly) as well as under hunger project, we also provide 1 time food for the people of the community as well as (almost 6000 people). Further this organization also provide basic food pack for deserving 200 families monthly.

I am here to develop my fundraising skills for more effectiveness in my organization and more impact in my community.

Thanks

Hi everyone, I am Livhuwani from South Africa currently in academia transitioning to fundraising in Non-Profit Organizations. My goal for this course is to learn how to develop and retain relationships with donors.
I am excited to learn about different strategies to use to cultivate long-term donor relationships.

Our organization is in the same boat. We are a small, family organization and we want to learn how to grow our donor base.

Hi there everyone,
I am Colleen from the United States, but I live and work with children's education in Guatemala. We are hoping to learn through this course how to not only connect with our donors to keep them happy and donating, but we are also looking to reach new donors.

Hi there,
Yes that is such an important goal. We also look to learn new ways to connect with our donors to keep them happy and keep them donating to support our projects.

Glad to be here, my name is Harry from Indonesia. I work in IT company. I joined this course to complete my basic knowledge in Philanthropy and most excited of this course I always get new perspective. Thank you.

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

Hello everyone, my name is Costa Mwilima from Zambia and Kabwe town. I am serving with an NGO focusing of helping vulnerable people.

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

My role involve raising fund for the Organisation so my goal to get some insight on how I can do that better.

3. What are you most excited to learn?
   How to well connect with donors.

Hi there, I'm Crissy and I'm a grant writer. I am looking to add to my nonprofit knowledge-base and eventually get a job with a nonprofit I'm passionate about.

Hi there, I am from South Africa What does your NGO do?

Hi there. My name is Keana, I am South African. I work for a non-profit in a rural area. We aim to give children access to quality education opportunities while enabling their guardians to grow organic food for the household. I am hoping to learn more about connecting with new donors as well as maintaining relationships with current donors.

Hi Ikenna, I am from South Africa. My organization has a similar mission to provide quality education for children. I hope ypu enjoy the course.

Hi there, I'm Crissy and I'm a grant writer. I am looking to add to my nonprofit knowledge-base and eventually get a job with a nonprofit I'm passionate about.

Hi
im celeste, chief of operations at a non profit that shelter migrante families in the Mexican Side of the San Diego/Tijuana border.
I hope that all the knowledge aquiered in this course can help me to identify and aproach correcto to more donors.

Am Emmanuel Masanga from zambia and am excited to be here learning several aspects of connecting with donors am looking forward to learn more on fundraising

Hello Im Silma-Del I help a charity that raise funds to assist persons with breast cancer access to the relevant help they may need and also women who cannot to afford mammogram test.

Hey I am Etchuatem from Cameroon working in the Micro finance Sector but a principal player in my village Development and Cultural Association - NYDCA.

hey my name is caroline from kenya.My goal is to learn and gain skills to up my fundraising tools

Hello everyone. My name is Stacie Forbes, and I'm based in the U.S. I work as a consultant, with experience in the entertainment, education, and energy sectors. I enrolled in this course to learn strategies for connecting with donors. At present, my goal is to support organizations I'm passionate about start or increase fundraising activity.

Hello, everyone,
My name is Bernice. I am a Ghanaian who just started working with a non-governmental organization which is doing a lot to help people living in rural areas in the Ashanti and Upper West Regions of Ghana.
My job role as a Communications Manager entails that I assist with fundraising activities of the organization. Hence, I am here to learn about fundraising so that I can play my role very well.
I have also enrolled in the Story Telling for Impact course because I believe these two courses complement each other. To fundraise, you need to tell interesting stories' that are also factual. In order to be able to tell interesting stories, you need to acquire storytelling skills.
I hope I get to improve upon my fundraising and story telling skills by the time I complete both courses.

Hello everyone,
My name is Isaac, from Ghana and works as a volunteer with an NGO in a local community. I wish to learn a lot form this course to enable me fundraise for the organization and other organizations with common interest of transforming the lives of most vulnerable people.

Hi everyone

My name is Sandile Tsie from South Africa. I'm into skills development training.

I'm here to learn about fundraising as work in partnership with various non profit organisation through capacity building.

Source of income is a serious struggle and us an entity we also lack furdraising strategy.

I'm happy to learn about what matters to donors.

I'm Funke
I base in Nigeria
I'm a Nurse

Hi, My name is Noel Mponzi from Tanzania. i am working with Integrated rural development organization(IRDO), I am pursuing this course to increase my understanding in fundraising and help my organization to mobilize funds for its mission to the community.

Hi, my name is Rosario Felix, I'm from Peu and I'm working as a comunicator and a ONG.
I would like to learn about how to connect with donors in a satisfaying way and achieve different programs for our organization.

I'm Babatunde Ogundiran, Head of Corporate Partnerships and Strategy of Lagos State Planning and Environmental Monitoring Agency (LASPEMA). I want to use the skills I will learn in this course to attract donors to my Agency.

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

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

What are you most excited to learn?

Hi! My name is Jessie and I am one of the founders of the mental health initiative. I am a mental health therapist currently working with acute psychiatric illnesses. My goals for this course are to learn more about the fundamentals of fundraising so I can better support my nonprofit. I plan to apply them by implementing the techniques I learn here in our fundraising trainings and discussions with our board. I am most excited to learn how to be a better partner to donors and encourage them to continue to support our mission.

I love that you highlighted wanting to learn to build lasting relationships with donors-this is crucial!

You mission is so incredible! I wish you all the success in your fundraising. I'm also here to learn the basics of fundraising.

Hi!

I'm Tessa, I work within Human Rights and peacebuilding in Europe at an international organization. My goals are to expand my knowledge regarding fundraising and be able to support the people currently working with fundraising.

Eager to learn how to convince Donors to fund my projects

Hi all! I'm Jazmin from the United States. I work in healthcare philanthropy. I am excited to learn more about connecting with donors.

Hi dears My name is Taha from sudan, I would like to study the fundraising fundamentals coz life need this , the main goal I enjoyed to build my capacity and ability to a knowledge projects issues.

Thanks

hello team,my name is oluwakemi iwueze,am from nigeria,i work at an ngo in my country and i want learn and helpm my organization in fundraising.

Sandra is my name, and I am from Ghana. I look forward to learning more from this course and applying it productively to organization.

Good luck dear , please advice your organization cause .thanks

Good luck dear

Hi team my name is John Ladu Simon from south Sudan I work for National organization in my country here I wish to learn more on relating with donors and understanding their polices in fundraising so that I can help fundraising for this NNGO as there are a lot of humanitarian assistance needed

Hi everyone pleasure to start this course

Hello everyone,my name is Japhet Simeon Emmanuel , a finance officer with smiling hearth initiative SHI, i am here to develop my fundraising skills for more effectiveness in my organization and more impact