My Communities

Hello fellow learners, I'm Emmanuel Nchio, a Cameroonian writer and social worker. I'm deeply exited about the course. It will certainly help me gain more understanding of effective fundraising practice

Lorina Venge from Zimbabwe. Teacher by profession. Member of fundraising club at school. Need to improve fundraising skills.

I'm Sunday Adedeji
A Nigerian
A volunteer to non profit organization
One of my assignment is to connect with donors and sponsors
Reason I'm taking this course to equip me for the task ahead
I'm opening to learning

Hi team, I am George T Baya, a development practitioner based in Zimbabwe, working as an Area Manager for a local NGO. I want to gain in-depth knowledge on fundraising as this will help me fundraise for my organisation, which specialises in women and youth empowerment in the marginalised communities of Zimbabwe.

My name is Collins Amadioha, I am a Nigerian and a fellow of Teach for Nigeria. I am a passionate leader who is resilient to learn, relearn and unlearn, I want to explore the various strategies of fundraising, data collection and implementation.

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Hello my name is Dominique Lockwood .I am an entrepreneur, founder and President of a non profit Organization (Embracing Gods Angels). I am hoping to learn about fundraising so that I can apply it to my organization.

Hello Everyone, My name is Japhet Simeon Emmanuel from Nigeria, A Finance officer / 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.

Hello Everyone, My name is Japhet Simeon Emmanuel from Nigeria, A Finance officer / 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.

Hello Everyone, My name is Mirza Rizwan Baig from Pakistan. I am Social Worker, Fundraiser. I'm here to improve my fundraising skill, strategies, interaction with donors etc., etc. through Fundraising Course.

Hi Everyone,
My name is Fortunate Kufakunesu from Harare, Zimbabwe in Africa. I work with Lily of Valleys Home of Hope, an organization that empowers adolescent girls and young women in Zimbabwe Rural Areas.
My goal for this course is to get an in depth knowledge on fundraising in order to apply the principles when fundraising my Organization.
I am so much excited to learn about fundraising because it will increase my potential to mobilize resources for my organization.

Hello everyone. I am Njoki, from Kenya. I am a policy and programs professional, looking forward to enhancing my understanding of fundraising, alongside you fellow learners.

Hello everyone my name is Wilfred kerambo from Kenya. Hope we shall interact more during the study of this course

Hello, everyone, my name is Mariana and I am the communicator for Fundación Óyeme, an NGO that is dedicated to helping in the processes of social inclusion of children and young people with hearing disabilities in Medellín, Colombia. I am very happy to take this course because we need to know and learn more about fundraising in order to reach a positive point of self-sustainability and provide more opportunities for our children and youth. I hope to learn a lot and become an expert in fundraising for NGOs

We are new to the course, I will be attentive for what you may need

Welcome, we are all eager to learn, best of luck to you.

Good day everyone, my name is Ovie Ashano, am from Nigeria.
Am into agricultural entrepreneur
Am really looking forward to this course in tandem to fighting climate change.
Am excited to be here

Hi Mariana

Pleased to meet u on this platform

Hi fortunate

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Hi Rizwan

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Hi Melina,

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Hi Isabella
Pleasure meeting you on this platform.
We seem to have climate change at our hearts

Hi, i'm Blessing Aseweje a Student Union President

Nice to meet you

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Hello Everyone, my name is Paula and I currently work in the field of Admissions as a Director. My passion has always been in Philanthropy and as I grow older, I am realizing the desire is growing stronger. I am very interesting in tapping into the fundrasing and grant writing aspect of non-profit and can't wait to get started.

Hello Ovie, nice job on finding a way to fight climate change. Nice to meet you.

Hello Sunday, good luck with the course and nice to meet you.

Hello my name is Gatdet Gatbel am in south Sudanese

Hi my name is Siphu from South Africa, excited to learn with you

Hi Gatdet, nice to meet you

Hi Sunday, Nice to meet you

Hi Paula, Nice to meet you.

My name is Yididiya Lencha,I am from Ethiopia.

Hi I´m Jessica from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I am a volunteer in Mensajeros de la Paz. I have a bachelor degree in Communication.
I am very excited because it is a new field for me. I like learning new disciplines . Fundraising is one of them.
I´d like to know how organize a donor map. National and international donors. And of course how achieve them. Thanks for the opportunity

Hello everyone, my name is Lani Diana, a communications fresh graduates from Indonesia. Currently, I'm a campaign intern for national NGO. By joining this course, I hope that I'd be able to get more ideas and connection from people in philanthropy industry. Thank you, nice to meet you all.

Hello guys!
I am Thérèse Mbang, from Cameroon.
I am in charged of communication accountability and learning at NGO's DEDI
I have some objectives in long term, it's why i am interested by this course.
For now, i wish to have enough skills in fondraising to prepare my future projects

In the meantime, I am happy to be among you, hope that it will be fun!

Greetings, my name is Shondra. I work with a small non-profit organization in Houston, Texas in the United States of America. I work with an amazing organization that has been in existence for more than 50 years and I want to help ensure its future.

Hello everyone ,
I am Michelle excited to be here !!1

Hi all, my name is Jelissa and I am from the United States. I am currently in a University working in Advancement and communications. I have been in the medical field in many rolls and this is a new role that I want to learn more about fundraising and understand in dept. of fundraising and share best practices.

Hi, my name is Cristina Lozano. I´m from Colombia, where I live and work. I am an architect since 1974, an university professor from 1987 to 2021 in design areas, a rural developer since 2007, before graduating with a master's degree in rural development in 2007. We formed an interdisciplinary team in 2004, working with rural communities in my country. Our job has been help people to achieve their objetives as individuals, and as communities.
Working with people is my passion, a way to promote my own purposes as a spriritual, professional and human being . Learning about indigenous culture, worldview and knowledge, enrichhes my life every day, connects me with mother earth in order to protect it.
Now, we have a NGO Fundeskcalar "Fundacion para el Desarrollo Eskcalar" with another female professional, women working with women, to reduce discimination and inequality, including the full community in this effort. Our NGO was founded in 2008 working in conflict areas until 2017 where it was liquidated. In 2022 we register Fundeskcalar again and we are working with indigenous people in many territories in Colombia.

Hi, everyone! My name is Nastya, I'm from Russia. I want to pursue career in fundraising and partnerships, so I hope this course will introduce me with main concepts in the field. I also love organizing fundraising events, so I hope to develop my skills in this area.

Dear Team,

This is Arun here from Auroville, an International Township in south India.
I'm currently working as a Public Relations officer, who is specifically targeting the Development of Youth in and around our city.
By learning the art of fundraising, I am planning to create simple housing structures for the youth's families who are economically very poor.
By giving this basic need, the family can focus on developing other things and the youths can focus on building their skills and knowledge.

Greetings to all. My name is Betrand Febmu from Cameroon, I am the project officer of the Disability inclusive Humanitarian action project in the Northwest Region.

My goal for this course is to improve on my fundraising skills to meet Donor's requirements and to help the organization where I work to raise more funds to help those in need.

I am ready to lean and apply the knowledge and skill obtained from this course.

Thanks to the Philanthropy University for this opportunity to learn for free.

Hi, everyone! My name is Nastya, I'm from Russia. I want to pursue career in fundraising and partnerships, so I hope this course will introduce me with main concepts in the field. I also love organizing fundraising events, so I hope to develop my skills in this area.

Hello Everyone,
My name is Holiness Godlisten from Tanzania, Adult Education Officer, Community Development practitioner and Entrepreneur... I'm pleased to be here, willing to learn, share ideas and use those ideas in this Fundraising Course.

Nice to meet you

Hi Everyone, Gloria Sassah is my name, from Ghana, it's my heart beat to see positive change in peoples lives .I'm here to learn the skills of fundraising with regards to philanthropy.Thanks

I am Philip Mendoza. I am from the Philippines and the appointed of a people's organization.
My group is composed of people who were recently repatriated worker from overseas.

We organized this group to advocate the causes of oversea worker who were taken for granted by the country.

Hello Everyone,
My name is Dennis. I am a development manager for an US International NGO. I would like to take this course to improve my understanding about fundraising.

I was most surprised to learn that myth 5 was not true because I never thought stories matter that much in fundraising but through the example you gave, it is quite evident that I will be using stories more in my proposals.

Hello everyone, I am Grace Ibor from Nigeria. I support resource mobilization in a public university (University of Calabar). My goal for this course is to understand and be able to apply fundraising strategies in my resource mobilization work.

Hi, my name is Ranielle and I work for a conservation and habitat restoration nonprofit in San Diego.

Good morning Dear classmates! My name is Patricia Calvo.Im from Cartagena,colombia, Im 48 age years-old.
Im psychology . I work at Education and mental health.
my course goals are learning more about How can get resources to my small foundation in colombia and know persons with similars interests than me.
I plan to apply it in my work helping poor childrens and women.
My greatest motivation to learn is can help to childrens in my city and women.

My Name is Ismael Abubacar de Oliveira. Im from Mozambique

Hello everybody, I am Liliana, from Colombia. We, my husband an sons, are working with our own foundation with the proposit of teach audiovisual arts to low income young people. I am happy to learn about this matter that really need it in order to continue the process in the social and culture foundation.

Hello Everyone, My name is Sahar. I am from Pakistan. I am willing to undertake and work as an humanitarian. I am excited about the course and how to implement the fundraising strategies / approaches in my organization

Hi everyone,
My name is Alf Namodi, working with Educate SA Foundation, a nonprofit based in Johannesburg, South Africa. I am here to learn as much as I can about fundraising which has now become an integral part of our strategy. I am excited that I will finish the course stronger and more empowered to raise funds for the projects that I am so passionate about.

Hi my name is Judith John. I work with a religious not for profit organization. I joined this course to learn to raise funds for the organization I am working with.

My name is Riek Ter from Ethiopia, I am working as board in my organization which is Nuer Developments Association

Hello all

Hello,
I am Ifeanyi, a Nigerian, a mechanical Technologist. I wish to learn fundraising skills to be able to grow global enterprises.

Hello,
I'm Salem Al-Tashi, from Yemen, I hope to be able to understand how to be fish haunting for grants.

Hello everyone, my name is Namubiru Hellen from Uganda Africa. Me and my team run a children’s ministry in Uganda called Heavenly Bread Children's Foundation and i am the team leader. These children have no families and others come from broken or poverty stricken families and our ministry is a safe haven to them. We provide shelter, education, discipleship and other basic needs like food and medical care.
My goal is to learn how i can fundraise best for our organization so that we can move to the next level of sustainability, share ideas and connect with all the amazing group here in the course.

Is this courses all about project management?

Hi, my name is Muse from Somalia, I am curious to understand more about fundraising to help my community using the knowledge I gained here.

Hi All, I am Rebecca in the USA and working in the environmental nonprofit sector. My goals for this course is to help me fulfill the role of fundraising director. I am most excited to learn the nitty gritty details I'm missing from my education.

Hello everyone! My name is Kainat . I'm from Pakistan.I'm student in university. I hope to learn some knowledge from this that's helpful for me in the future anf help me to become successful. I'm pleased to meet you all. Good luck!
Thank you 😊 for reading

Nice to meet you too

All the best for course

Hello
My name is KADOKE Symplice and i am from Bénin. I work in a NGO who work with children in the street. I am the fundraiser officer of this NGOS call Terres Rouges. My goals for the course is to renforced my knownledge and my pratice in this field.

Hello everyone

hello everyone my name is Olivia from Zimbabwe. I am working a partnership development officer with a local NGO and would love to develop my skills in the area of fundraising.

Hi, Joy I'm from Nigeria too .. great to have you here

Wow that's Awesome ..

Hello everyone,

My name is Keo, and I'm joining this course from South Africa. I come from a diverse professional background as I own businesses in the tech industry, construction, and food outlets. While I have been successful in these ventures, I feel a deep calling to dive into philanthropy and make a positive impact in people's lives.

My primary goal for this course is to gain a comprehensive understanding of fundraising and its principles. I believe that by acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively raise funds, I can support and contribute to various causes that align with my values. Whether it's providing educational opportunities, improving access to healthcare, or addressing social inequalities, I aim to leverage my entrepreneurial skills to make a meaningful difference in my community and beyond.

Hello everyone, my name is Sofia Sierra Franco, from Mexico,
I am currently participating as a collaborator of the SWAU University to create strategy in the philanthropy department, I am willing to take all the knowledge possible and share it with my colleagues to obtain better results for the institution,

My objectives for this course are to understand how organizations work to donate and collect, learn to organize the information that comes from the team, form a solid, self-sustaining plan.

Hello everyone, I am Emmanuel Bobade, from Nigeria. I am the secretary of Queen Luciano Foundation, a non-profit organization in Nigeria. I'm glad to be here, I want to exchange knowledge and idea as well meet people of like mind and finally apply the knowledge I will get through this course at every organization that needs my contribution.

Good Luck to everyone of us

Hi everyone my name's Mantshie Doumbia, from Mali a west african country, i work for a local NGO and i want to learn about fundrising, because i've always been fascinated with this topic and i wish to apply my new learned skills in my career, hope everyone is enjoying the course.

I am Rowland Mjumira from Malawi working in health technology space as a technical evaluation officer.

I am championing the establishment of an Association of Biomedical Engineering in Malawi and my goal in this program is to learn how I can develop strategic and sustainable relationship with donor community so as to foster the development of the associations projects.

Wow wishing you all the best.
I am also new in the fundraising space and as a leader championing my professional association I am tasked with leading a strategic plan. I hope to learn as much as I can.

hi je suis manda je suis du Mali je travaille dans une organisation à but non lucratif je suis ravi d'apprendre ce cours

I'm Eman Ghareeb from Egypt, work in nonprofit organization called Zwad, I want to learn more about fundraising to benefit my organization

Hey everyone my name is uchechukwu Ozowalu, i am an account in Nigeria. i am haere to learn and gain more insights on fundraising.

Hello! My name is Kailyn. I'm a recent college graduate with a B.S. in Nonprofit Leadership Studies. My goals are to hone my fundraising skills and build my resume. I'm excited to learn how to be more confident while fundraising.

Hello Sofia! This sounds so cool! A whole department for philanthropy! I hope you learn a lot!

Your work sounds great! So glad to see resources like this available. I hope all is well with you and your organization.

Hello everyone, my name is Jesca from Tanzania, A statisticians from Eastern Africa Statistical Training Centre, Monitoring and Evaluation Intern at Compassion International Tanzania. Am happy to take my third course.

My name is Immaculatta Chinyere Amadi from Nigeria. I'm in the Educational Field as a Diction Facilitator with Flawless Consulting Firm Ltd. It's been a long time I've yearn to be a social worker or support to assist in alleviating the state of living of most underprivileged people including disabled people which I term as my GOAL in Life. I hate seeing people suffering which has spurred me into studying this Course. The intent of this simply is to make a difference in the field of humanitarian aids as such I'd ensure maximum actualization of what's being learnt. Sincerely, I'm super excited to delve into the unknown knowledge that will be unraveled all through this Course as getting started is the determination & commitment that will be exerted ultimately. I'm indeed, opportune to participate! Feeling Appreciative!

Hi everyone, my name is OBIAJULU Ikechukwu Samuel a lecturer and research from Nigeria. My goal of learning this course to first impart the knowledge in my students whose acquisition of the knowledge will make me fulfilled. Furthermore, I wist to use the knowledge thus learned to help the nascent NGOs around

Hi, everyone! I'm Anna and I was recently hired to be part of Inspire Washington, which is an organization that strives to promote, offer education, and decrease accesses barriers to science, heritage, and the arts within communities across the state. I'm here to learn more about how to better support this organization and the communities it serves!

Welcome! Your work sounds very meaningful. I think the community of people with disabilities is often one that gets neglected when we discuss meaningful inclusivity and diversity.

Hi Jesca, nice to meet you. Interesting that your focus is in statistics! How does your background relate to your interest in fundraising? [or, what brought you to your interest in fundraising?]

Hello Good Evening! My name is Pat Cavi. Im from Colombia. Im psychologist and I work with childrens in the mental health area,education and nutrition. I have a foundation in colombia is small yet.
My Goals in this course is learn new concepts and know new people in fundraising area.
I plan to apply improving my administration foundations and doing new events .
Its exciting for me learning how get money to my causes.*

Hi everyone
My name is Deena Ashna, from Afghanistan, I'm web developer/designer.
I apply for this course to gain more knowledge about organizations fundraising.

Greetings to you All
My Name is Denis Nyagilo
I work for Safal MRM Foundation. They have two projects Medical Centre and a training Institute.
I am the principal of the institute.
We believe that when you educate young people you are powering the hope and dreams of future generations. That is why we invest in youth training and development.
We are based in Mariakani, Kilifi County in Kenya.
I am taking this course learn fundraising techniques and engage with potential donors and know how to identify potential donors.

Hello everyone,

This is Manuel Riaño from Colombia currently living in New Jersey in the US. I work in a program attending migrant community in NYC. I'm passionate about community development, food innovation and hunger solutions. I wish to learn from all of you as well from our mentors and professors. I would like to work for a multilateral organization a put all my enthusiasm and knowledge in favor of people in hardships.

Hello Everyone,

I am Avani from India. A heritage professional working to revive Indian Art forms. Here to learn about fundraising for my initiatives, collaborate and network. Buzz me if you like to discuss anything.