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Hi everybody! I am Elias joining from Liberia. I recently resigned my portfolio as Deputy Foreign Minister of Liberia and transitioning to private life and a new professional path.

My goal for enrolling in this course is to strengthen my insight and skills in managing and mobilizing resources for my education and humanitarian foundation to which I intend to pay some attention during this period of transition.

I look forward to continued engagements and exchanges during the period of the course.

Warm regards.
Elias

@Course_Operations said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

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1. What is your name? Where are you joining from?

2. Are you working for an organization? If so, what is your role?

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

4. Are you interested in joining a team for this course? We have heard that learners who work in teams are more successful in meeting their learning objectives in the course.

5. Do you have any experience related to this course? If so, please share it with us. We’d love to hear more about your expertise!

Hello Everyone,

My name is Dennis Mukah joining you from Nairobi.

I work in a finance department that oversees project activities in peace building.

My goal is to learn how to fundraise for the organization and also build networks

@Course_Operations said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hello Learners,

Welcome to the course discussion board!

The first step in the course is to post a response to this thread answering the questions below, and to read and respond to the posts of others.

After submitting your post answering these questions, please reply to at least one other learner who has posted before you to welcome them. Feel free to ask questions about their work, goals, and backgrounds.

Happy learning!

1. What is your name? Where are you joining from?

2. Are you working for an organization? If so, what is your role?

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

4. Are you interested in joining a team for this course? We have heard that learners who work in teams are more successful in meeting their learning objectives in the course.

5. Do you have any experience related to this course? If so, please share it with us. We’d love to hear more about your expertise!

Hello everyone , my name is Sanelisiwe and I am from Zimbabwe. I am currently a volunteer at an NGO called Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association which works with women and children giving them access to much needed legal services. I am a lawyer by profession and currently volunteering while I continue to job hunt, I felt it was a more useful way to spend my time considering how passionate I am about the indigent of society and the vulnerable such as women and children. I am excited to enroll for courses like this one as I too would one day like to establish my own organization for young women and girls and I am hoping to focus on the lack of mentorship being faced in my community. I do not have any experience and I am keen to work in a team as this will aid in the learning process.

@kristinabaum1010 said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hi everybody, my name is Kristina Baum and I'm joining from the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Originally I'm from Germany but since September 2018 I'm volunteering for Transcape NPO. A few months ago I started with my own project called tinyteenyhands. I focused on the early child development of environmental pollution. We began to teach the children in a playful way the importance of a green planet. The children have started to be very interested in this topic. And now their parents actually the whole village want to learn more about environmental pollution. My goal is to open a recycling company in the village. I'm keen to work in a team to get new inspirations and ideas. I don't have any experience with fundraising.

Hi Kristina
I am Sanelisiwe Mlilo. Welcome and I do hope to get to know you better as well as learn from you as I would also like to establish my own organization in my community. I am from Zimbabwe and am currently volunteering at a local NGO that works mostly with women and children, assisting them with legal issues and educating them on topics such as gender-based violence. I am in the legal profession and hoping to learn as much as I can about fundraising.

@MeshackKeshy said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

@ttau365 said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hi colleagues, my name is Thabo Ncube and I'm from Johannesburg, South Africa.
I am a Co-Director of a Non Profitable Organization(NPO) in Johannesburg.
I am very passionate about empowerment to the disadvantaged, and therefore my goal is to acquire and empower myself
with adequate information that I will share with my counterparts, in an effort to understand the processes of seeking funds
and how to run an NPO.
I am a team player, as I believe that team work can bring out diverse ideas and solutions to simplify problems.
No experience at all, just general knoeledge.

Hae Meshack here from kenya

Hi Thabo, Sanelisiwe Mlilo here from Zimbabwe. Really excited to learn more about fundraising as I am looking to establish an NPO that will benefit my community. I am glad you have a passion for empowering the disadvantaged and I do hope to learn from you as well.

@Elias said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hi everybody! I am Elias joining from Liberia. I recently resigned my portfolio as Deputy Foreign Minister of Liberia and transitioning to private life and a new professional path.

My goal for enrolling in this course is to strengthen my insight and skills in managing and mobilizing resources for my education and humanitarian foundation to which I intend to pay some attention during this period of transition.

I look forward to continued engagements and exchanges during the period of the course.

Warm regards.
Elias

Hi Elias, wow that is quite a transition, wishing you all the best and excited to learn more from you.

@molefetumisang1 said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

@Course_Operations said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hello Learners,

Welcome to the course discussion board!

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1. What is your name? Where are you joining from?
   My name is Tumisang Molefe and I am joining from South Africa.

2. Are you working for an organization? If so, what is your role?
   I am the director and events coordinator.

3. What are your goals for the course and how do you plan to apply them in your work?
   My goal is to understand how to run an organization that is productive and implementing change as well as to create sustainable ways or my organization to grow and implement change.

4. Are you interested in joining a team for this course? We have heard that learners who work in teams are more successful in meeting their learning objectives in the course.
   I would love to join a team.

5. Do you have any experience related to this course? If so, please share it with us. We’d love to hear more about your expertise!

Welcome Tumisang , I see you are the director and events coordinator at the organization you work for. Do you mind sharing the organization name and what it focuses on?

@malobolag said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

@Course_Operations said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hello Learners,

Welcome to the course discussion board!

The first step in the course is to post a response to this thread answering the questions below, and to read and respond to the posts of others.

After submitting your post answering these questions, please reply to at least one other learner who has posted before you to welcome them. Feel free to ask questions about their work, goals, and backgrounds.

Happy learning!

1. What is your name? Where are you joining from?

2. Are you working for an organization? If so, what is your role?

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

4. Are you interested in joining a team for this course? We have heard that learners who work in teams are more successful in meeting their learning objectives in the course.

5. Do you have any experience related to this course? If so, please share it with us. We’d love to hear more about your expertise!

Hi Intellectuals,

My Name is Gift. Bill Malobola, Am joining you from Zambia, a Landlocked Country in Southern Africa.

Am not in actively employment, but am a volunteer in various, sectors helping the youths to acquire meaningful lively hoods, working with Widows ,Orphanes and less privillaged children by providing them with viable fundraising ventures and projects to see them live well There by eradicating poverty and other vices that caffect the fore-mentioned indulge in activities that endanger themselves . Still Seeking partners and sponsors for this noble cause hence my interest in joining this great Course.

May not have much experience per say, because am coming from an ICT industry. But by virtue of the activities I do for the poor. I have undertaken quite a number of fundraising ventures. But with difficulties.

I hope this Course will prepare me fight all such challenges.

Hi Gift, welcome to the course and I am glad to meet a fellow volunteer as I am currently one myself at an organization that works mostly with women and children to provide them with legal services. Also I am in a neighbouring landlocked country Zimbabwe.

@daviddemba016 said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hey everyone my name is David Demba, joining from Brusubi, The Gambia, am a leader of a youth group and my goal to grow my group into a bigger group and raise enough fund to help the youths who are not able to pay for their school fees and accommodation.
I think working in group is a better option considering the fact that the work force is always less and the suggestions or opinions don’t normally lack

Welcome to the course David. My name is Sanelisiwe Mlilo and I am based in a small Southern African country called Zimbabwe. I love the fact that you are a leader of a youth group, am curious to know how you started as I am interested in starting my own project in my community.

@Wamz said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hello Everyone,

My name is Wambui joining you from Nairobi.

I work in a finance department that oversees project activities in peace building.

My goal is to learn how to fundraise for the organization and also build networks

Hello Wambui, welcome to the course, excited to learn as much as I can myself even though I am not working in a finance department like you.

Hello everyone, my name is Derick Mwenya, lam joining you from Rural Zambia, Kasama District of Northern province in Zambia.
I am the Executive Director of a local Non Governmental Organization based in rural Zambia called Rural Focus Zambia (RUFOZ).
My major aim is to gain skills and knowledge that could help my NGO raise funds for its programs and projects.
I love to work in teams because l believe together we can share more and achieve more to develop our local communities in rural areas..
I don't have any experience in this field and I therefore need to learn more.

@lmafrica18 said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

@Course_Operations said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hello Learners,
I am Enock Nkulanga based in Uganda for now. I am the National Director for African Children's Mission www.africanchildrensmission.org and also the founder of LeadMinds Africa. I am looking to learning with you all. This course is going to boost my understanding in the area of fundraising since I am in the Non-profit field and we rely so much on fundraising.
This is not my first time on this platform. I have taken a course before by Dr. Tom Wolf which is focused on ''connecting with Donors''. After the course, i bought all the books written by the instructor and from that day, I have been directly involved in fundraising for the NGO i work for. I have tremendously improved in the ''how'' of telling our story to prospects and donors. Recently in July of 2018, Barack Obama recognized the work we do in East Africa during the Mandela Lecture and it is continuing to be an inspiring journey. I am here again to learn more and be equipped for other greater tasks ahead.
Much respect to all the people who value learning. It is the best we can do for ourselves!

Welcome to the course discussion board!

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After submitting your post answering these questions, please reply to at least one other learner who has posted before you to welcome them. Feel free to ask questions about their work, goals, and backgrounds.

Happy learning!

1. What is your name? Where are you joining from?

2. Are you working for an organization? If so, what is your role?

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

4. Are you interested in joining a team for this course? We have heard that learners who work in teams are more successful in meeting their learning objectives in the course.

5. Do you have any experience related to this course? If so, please share it with us. We’d love to hear more about your expertise!

Hello everyone, I am Enock Nkulanga from Uganda. I founded LeadMinds Africa, a non-profit organization whose mission is to develop the next generation of accountable leaders on the African Continent. I also work full time for African Children's Mission

Hello Enock i would like to learn more from your. Derick mwenya zambia

Hi everybody, my name is Kristina Baum and I'm joining from the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Originally I'm from Germany but since September 2018 I'm volunteering for Transcape NPO.
A few months ago I started with my own project called tinyteenyhands. I focused on the early child development of environmental pollution. We began to teach the children in a playful way the importance of a green planet. The children have started to be very interested in this topic. And now their parents actually the whole village want to learn more about environmental pollution.
My goal is to open a recycling company in the village. I'm keen to work in a team to get new inspirations and ideas. I don't have any experience with fundraising.

@Course_Operations said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hello Learners,

Welcome to the course discussion board!

The first step in the course is to post a response to this thread answering the questions below, and to read and respond to the posts of others.

After submitting your post answering these questions, please reply to at least one other learner who has posted before you to welcome them. Feel free to ask questions about their work, goals, and backgrounds.

Happy learning!

1. What is your name? Where are you joining from?

2. Are you working for an organization? If so, what is your role?

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

4. Are you interested in joining a team for this course? We have heard that learners who work in teams are more successful in meeting their learning objectives in the course.

5. Do you have any experience related to this course? If so, please share it with us. We’d love to hear more about your expertise!

Hello Change Makers!
My name is Tosin from Nigeria. I currently work for FATE Foundation in Nigeria and I manage the ScaleUp Lab Accelerator Programme for the nonprofit.

My goal for taking this course is to understand the how to approach fundraising effectively and consequently apply this knowledge to raise funds for new arms of the programmes I manage under the ScaleUp Lab Accelerator.

I have been part of some proposal development exercises but haven't done end to end fundraising on my own. It will be thrilling to join a team as I learn Fundraising in this course and I look forward to raising funds successfully very soon.

Glad to be here to learn from and with you all!!!

@Course_Operations said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hello Learners,

Welcome to the course discussion board!

The first step in the course is to post a response to this thread answering the questions below, and to read and respond to the posts of others.

After submitting your post answering these questions, please reply to at least one other learner who has posted before you to welcome them. Feel free to ask questions about their work, goals, and backgrounds.

Happy learning!

1. What is your name? Where are you joining from?

2. Are you working for an organization? If so, what is your role?

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

4. Are you interested in joining a team for this course? We have heard that learners who work in teams are more successful in meeting their learning objectives in the course.

5. Do you have any experience related to this course? If so, please share it with us. We’d love to hear more about your expertise!

Dear colleagues, I am Agboola Temitope Amos from Lagos, Nigeria. I work with a commercial team of a manufacturing company as Sales Representative. I joined this course to enable me generate fund to lunch my entrepreneurial ambitions for the service of humanity especially the less-privileged. I am of the opinion that iron sharpens iron and no one is island of knowledge; so I am much interested in joining a team for a better learning experience as I have no prior knowledge on this course. Thanks.

1.Michael Msoni, Zambia.
2.No.
3.to work with other NGOs and even run my own projects to render help to other people out there.
4.Yes
5.No

@Course_Operations said in [Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising.

A big HELLO and a warm welcome to everyone whoever reading this.
Hi all,My name is Shreya Bhardwaj and i am from India.😊😊

I am not working for any organization right now.

My only Goal is to focus and learn from my Professors and fellow learners.

Any i would love to be in a team,who doesn’t want to work being together
There is no better motivation than being and working with the same minds and positivity
😊😊

5. Do you have any experience related to this course? If so, please share it with us. We’d love to hear more about your expertise!

@Course_Operations said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hello Learners,

Welcome to the course discussion board!

The first step in the course is to post a response to this thread answering the questions below, and to read and respond to the posts of others.

After submitting your post answering these questions, please reply to at least one other learner who has posted before you to welcome them. Feel free to ask questions about their work, goals, and backgrounds.

Happy learning!

1. What is your name? Where are you joining from?

2. Are you working for an organization? If so, what is your role?

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

4. Are you interested in joining a team for this course? We have heard that learners who work in teams are more successful in meeting their learning objectives in the course.

5. Do you have any experience related to this course? If so, please share it with us. We’d love to hear more about your expertise!

Hi everyone,

1. My name is Tayo Fasunon from Nigeria.
2. Right now, I work for Quadron Studios, an XR company. I am a director here.
3. The strain of police brutality in my country is peculiar to third world countries where the police officers do not receive a liveable wage. I am looking to start an organization to foster better communication and cooperation between the police and the civilian community in order to humanize both sides of the divide and consequently reduce police brutality incidents. This would involve fundraising efforts within the community to mobilize support for police officers who are forgotten after they suffer injury in the line of duty, amongst others.
4. Yes I am.
5. I am in the fundraising stages for our virtual reality start-up Quadron XR.

@OluyiPaulDavid said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

1. Hi Everyone. My name is Paul Oluyi. From Lagos Nigeria.
2. I work for a reputable Non for Profit Organization in my country. I am saddled with the responsibilities of a Program Officer, who is to create, get funding and implement programs, to mention but few.
3. My goal is to learn an effective and efficient way to get funding opportunities for my Organization to aid they smooth implementation of sustainable programs.
4. I am a team worker, I'd worked with teams in the past which brought a speedy success. It interests me to work with a team.
5. No

You are welcome

Hi, everyone, I am Eritoa T Kookia from Kiribati country and a Executive Director of TEIKA FOUNDATION NGO. I honor to be one of the students and I do really love and interest in taking this course.

Hello everyone,
My name is Sawsen, from USA, Iraqi nationality. I am working as Volunteer with diffrent NGOs, i am looking to devlop my knowldge at this subject and use it to help immigrants and refugees with Funding.thanks for give me and others this apportunity to learn these skills and help our community.God bless you all

Hi, I am Lorena joining you from Zurich, Switzerland. I am currently employed at a non profit organization and new to my position as partnerships coordinator. To keep up with the demands of my job, I am looking for all possible means to enrich my knowledge with theories and exchanges regarding fundraising.

William Fiuza
Munich
I am starting on my own to move things in Germany for GiveDirectly.org

Looking for people that are passionate about GiveDirectly!

I am Godfrey Mbukwa- joining the course from Southern of Tanzania , East Africa. I am working with Mobis Uk limited as Area Administrator.My intentions of joining the Course is to widen my knowledge on Planning and monitoring as I will share with other learners. I used to study them but I have not applied much.

1. Hello everyone. I’m Cara, joining from New York City.

2. I’m currently working for an organization that helps connect volunteers and nonprofit agencies. I’m the Programs and Communications Director, but I’ve slowly been moving into fundraising.

3. I’d like to be able to move more confidently into fundraising, getting clarity on strategies and techniques.

4. I’d consider joining a team, though my schedule is a bit hectic. (But I’m sure that’s true for all of us!)

5. I’ve written several small but successful grants, and organized a small fundraising event.

@Course_Operations said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hello Learners,

Welcome to the course discussion board!

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After submitting your post answering these questions, please reply to at least one other learner who has posted before you to welcome them. Feel free to ask questions about their work, goals, and backgrounds.

Happy learning!

1. What is your name? Where are you joining from?
   I am Charles ik in Cambodia.

2. Are you working for an organization? If so, what is your role?
   I'm not working at the moment.

3. What are your goals for the course and how do you plan to apply them in your work?
   I will try to use it for some local or international NGOs. As well I will use it upon the NGO I love to open in nearest future. Fund raising allows organization to achieve its goals and objectives

4. Are you interested in joining a team for this course? We have heard that learners who work in teams are more successful in meeting their learning objectives in the course.
   I am interested

5. Do you have any experience related to this course? If so, please share it with us. We’d love to hear more about your expertise!
   I am not sure that I have much.

@Mbukwa said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

I am Godfrey Mbukwa- joining the course from Southern of Tanzania , East Africa. I am working with Mobis Uk limited as Area Administrator.My intentions of joining the Course is to widen my knowledge on Planning and monitoring as I will share with other learners. I used to study them but I have not applied much.

Hello Godfrey! I don’t know much about your areas of knowledge. We will all have a lot to teach and learn from each other in this class!

@ikcharlie72 said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

@Course_Operations said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hello Learners,

Welcome to the course discussion board!

The first step in the course is to post a response to this thread answering the questions below, and to read and respond to the posts of others.

After submitting your post answering these questions, please reply to at least one other learner who has posted before you to welcome them. Feel free to ask questions about their work, goals, and backgrounds.

Happy learning!

1. What is your name? Where are you joining from?
   I am Charles ik in Cambodia.

2. Are you working for an organization? If so, what is your role?
   I'm not working at the moment.

3. What are your goals for the course and how do you plan to apply them in your work?
   I will try to use it for some local or international NGOs. As well I will use it upon the NGO I love to open in nearest future. Fund raising allows organization to achieve its goals and objectives

4. Are you interested in joining a team for this course? We have heard that learners who work in teams are more successful in meeting their learning objectives in the course.
   I am interested

5. Do you have any experience related to this course? If so, please share it with us. We’d love to hear more about your expertise!
   I am not sure that I have much.

Hello, Charles! I am interested in fundraising for the same reason as you—it allows the organization to achieve its goal. Fundraising is fundamental!

Thanks. I thought as much.

Good effort

@abdalrhman said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Good effort

@Akina said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hello, I am Akina Lee from Hong Kong. I am a banker in private banking division. I wish to set up a charity fund for animals. Learning fundraising is an essential step towards my goal. I love to join a team for this course if possible.

@Akina Welcome to Philanthropy University. I am a course ambassador from Hong Kong. Seldom do we see learners from the city. Firstly, I wish you good luck in setting up your fund. Secondly, this course is a fundamental one in fundraising. You may find more in-depth knowledge in Fundraising: Connecting with Donors: https://courses.philanthropyu.org/courses/course-v1:PhilanthropyU+Fundraising_201+1_1.0_20180423_20180520/about
Fundraising Strategies:
https://courses.philanthropyu.org/courses/course-v1:PhilanthropyU+Fundraising_301+1_1.0_20180423_20180527/about
Feel free to take them as well.

@ttau365 @nngwenya206 @Sherriiedonaldson @AngeliqueMurphy Thank you for your introduction. All of you are from South Africa and would like to learn as a team. Why don't one of you form a team first and then the others join it. You can easily do it in the "Teams" function on the left pane.

@Course_Operations said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

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After submitting your post answering these questions, please reply to at least one other learner who has posted before you to welcome them. Feel free to ask questions about their work, goals, and backgrounds.

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1. What is your name? Where are you joining from?

2. Are you working for an organization? If so, what is your role?

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

4. Are you interested in joining a team for this course? We have heard that learners who work in teams are more successful in meeting their learning objectives in the course.

5. Do you have any experience related to this course? If so, please share it with us. We’d love to hear more about your expertise!

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Hi Team, I'm Margaret Rose, joining from the garden city of Bengaluru, India. I am working as Marketing Manager for the last 4 years, for Margadarshi The Association for Physically Challenged, an NGO based in Karnataka having rich experience in holistically supporting challenged people for the last 30 years. My goal is to expand my knowledge about Fund Raising which would help me to raise more funds for Margarshi's programs. I am interested in Team work, wherein lots of sharing of knowledge and expertise takes place.

My name is Dianah Riungu,From Nairobi,Kenya.
I am looking forward to use the knowledge gained for an upcoming organization.
Thank you.

Hey, My name Is Baluku Omary a Ugandan but currently working in South Sudan as a Programs Coordinator with a national NNGO.
My sole goal for partaking this online is To help me with more Fundraisng skills for resources for my current organisation. In any organisation resources mobilization is paramount. I feel blessed for the offer.
Am ready to team with other comrades from all over the world to learn from them and be friends.
I dont have much experience related to this course.
Thank you.

Hey, My name Is Baluku Omary a Ugandan but currently working in South Sudan as a Programs Coordinator with a national NNGO.
My sole goal for partaking this online is To help me with more Fundraisng skills for resources for my current organisation. In any organisation resources mobilization is paramount. I feel blessed for the offer.
Am ready to team with other comrades from all over the world to learn from them and be friends.
I dont have much experience related to this course.
Thank you.

@ryansucipto said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hi I'm Ryan Sucipto from Indonesia. Currently I'm still 22-years old but I'm blessed to be able to Innitiate Social Designee, a creativity based social community in Indonesia. Our vision is to create a positive social ecosystem for young people, so they can solve social problem and innovation through their creativity. Our current activity is local community development in rural area. We're currently developing 18 villages by empowering 1400 volunteers with various backgrounds.

I'm interested to learn about Fundraising so our movement can stay sustainable and scale to even wider reach. Reaching remote village to truly make a positive social ecosystem. I'm really interested to join a team, especially a team of youth so we can understand better how young people can contribute in nonprofit issues.

Warm Regards,
#MahasiswaSosial (meaning : social student)

Hi @Tenying , Hi @raniedelapena30 . I think this course reccomend us to make a peer team of three. I think we've made a good number now :) Are you guys willing to go through this course together as a team? Feel free to let me know about this :) Thankyou, cheers!

Hello everyone,

My name is Amb. Chuks Chinedu. CEO/Founder of The Ambassadors Foundation for Empowerment and Development. I'm a Nigerian.
Our vision is to establish a sustainable and credible Humanitarian services for socio-economic and societal impact. I strongly agree that by the end of this course, i shall be equipped with the basic knowledge to drive my organisation and accomplish its vision. I believe in team work, and so am willing to join a team.

Cheers.

Hello. My name is Avni. I am from Delhi,India. I am a student and does not have any knowledge or experience in this field. I like gaining knowledge and skills and i believe that working as a group or in a team helps in overall development as in understanding,speaking and thinking in different areas and ways

Hi I'm Sally and I am from the UK, but based in the Philippines
I am an Executive Director for a Filipino NGO which uses scientific research and community empowerment to protect marine megafauna.
I have an incredibly varied role and a large part of my responsibility is communications - a natural ally of fundraising. I am currently working with member of our team on a fundraising strategy which is new territory for us, so my main goal is to learn as much as I can and be able to share this with out team.
Yes I would be open to joining a team.
I have very little experience - this course will be an eye-opener for me in terms of where I stand on the mountain of knowledge.

@AMB_0810 said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hello everyone,

My name is Amb. Chuks Chinedu. CEO/Founder of The Ambassadors Foundation for Empowerment and Development. I'm a Nigerian.
Our vision is to establish a sustainable and credible Humanitarian services for socio-economic and societal impact. I strongly agree that by the end of this course, i shall be equipped with the basic knowledge to drive my organisation and accomplish its vision. I believe in team work, and so am willing to join a team.

Cheers.

Nice to meet you and to hear about the great work you are doing.

@Sally1 said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

@AMB_0810 said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hello everyone,

My name is Amb. Chuks Chinedu. CEO/Founder of The Ambassadors Foundation for Empowerment and Development. I'm a Nigerian.
Our vision is to establish a sustainable and credible Humanitarian services for socio-economic and societal impact. I strongly agree that by the end of this course, i shall be equipped with the basic knowledge to drive my organisation and accomplish its vision. I believe in team work, and so am willing to join a team.

Cheers.

Nice to meet you and to hear about the great work you are doing.

Nice to meet u too Sally. continue the good work.

@CaraNg said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

1. Hello everyone. I’m Cara, joining from New York City.

2. I’m currently working for an organization that helps connect volunteers and nonprofit agencies. I’m the Programs and Communications Director, but I’ve slowly been moving into fundraising.

3. I’d like to be able to move more confidently into fundraising, getting clarity on strategies and techniques.

4. I’d consider joining a team, though my schedule is a bit hectic. (But I’m sure that’s true for all of us!)

5. I’ve written several small but successful grants, and organized a small fundraising event.

Hi Cara, sounds like we have some things in common. I work for an NGO that also recruits volunteers to join our research projects. Volunteers are important for us both in terms of man power and as a source of funding to ensure the long term running of field sites and data sets. Like you we are looking into expanding our fundraising strategy.

Hello Everyone. M,y name is Eunice Simba, I am From Zimbabwe
i work for City of Harare as Senior Town Planner. My major roles are to formulate strategic plans in the form of Master and Local Plans. These govern development in the whole city. i am also responsible for issuing development permits, development control parameters and also leading the team below me.
My goal for taking this course is for me to be acquainted with skill and capacity to raise funds for the organisation and also at a personal level. As a local authority, its functionality depends on the availability of funds from the residents, donors and well wishers. With this course I will be able to harness all financial channels for the well being of the city's functionality.
I am very willing to join a team.
I do not have experience with this course, I will be very grateful to learn from those with experience.

@Course_Operations said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

What is your name? Where are you joining from?

Are you working for an organization? If so, what is your role?

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

Are you interested in joining a team for this course? We have heard that learners who work in teams are more successful in meeting their learning objectives in the course.

Do you have any experience related to this course? If so, please share it with us. We’d love to hear more about your expertise!

Hey Everyone!

My name is Dami. Joining from London, UK.

I am the Programme Manager of a charity called GlobalGirl Media UK - which support young women into digital media and journalism training.

Looking forward to learning the fundamentals of fundraising!

Hi everyone!
My name is Osasenaga Iyalekhue and I'm joining from Lagos, Nigeria.
No, I'm not currently working for any organization.
My goal is to gain more knowledge relating to fundraising so as to help me open a non-profit organization later in future.
Yes, I am interested in joining a team.
No, I do not have experience related to this course. I hope to gain.

Hello Every one my Name is Marian Agbabokha, i am joining from Abuja , Nigeria and i work with an NGO called Ctim, i am one of the directors on board and my role is to help raise funds for the education of less privileged kids. My goal for this course is to learn all i can and add value to my organisation, while assisting others in my community & also my Goal is to meet a target of $100,000 for the Ngo by the end of this year, i would love to join a team. i do not have any experience but i am willing to learn.

@AMB_0810 said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

@Sally1 said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

@AMB_0810 said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hello everyone,

My name is Amb. Chuks Chinedu. CEO/Founder of The Ambassadors Foundation for Empowerment and Development. I'm a Nigerian.
Our vision is to establish a sustainable and credible Humanitarian services for socio-economic and societal impact. I strongly agree that by the end of this course, i shall be equipped with the basic knowledge to drive my organisation and accomplish its vision. I believe in team work, and so am willing to join a team.

Cheers.

Nice to meet you and to hear about the great work you are doing.

Nice to meet u too Sally. continue the good work.

Nice to meet you look forward to learning,working and sharing ideas with you

@OHMS said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hey, My name Is Baluku Omary a Ugandan but currently working in South Sudan as a Programs Coordinator with a national NNGO.
My sole goal for partaking this online is To help me with more Fundraisng skills for resources for my current organisation. In any organisation resources mobilization is paramount. I feel blessed for the offer.
Am ready to team with other comrades from all over the world to learn from them and be friends.
I dont have much experience related to this course.
Thank you.

Hi susan would love to be on a team with you

@L_1965 said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

@Course_Operations said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hello Learners,

Welcome to the course discussion board!

The first step in the course is to post a response to this thread answering the questions below, and to read and respond to the posts of others.

After submitting your post answering these questions, please reply to at least one other learner who has posted before you to welcome them. Feel free to ask questions about their work, goals, and backgrounds.

Happy learning!

1. What is your name? Where are you joining from? My name is Adedeji from Nigeria

2. Are you working for an organization? If so, what is your role? Yes lam working with organisation called Betterliving foundation and capacity developments in western Nigeria

3. What are your goals for the course and how do you plan to apply them in your work? My goals for my organisation is

1. To have a new dimension on how to raise fund within our locality for my organisation
2. Raising fund without international intervention

4. Are you interested in joining a team for this course? We have heard that learners who work in teams are more successful in meeting their learning objectives in the course.
   yes I am very much interested to work with teams

5. Do you have any experience related to this course? If so, please share it with us. We’d love to hear more about your expertise!
   Still learning

Hi Dominic I would love to part of your team

@abdalrhman said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

@abdalrhman said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Good effort

Hi Akina nice meeting would love to be on your team

Hi guys my name is Nomathamsanqa ngwenya and I'm joining from South Africa,residing in Johannesburg. I work for an organization called The best of the best, I'm the marketing director of the organization

Hie guys my name is Nomathamsanqa ngwenya I'm joining from South Africa, residing in Johannesburg. I'm part of an organization called The best of the best which aims y
To empower the youth of Africa. My goal in doing this course is to be able to have strategies that will help raise funds for my organization I also a to teach Members of my organization how to e
Implement the strategies that I will learn here. I would love to join a team so that I hear and learn their views on this course I have no experience whatsoever in this course so I'm here to learn

Hello everyone, I am Poonam Golani from India. I work as consultant with multilateral organization. I am interested in learning more about fund raising.
I am also facilitating registeration of Not for Profit in education sector in India. It will be helpful to understand how to develop fund raising strategy for this new entity.
Looking forward to interactions and learning from this community as well.
Thank You.

@Course_Operations said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hello Learners,

Welcome to the course discussion board!

The first step in the course is to post a response to this thread answering the questions below, and to read and respond to the posts of others.

After submitting your post answering these questions, please reply to at least one other learner who has posted before you to welcome them. Feel free to ask questions about their work, goals, and backgrounds.

Happy learning!

1. What is your name? Where are you joining from?

2. Are you working for an organization? If so, what is your role?

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

4. Are you interested in joining a team for this course? We have heard that learners who work in teams are more successful in meeting their learning objectives in the course.

5. Do you have any experience related to this course? If so, please share it with us. We’d love to hear more about your expertise!

My names are James Mung'omba, and I'm from Zambia, Africa.

I'm not really part of an organization as a full time employee but as a volunteer. And mostly my role is social interaction with people within the community.

My expectations from the course is to gain a skill, that enables me to help the organization finances.

My experience related to this course, was when the organization sent me to the US, to find more donors, by just sharing my experience to them about what's going on.

@Deepak_Padhi said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

@Course_Operations said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hello Learners,

Welcome to the course discussion board!

The first step in the course is to post a response to this thread answering the questions below, and to read and respond to the posts of others.

After submitting your post answering these questions, please reply to at least one other learner who has posted before you to welcome them. Feel free to ask questions about their work, goals, and backgrounds.

Happy learning!

1. What is your name? Where are you joining from?
   Deepak Bijaya Padhi. I am from Skill Shalla Foundation, Mumbai, India
2. Are you working for an organization? If so, what is your role?
   Yes I am working for Skill Shalla Foundation as a GM-Partner Development.
3. What are your goals for the course and how do you plan to apply them in your work?
   Fundraising is a task with creativity. So I want to learn this art to apply it when I am in field.
4. Are you interested in joining a team for this course? We have heard that learners who work in teams are more successful in meeting their learning objectives in the course.
   I agree too that the learning in team is the best method of experiential learning. So I would love to join a team. any one from any country, I have no restriction in geography, caste, creed or gender.
5. Do you have any experience related to this course? If so, please share it with us. We’d love to hear more about your expertise!
   I was working with Yuva Parivartan (Kherwadi Social Welfare Association) as Manager Partnerships where a part of my role was to raise funds from corporate donors, individual donors, Government agencies and other distinguished NGOs.

Hello everyone my name is Abimbola Ajagunna, I am from Courage Education Foundation from Lagos, Nigeria.
Yes I am working for Courage Education Foundation. I am currently the Project Director.
Fundraising is the backbone of any Non Governmental Organisation, therefore, I want to learn this skill to enable me increase the income of Courage Education Foundation to enable the Organisation cater for the needs of more beneficiaries for a better society.
There is a saying in my part of the world that two heads are better than one. I therefore believe that working in a team will broaden my understanding and therefore help me to succeed where it has been difficult before. I will so much like to join a team.
I joined the Courage Education Foundation as a Marketing Manager. I was tasked with contacting individuals, Government Agencies and Organisations to raise funds for the Organization.

@jamestj3 said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

@Course_Operations said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hello Learners,

Welcome to the course discussion board!

The first step in the course is to post a response to this thread answering the questions below, and to read and respond to the posts of others.

After submitting your post answering these questions, please reply to at least one other learner who has posted before you to welcome them. Feel free to ask questions about their work, goals, and backgrounds.

Happy learning!

1. What is your name? Where are you joining from?

2. Are you working for an organization? If so, what is your role?

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

4. Are you interested in joining a team for this course? We have heard that learners who work in teams are more successful in meeting their learning objectives in the course.

5. Do you have any experience related to this course? If so, please share it with us. We’d love to hear more about your expertise!

My names are James Mung'omba, and I'm from Zambia, Africa.

I'm not really part of an organization as a full time employee but as a volunteer. And mostly my role is social interaction with people within the community.

My expectations from the course is to gain a skill, that enables me to help the organization finances.

My experience related to this course, was when the organization sent me to the US, to find more donors, by just sharing my experience to them about what's going on.

Volunteering at times is even better than working full time with the organization. Volunteers take so much stress off we the full time workers. Well done and thanks for a good job.

@nngwenya206 said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hie guys my name is Nomathamsanqa ngwenya I'm joining from South Africa, residing in Johannesburg. I'm part of an organization called The best of the best which aims y
To empower the youth of Africa. My goal in doing this course is to be able to have strategies that will help raise funds for my organization I also a to teach Members of my organization how to e
Implement the strategies that I will learn here. I would love to join a team so that I hear and learn their views on this course I have no experience whatsoever in this course so I'm here to learn

This is a good thing you are doing. If our youths are adequately empowered, that will lead to a better society and improve the living conditions of our youths well done.

@Course_Operations said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hello Learners,

Welcome to the course discussion board!

The first step in the course is to post a response to this thread answering the questions below, and to read and respond to the posts of others.

After submitting your post answering these questions, please reply to at least one other learner who has posted before you to welcome them. Feel free to ask questions about their work, goals, and backgrounds.

Happy learning!

1. What is your name? Where are you joining from?

2. Are you working for an organization? If so, what is your role?

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

4. Are you interested in joining a team for this course? We have heard that learners who work in teams are more successful in meeting their learning objectives in the course.

5. Do you have any experience related to this course? If so, please share it with us. We’d love to hear more about your expertise!

Hello Leaners,
My name is Sophia Nshushi, am joining Mwanza - Tanzania. I am working for Kivulini Women's Rights Organisation as a Gender trainer.I joined this course to learn more about fundraising so as i can help my organisation on fundraising strategies and i am very happy to join the team.

Hello everyone, I am Paul Joydhar from Nepal but my home country is Bangladesh. I am working with an NGO in Kathmandu as a program coordinator. Goal is to learn and share and I am very interested to join the team because team work is the place where we can learn more by sharing each others experience. I don't have any experience regarding this course but I am enough confident that I will be learned form this course.

I am Muqaddasah Bano from UK. Currently Member of an Organisation Jhelum Form UK.We work for the welfare of the people of Jhelum origin in Jhelum Pakistan, UK and
overseas. Jhelum origin includes a person permanently settled in Jhelum. we are planning to launch few projects from climate change and basic education to start the work on it we need funds and efforts to kick moff the continue projects

Hi all! I'm Amy Small, joining from Atlanta, GA , USA. I lead creative and strategy for a digital agency who works solely with nonprofits and cause-driven companies, so just diving into the fundraising end of things to be able to connect with that part of my team better.
Looking forward to it!

Hello, I am Tumisang Molefe from Johannesburg South Africa. I lead an organisation that is focused on empowering and bettering access to primary education as well as ensuring a prosperous journey in their schooling lives.
Looking forward to learn from all of you.

Hi every one , my name is ismail magan joining you from somalia Hargeisa , it is my privelege to take this course and rare opportunity that will enhance my service to humanity or my local people . Hope to get ideasand joind whit you , welcome.

Guys can we form a WhatsApp group?

my number is +9779851247650

Am Johnson Erinfolami by name from Nigeria, a volunteer in The Scout Association of Nigeria and an Accountant by profession.

Hello,
I'm Debbie from Lagos State, Nigeria.

I'm working for an organization as a volunteer.

My goal is to develop my skills on how to fundraise the organization. Also, to help my organization improve in fundraising.

I'm joining a team for this course to be more successful in meeting my learning objectives in the course.

I have no experience related to the course.

@Course_Operations said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hello Learners,
Welcome to the course discussion board!
The first step in the course is to post a response to this thread answering the questions below, and to read and respond to the posts of others.
After submitting your post answering these questions, please reply to at least one other learner who has posted before you to welcome them. Feel free to ask questions about their work, goals, and backgrounds.
Happy learning!

What is your name? Where are you joining from?
My Name Is Rohan Motghare & i am from Maharashtra India

Are you working for an organization? If so, what is your role?
i am a co-founder of a 4 month old startup which work for retail scrap management in India

What are your goals for the course and how do you plan to apply them in your work?
my goal is seal deal of fundraising for my startup and make my startup in valuable in the are of scrap management

Are you interested in joining a team for this course? We have heard that learners who work in teams are more successful in meeting their learning objectives in the course.
yes of course i would like to join team for this course, in my experience team work is much better than individual work, in team work learn perception of the our team member's for same goal its help us to achieve our goal

Do you have any experience related to this course? If so, please share it with us. We’d love to hear more about your expertise!
i don't have any kind of experience to related this course this was my first time experience in fundraising course

Hello! My name is Geenah and I am a Development Associate for a nonprofit called Youth Outside, based in Oakland, CA. My goals of the course are to understand the fundamentals fundraising; I hope to be able to use the tools given to me in order to more effectively and efficiently help my team attain our fiscal goals. I am interested in joining a team if the opportunity presents itself.

Hi everyone, my name is Mohammad Qasim and l am joining from New Delhi, İndia.
I am the Treasurer of an NGO ZAHRA FOUNDATION in New Delhi, India. My goal is to gain skills that could help my team to raise funds for our programs and projects.
I love to work in teams because l believe together everyone achieves more.

My name is Altagrace Michele Maignan. I am a Doctor also hold a Master in Public Health.I currently serve as Program Manager at Fondation Esther Boucicault Stanislas an organization that advocates for People Living With HIV and Key populations by providing care, support capacity building and social reinsertion.

By the end of this course I want to :

Hello, I am Mark Awantoh joining from Buea, Cameroon. I work with an NGO - Reach Out, as Finance Officer.
I have a passion for fundraising and it is in line with my role, therefore this is a valuable capacity booster for me.
I look forward to working with a dynamic team to help me understand the content of this course and validate it in time.
I have gotten some on-the-job knowledge on fundraising from my work but I prefer to start from the basics and grow.

Regards,

Hello everyone, my name is Jemima and i recently joined this University to gain knowledge

1. My name is Gilliam and I am joining from Cape Town South Africa
2. I am working as a financial consultant for myself
3. My goal with this course is to learn more about raising funds in a non-profit environment and who the general funders are and what they are looking for when approached for funds. I plan to apply this new knowledge to potential community uplifting work in my surrounding area.
4. I do not have a team and therefore do not plan to join a team, but am willing if there are others in the same position.
5. I haven't done this course or a similar course before. Even though I am in the finance industry and have experience in accounting and tax and understand most of the terminology for raising funds, I lack the skill of identifying donors and what they are looking for.

Hello everyone its Amir here .I have done Masters in Sociology and some trainings from UNICEF ,ILO,IOM,USAID.
Senior professional specializing in program development, strategic planning and project design for complex, multi-sector rural development and economic growth programs in South Asia, including governance, civil society, conflict management, post conflict/disaster recovery, private sector/value chain development, food/livelihood security and public infrastructure.
14 years total experience providing mid-career level services for Multinational organizations.

My name is Katja and come from Serbia (Eastern Europe). Currently, I am working as an independent consultant in Washington DC. For years (more than 10y) I worked for an international development agency and I managed programs focused on raising rural development, land management, local tax administration, and information systems to Europeans standards. I worked with political parties, elected officials, ministry leadership, civil servants, and civil society stakeholders to find common ground and overcome barriers to reform. I have no practical knowledge on fundraising, but would love to learn more about it and try to get into that field of work. I am open to joining a team and looking forward to meeting and learning from my team members.

What is your name? Where are you joining from?: My name is Clay Lonzo i'm from Columbus, OH.

Are you working for an organization? If so, what is your role?: I am working at a small non-profit. I am trying to develop a fund raising program for the org.

What are your goals for the course and how do you plan to apply them in your work?: I want to raise money for the non-profit. I am new to fundraising so I need to learn the basics.

Are you interested in joining a team for this course? We have heard that learners who work in teams are more successful in meeting their learning objectives in the course. : I have joined a team.

Do you have any experience related to this course? If so, please share it with us. We’d love to hear more about your expertise!: As I stated above, I am new to fundraising.

My name is Saidi Hussen Ongu Joining from Kampala, Uganda
Yes, My role Charperson/Founder
Ofcourse many activities needs Fundraising so it would be very important to add this skills in my Organisation
Am very much willing to join a team

@pauljoydhar said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Guys can we form a WhatsApp group?

my number is +9779851247650

Let others join as well, would u like to form more team members than two??

Hello everyone!

My name is Adebusola Adebayo and I am joining in from Port Harcourt, Nigeria. I just founded a non-profit organisation; DAEI Foundation with an aim to join the cause of eradicating childhood malnutrition. I am excited to take this course on fundraising so I can acquire the necessary skills that will aid my organisation in raising funds for it's programs and projects. I would love to join a team because this will be a good opportunity to brainstorm, exchange ideas and find the best solution. I have zero experience in fundraising and I look forward to learning and networking with as many people as possible.

Kind Regards.

Hi. I'm Alceu Dias from Recife, Brazil.
I'm an expert in developing clean energy and want to learn how to use my skills to help non-profit organizations.
I don't have any experience with this knowlegde and I think it will a grateful opportunity to learn about it with you.

My name is Gazelle and I am from the Netherlands.

@gazelle said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

My name is Gazelle and I am from the Netherlands.

I help people in our organization who work in several countries in Latin America do their job more efficiently (and more joyously!). I hope to learn about Fundraising and hope to share what I learn on the organizational level, and empower our co-workers this way.

My name is Oreoluwa, I'm from Nigeria.
I hope to create an organization but for now I do volunteer work for Restructure Africa, an organization here in Nigeria.
I hope to learn the basics of fundraising, what to do and how to do it.
I also hope to form a team with someone here.
I have had experience fundraising for some of my colleagues on social media.

Hello Learners!
I am Victor from Nigeria, planning to take on a Non-profit project that may require fund raising for the vulnerable. I have also decided to equip myself with the right knowledge by joining this class. I am pleased to meet everyone of you.

@OreoluwaFuwape said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

My name is Oreoluwa, I'm from Nigeria.
I hope to create an organization but for now I do volunteer work for Restructure Africa, an organization here in Nigeria.
I hope to learn the basics of fundraising, what to do and how to do it.
I also hope to form a team with someone here.
I have had experience fundraising for some of my colleagues on social media.

You are very much welcome Oreoluwa, glad to meet you.

@AmirQasmi said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hello everyone its Amir here .I have done Masters in Sociology and some trainings from UNICEF ,ILO,IOM,USAID.
Senior professional specializing in program development, strategic planning and project design for complex, multi-sector rural development and economic growth programs in South Asia, including governance, civil society, conflict management, post conflict/disaster recovery, private sector/value chain development, food/livelihood security and public infrastructure.
14 years total experience providing mid-career level services for Multinational organizations.

Great profile Sir! its a pleasure meeting you.

@Voaali said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hello Learners!
I am Victor from Nigeria, planning to take on a Non-profit project that may require fund raising for the vulnerable. I have also decided to equip myself with the right knowledge by joining this class. I am pleased to meet everyone of you.

Thank you Victor, you're welcome too

@Sophia_91 said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

@Course_Operations said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hello Learners,

Welcome to the course discussion board!

The first step in the course is to post a response to this thread answering the questions below, and to read and respond to the posts of others.

After submitting your post answering these questions, please reply to at least one other learner who has posted before you to welcome them. Feel free to ask questions about their work, goals, and backgrounds.

Happy learning!

1. What is your name? Where are you joining from?

2. Are you working for an organization? If so, what is your role?

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

4. Are you interested in joining a team for this course? We have heard that learners who work in teams are more successful in meeting their learning objectives in the course.

5. Do you have any experience related to this course? If so, please share it with us. We’d love to hear more about your expertise!

Hello Leaners,
My name is Sophia Nshushi, am joining Mwanza - Tanzania. I am working for Kivulini Women's Rights Organisation as a Gender trainer.I joined this course to learn more about fundraising so as i can help my organisation on fundraising strategies and i am very happy to join the team.

welcome dear, we can form a team if interested

@Course_Operations said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Happy learning!

What is your name? Where are you joining from?
Hi, my name is Mirela Juris, and I am joining from Quito, Ecuador.

Are you working for an organization? If so, what is your role?
I started my own organization recently, so for now, I am slowly progressing and interested in learning everything I can about fundraising to grow my organization.

What are your goals for the course and how do you plan to apply them in your work?
my goal is to learn how to run a non-profit and make connections so that I can learn from people with more experience than me.

Are you interested in joining a team for this course? We have heard that learners who work in teams are more successful in meeting their learning objectives in the course.
Yes, I love to hear about other countries and cultures and to hear what is happening in other parts of the world.

Do you have any experience related to this course? If so, please share it with us. We’d love to hear more about your expertise!
no, I don't.

Happy learning!

What is your name? Where are you joining from?
Are you working for an organization? If so, what is your role?
What are your goals for the course and how do you plan to apply them in your work?
Are you interested in joining a team for this course? We have heard that learners who work in teams are more successful in meeting their learning objectives in the course.
Do you have any experience related to this course? If so, please share it with us. We’d love to hear more about your expertise!

Hi, my name is Mirela Juris and I am joining from Quito, Ecuador in South America.
I started my own organization recently so for now my role is "do it all role" :)
My goal for this course is to learn everything I can about fundraising and running a non-profit and also connecting with people that have more experience than me so that I can learn from them.
I am interested in joining a team because I love to learn about other countries and cultures and hear about what is going on in other parts of the globe. It can be an enriching experience and help me see things from another perspective and find solutions.
I don't have any experience with this course for now.

@carrascris said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hi everyone!
my name is Cristina Carrasquillo, and I am joining from Puerto Rico. I work for a non-profit organisation as the director of development. I hope to learn the basics of fundraising, as I am just staring to navigate the world of fundraising for the first time. I spend most of my time searching for foundations that align with our work to seek funding through grantwriting, but I really would like to learn other ways of fundraising so that we don't depend solely on foundation giving. I would like to join a team, and I hope I get advise on how to. Most of my experience is with foundation support. I am in the process of creating a crowdfunding campaign, but have heard that, before soliciting for money, I need to be aware the law and tax requirements of the state from which we get the donations. I am stuck with that question. Also, it doesn't say the time of the course. Can someone let me know so I can arrange my schedule? Thank you and I'm looking forward to learning from you all.

Hi, nice to hear there is somebody from Latin America taking the course :)

Hi, my name is Mirela Juris and I am joining from Quito, Ecuador in South America.
I started my own organization recently so for now my role is "do it all role" :)
My goal for this course is to learn everything I can about fundraising and running a non-profit and also connecting with people that have more experience than me so that I can learn from them.
I am interested in joining a team because I love to learn about other countries and cultures and hear about what is going on in other parts of the globe. It can be an enriching experience and help me see things from another perspective and find solutions.
I don't have any experience with this course for now.

@VDAnna said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hey everyone!
My name is Veronika and I am joining you from Denmark, though I am half-Italian and half-Austrian.
I am currently unemployed, having graduated in December. Since then, I have been focusing on improving my Danish and have been looking for an internship or entry-level position in NGOs based in Copenhagen.
I have worked in communications before and am enrolling in this course, because I would like to improve my fundraising skills and understanding of outreach strategies.
I prefer to work independently, because I probably have very different schedules depending on the week.

I see many of you have positions in NGOs and other initiatives, and so many of you are self-starters! That's truly inspiring!
I myself have worked with international NGOs like Amnesty International and also worked one year with the UN in the Philippines.

I look forward to learning with you and hope that this course will help me develop new skills to improve my chances of finding a job.
Cheers,
Veronika

Hi! my name is Mirela, I am a quarter italian and a quarter austrian! how fun! also a quarter german and a quarter ecuadorian. I currently live in Quito, Ecuador. Nice to hear from you and lets learn together!

I am Dennis from Kenya. I am currently not working for any organisation.I want to know the basis of fundraising in mobilizing funds and learn more.

Hello, my name is Ricardo Andujar, i'm from Dominican Republic.

I'm a volunteer leading a non profit organization making the world a better place.

i'm here to learn all i can about fundraising to improve the impact our organization can make in our country, we have a lot of people who work with pasion and more people to help and make our society better.

I have a local experience on fundraising but the goal its make bigger proyects to get more impact.

@Course_Operations said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

What is your name? Where are you joining from?

Are you working for an organization? If so, what is your role?

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

Are you interested in joining a team for this course? We have heard that learners who work in teams are more successful in meeting their learning objectives in the course.

Do you have any experience related to this course? If so, please share it with us. We’d love to hear more about your expertise!

Hi everyone! My name is Edo, and I'm from Indonesia.
I want to start a non-profit health organization to provide standardized health care and social empowerment to underprivileged people in rural areas.
Since I'm just getting started, I think I need to learn basic knowledge and skills of fundraising to kickstart my organization.
I'm ready to be part of a team, but I prefer to form a team with people from the same country or with the same interest.