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@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!

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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)!:

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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 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.

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

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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,
My name is Aurelie. l come from France but l am currently living in Japan. l work for an international university in student recruitment. l have an interest in this course as l will be dealing with fundraising for my next job - administration and management in a research institute. l have no prior knowledge nor experience in fundraising and l hope to develop new skills and get a good understanding to be able to strive in this upcoming new chapter.
Thank you!
Best Wishes to All!

@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?

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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!

I am Ali Abubakar from Nigeria,I am not working for an organization rather wants to form one,my plans is to acquire knowledge on how to raise fund to be able to reach at internally displaced persons in an insurgents area especially where I stay like Borno and yobe state of Nigeria. I don't have any experience related to this course

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

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

Hello everyone,
I am by name Dominic Oyom Luchano Achaha and i am joining from Juba, South Sudan.
I am the Director of Organization for National Charity and Empowerment (ONCE)
My main objective is to involve fully in the training and gain sufficient knowledge and skills on how to mobilize funds.
I am more interested like yesterday; indeed a team who brainstorm and learn together always come out with positive results.
Fund raising begins with the individual or members contribution in the organization apart from the contribution from government offices, companies and other private sectors through writing to them a formal request with a proper proposal attached therein. On the same, much or part of contribution might come from other big non-governmental organization through proposal writing. These are the few i can present and thanks.

lets have great time together as we study

@KelechiIhejiaba @Framunga @oyom Thank you for your introduction. Indeed, it is a good idea for three of you to form a team and learn from each others. It is even greater if you work together as a team as well in other fundraising courses such as Fundraising: connecting with donors: https://courses.philanthropyu.org/courses/course-v1:PhilanthropyU+Fundraising_201+1_1.0_20180423_20180520/about and Fundraising strategies: https://courses.philanthropyu.org/courses/course-v1:PhilanthropyU+Fundraising_301+1_1.0_20180423_20180527/about

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

@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!

I am Ali Abubakar from Nigeria,I am not working for an organization rather wants to form one,my plans is to acquire knowledge on how to raise fund to be able to reach at internally displaced persons in an insurgents area especially where I stay like Borno and yobe state of Nigeria. I don't have any experience related to this course

@Alibabu Starting your own organization is a good reason to take this course, which is very fundamental in fundraising and requires no previous knowledge on the subject. Please enroll in other 2 fundraising courses in the platform. They will surely help kickstart your organization.

Hello Everyone!

My name is Amina Babirye, i am joining from Uganda (east Africa). I was born in Uganda but i grew up in London from age 3, after University I relocated back to Uganda.

I am the founder and CEO of The Health Academy: a health education outreach program that delivers educational experiences about health and well being. We are mainly focused of underprivileged communities, slum areas, rural villages and up country communities etc. I presented a TedTalk about my work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMSK4NC_fzo

My goal for this course is to learn the key aspects of fundraising to help grow my organisation to the next level. I started this organisation less than a year ago but I believe it has a lot of potential to help the whole African region.

YES I am super interested in meeting people and working in a team to help complete this and the other courses I plan on taking.

Looking forward to meeting some amazing people.

Happy Learning and Kind Regards

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

@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.

@dothamrin Great to hear your ambition. Please take a look at the learners' list: https://community.philanthropyu.org/participants/512/introduction-20to-20fundraising-philanthropyu-fundraising_101-8_1-22_20190520_20190609 Does any name sound like Indonesian to you. You may find like-minded classmates not only for this course, but perhaps, in your real endeavor in setting up the nonprofit. Meanwhile, you can start a team first and let the others join you.

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

@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 Aurelie. l come from France but l am currently living in Japan. l work for an international university in student recruitment. l have an interest in this course as l will be dealing with fundraising for my next job - administration and management in a research institute. l have no prior knowledge nor experience in fundraising and l hope to develop new skills and get a good understanding to be able to strive in this upcoming new chapter.
Thank you!
Best Wishes to All!

Hello Aurelie. WOW france to Japan that must be such a culture shock. I would love to see Japan one day myself. I hope you gain the skills to help you in your new role and i look forward to further communication with you. Wishing you the best. A.B

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

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Hello beautiful people,
I'm Mohamed Karim Bah from Sierra Leone, Freetown.

I'm currently working for the N.Y.V (National youth voices ) SL as a volunteer serving as the human resource manager.

My goals are to make sure I grab and understand every concept I encounter here about fundraising, reach the highest, practices them and allow them to be part of my skills.
Basically I will use whatever knowledge I gain here to sensitize or enlighten fellow workers about fundraising, help structure strategic plans and help connect with donors.

I didn't intend to join or form a team but knowing that teams enable learners to become successful in meeting their learning objectives yeah it makes me wanna join (yes)

No

@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!

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

@lmafrica18 Your sharing on work in ACM and LeadMinds Africa is amazing. Please kindly share more of your practical fundraising experience with other fellow learners. And we have one more course called fundraising startegies. Have you taken that as well?

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

@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!

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

@lmafrica18 Your sharing on work in ACM and LeadMinds Africa is amazing. Please kindly share more of your practical fundraising experience with other fellow learners. And we have one more course called fundraising startegies. Have you taken that as well?

@Enock Your welcome. How does it feels like to come back and seek more knowledge? How did you program yourself on the previous course and what would be your advice to us freshmen?

Hello all,
My name is Randy and I'm joining you from Indonesia
I am currently not working, but I am interested in non-profit work. I am determined to help provide advocacy to the world's poor and would be happy to learn from those of you who are more experienced in the field.
I would like to learn more of fundraising, especially on how to engage donors.
Joining a team would be great.
I have previously volunteered for an NGO where I was also involved in fundraising. I know that finding sponsor is one thing, but keeping them motivated to sponsor the organisation is just as important.

@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?

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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,
My name is manik agarwal & i am from india.

No, i am not working.
But, i want to start a new organization. For that i want funds to row more.

Yes, i want to join team.
No, dont have any experience.

1.My Name is Saja, joining from Jordan

2. Yes. I am a project engineer as well as a Business Development coordinator
3. I am hoping to gain more knowledge as I am responsible for getting funds for the organization
4. yes interested, however my team cannot join
   5.no experience

Hello guys, my name is Oladele Christiana Abosede and I'm from Lagos, Nigeria.
I am an Entrepreneur, a Director in Christeey Stores here in Lagos.
I am very passionate about Volunteering services, empowerment to the disadvantaged, Humanitarian service also am a member of The Nigerian Red-cross Society. Therefore my goal is to acquire and Equip myself both physically and mentally,
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 knowledge.
my slogan is, "Service to humanity the best work of life"

@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 Gabriel Benneth i am joining from Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
I am the Programme Manager of Support Initiative for Sustainable Development . So excited to be part of the course to build my capacity in the area of fundraising which is a fundamental aspect for Non- profit organisation like my that is doing so much in rural communities in my country, i believe this course will help me contribute to my organisation.

What is your name? Where are you joining from?
My name is Bahar, I am currently residing in Switzerland

Are you working for an organization? If so, what is your role?
I am the managing director of Hildreth Institute, a non-profit seeking to pull the curtain back on the unsustainable higher education system in America – the direct result of a flawed financial aid system.

What are your goals for the course and how do you plan to apply them in your work?
As a young organization, we are expanding, looking to hire a development professional. This is why I would like to lean more about fundraising, which I believe will help me better identify what the organization needs and what kind of candidates will be the best fit for us.

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.
Not particularly, but I am not oppose to it either.

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 have experience in researching fundraising opportunities and writing grants.

@call4bidel said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hello guys, my name is Oladele Christiana Abosede and I'm from Lagos, Nigeria.
I am an Entrepreneur, a Director in Christeey Stores here in Lagos.
I am very passionate about Volunteering services, empowerment to the disadvantaged, Humanitarian service also am a member of The Nigerian Red-cross Society. Therefore my goal is to acquire and Equip myself both physically and mentally,
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 knowledge.
my slogan is, "Service to humanity the best work of life"

Welcome to the course and thank you for this dynamic answer!
I have just joined the course as well, and it is the first time I am ever taking an online course, exciting!

@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?

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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 name is Solomon Adedayo, joining from Nigeria.
Yes, my role is Consultant Manager
My goals for this course is to help my organization become better and help the organization to Impact the community
Yes
I don't really have experience related to this course.
Thanks

Hello Everyone

I am Lesley and I am joining you from Kent, United Kingdom. I am both an ex-professional fundraiser, volunteer fundraiser and researcher of fundraisers. I have worked for large and small charities both in the UK and South Africa. And I currently am the fundraising trustee of a small organisation that works with providing post-school education for young people who have grown up in orphanages in Liberia.

I have joined this course, as a means to understand what fundraising training is available and how it prepares potential fundraisers (whether they be full-time professional or the fundraising is just part of their job or volunteer roles) for the task, as well as what it's like being a fundraiser. In this way I hope to produce research that will help fundraisers and the charitable, NGO sector be more effective.

So I feel like a bot of an interloper, but hope I will be welcome and will be able to contribute meaningful. I am sure I will learn a lot!

Hello everyone! My name is Ehigiator Precious. I am joining from Nigeria. I am taking this course so as to learn what fund raising entails and how to apply what I will learn from this course to my discipline.

My name is Camron Phillips and I’m reside in Virginia, USA. I am a Grant Writer and I am currently on staff as the Funds Development Manager for a non-profit organization (NPO) called Veteran’s Home Front. My goal for this course is to refresh my knowledge on the basics of fundraising and create a 12 month funding development plan for the organization. I’m very interested in joining a team for this course. I have some experience through fundraising within churches and some small business, but nothing more than $30K. I started small with car washes and bake sales then to ticket sales for business parties and now we are routinely colleting crowd funding through Facebook.

I am also a devout and loving Christian, husband to a beautiful Queen, father to a Warrior Princess and a goofy owner to a 5 month-old Weimaraner puppy. I'm currently serving in the Armed Forces and have been for 13 years and my trade is Administration. Aside from the military, I own my own business called Kingdom Grant Writing & NPO Consulting. I love to learn and teach and serve within my community. I enjoy hopping around to local coffee shops, chilling on beaches, golfing, snowboarding, swimming and I volunteer as a Search and Rescue Swimmer in the military. Ask me about anything and I'll be sure to respond if you'd like to know more about me!

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

Lesley

Greetings Lesley! Welcome to the class. Have you had much work dealing with NGOs or NPOs?

Hello everyone, I am Noela Lyonga joining from Cameroon. I work with the Noela Lyonga Foundation as the Chief Executive Officer. I hope to learn more about fund raising to be able to raise funds to submit our community projects. I am interested in joining a team for this course. I have raised some minor funds from some personal contacts to support our activities but I don’t think I have any expertise. It will be great to go through this with you all.

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

@call4bidel said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hello guys, my name is Oladele Christiana Abosede and I'm from Lagos, Nigeria.
I am an Entrepreneur, a Director in Christeey Stores here in Lagos.
I am very passionate about Volunteering services, empowerment to the disadvantaged, Humanitarian service also am a member of The Nigerian Red-cross Society. Therefore my goal is to acquire and Equip myself both physically and mentally,
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 knowledge.
my slogan is, "Service to humanity the best work of life"

Welcome to the course and thank you for this dynamic answer!
I have just joined the course as well, and it is the first time I am ever taking an online course, exciting!

Greetings Oladele! Welcome to the course! I currently assist non profit organizations in the United States, but I have an opportunity to help out a NGO in the near future so I'm hoping to hear more about both fundraising for NPOs and NGOs throughout this course.

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

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

Lesley

Greetings Lesley! Welcome to the class. Have you had much work dealing with NGOs or NPOs?

Hi Cameron - yes, I have worked with NGO's and NPO's for well over 20 years - this has included local NGO's working in South Africa & Liberia, international development organisations here in the UK, and a range of NPO's ranging from huge heritage organisations to small social welfare organisations here in the UK.

@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?

Hello, my public name is mygeoda. I am joining from Spain.

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

Yes, I work as a volunteer in an association that helps people affected by stroke and their families for about a year. The association's territory of action is the community of Madrid where there are more than 11000 cases of stroke each year. I am a member of the Board of Directors

3. What are your goals for the course and how do you plan to apply them in your work?
   The association applies for grants and scholarships but does not have a structured fundraising plan. The course will help me formulate a plan. In addition, I wish to contribute professionally to the development of a third sector organization. The course will help me to transition from the private sector where I am currently working to the third sector. The areas I am interested in are: health, international cooperation, sustainability, literacy, human rights.

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.
   The association works exclusively with volunteers. I haven't been able to form a team with the other volunteers for time and language reasons but I would like to join one.

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 have experience in contributing to the applications for grants with the association. I am have experience in sales and communication which has proved to be useful in those projects.

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

Hello, my name is mygeoda. I am joining from Spain.

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

Yes, I work as a volunteer in an association that helps people affected by stroke and their families for about a year. The association's territory of action is the community of Madrid where there are more than 11000 cases of stroke each year. I am a member of the Board of Directors

What are your goals for the course and how do you plan to apply them in your work?
The association applies for grants and scholarships but does not have a structured fundraising plan. The course will help me formulate a plan. In addition, I wish to contribute professionally to the development of a third sector organization. The course will help me to transition from the private sector where I am currently working to the third sector. The areas I am interested in are: health, international cooperation, sustainability, literacy, human rights.

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.
   The association works exclusively with volunteers. I haven't been able to form a team with the other volunteers for time and language reasons but I would like to join one.

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 have experience in contributing to the applications for grants with the association. I am have experience in sales and communication which has proved to be useful in those projects.

@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.

Nice to know you Akina! I'm Quan from Vietnam, working in communication and also digital product management. I am planning to build new product/platform that promotes charity culture in Vietnam as well as in Asia. Looking forward to work with you, let's form a team together if possible.

Hello, my name is Quan, I am joining from Vietnam. Nice to meet all of you!

Currently I work in advertising and also product management. I wish to build sustainable charity platform that leverage new tech and trends. Learning basic knowledge about fundraising is the important first step.

I love to join a team to work together and share knowledge together since I have not experience in this field.

@Emmaviet19 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 Ndi Emmanuel and l am joining from Lincoln, Nebraska.
I am the Chief Engagement Officer of a local community based group here in Lincoln. My goal is to gain skills that could help my group to raise funds for their programs and projects.
I love to work in teams because l believe together everyone achieves more.
I don't have have any experience in this field but l have read about persuasion.

Hi everyone, my name is Md. Bulbul Islam and l am joining from Dhaka, Bangladesh.
I am the Project Officer at BRAC University in Bangladesh. My goal is to gain skills that could help my Organization to raise funds for their programs and projects.
I love to work in teams because l believe together everyone achieves more.
I don't have have any experience in this field but l have read about persuasion.

My Name is Olutuase Promise, I'm from Nigeria. I stay in Ibadan. I'm here basically to learn. I don't currently work for any organisation

Hi everyone I am zulaikha from Nigeria,a student not working with any organization but interested in working with an Non Governmental organization. I enrolled for the course to acquire knowledge on fund raising.
I will appreciate working with a team to share ideas and learn from experienced members.

Hello, my names are Isaac Soita from Passion of Hope Intl-Kenya the organization founded just recently. I am interested in joining the team in order to learn and acquire skills and knowledge on how to fund raise. I believe being in a team is a pre-requisite to the successful completion of the course as well as learning from team members' experiences. I am a team player and would be grateful to join this team.
Thank you
Isaac