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Hello friends,I am mayur. I want to learn this course to improve fundraising of my organisation.

Hi everyone! I'm Osman from Ghana, and I'm looking to gain some insights into the workings of NGOs.

I'm currently working in the public sector as an elementary school teacher, but I reckon taking this course would hugely aid my vision of working in the NGO sector at some point in future, Inshah Allah.

Happy learning, everyone!

Hello Everyone,
I am Roseline Nthenge joining from Kakuma Turkana County in Kenya. I am a projects Co-ordinator. My goal is to explore how to attract funding for protracted refugee situations where donor resources are shrinking. I am joining as an individual thereafter facilitate information cascade to my colleagues . I am knowledgeable in donor negations , maintaining cordial relationships with them and fundraising as per their core interests in response.

Hi. Farida. This is great. We are working with girls too. It will be great to learn from each other and apply the best practices.

Hi! I'm Loreynne and I'm a high school student in the Philippines. Obviously, I want to learn thing about fundraising. I'm not part of an organization but I really want to be part of one. I hope that this course will improve my skills and knowledge.

My name is Dr Alabi, am from Nigeria

Hi colleagues, my name is Dr Alabi and I'm from Ondo State, Nigeria.
I am the CEO / Founder of Path-Finder foundation international of a Non Governmental the Organization(NGO ) in Kogi State, Nigeria
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 NGO .
I am a team player, as I believe that team work can bring out diverse ideas and solutions to simplify problems. I have little experience and want to acquire more.

Dr Alabi Boluwaji Vincent (OD, MNOA)

Hello everyone,
My name is Sunny Badalia.
I am from India and currently pursuing Master's of Business Administration in Energy Management.
I am looking forward to learn new skills and gain knowledge.
I am very happy that I got the chance to enroll in this course.

@alabiboluwaji1 said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hi colleagues, my name is Dr Alabi and I'm from Ondo State, Nigeria.
I am the CEO / Founder of Path-Finder foundation international of a Non Governmental the Organization(NGO ) in Kogi State, Nigeria
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 NGO .
I am a team player, as I believe that team work can bring out diverse ideas and solutions to simplify problems. I have little experience and want to acquire more.

Dr Alabi Boluwaji Vincent (OD, MNOA)

That is great work done by you👍
Appreciations

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

Hello Comrades. My name is Joseph Muiruri and I am joining this platform from Kenya. At the moment, I am a digital marketer at a Music Company here in Kenya. What I do most is creating awareness of the company's existence through the on-line platform.

My Goals towards this course are:

1. To acquire skills and knowledge that can make me a great fund raiser.
2. Have the ability of applying the skills I get here with ease.

At work I can't really make an application of what I get here because of my hidden role. However, I would like to apply them in an organization I am to set up here. This organization will be one that does support talents. Music talents to be precise. I hope to have the ability of covincing donors to be part of this project that will the change the phase of East African Showbiz industry and Africa at large.

I like working alone but then from what have learnt in the first module, I don't mind joining a team of like minded individuals.

I do not have experience in this field yet. However I have what it takes to be a fund-raiser after completion.

Hello everyone,
I am Ahmed Magem. I am joining you from Abuja, Nigeria.
I am the founder of Forsythe Peace and Development Initiative and Program Coordinator of Social Workers Without Borders (SW2B) for Africa.

My goals for this course is to learn more about fundraising and different techniques. This is geared to helping me and my organizations leverage on the knowledge gained in getting more funds for our programs and projects.

I am very much interested in joining teams for this course as well as collaborating with other groups on projects in my sectors. Its a fact that learning in teams has more advantage in meeting our learning objectives.

I will certainly expand my knowledge on this course and also share with my friends, partners and team.

I am looking forward to meeting other people here and seeing how we can network and make new friends.

@sunnybadalia4 said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

@alabiboluwaji1 said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hi colleagues, my name is Dr Alabi and I'm from Ondo State, Nigeria.
I am the CEO / Founder of Path-Finder foundation international of a Non Governmental the Organization(NGO ) in Kogi State, Nigeria
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 NGO .
I am a team player, as I believe that team work can bring out diverse ideas and solutions to simplify problems. I have little experience and want to acquire more.

Dr Alabi Boluwaji Vincent (OD, MNOA)

That is great work done by you👍
Appreciations

Well done Dr. Alabi. I look forward to learning more from your experience. It could come handy for our work in the northeast especially in Borno and Gombe State.

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

Hi! I'm Loreynne and I'm a high school student in the Philippines. Obviously, I want to learn thing about fundraising. I'm not part of an organization but I really want to be part of one. I hope that this course will improve my skills and knowledge.

Great, keep learning more here. Join other teams and network and grown your knowledge. I'll recommend you start off by volunteering to serve in some organizations in your area especially in your area of interests.

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

Hello Everyone,
I am Roseline Nthenge joining from Kakuma Turkana County in Kenya. I am a projects Co-ordinator. My goal is to explore how to attract funding for protracted refugee situations where donor resources are shrinking. I am joining as an individual thereafter facilitate information cascade to my colleagues . I am knowledgeable in donor negations , maintaining cordial relationships with them and fundraising as per their core interests in response.

Very well. I'll like to learn from your experience.

You are in the right place to begin your journey. Join any team of your choice and expand your knowledge.

Hello, my name is Rebecca Greenall. I am a Head of the EAL dept and Service Coordinator at TISA, The International School of Azerbaijan.
I took on this role in January and we're in the process of trying to restructure our entire service model for students, staff and TISA community members. We aim to use the SDGs as our framework and involve as many members of the school community and partners as possible.
I hope to learn more about fundraising and successfully connecting and working with donors. We have recently had people approach us to see how they can support our service programme and as I have little experience, I am keen to learn how to make our projects sustainable.

I am keen to connect with other people running service programmes in schools.

@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 Murshid. I am from Bangladesh.

2. Are you working for an organization? If so, what is your role?
   Yap. I work as a manager

3. What are your goals for the course and how do you plan to apply them in your work?
   I want to know how can I play role in fund raising as a manager

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.
   In true sense I have no team member yet for 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!
   No till now I have no experience in fund raising activities.

Halo everyone. My name is Priviledge Tafirei originally from Zimbabwe but currently studying in Capetown south Africa. Currently am not working with any organisation full Time since am at school. My goal is to learn more on how to raise funds for non profit organisations because am intending to work for a non profit making organisation when I graduate. I would also love to be part of a group/ team

Hello,
My name is Thomas Sankara and i am a student at University of Tourism, Technology and Business studies.
I am happy to join this course and i hope to learn more.

Hello my name is Abdul Aziz ssemakula I work for an organization called life savers volunteers foundation an organization aiming to reduce road traffic accidents and mortalities in Uganda.

We are passionate at providing timely professional post crash care.

@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 house,

So sorry i am replying at this time.My work is what kept this far.

Thanks

I am Raphael Akinsanya a former Director of Projects of JCI OAU Nigeria, a NGO for the College.I am from Nigeria.
I would say i am happy to talk up this course because one of the challenges i face while serving as the then Regional Director of Projects, was funds.How to raise funds for our projects.

I hope to learn this new skills here and be successful to work with new teams, by adding a leap in career to wherever i may work in the nearest future.

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

Hello everyone,
I am Ahmed Magem. I am joining you from Abuja, Nigeria.
I am the founder of Forsythe Peace and Development Initiative and Program Coordinator of Social Workers Without Borders (SW2B) for Africa.

My goals for this course is to learn more about fundraising and different techniques. This is geared to helping me and my organizations leverage on the knowledge gained in getting more funds for our programs and projects.

I am very much interested in joining teams for this course as well as collaborating with other groups on projects in my sectors. Its a fact that learning in teams has more advantage in meeting our learning objectives.

I will certainly expand my knowledge on this course and also share with my friends, partners and team.

I am looking forward to meeting other people here and seeing how we can network and make new friends.

Hello Ahmed,

Truly inspired by your initiative.I am in Lagos Nigeria.I will like to collect with you if you dont mind for us to be team members on this course.

Thanks
Raphael Akinsanya

@sunnybadalia4 said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

@alabiboluwaji1 said in Introduce Yourself in Introduction to Fundraising (May)!:

Hi colleagues, my name is Dr Alabi and I'm from Ondo State, Nigeria.
I am the CEO / Founder of Path-Finder foundation international of a Non Governmental the Organization(NGO ) in Kogi State, Nigeria
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 NGO .
I am a team player, as I believe that team work can bring out diverse ideas and solutions to simplify problems. I have little experience and want to acquire more.

Dr Alabi Boluwaji Vincent (OD, MNOA)

That is great work done by you👍
Appreciations

Hello Dr. Alabi,

I am happy we are from the same country.I hope to add you to my team on this course.

Thanks.
Raphael Akinsanya

Hi Colleagues, my name is Muhammad Arif and I am from Islamabad Pakistan.
I am working as Program Officer-GBV with an Irish organization in Islamabad Pakistan.
My goal is to learn about the fundraising and I would like to apply this knowledge with my organization colleague while they planning for fundraising opportunity.
I am confident that I am a good team player and would love to work with the team.
I have 2 years of experience in fundraising with local/National organizations. But I think I need more knowledge about fundraising, (The world is a university/institute and we born to learn until the last breath, so Learning and then implementation is my passion)

@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 Daniell N. Anowu and l am joining from Kaduna, Nigeria.
I am a student at the Nigerian Defence Academy. My goal is to gain skills that could help when I create my organisation - to rais funds for programs and projects.
I love to work in teams because l believe together everyone achieves more.
I have little experience in this field because i once volunteered to assist in raising funds for an outreach sometimes back in 2016 and i also have read a few books on fundraising and Negotiation.
Am excited to be here😄

Hi All!

Im Carla Roach from Trinidad and Tobago.

I joined this course because I am interested in fundraising in a more systematic, structured and proffesional way with a Group I have joined, and I think this may be the best place to start to gain more knowledge

I dont have a team with me, but I look forward to interacting with all of you.

Hello everyone

I am Martin Mwansa from Zambia, Lusaka. I am currently serving as a Finance Associate for an NGO that is dedicated to improving the learning infrastructures and quality of education for the less previledged children in Zambia.
I'm eager to acquire skills and knowledge that I will channel to helping my organization acquire funding for planned projects and achieve financial sustainability.
Iam a team player who strongly believes in team work which makes the dream work by creating efficient synergies.
I have no experience on this but have basic knowledge.

Good day everyone. My name is Nadine and I am joining you from Namibia. Have just been introduced to a new challenge of being a Assistant Curator at a beautiful local Museum. Fundraising is a must, so am here to increase my knowledge and learn valuable skills for my new job. Super excited to be here and working along side 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!

My Name is Victor Ngwamenda

I am joining from Cameroon

I am the Director of VIKI Solution Centre

My goal for this course is to learn , how to raise fund for my organization , I am new to fund raising

1. Hi colleagues, am Mohammed Adamu ,joining from Gombe,Northeastern Nigeria.

2. Are you working for an organization?I am a cofounder and Program Manager of Rural Health Mission Nigeria,an NGO working to breach the gap and increasing access to healthcare ain hard to reach and under served communities in Northeast Nigeria.

3. My goals is to learn how to raise funds and get connected to peers/people working in their communities,share experiences on fund raising and donors.

4. Yes.

5. No.

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

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

Hello Everyone,
I am Roseline Nthenge joining from Kakuma Turkana County in Kenya. I am a projects Co-ordinator. My goal is to explore how to attract funding for protracted refugee situations where donor resources are shrinking. I am joining as an individual thereafter facilitate information cascade to my colleagues . I am knowledgeable in donor negations , maintaining cordial relationships with them and fundraising as per their core interests in response.

Very well. I'll like to learn from your experience.

Welcome on board Roseline,nice meeting you.

my name is Zulu Stephen from Kasama-Zambia.
i work as a District Health Director
am into planning,resource mobilization and utilization,clinical care guidance with reference to the Standard Operating Procedures for the ministry of Health in Zambia

Hi everyone, my Name is Victor Ngwamenda
I am studying from Cameroon ,I work with VIKI solution center . I am the center co-coordinator, this course will help me to know more about Fundraising and use the knowledge to raise funds for my organization

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

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 Amy, that's great! Welcome!

@Bolanle19 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?
Hi I am Pragya, I am from India

Are you working for an organization? If so, what is your role?
I am working for Udyogini as Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Associate

What are your goals for the course and how do you plan to apply them in your work?
My goal for the course is to understand methods of raising funds to be able to cooperate with other members in fundraising process, understand both planning and fundraising would be beneficial to both me and my Organisation.

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 don’t mind joining a team with related organizational role

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 experience regarding this course, hence the introductory class.

Hello, I'm Mayra from VE. I'm a university student and I volunteer with some ONGs. Knowing how to raise funds will let me help ONGs with this knowledge. A lot of people, including me, doesnt know how foundraising works, and that is what I want to learn, and recommend ONGs to join courses in Philantropy University. Thank you!

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

Hi All!

Im Carla Roach from Trinidad and Tobago.

I joined this course because I am interested in fundraising in a more systematic, structured and proffesional way with a Group I have joined, and I think this may be the best place to start to gain more knowledge

I dont have a team with me, but I look forward to interacting with all of you.

Hello!! Looking forward to learn from you too.

Hello!! Looking forward to learn from you too.

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

Good day everyone. My name is Nadine and I am joining you from Namibia. Have just been introduced to a new challenge of being a Assistant Curator at a beautiful local Museum. Fundraising is a must, so am here to increase my knowledge and learn valuable skills for my new job. Super excited to be here and working along side you all.

Hello!! Looking forward to learn from you too.

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

Hi All!

Im Carla Roach from Trinidad and Tobago.

I joined this course because I am interested in fundraising in a more systematic, structured and proffesional way with a Group I have joined, and I think this may be the best place to start to gain more knowledge

I dont have a team with me, but I look forward to interacting with all of you.

Hello!! Looking forward to learn from you too.

@Daniel_Anowu 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 everyone, my name is Daniell N. Anowu and l am joining from Kaduna, Nigeria.
I am a student at the Nigerian Defence Academy. My goal is to gain skills that could help when I create my organisation - to rais funds for programs and projects.
I love to work in teams because l believe together everyone achieves more.
I have little experience in this field because i once volunteered to assist in raising funds for an outreach sometimes back in 2016 and i also have read a few books on fundraising and Negotiation.
Am excited to be here😄

Hello!! Looking forward to learn from you too.

Hello everyone, my name is Clara Rodríguez from El Salvador, Central America.
I am working for a non-profit organization focus on quality of education for children and youth.
My goal is to get knowledge in order to strengths our capacity and impact.

hi i am Nana Boatemaah its great to be here

Hello. My name is Natalia and I am from Colombia. I have a non-profit organization and I am willing to learn how to fundrase and make it work.

Hello friends.
My name is Oluwatosin from Nigeria

I work With a private hospital as a Laboratory Technologist
I joined this course to know more and widens my knowledge about fund raisings.
Thanks

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 group to raise funds for their programs and projects.
I love to work in teams because l believe together everyone achieves more

Hello everybody!
My name is Cecilia, i'm from Peru. I'm working at an NGO as fundraising coordinator.
I would like to learn learn more about fundraising in order to improve strategies at the NGO where I work.
I'm a newbie in this area, so I would like to know your experiences and learn about them.

Good day to all, am Julius Kitara and am about 4 years in the philanthropy field and am glad to be apart of this course. My expectations for this are to master better skills in enabling the fundraising effort for the charities that i support and to meet a great network of people who i can share experiences with and learn a alot more from the different locations.

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

@Bolanle19 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?
Hi I am Pragya, I am from India

Are you working for an organization? If so, what is your role?
I am working for Udyogini as Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Associate

What are your goals for the course and how do you plan to apply them in your work?
My goal for the course is to understand methods of raising funds to be able to cooperate with other members in fundraising process, understand both planning and fundraising would be beneficial to both me and my Organisation.

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 don’t mind joining a team with related organizational role

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 experience regarding this course, hence the introductory class.

Hi My name is Cecelia Campbell Livingston. I live in Jamaica and is the co founder of a charitable organisation which is associated to my church. We do outreach such as children's treat, back to school giveaways and health fair, welfare assistance by giving away good second hand clothes and shoes, as well as preparing care packages for the elderly. Most of our outreach cost us out of pocket or I ask for assistance from friends and other partners. I want to do this course so I can plan and properly execute fundraisers to help us in the mission to make a difference in the lives of others.

Ayariga Felix my name from Ghana,i work with health service(Ghana)
I actually like to acquire more knowledge on fundraising to equip me more experience on how to work else where my service is needed especially nonprofit companies

Hello! My name is Abodunrin Oluwafemi from Nigeria...
An Environmental Biologist... Not quite long I enrolled in an organization called Konymandibio Charity Foundation an organization with a sole aim of connecting with the needy, educating, promoting peace and unity and tending to their needs of the less privileged... Having come across this learning platform, I couldn't help but find all means to acquire knowledge and understanding about fundraising strategies, crowdfunding strategies and connecting to the donor as a whole... Looking forward to learning 😀

My name is Karla Garcia from Panama.
I do independent consulting for nonprofit organizations and private companies who want to create tailored made programs or projects that impact the civil society and complies with the core values of the organizations. I also run a nonprofit organization formed by catholic women that helps the children, youth and women in poverty with educational, health and food programs.

My organization started 17 years ago, with a lot of benefactors that helped us to made amazing projects and programs for people in need. However, these amazing group of people has aged or pass away and during the last few years, my organization has slowed down its pace. Have been difficult to find new benefactors or sponsors companies due to the fact that more companies want to build their own social programs. My goal is to learn about fundraising and help to keep alive the programs that we already have.
I’m open to team with other people for this course or to stay by my own, this topic will help all of us and our organizations

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

Hi Colleagues, my name is Muhammad Arif and I am from Islamabad Pakistan.
I am working as Program Officer-GBV with an Irish organization in Islamabad Pakistan.
My goal is to learn about the fundraising and I would like to apply this knowledge with my organization colleague while they planning for fundraising opportunity.
I am confident that I am a good team player and would love to work with the team.
I have 2 years of experience in fundraising with local/National organizations. But I think I need more knowledge about fundraising, (The world is a university/institute and we born to learn until the last breath, so Learning and then implementation is my passion)

Hi Muhammad, I'll like to learn from your experience!

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

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

Hi Colleagues, my name is Muhammad Arif and I am from Islamabad Pakistan.
I am working as Program Officer-GBV with an Irish organization in Islamabad Pakistan.
My goal is to learn about the fundraising and I would like to apply this knowledge with my organization colleague while they planning for fundraising opportunity.
I am confident that I am a good team player and would love to work with the team.
I have 2 years of experience in fundraising with local/National organizations. But I think I need more knowledge about fundraising, (The world is a university/institute and we born to learn until the last breath, so Learning and then implementation is my passion)

Hi Muhammad, I'll like to learn from your experience!

Hi Karla Garcia, Always welcome I am available for any support or assistance..

Hello everyone.
My name is Rabiroyashe Mangena and I am from Zimbabwe, where I am joining this course from.

I do work for an organisation but it is not related to what I intend to do with this course. In my current life, i work as a Corporate Finance consultant.

My goals for this course are;

1. Understand the processes in development fund raising
2. Acquire knowledge on the various sources of development funding
3. Establish networks with other peers who are in development funding, especially those specialising on Impact Funding and Sustainability Funding

This course will help me on how to secure funding for a number of developmental projects that i have identified in my rural community of Silobela, in Zimbabwe. Silobela is among the poor communities of Zimbabwe largely because there are no meaningful economic activities that can absorb the bulk of the population. While the majority of the people survive on agriculture, the unstainable practices have resulted in rivers and dams silting, such that bth people and animals are without water just a few months after the rain season. Because of lack of economic activities in the area, whatever money people get, they spend it either in towns or other areas, meaning that it is exported from the area. My goal is to see Silobela becoming an agricultural hub that exports products to towns and other areas, thereby bring money into Silobela. Currently, few children go past primary education because the parents are poor, young girls quickly mary as there is nothing to look forward to, young men waste themselves away through drugs and engaging in the hazardous artisanal gold mining activities. At the end to the day, there is increase in thievery, robberies and general breakdown of the social fabric, and increasing poverty.

If there are Teams to join, i would like to join one so i can share my experiences.

I currently do not have experience on Impact Fund Raising. My current experience is fund raising for private equity and debt for private corporations, but very limited knowledge in developmental fund raising. I therefore look forward to learning from other's experience in the Impact and Sustainability Fund Raising space.

Hello everyone, my name is Oriana Guevara, I am joining from caracas venezuela, right know i am not in any organization, but i am applying to one, my goal from this curse is to gain knowledge about fund raising in case i get elected on the organization i am applying to, i do not have any expirience related to this curse s, so this is a first for me, and yes i am interested in joining a team.

Hi Everyone,

My name is Gaamongwe - it means am not alone :-) I am joining from Johannesburg in South Africa
I have founded a Youth Club focusing on empowerment of young people with a specific focus on young girls.
Hopefully I will gain a better insight on Fundraising, I have a basic understanding of the subject but trusting that through learning more on this platform and participation with the team one will be better informed to enable the source more resources to support our programs.
I have basic experience from a similar course done a couple of years ago and trial and error fundraising activities at the Club.

Hi I am Ezekiel Mutema. i am from Harare, in Zimbabwe.
I am student with the Star leadership academy for Agriculture (postgraduate professional program in Agriculture)
I am passionate about entrepreneurship and philanthropic work and voluntarism especially within the young generation. Apart from being an agronomist/ crop scientist by profession, i have also had other desires in serving the people of our nations, locally and also regionally communities for the change in African story. I'd love to be the voice of the youth in increasing capability or capacity of bringing change through research and working with NPO as well.
I would love to join a team. I believe a diverse mind capital can bring more options to adaptable solutions.
I have no experience in this field, and eager to change the scope of knowledge in raising standard of understanding the concepts behind fundraising and management of funds.

Hi guys!
Happy to see so dedicated people here.

It's week two, it's almost the end.

Did everyone submit assignments?
Do you have questions or issues?

Please ask them in the section "Do you have any issues"!
Or you can contact course ambassadors directly!

Best wishes with your social impacts !!!

1. Hey Everyone, My name is Maxwell Nghidinwa. I am joining from Namibia.
2. I am an Executive Director of a youth organization called Generation of African Intellectual's Trust.
3. My goal is to improve and enhance my fund raising skills. I plan to use the knowledge gain to effectively lead and guide my team when we raise funds for key activities.
4. No, I will first start alone, just to try the course out.
5. No this is my first time.

@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!

My name is Roland and I am from Côte d’Ivoire
I work in an organization dealing with nutrition. As statistician I am in charge of monitoring and evaluation activities.
For this course, I want to improve my knowledge about fundraising. I will use what I am learning here when I will start some activities to support some vulnerable communities.
I would be interested in joining a team
I do not have any experience related to this course so I am very exited in taking part to this course.

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

Hello everyone.
My name is Rabiroyashe Mangena and I am from Zimbabwe, where I am joining this course from.

I do work for an organisation but it is not related to what I intend to do with this course. In my current life, i work as a Corporate Finance consultant.

My goals for this course are;

1. Understand the processes in development fund raising
2. Acquire knowledge on the various sources of development funding
3. Establish networks with other peers who are in development funding, especially those specialising on Impact Funding and Sustainability Funding

This course will help me on how to secure funding for a number of developmental projects that i have identified in my rural community of Silobela, in Zimbabwe. Silobela is among the poor communities of Zimbabwe largely because there are no meaningful economic activities that can absorb the bulk of the population. While the majority of the people survive on agriculture, the unstainable practices have resulted in rivers and dams silting, such that bth people and animals are without water just a few months after the rain season. Because of lack of economic activities in the area, whatever money people get, they spend it either in towns or other areas, meaning that it is exported from the area. My goal is to see Silobela becoming an agricultural hub that exports products to towns and other areas, thereby bring money into Silobela. Currently, few children go past primary education because the parents are poor, young girls quickly mary as there is nothing to look forward to, young men waste themselves away through drugs and engaging in the hazardous artisanal gold mining activities. At the end to the day, there is increase in thievery, robberies and general breakdown of the social fabric, and increasing poverty.

If there are Teams to join, i would like to join one so i can share my experiences.

I currently do not have experience on Impact Fund Raising. My current experience is fund raising for private equity and debt for private corporations, but very limited knowledge in developmental fund raising. I therefore look forward to learning from other's experience in the Impact and Sustainability Fund Raising space.

Welcome!

@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!

Hello! My name is Bharbara Angarita and I am from Venezuela. I am currently member of an organization called AIESEC and my role there is to help in the all process of bringing a volunteer to Venezuela. I will like to learn through this course more about how does a fundraising works and share my knowledge with my team in order to create better strategies in the organization. I do not have experience at all about this topic.

Nice to meet you!

Hi, I am Akash Daimari, from Bodoland, Assam, India. I am going to launch a not for profit organisation soon with some of my friends, our area of focus is youth leadership, education, and women empowerment, which we aim to achieve through film. As fund is one of the ingredients to start, along with many other factors. I join this course to gain knowledge in fund raising so I could help our organisation to achieve its goals. I am currently not working in any establishment.
I would love to be a part of a team.
Thanks,
Lots of love from Bodoland

Hi Everyone, I'm Daniel Fajardo from Venezuela, South America.

Well, what I'm working for can't be described yet as an organization, but as an initiative that hopefully can become an NPO in the future. However, I'm the ''founder'' and leader of it.

I'm looking forward to learn about fundraising and non profit issues in general since I started this project, which objective is basically to help people from my country affected by the multiple sides of the current political/economical crisis; for that reason I'm taking this course, my goal is to apply in that objective all the concepts I'm going to learn here. I don't have experience related to the course content.

Thank you so much you all that introduced yourselves, I got really inspired by reading your posts, good luck in your projects, and happy learning!

PD: Sorry for do not introduce myself before, I was struggling with some internet and electricity problems here.

@Bharbara 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!

Hello! My name is Bharbara Angarita and I am from Venezuela. I am currently member of an organization called AIESEC and my role there is to help in the all process of bringing a volunteer to Venezuela. I will like to learn through this course more about how does a fundraising works and share my knowledge with my team in order to create better strategies in the organization. I do not have experience at all about this topic.

Nice to meet you!

Hello Bharbara, what a great pleasure to see another Venezuelan here, welcome to the course and happy learning! hope to know about you and your projects in the future.

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

Hi, I am Akash Daimari, from Bodoland, Assam, India. I am going to launch a not for profit organisation soon with some of my friends, our area of focus is youth leadership, education, and women empowerment, which we aim to achieve through film. As fund is one of the ingredients to start, along with many other factors. I join this course to gain knowledge in fund raising so I could help our organisation to achieve its goals. I am currently not working in any establishment.
I would love to be a part of a team.
Thanks,
Lots of love from Bodoland

Hello Akash! all that sounds really good, hope you succeed! welcome and happy learning!

@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 Adaku Chibuike-Ochiuwa, I am a Nigerian, a legal practitioner and the founder of Omoge initiative, a not for profit organization which is passionate about empowering the girl child to build a productive and economically viable society free from gender bias and all from of discrimination. this we do through our mission which is to educate, empower, train and mentor the girlchild to become focused career women and entrepreneurs daily winning the battle against poverty and gender discrimination.
I hope to learn the strategies of fundraising for my organization to enable us effectively carry out our projects.

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

Hi Everyone,

My name is Gaamongwe - it means am not alone :-) I am joining from Johannesburg in South Africa
I have founded a Youth Club focusing on empowerment of young people with a specific focus on young girls.
Hopefully I will gain a better insight on Fundraising, I have a basic understanding of the subject but trusting that through learning more on this platform and participation with the team one will be better informed to enable the source more resources to support our programs.
I have basic experience from a similar course done a couple of years ago and trial and error fundraising activities at the Club.

hello Gaamongwe nice work you doing, is your club into advocacy or hands on training of girls.

Hello,My Name is Clement Elemi Joining from Lagos - Nigeria. I am a Director of a Non governmental organization focused on educating indigent children. The goal is to acquire knowledge and network to help our organization.I am interested in joining a Team to aid my growth quicker.I have no experience related to this course but I am open to learning.

Hello Im Geo Bernal, im from Colombia and I work in a foundation for education in peace values, the name of organization its Put The Wings (Ponte las Alas)

I hope I can learn as much in the course as in all of you, I see you in class

Hi! I am Emma, I have recently moved to a small town in South Africa with my family. We have started working on a project and I am looking for networking opportunities, fundraising help, and basically as much help as I can get. I am hoping that This learning platform will be able to give me a lot of assistance!

Hi guys!
This is Momtaz from Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. I work in a humanitarian Organization which is working for Rohingya response. My goal behind taking this course is to contribute fundraising for my Organization. Hope I'm gonna have a great time with you all. Thanks

@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 Tolulope Jayeoba, from Nigeria.
2. Are you working for an organization? If so, what is your role?
   Yes, M&E / Grant
3. What are your goals for the course and how do you plan to apply them in your work?
   To learn about grant, proposal drafting and fundraising as a whole and to apply the skills learnt at my 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!
   No prior experience about this course

I am adaeze ochi and I work with abujamoms empowerment foundation. I am the director programme. Our goal is to see every woman in our community empowered so they can in turn empower others. I am here to learn how to attract support for this vision to be sustainable. I look forward to learning and applying my knowledge in improving the lives of women and children in my sphere.

My name is George. I am British but live in Thailand and am a university teacher. I am qualified in development studies and have taught courses in development before. Actually, I'm interested to launch my own ngo and want to learn about modern fundraising techniques. This is why I joined this course.

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!

My name is Chinyere Igwegbe, joining from Nigeria
I am working for an NGO and I am the Business development Manager.
My goals for the course is to get the strategies and skills in fundraising and apply them to my job description to raise and monitor fund disbursement tied to course or objectives of the NGO.
I am interested in joining a team

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

Hi everyone, firstly let me apologise for my late arrival to the course as I had some unforeseen circumstances this week, but I am here now and will catch up before weeks end, with that said, my name is Camille Charles, I'm from Trinidad West Indies (in the Caribbean). I am the president of an NGO, I am also the education officer for the same organization. My goals for this course are to enhance my skill set to better serve my community. I am very interested in being part of a group and I will make myself available for the timing set by the group. I have some experience in fund raising it's what we do or have been doing to realise our goals through a poverty eradication program which we call 'life enhancement program'. Whilst emphasis is placed on food, clothing and shelter, we have recognised that in order to be successful in this venture, we should also strive to educate and empower. we are a new group just over a year but we are already into our second phase of the program which is education toward empowerment, we have a few donors toward the project but we cannot always depend on funding and must be self sufficient, therefore I'm hoping to increase my knowledge while sharing some of mine toward a better world, educating one person at a time, thank you for the opportunity to learn along side all of you

Interesting

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

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

Hi, I am Akash Daimari, from Bodoland, Assam, India. I am going to launch a not for profit organisation soon with some of my friends, our area of focus is youth leadership, education, and women empowerment, which we aim to achieve through film. As fund is one of the ingredients to start, along with many other factors. I join this course to gain knowledge in fund raising so I could help our organisation to achieve its goals. I am currently not working in any establishment.
I would love to be a part of a team.
Thanks,
Lots of love from Bodoland

Hello Akash! all that sounds really good, hope you succeed! welcome and happy learning!

Wishing you a happy learning Akash

Hi
My name is Corne' and I am based in George South Africa.
I am involved with a small charity that is passionate about animal rescue and healthcare. We are a fairly new charity and I want to contribute by adding the knowledge I have learned for the University, as we are passion driven at the moment and have not spent a lot of time on raising funds specifically, but a lot on rescue as the need in our are is so big!

Hi everyone,my name is mohamed nuur, from somaliland, Hargeisa and i work with save the children internation as project officer in livelohood and food security,

Hello everyone, I am happy to finally join and make time for this valuable course.

What is your name? Where are you joining from?
**I am Jennifer Rivera, currently in Manila, Philippines! I am working with Ang Misyon, Inc. as a Fundraising and Communications Officer. I am here to expand my network and maximize online learning to help enhance my Fundraising skills. My goal is to be more confident in representing my organization and to stay relevant in the filed of social development, which I hope to get from this learning platform. I am definitely interested in joining a team for this course, excited to meet colleagues on a global scale! My background ranges from Marketing Communications to creating and empowering communities. **

I am 27 years old and I'm also a mother of one. I am very creative and I do enjoy painting.

@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
I'm Camilo Paez and I'm from Bogota, Colombia.
In this moment I'm not working for any organization but one of my goals of this course is to learn all about fundraising to apply this knowledge and join an organization that it core activities are to help children of the whole world where don't have their basic rights fulfills in their lives.
I will love to join a team in this course to take advantage of all the knowledge of the people who are here.
I don't have any experience in this field but I have worked in large companies in Marketing areas building strategic campaigns for international brands.

Hi everyone, My name is Aslam , a volunteer , social worker, and member of social society. Currently, I am a freelance worker, but looking for a job any International NGO to utilize my diversified 18 years development sector experience. thanks

@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 Ziad, from Jordan

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

3. What are your goals for the course and how do you plan to apply them in your work?
   See the topic from a different perspective and apply these new perspective whenever possible

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.
   This is the first course on this platform so I'm kinda of open with no much of expectations

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 successfully raised fund several times

Hello learners,

As the course is coming to an end, I charge us to be conscious of the Important Notes/Deadlines Before This Course Ends! And do the needful via https://community.philanthropyu.org/discussions/topic/3480/important-notes-deadlines-before-this-course-ends

@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,
My name is Bolarinwa Abraham. I work with the American University of Nigeria as a Manager.

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

Hi,
My name is Bolarinwa Abraham. I work with the American University of Nigeria as a Manager.

hello @Olexlon ! Have you already submit all your assignments and provide evaluate your peers ones?
Saturday 9th is the deadline to evaluate peers in order to earn a certificate.

Hi learners,

Hope you have another impacting week of learning the module two which officially commenced on the 2nd June? On our course calendar, "Module 2" studies comes an end on the 8th June, 2019.
Therefore, I encourage us to keep to date all assignments submissions as well as peer assessments swiftly.

More so, as we gets into "FEEDBACK" week come 9th June, I wish us a more inspired, challenging, reflecting and involving happy studies time.

NOTE:
The Feedback Week which is the last week of course for learners. Therefore, you are expected;
** to submit your final ORA peer assessments yet to complete.
** answer any remaining questions on your discussion board.

Lastly, don't forget to share you views with us on each MYTHs of Fundraising about your learnt and how it can/have affected you and you organization thus far.

Do have a restful weekend and an impacting new week ahead!

Hi my name is Estella,am from Malawi. I currently work for a local Non governmental Organization as M and E officer.I have recently been assigned to take up fundraising activities for a new project, I would like to have a more deeper understanding of fundraising involves.

My name is Michele Maignan. I am a doctor and the CEO and founder of Belle Creole which is an entrepreneurial network that aims to empower vulnerable women in Haiti through learning a skill, creating and selling their work.
Thrilled to be here and to connect with you all ! ...

Hi colleagues, my name is Doris E Ugochukwu I'm from Nigeria.
My new New Hybrid venture is AFS - African Students Funding.
I am very passionate about empowerment and bringing social change, and therefore my goal is to learn and empower myself with adequate information that I will share with my teams, in an effort to understand the processes of seeking funds and to run an AFS successfully.