My Communities

My name Akintuyi Iroseye Ayanfe, I am from Nigeria and I work with an NGO. My expectation for this course is to learn effective means or ways of connecting with Donors

Hello, my name is Satasha. I have been in higher education for over 20 years. More and more colleges and universities have to rely on fundraising and donor support to sustain programming and student scholarship offerings. I want to complete the Fundraising specialization so that I can learn practical skills and strategies the enable me to support in building partnerships with potential donors and connecting with donors to support in the work of teaching and learning within higher education.

Hello. I am Guadalupe from Uruguay, Professional Life and Sports Coach, Expert on Emotional Intelligence and Neuroeducation. Planning to start a fundraising for a project that has been on my mind since a long time. Happy with Introduction to Fundraising course which has given me the first insight into the subject.

I'm Ayomide Daniel, from Nigeria.
I have an NGO supporting kids with vocational and digital skills I have been through the introduction to fund raising course. I'm delighted to tell you that I have been equipped by that course I'm here to gain further knowledge on fundraising.

Hope that we will be through this together

I'm Susan Nanduddu from Uganda. I'd like to improve our NGO effectiveness through attracting and retaining donors. I look forward to learning from you.

I am Gcebile Hlophe Finance Officer At HealthPlus 4 Men Swaziland.This course will help me in Connecting with Donors to grow my Organization.

Hello, my name is Merit i am a Nigerian, i work for an NGO and i hope to learn how to raise funds for my organization.

Hi All,

I'm Abu Alex Mathew, currently working at Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad. Focused in WASH and Environment. Functioning in the capacity of Manager, Fundraising and Partnerships.

Our current mission is to accelerate SDG 6.2 to 10% of India Urban Population by 2030.

My objective from this course is to learn how to successfully onboard potential donors who can fund our mission.

Look forward to interacting with you all. Feel free to ping me.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abu-alex-mathew-17128135/

-Abu

Hi Susan, Glad to meet you !

Hi Merit, Glad to meet you !

Hi Evans, Glad to meet you, Would love to know more about your work!

hi! my name is Abena. i am a doctor working in a children's hospital in Ghana. i work with children with neuro-developmental health problems. i am hoping to learn about fundraising to be able to raise funds to assist these children

Hello Everyone, My name is James Diers; I am exited to be part of Philanthropy University and more especially to join this course. I am looking forward to sharing with you my experience and learning alot from you guys. Although I have vast knowledge and experience in implementation of development programs, my knowledge in fundraising is very limited.

Am called Alex Okoth, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Hi, I'm Marline, I start to work at Kinesis Fundationin the communication and marketing department. Now I'm exploring and learning about fundraising to re-build our communication departament. I want to complete the Fundraising specialization so that's why im starting "Connecting with Donors".

I hope learn a lot and apply right away all the knowledge you share with me.

Hello! My name is Martha and I am excited to be here taking this course. My desire is to learn new ways of connecting with donors and partners, especially during these uncertain times with the COVID pandemic. I also look forward to interacting with others taking this course and learning from their experiences.

Hello from Los Angeles, USA! I'm Adrienne Luce, a social impact leader with more than 20 years experience in the philanthropic sector. I am currently the executive director of a corporate grantmaking foundation for HMC Architects. However, I have been the executive director of two other nonprofits in a fundraising capacity. My goal is to learn how to be a more strategic and disciplined fundraiser in order to advance the mission and impact of organizations that are working to build a more inclusive, equitable, creative and sustainable world.

I am Deborah Zepeda from Managua Nicaragua, I am administrative assistant at Fundacion Nueva Vida. I am here to learn how to connect with donors

Hi my name is Ana Reynoso from Mexico City.
I don’t have much experience in fundraising and I believe it is crucial for organization management,
My main goal is to learn about fundraising because I want to help my organization gather resources to be able to reach more people in vulnerable situation and also learn to identify potential donors for program implementation. I’m excited also excited about acquiring tools to help me implement successful fundraising strategies.

Hello. My name is Paolo. I'm really excited about gaining a better understanding of how to engage with donors and build strong relationships. I hope to use what I learn to create a really high quality fundraising plan. I work in the education sector.

Ana, I very much agree with your observation about the role of fundraising in organizational management. Partnerships are so very important -- and when we do our work together with others, we will likely be stronger and more effective.

Adrienne, I love what you say about being strategic and disciplined. This is so important to being able to fundraise efficiently and with the greatest return on the investment of time and relationship-building.

My name is Geoffroy AOUANGBO and I am from Benin (Republic).
I am interested in this course because I plan to support farmers' organizations in my country in the search for funding

Hello,I'm Dianah from Kenya and I am studying fundraising to help develop my upcoming organisation on serving street people

Hi, I am Jola from Poland and I work in Communications & Fundraising in Habitat for Humanity Poland. I have knowledge and many years of experience but I really think it is good to catch a big picture ones in a while. I am also looking for courses that I can share with my colleagues.

My name is Jola and I am also interested how narrative and ways of Connecting with Donors changed because of complicated times of COVID.

Hello. My name is Lombe from Zambia and a Civil Engineer by profession working at a Local Authority as well as managing a farming business.

I look forward to learn from your years of experience. Am interested in this course because of my line of work and my start up farming business. Acquiring knowledge in fundraising would really assist me, my local authority and the community that we serve in Luwingu District.

Adrienne, its pleasure to be in this course with you and i am looking forward to learn from you.

Hello everyone, my Starfold Gwedeza, Executive Director of Tideres International Organisation in Botswana. we are a Humanitarian and Developmental non-profit Organisation. Glad to be here.

Good day team. I would like to take an assessment for module on active listening. Is there anyone who can partner me here to take the assignment, for it needs a pair to do it?

Hello, I'm Erick form Tanzania.
I'm here to advance my knowledge in fundraising.

I have completed the introductory course, which have help me re-analyze my strategies on how to select a fit donor to fund my projects.

I’m Giselle Arce, team member and fundraiser for two projects for women empowerment, Sí Mamá and Mujeres Deconstruyendo

In Sí Mamá we are a group of women with business background, teaching Financial Skills and the Business Model Canvas to women that are household heads and currently unemployed, also women that suffered domestic violence, who look up to be financially independent, to start its own business and have better opportunities in life, financially speaking.

In Mujeres Deconstruyendo we are a group of women teaching Carpentry, Mechanics, Electrical skills -and others known as “manly”-, combined with financial skills, to women from vulnerable areas around the capital city of Paraguay, Asunción.
Our goal is to transmit our knowledge in this field to other women, encouraging each other to work in these fields and start our own businesses too, to empower ourselves as a community of women breaking gender stereotypes.

We hope one day we could also introduce psychological counsellors to our team in the future, but for now we are a small self funded project that aims to grow slowly but successfully. For us, the story of each woman matters.

I'm here to try to figure out how to raise money for more tools and a bigger place for our organization, for more women in our workshops.

I'm also glad that I found this course, and for finding such interesting people and projects. Hope we can lift each other up and achieve goals together!

Hi everyone. This is fatoom Hazza. I am from Yemen. i have been working in programme dept more than 5 years. also, i have work with more than 20 donors worldwide for Yemen humanitarian response.

Hello everyone, my name is is Daniel Twesige and I am from Uganda.

Hi Marlene,
I am Bobbie Jo and happy to be learning more about fundraising and ways to improve my ask and connect with donors. Good luck on your endeavors!

Hello everyone I'm the Talha and I'm the founder of the Non-profit fundraising NGO in Pakistan. We collect the funds for educating the poor in local schools and academies.

I believe in gathering as much information about any project I am going into. One of my goals is to start up a non profit in the not too distant future. The courses on this platform have been immensely helpful in helping me plan towards these goals. My nonprofit will focus on empowering women. I am looking forward to learning how to raise funds in a world that's still dealing with COVID 19 . My name is Eunice Abiona and I am delighted to be here.

Hi, my name Gattuak Ruot Yiek from South sudan working with a non-profit organization. I am here to learn more and develop my skills in fundraising and donor connection.

Hello All,
I'm Yao, a writer and development/humanitarian worker from the DR Congo. Most of my NGO experience had been in Comms & Info, which I consider a firm base for fundraising (and advocacy). I'm aiming to grow, having dabbled with fundraising at the local level as an Officer. I'm excited about the whole course: everything!

Hi, name is Victor, I am founder and executive Director of aN NGO called Nyayo za Maarifa, we are working to support children in conflict with the law and women prisoners to obtain educational rehabilitation programs. I have want to complete this course because I think as a founder it is very important for me to expand my knowledge around this area

Hi, Victor! It's a pleasure being on this course with you. Best of luck!

Hello, Gattuak! It's a pleasure being on this course with you. Best of luck!

Hi, Eunice! It's a pleasure being on this course with you. Best of luck!

Edward Nyameri here.sometimes back i got a certificate in connecting with donors from Philanthropy U and so i am here to make the best of circular economy's policies though in a social perpective

Hello Everyone,
Looking forward to learning in this course! Good luck!

hi everyone, I'm nori from philippines but working in dubai currently working as back office support for a telecom company, I would like to improve on my fundraising abilities to help more of my relatives or friends donate to UN cause.
I am excited to learn how to connect more to people and deliver your thoughts across clearly in different situation.

wow thats impressive, more power to you Yao!

you got me with the "big picture" , wish you the best jola!

Hello everyone.. my name is Saurabh & i am a Pediatric Dentist and i am looking forward in learning more. Thankyou.

Hi my name is Sibocha B...from kenia. My greatest goal is earn knowledge and to help others outside world and also to make friends.thank you

Thank you

Hi everyone. My name is Henry Onah. A co-founder of an agribusiness consultancy firm and I'm volunteer facilitator on project management practices with a local chapter of iNGO in Nigeria.

Hello everyone, my name is Mahad Baig Mirza. I am from the city of Lahore in the country Pakistan. I am a Business graduate who is greatly interested in doing charitable work and develop my fundraising organization to help people become properly educated. Through this course, I will become more aware of the strategies and methods by which we can become efficiently connected to donor and how to develop networking with them. I really hope I can join you guys and develop good networking with to boost our learning skills and help each other achieve their noble vision for helping the societies in the world.

Hello, my name is Estela from Nicaragua working with a ONG. I am here to learn more and develop my skills in local fundraising and donor connection.

Greetings Team

1. My name is Ziphathele (Zee) Ncube, I am from Zimbabwe. I am employed as a Tax Collector. I am a volunteer involved in Rural Community Development. I work (voluntary & part time) with Zibalongwe Community Secondary Project (as the Project Coordinator) and Collin Nyabadza Children's Voice Charitable Organization (Programs Officer). My passion in community development and youth empowerment has seen the birth of our new organization Focus on Emakhaya Educational Support Network.
2. I am keen to connect with more donors so that my volunteer efforts in the above developmental organizations will grow our financial resource base and help us achieve our objectives.
3. Connecting with donors across the globe is one of my major interests in this course

Helo! My name is Claudete, I am a lawyer and for 6 years I have been raising funds for the Social Projects of the NGO Cepac in Brazil. I'm super excited to learn more about fundraising, especially fundraising with individuals. Thanks for the opportunity. Let's go there.

My name is Taryn Cordani. I am an Associate Development Officer of Leadership Giving at Partners In Health, a global health and social justice organization. I am excited to learn about creative ways to connect with donors and deepen their relationship with PIH!

I am Célestin and I live in Cameroon of which I am a citizen. I am very involved in the G90 which is the Association of alumni of my high school where I stayed from 1992 to 1999. Our ambition is to carry out at least one community interest project each year. I think this course will be very important for my future, firstly because I am a marketing specialist and also because I will increase my investment in associations.

Hello everyone, I am Yesenia Sánchez. I have worked as a director of non-social projects, but my goal is to open my own foundation to transfer knowledge to vulnerable communities in my country. I entered this specialization because I am very interested in learning everything about social projects, resources, formulation, scope, possible donors, etc.

Hi everyone,
I am Eng. Epaphras ndikumana, taking this course from Burundi country in Eastern Africa. I really enjoyed learning the fundraising strategies course which provided much understanding. now I would like countinue the course on how to conect with donors. I ,wish I will have good interaction with colleagues here.
The Best.

Nice to hear from you. My passion is in human rights, voulnterism and media. Am looking at creating a project around Access to information and freedom of expression as a route to create a better world.

Am Joshua Kisawuzi from Uganda am excited to be part of this course hope to implementing the knowledge and skills in Uganda.

l'm Overs Mutamiri.lam excited to take this course and learn how to connect with donors.

l'm Overs Mutamiri from Zimbabwe.lam excited to take this course as l need to learn how to connect with donors.

I am hoping to build my skills to become a more effective fundraiser.

Hi there,

I am also from Africa and I am from South Africa to be specific. I work at a Human Rights NPO and I am very new to fundraising and I am looking to learn as much as possible, because I would like to be brilliant at my role.

Hi there,

I am Ashley and I am not yet lawyer; I am currently completing my Law degree in South Africa to specialize in Human Rights Law while I am currently working at a Human Rights NPO in South Africa.

Hi everyone! My name is Mallory. I work at the Ronald McDonald House Charities. I've worked for the charity for about 3 years and just recently started really getting interested in the development and fundraising aspect of it. I'm excited to learn more about it.

My name is mohamed Jama , i am from Somalia . i am a executive director of hiilo relief and development organization , it is fresh newly relief and charity based organization , which its Aim is to reduce global unemployment and Hungary .
my goal for this course is to improve my skill and knowledge towards getting funding and recourse to solve problems that exist in my community including famine , climate change and covid19 effects .
its pleasure for me and i thank philanthropy university their continues capacity building support that they help us .

Hello everyone! I am happy to be here and very excited to learn more to apply to my career! I am from Canada

Hello! My name is Anisa and I am new to the topic of fundraising.

Hello!
My name is Pablo Weeden Villaraviz. I am from Spain. I have a degree in Social And Cultural Anthropology and I am volunteering in an NGO in Accra, Ghana. Fafalifoundation.org. My objective in this course is to learn how to connect to donors, attract their attention and interest and how to communicate with them in a constructive manner. I am most excited about how to bring the teachings of this course into practice to help my organization.

Hello my name is Mauricio and I'm from Mexico. I'm currently working in a fundraising with a University. I'm looking forward learning from this course.

I am Lowalem Daniel, Working for a faith based organization as a program manager in a rural, donor dependent community of Eastern Uganda in Africa.

I am more interested to learn more on donor retention and coordination skills. Many times, we are blessed to have donors and little effort is done to keep them human enough for cordial communication and coordination. instead we concentrate on their report deadlines, project compliance issues which i believe it probably goes beyond the mechanical relationships

Hello , my name is Tsitsi Chitsike, I am from Zimbabwe. I am an entreprenuer as well as CEO in a non profit making charity organisation aimed at giving underprivileged women and girls a dignified period experience every month.

Hi every one,My name is Henry Magungu from Tanzania,I work as a capacity building officer

Good day to everyone. My name is Roeun, and I am from Cambodia. I work as a donor relations coordinator for an NGO named ICF in Cambodia. By enrolling in this course, I will have better ideas for growing my organization.

I'm Peter Jack I want to know how to connect with donors

Hello, my name is Lucinda and I’m taking this fundraising course so that I can add structure and tools to my organization’s fundraising efforts

My name is Inviolata Njoroge from Kenya and I work in a local NGO as a researcher. I would like to learn how I can identify and engage donors more meaningfully so that I can manage to raise funds for the poor living in urban settlements. I will use skills learnt to raise funds for the poor particularly children who head households.
I am most excited to learn how I can get resources to help those who need help.

Hello community. Shana Robertson, brand new to Community Relations. Working at Northwest Indiana USA's rape crisis center, Fair Haven RCC.
Fundraising is a big deal for non-profit organizations. I want to be the best I can be, the agency and our clients are counting on me.
I'm most excited to learn best practices for the 'ask'. Especially since I work at a rape crisis center, some people tend to be awkward when I start talking.

Hi Roeun. The ICF website is wonderful! Very inspiring work. I hope you get some really tangible tips that will translate well for your community.

Hello Tsitsi, are you working with any programs that help supply these products? Like Days for Girls?

Hi Jama, is your organisation the same as HIRDA?

I am Tim and I am looking to learn more about non profits, philanthropic careers, and how to best utilize my education to lead donor relations and fundraising efforts.

Hello, my name is Diana Forero, I work at FUCS, a higher education institution, and I want to know ways to raise funds to help economically vulnerable students.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Looking forward to learning with you all

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

Hello Everyone,

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

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

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

Thank you

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

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

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

Please let us know more about you

Hi Samuel