Strategic fundraising

Fundraiser Challenge

A marathon for teams eager to master fundraising: types of resource mobilisation, your own strategy and real campaigns during the training itself.

Course programme

The overview is open to everyone. Taking the modules, tests and points come after free registration.

What fundraising and strategy are

You will see why a systematic approach brings resources steadily, while one-off drives exhaust the team and rarely deliver.

Community needs analysis

Learn to tell a genuine need from your own assumptions and support it with evidence a donor trusts.

Project logframe matrix

Fit goal, outputs, indicators and assumptions into one table where a reviewer grasps your project logic at a glance.

Types of fundraising and tools

Match funding sources and instruments to your own organisation, instead of chasing every channel at once.

Grants from donors and foundations

Find grant opportunities, read the fine print in the conditions and build an application that stands up against others.

Local budget funding

Open steady public funding for your organisation through budget programmes and working relationships with local authorities.

Crowdfunding and campaigns

Plan a campaign step by step, turn supporters into donors and carry the collection through to its target.

Sponsors and business partnerships

Build partnerships with business that renew year after year, rather than staying a one-time request for money.

Pitching to a donor

Present the project convincingly in a few minutes and answer the sharp questions that decide whether funding follows.

Project budget

Draft a realistic budget the donor approves: justify every cost line and build co-financing in from the start.

Fundraising management

Organise the team, the donor pipeline and planning so fundraising repeats as a predictable process rather than luck.

Grant reporting

Report clearly on both narrative and finances, keeping the donor’s trust and opening your path to the next grant.

Practitioners in fundraising, social entrepreneurship and NGO development who lead the training on the platform.

Meet the team

Templates, guides, videos and a glossary, open and free, across all areas.

Open the library

A catalogue of organisations and projects to find partners for joint initiatives.

Find a partner