Training Course: Fundraising and Grants Management

Introduction

Fundraising and Grants Management refers to established mechanisms and processes that national governments and their development partners agree on to maximise the effectiveness of external aid for development at national or sector levels.

It is a subset of development coordination. On that note, development coordination refers to a combination of aid coordination and national government systems, such as policy creation and implementation, governance, accountability, etc., which ultimately deliver development results.

Need for aid coordination has become a recurrent theme in recent discussions and strategic meetings of national and international aid agencies. Donor coordination has gained importance in order to make aid more effective in developing organisations.

A recent suggestion was the development of partnerships by donor organisations, aligning to the policies and institutions of recipient organisations and harmonising aid procedures. These partnerships are developed between donor and recipient governments or between donors and civil society.

Increased and better coordination between donor governments and multilateral aid organisations could make global development assistance more effective and efficient. Fundraising is a means to raise funds or other resources.

It is also referred to as the efforts and activities undertaken to garner the interests of potential investors. Fundraising is an extremely important initiative undertaken to help sponsor a cause of goodwill or charity and help balance the quality of life and distribution of wealth within a nation.

Fundraising has various sources, such as grants from agencies, foundations and corporations; individuals and through sales and services. Funds are raised through various innovative and appropriate channels such as special events, focused campaigns, relationship building and networking events, professional fundraisers, etc.

For maximum effectiveness, choosing the most appropriate event or method for a particular cause is extremely important as not all causes can be met through all events or methods. Maintaining transparency in the usage of funds and publishing reports to relevant stakeholders helps garner trusts and future commitment from donors.

The knowledge gained about international organisations involved in raising and coordinating aid will also increase your skill set, capability and preparedness to be able to be part of these known organisations in future.

Course Objectives

The main objective of this course is to empower professionals with:

• Additional knowledge and information about aid coordination and fundraising from donororganizationss

• the required exposure to international aid and aid-providing/coordinatinorganizationsns, thus increasing knowledge and potential to be part of these renowneorganizationsns in future

• the required information about important principles of aid coordination and fundraising to derive maximum benefit from these processes

• the required understanding of the different types of aid to enathe ble successful achievement of the end objective by employing correct means and methods for coordination, collection and delivery

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• Write winning Grants Application

• the capability and confidence to contribute to deveorganizationssations and nations as well as the underprivileged through effective aid coordination and fundraising

• the necessary exposure to in partake or independently drive events and activities for raising funds froorganizationsisations or other forums for charitable purposes

• the necessary skill, experience, exposure, and confidence to undertake critical roles in aid coordination and fundraisingorganizationanisation, thus proving potential and achieving rapid career progression and development

Training Methodology

The training method for this course is flexcustomizabletomisable according to the professional experience of the audience and their roles in their respective organisations.

A highly experienced trainer delivers the course content through a presentation, and trainee participation is fostered through group debates, contests, presentations, role-plays, active and relevant case study discussions, etc. Experiential learning receives prime focus and attention.

Organisational Benefits

With professionals attending this course, their organisations will benefit in the following ways:

• Experienced and trained employees to carry out aid coordination and/or fundraising for developing organisations and nations

• Faster and more appropriate aid coordination efforts and fundraising activities and methods

• Greater aid or help and/or funds available for use by developing organisations and nations

• Better compliance and alignment with international aid coordination and fundraising organisations

• Get success on your Grants Application

• Greater credibility and brand image because of help provided to those in need or for a charitable cause

• Better alignment with organisational or national plans to avoid loss or disruption of usual business or government operations, respectively

• Improved harmonisation and coordination among organisations and countries

• Recognition at an international level or platform

Personal Benefits

Through this course, professionals will benefit in the following ways:

• Increased understanding and knowledge of aid coordination and/or fundraising from donor organisations

• Greater understanding and more information about internationally renowned aid coordination and/or fundraising organisations, thus increasing opportunities for future participation in these

• Detailed understanding of purposes of aid coordination and methods of fundraising to be able to derive maximum benefit from these

• Enhanced skillset and greater experience to undertake critical roles in one’s organisation and contribute to the success of its aid coordination or fundraising initiatives, thus fostering career growth and progression

• Greater ability, exposure and perspective to contribute to developing organisations and nations and to the underprivileged

• Become an expert in Grants Management – End to end Grants Lifecycle

• Increased confidence and exposure to successfully and independently drive events and activities for raising funds for a noble cause and to help fight local problems and poverty, thus increasing the credibility and image of one’s organisation at an international level

Who Should Attend?

• Senior members and top management of donor organisations and governments who need to understand the importance of appropriate aid coordination and fundraising

• Non-for-profit and non-governmental organisations who need to thoroughly understand fundraising and the best ways to achieve maximum benefit in this

• Account managers and financial advisors responsible for advising organisation management of monetary and other resource contributions to charity or developing organisations or nations

• Event managers and organisers who may be recruited for organising charitable or special events for a particular cause

• Human resource professionals and organisational committees responsible for conducting corporate and social responsibility activities

• Members of internationally renowned aid coordination and fundraising organisations who need further understand best practices of involving more donor organisations and nations

• Any other professional who would like to know more about aid coordination or fundraising from donor organisations

Course Outline

The course will cover the following areas critical to understanding ‘Fundraising and Grants Management’:

Day 1

Principles of Effective Aid Coordination & Factors for Aid Classification

• Efficiency

• Alignment with national planning

• Flexibility to establish donor coordination groups

• Compliance with international standards and guidelines

• Involvement of national leadership and display of ownership

• Improved harmonisation and coordination

• Intended purpose

• Terms or conditions of receipt

• Sources

• Urgency

Day 2

Different Types of Foreign Aid & Advantages of Foreign Aid

• Bilateral aid

• Military aid

• Multilateral aid

• Humanitarian assistance

• Helps fight local problems more effectively

• Creates an independent world

• Benefits donor nations

• Stops effects of poverty

• Creates a positive relationship

• Saves lives

Day 3

Disadvantages of Foreign Aid & Obstacles to Donor/Aid Coordination

• No guarantee of benefit

• May lead to display of favouritism

• Often under-utilised

• Can create dependency

• Donor interference in governance

• Can perpetuate conflicts

• No consistent relationship with investment and growth

• Can eliminate free market price controls

• Can affect global trade

• Can be used for future influence

• Can increase local costs for basic supplies

• Can be destructive on the local environment

• Division of labour issues

• Political concerns about direct budget support

• Lack of inter-agency coordination

• Personal disincentives

Day 4

Sources of Fundraising & Methods of Fundraising

• Grants from agencies, foundations and corporations

• Individual donors

• Sales and services

• Special events

• Donor relationship and cultivation

• Capital and comprehensive campaigns

• Accountable fundraising

• Professional fundraising

• Express gratitude

• Poor networking

• Lack of appeal/credibility

• Lack of long-term planning

Day 5  

Grants Lifecycle & Elements of Grants Application

• Pre-Award activities

• Planning

• Proposal Submission

• Award of Grant

• Post-Award activities

• Implementation

• Monitoring and Evaluation

• Amendments

• Reporting

• Close out

• Grants Preparation and Planning

• Developing Goals, and Objectives

• Finalizing and Submitting Grants Application