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Free Training for NGOs in South Africa Print E-mail

(Stop chasing after donors and let donors chase you!)

Effective Governance (Get your board on board!)

Free TRAINING for NON-FUNDED NGO’s in South Africa!

Day 1: Professional Fundraising – Principles and Practices

What is fundraising? From fundraising to fund development and resource mobilisation, Donor trends in South Africa and internationally, 8 basic principles of fundraising, The planning cycle, What a sustainable organisation looks like, Various donor markets, How to avoid a donor crisis,  Why people give, Strategic communication and effective donor recruitment, How to keep a donor for life! Mediating natural tensions in NGO’s, There is no such thing as a regret letter!

Day 2: Effective Proposal Writing

How to write the winning proposal, Understanding your need and developing a problem statement, Understanding your uniqueness as an organisation, Benefits to your beneficiaries and donors, Your operational plan – how will you intervene, Your personnel – what donors expect,  Monitoring and evaluation of projects – what donors want to know, Developing a budget, How and where to find the right donor, Managing funding gaps effectively, Reporting to donors - do’s and don’ts, The funding enquiry – accessing funds quickly, Good and bad donors, Good and bad recipients of funds - Sustainability strategies for your NGO – Developing a resource mobilisation  action plan.

Day 3: Effective Governance

Why NGO’s need boards, Common board challenges, Advantages of effective boards, 3 levels of board involvement, How to find the skills that you need, Where and how to find the right board members, How to keep your board on board, How to induct board members, How the board can support its director, Roles and responsibilities of board and management, The board and financial accountability, Developing a board action plan and overall sustainability plan with monitoring and evaluation indicators; Self-development and self-management – the final secret to effective organisation for social change!

Dates and Venues:

  • Cape Town: 23, 24, 25 September 2008, Scalabrini Centre
  • Durban: 21, 22, 23 October 2008, The Valley Trust
  • Johannesburg: 18, 19, 20 November 2008, 17 Shaft Conference Centre

Time: 9h00-16h00

Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it at (021) 930 9534 or cell 073 140 8400 for a more detailed pamphlet.

Please visit www.frankjulie.blogspot.com to freely download donor contacts, articles on professional fundraising, effective management and leadership!




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