This module helps activists achieve initial sustainability by fundraising from friends, family, and close members of theircommunity in the early stages of the movement/organization. They will also answer questions like: how to cultivate your members’ financial and in-kind non-financial contributions (e.g. free transport, printing, office space contributed by supporters); how to address the “business” pillar of support; what some methods of fundraising are; how to approach and talk to donors; what the pros and cons of fundraising from international donors are; how to decide if and when to partner with other CSO’s; how to run a crowdfunding campaign; how to write grant applications and reports; how to identify the best format and preferred language for international donors; and how to deal with potential accusations coming from authorities regarding sources of funding
Objectives
7.1 Exercise
Using the planned campaign or action plan, participants prepare a budget based on the template provided, list all potential donors (individuals, organizations, companies…) that might support their campaign/movement/action, and link them to the budget category when appropriate.
