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Strengthening F undraising C apacities of Non-Governmental Development Organisations in Central Europe. Overall Objective. T o build cooperation and facilitate exchange of experience among NGDOs, their national platforms and fundraising professionals in Central Europe ,

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  1. Strengthening Fundraising Capacities of Non-Governmental Development Organisations in Central Europe

  2. Overall Objective • To build cooperation and facilitate exchange of experience among NGDOs, their national platforms and fundraising professionals in Central Europe, • To contribute to their mutual learning and strengthening of their fundraising capacities to mobilise greater financial support from private resources for development and humanitarian causes

  3. Specific Objectives • To network development practitioners and fundraising professionals in CE, to share knowledge and values, and to embody them into Transparency Guidelines for fundraising for development and humanitarian issues. • To collect best practices and success stories in raising private funds for development and humanitarian issues by NGDOs in CE and to disseminate them across the region.

  4. Specific Objectives • To strengthen fundraising capacity for development and humanitarian issues (NGDOs and their national platforms) in SK, CZ, HU and PL. • To initiate dialogue among the CE NGDO fundraising practitioners and professionals, European NGDO network members (CONCORD), representatives of national authorities and the Community institutions on best practices in mobilizing finances from diverse resources for EU and national development policies.

  5. Partners and Associates • Leading Partner: PDCS • National Partners: • CZ:People In Need • PL:Partners Poland Foundation • HU:Foundation for Development of Democratic Rights • UK:Resource Alliance • National Associates: • CZ: Czech Fundraising Centre • PL: Polish Fundraising Association

  6. Direct Stakeholders/Target groups • NGDOs in SK, CZ, PL, HU and their practitioners especially dealing with public outreach, raising of public awareness and fundraising. • Fundraisers, fundraisers’ associations and marketing professionals • National NGDO Platforms in SK, CZ, PL, HU, representatives of CONCORD and CONCORD members. • Representatives of Ministries of Foreign Affairs and/or national aid agencies distributing development and humanitarian aid from SK, CZ, PL, HU. • Representatives of Community institutions.

  7. Activities • 1. Know-how building and networking(18 months) • Gathering experience; building networks& relationships - regional level • 1.1 Topical working groups (TWGs) • 1.2 Fact-finding trips (FFTs) • 1.3 Study visits (SVs) • 2. Capacity building and dissemination (12 months) • Use of experience and know-how, spread and apply - national level. • 2.1 Regional training set • 2.2 National activities • 2.2.1 Practical fundraising assistance for NGDOs • 2.2.2 National fundraising seminars • 2.2.3 Round tables • 2.3 International conference

  8. 1.1 Topical working groups (TWGs) • Goal: • Identifying and collecting best practices, challenges, lessons learnt • Reflecting and generalising criteria, compiling an overview on what works well in different areas of fundraising for development and humanitarian issues • Formulating recommendations on systemic improvements in raising funds • Outputs: • Comprehensive Publication • (16 interesting CE case studies enriched by 5 inspirational UK examples) • Transparency Guidelines • (Reflecting the transparency measures and trustworthiness procedures in fundraising for development/humanitarian issues) • Network of up to 20 dedicated experts on fundraising for development and humanitarian causes • Project website created and filled with esp. best practices

  9. 1.1 Topical working groups (TWGs) • Fundraising for humanitarian vs. development aid • Transparency, trustworthiness and effectiveness • Supporting mechanisms/strategies 4 private funds • mobilization • Raising private funds in digital and networked society • Or other topics also possible (integration of awarness raising through • campaigning with raising funds, or PR and marketing, etc.)

  10. 1.2 Fact-Finding Trips (FFTs) • Goal: • To win involvement of key experts in an active exchange about fundraising for development and humanitarian causes and to assure their participation in TWGs • To enable in-depth sharing and learning among development practitioners and fundraisers from CE countries • To set a basic framework for work of TWGs • Outputs: • Two FFTs realisedwith experience and expertise exchange • Gathered material and prepared presentations for National FR Seminars • Agreement on the structure and content of a Comprehensive Publication • Built working relationships and common understanding of the project goals necessary for common work in TWGs

  11. 1.3 Study visits (SVs) • Goal: • To gain material for production of case studies, discuss it, and propose recommendations to a Comprehensive Publication based on it. • Outputs: • 4 case studiesproduced by each of 4 TWGs • (together 16 case studies from Central Europe) • 5 case studies from the United Kingdom

  12. 2.1 Regional training set • Goal: • To spread the gained knowledge to NGDO practitioners, fundraisers, and multiplicators across the CE region, to build personal basis for national activities • To broaden the network of practitioners/fundraisers • involved in discussions and exchanges • Outputs: • Training set consisting of 3 three-day trainings and mentoring for 20 participants • Certificated participants

  13. 2.2 National activities - Practical fundraising assistance for NGDOs • Goal: • To apply and test knowledge gained in the first phase of the project • To elaborate and implement outputs of the regional training set on national level and thus enhance concrete fundraising practices of NGDOs • Outputs: • At least 15 practical and applicable fundraising/campaigning plans or strategies of concrete NGDOs created and implemented in practice

  14. 2.2 National activities -National fundraising seminars • Goal: • To disseminate the knowledge and experience gained in the project to broader audiences and stakeholders • To attract potential new members of the network • Outputs: • Altogether 12 interactive seminars delivered in the region for 180 participants.

  15. 2.2 National activities - Round tables • Goal: • To introduce a system improvement for dealing with fundraising for development on level of national NGDO platforms and forums • To involve the key stakeholders that can influence FR practices of NGDOs on national level • To identify ways of improving NGDOs’ practices and to realize collaboratively one of them • Outputs: • Permanent round table • (consisting of at least 5 working meetings of a group) realised within each of 4 partners’ countries • An action identified and realized by round table’s members involving and targeting broader constituencies into dialogue about improvements of fundraising from private sources

  16. 2.3 International conference • Goal: • To disseminate the outputs of the project to broader European audiences • To inform about created network of fundraising experts from NGDOs and to attract potential members to get involved • To recap on the whole project implementation, performed activities and produced outputs/outcomes and elaborate on future networking and activities • Outputs: • International conference with participation of about 70 fundraisers, practitioners, and decision-makers • 6 representatives of SK, HU, PL, CZ MFA and/or development aid agenciesand 2 Community institutions representatives • A rough plan of follow-up activities after the end of project drafted

  17. Event City Country From Until Numbers of participants Kick-off meeting Bratislava SK 4.5.2010 5.5.2010 11 Core Editorial Team meeting Bratislava SK 10.6.2010 11.6.2010 5 Fact-finding trip Prague CZ 8.9.2010 10.9.2010 20 Study visit Warsaw PL 4.10.2010 7.10.2010 5 Project steering team meeting Warsaw PL 7.10.2010 8.10.2010 5 Study visit Budapest HU 23.11.2010 26.11.2010 5 Fact-finding trip London GB 31.1.2011 5.2.2011 20 Topical working group meeting Warsaw PL 24.2.2011 25.2.2011 5 Study visit Bratislava SK 14.3.2011 17.3.2011 5 Project steering team meeting Bratislava SK 17.3.2011 18.3.2011 5 Study visit Prague CZ 10.4.2011 13.4.2011 5 Topical working group meeting Prague CZ 18.4.2011 19.4.2011 5 Topical working group meeting Budapest HU 12.5.2011 13.5.2011 5 Topical working group meeting Bratislava SK 2.6.2011 3.6.2011 5 Project steering team meeting Bratislava SK 20.9.2011 21.9.2011 5 Calender (1/2)

  18. Event Study visit City Bratislava Country SK From 22.2.2011 25.2.2011 Until Numbers of participants 5 Topical working group meeting Warsaw PL 23.3.2011 24.3.2011 [EM1] 5 Kick-off meeting Bratislava SK 4.5.2010 5.5.2010 11 Core Editorial Team meeting Bratislava SK 10.6.2010 11.6.2010 5 Project steering team meeting Bratislava SK 24.3.2011 25.3.2011 5 Fact-finding trip Prague CZ 13.9.2010 17.9.2010 20 Study visit Prague CZ 10.4.2011 13.4.2011 6 Study visit Warsaw PL 4.10.2010 7.10.2010 5 Topical working group meeting Bratislava SK 5.5.2011 6.5.2011 5 Project steering team meeting Warsaw PL 7.10.2010 8.10.2010 5 Topical working group meeting Budapest HU 12.5.2011 13.5.2011 5 Study visit Budapest HU 23.11.2010 26.11.2010 5 Topical working group meeting Prague CZ 2.6.2011 3.6.2011 5 Fact-finding trip London GB 31.1.2011 5.2.2011 20 Project steering team meeting Bratislava SK 20.9.2011 21.9.2011 5 Topical working group meeting Warsaw PL 24.2.2011 25.2.2011 5 Study visit Bratislava SK 21.3.2011 24.3.2011 5 Project steering team meeting Bratislava SK 24.3.2011 25.3.2011 5 Study visit Prague CZ 10.4.2011 13.4.2011 5 Topical working group meeting Prague CZ 18.4.2011 19.4.2011 5 Topical working group meeting Budapest HU 12.5.2011 13.5.2011 5 Topical working group meeting Bratislava SK 2.6.2011 3.6.2011 5 Project steering team meeting Bratislava SK 20.9.2011 21.9.2011 5 Calender (2/2)

  19. International team • Leading Project Coordinator/Chief Editor – PDCS (SK) – overall responsibility for coordination and implementation, chair of the Project Steering Team, organises the international conference • 5 Country Coordinators – PPF (PL), PIN (CZ), DemNet (HU), PDCS (SK), Resource Alliance (UK) –implementation in the countries, coordination of a countryTWG, organisation and logistical back-up of FFT, SV, coordinates national activities, co-organises the international conference • Project Steering Team • Leading Project Coordinator/Chief Editor –methodology, work coordination and final comprehensive outputs of TWGs, regular meetings, preferably as part of other activities – TWGs meetings, SVs, or FFTs. • Topical Working Group Leader – PPF (PL), PIN (CZ), DemNet (HU), PDCS (SK) – responsible for the work/outputs of TWGs under coordination of the national partners (may overlap with Country Coordinators) • Core Editorial Team

  20. More information • www.ngdofundraising.net

  21. Donors This project is funded from the European Union and SlovakAid.

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