Eduard Marček September 8-10, 2010 Fact-finding trip to Prague, Czech Republic Strengthening...

Eduard Marček

September 8-10, 2010Fact-finding trip to Prague, Czech Republic

Strengthening Fundraising Capacities of Non-Governmental

Development Organisations in Central Europe

Strengthening Fundraising Capacities of NGDOs in Central Europe

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


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.


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.


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


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.


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


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


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.)

1.1 Topical working groups (TWGs)


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 realised with 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


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 studies produced by each of 4 TWGs

(together 16 case studies from Central Europe)

5 case studies from the United Kingdom


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

2.1 Regional training set


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


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.


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

2.2 National activities - Round tables


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 agencies and 2 Community institutions representatives

A rough plan of follow-up activities after the end of project drafted


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

Calender (1/2)


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


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)


Topical working group meeting

Warsaw PL 23.3.2011 24.3.2011 [EM1] 5

Project steering team meeting

Bratislava SK 24.3.2011 25.3.2011 5

Study visit Prague CZ 10.4.2011 13.4.2011 6


Bratislava SK 5.5.2011 6.5.2011 5


Budapest HU 12.5.2011 13.5.2011 5


Prague CZ 2.6.2011 3.6.2011 5

Project steering team meeting

Bratislava SK 20.9.2011 21.9.2011 5


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 country TWG, 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


More information

www.ngdofundraising.net


Donors

This project is funded from the European Union and SlovakAid.

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