Young Leaders of the Americas (YLAI) fellowship empowers entrepreneurs to strengthen their capacity to launch and advance their entrepreneurial ideas and effectively contribute to social and economic development in their communities. Through the YLAI Entrepreneurial Leadership Curriculum and individualized professional placements, YLAI Fellows have accelerated their commercial and social ventures’ success and developed specific action… [Read More]
What are the programs offered under 2022-23 Rotary Peace Fellowship?
2022-23 Rotary Peace Fellowship Program offers dedicated leaders with work experience in peace and development from around the world. This Fellowship covers tuition and living expenses, increases the capacity of existing leaders to prevent and resolve the conflict by offering academic training, field experience, and professional networking. Let’s look over in detail the program that… [Read More]
How to include a “Donate”/ “Donate Now” Button on your charity organisation’s website?
Today in the digital world, the website is one of the key tools for fundraising. All other digital tools like emailer, social media posts, etc. direct the donor to the website where the final step of ‘donating’ actually takes place; and in fundraising, this step is indeed the key. “Donate”/ “Donate Now” button on the… [Read More]
How does membership for supporters in your charity organisation is Beneficial?
In a charity organisation, membership can be of various forms. It also depends on the structure of the organisation. In some cases, membership is referred to as trustee and in others as supporters. Having membership for supporters is beneficial in various ways: Fees against specific benefits: One can charge membership fees, which could be monthly… [Read More]
Should there be a minimum amount of donation?
Sometimes when your fundraisers are interacting with a donor, they are often asked by the donor about the minimum amount, as they feel it’s a donation and any donation amount should be acceptable. For an organisation, it’s important to fix a minimum amount of donation (both for monthly and one-time) and accordingly work out details… [Read More]
What is Donor Management System?
Donor Management System (DMS) is not-for-profit’s customer relationship management (CRM) system and is a means to compile, organise, analyse and strategically implement communication strategy so as to maintain and grow the relationship with the donor. In other words, it’s a tool to maintain all the donor-related information so that the same could be used for… [Read More]
Is our NGO’s mission the same thing that we tell donors when fundraising?
Yes the mission and aims and objectives of your NGO is why you want people to support you. However, for the purposes of fundraising from individuals, you may want to explain or interpret your mission, aims and objectives, so that ordinary people who live in your local community understand in simple terms what you are… [Read More]
How important is it for our NGO to have proper fundraising software? We only have limited funds and would prefer not to have to spend this on IT.
Large charities and NGOs use specialist fundraising software to keep information on large numbers of individual donors. However, if you are a small or medium-size NGO with limited numbers of supporters and contacts, you can still manage these using basic Excel spreadsheets. In the UK, there is now a legal requirement to ask donors if… [Read More]
What is the best way to raise unrestricted income for staff and overheads?
The issue of raising money to support operating costs and staffing has always been challenging for NGOs. If you are applying for funding to a grant-maker, it is important to not under-estimate the hidden costs which should also be included in the budget. For example, rent, rates, IT, utilities, support staff etc. For staff whose… [Read More]
I am a new Executive Director in an established NGO but changes are needed internally to improve upon old, out-dated practices and staff who are reluctant to change their behaviour and attitudes. What is the best way to handle this situation?
Change management is a difficult aspect of a Director’s job and needs to be handled with sensitivity, especially if you are to take your staff with you rather than create upset and discord. Overall, most people do not like change. They feel threatened by it and often can feel unsettled and insecure because they are… [Read More]
