The funding landscape has changed dramatically in the last year. Triggered by the closure of USAID, funding from governments has declined by 25%. The alternatives: multilaterals and INGOs are struggling with their own funding models; whilst the private sector: foundations, high net worth individuals and companies are now buried in applications and reconsidering the fundamentals of their roles.
To add to all these factors, we have AI which is transforming the way we work: how we identify funders, how we develop proposals and how funders engage with their partners. All of this in the context of a global economy with stagnant growth and persistent inflation. This course will incorporate all these factors and help you to rise above them.
We will equip organisations of all sizes to embed a funding model that will be sustainable in the face of change. The programme will be based upon our 30+ years of experience of guiding the fundraising of emerging organisations within emerging economies. We recognise the journey from time given freely and funding dependent upon a community to breaking into the world of grants and then developing non-grant dependent income streams. We acknowledge the challenges and power imbalances as organisations seek to juggle local and global income sources. In this course we will explain the five stages in this journey and provide skills and systems for everyone to navigate successfully, whatever stage they are in.
We will also guide participants on how to use AI ethically, responsibly and in a human-centred way, keeping humans in the loop at every stage.
