On May 13, 2024, the Fundraising School was started in Pushcha-Vodytsia.
According to the organizers of the program, fundraising education is highly relevant in the context of the war in Ukraine and the decline in volunteer activity. Therefore, many organizations face difficulties in attracting necessary resources for their projects.
In response to this challenge, ISAR Ednannia launched the Fundraising School with the aim of training professionals in the field of fundraising for the civic sector, which implements socially significant projects. Additionally, this education will contribute to the sustainable development and growth of the potential of the "third sector."
ISAR Ednannia received 241 applications for training. The organizers selected the 20 most motivated representatives of civil society organizations (hereinafter - CSOs) to participate in the School.
The opening of the program was attended by representatives of civic and charitable organizations from Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, Lutsk, Lviv, Uzhhorod, Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Khmelnytskyi, Kropyvnytskyi, as well as Kyiv and Kharkiv regions.
At the beginning of the training, the School's curator, founder of the Institute of Professional Fundraising, Svitlana Kuts, emphasized to the participants: "People give to people for people, and this is one of the key principles of fundraising." The expert drew attention to the fact that at the core of any fundraising activity lies the person, their needs, and desires.
"It's important for me to raise funds for the organization and to share the acquired knowledge with my colleagues. Our structure coordinates the work of 20 volunteer groups, which amounts to 120 people," shared Alla Feshchenko, a representative of the NGO "Station Kharkiv".
"I eagerly awaited participation in the ISAR Unity Fundraising School because I know about the high quality of the training," added Svitlana Lukyanenko, a delegate from the NGO "Power of the Future" from Dnipro.
The educational program will run until the end of June.
This study is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) within the Ukraine Civil Society Sectoral Support Activity implemented by ISAR Ednannia in partnership with the Ukrainian Center of Independent Political Research (UCIPR) and Centre for Democracy and Rule of Law (CEDEM). The contents are not the responsibility of ISAR Ednannia and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.
