Deadline: 22-Feb-21
Civil society organizations from Morocco, Lebanon, Indonesia, and Kazakhstan can apply for an Open Call for Project Proposals from Tadamon Crowdfunding Academy and learn how to create and run their own crowdfunding campaigns.
The Tadamon Crowdfunding Academy is an online training program that enables civil society organizations (CSOs) to raise funds using crowdfunding. It aims to empower CSOs with know-how on how to finance their projects and ideas in alternative ways, build and grow their community, give their projects more visibility, and engage more partners and donors.
The program is tailored to fit the needs of CSOs and improve their skills so that they can successfully utilize alternative sources of funding. Designed to be fun and engaging, the modules cover the key steps in designing a crowdfunding project – from building a campaign and communications strategy to learning how to set your financial goals, storytelling, and preparing visuals and videos. The program brings together national and global experts in crowdfunding, media/PR relations, social media copywriting, design and so much more.
Selected CSOs from Morocco, Lebanon, Indonesia, and Kazakhstan will participate in the Academy to develop a crowdfunding campaign by using e-learning tools and offline training by following a tested program that offers learning materials and presentations, work assignments, and guidance from leading crowdfunding experts. Also, selected CSOs will qualify for grants and additional support being provided by IsDB, UNDP, and Tadamon partners.
The Tadamon Crowdfunding Academy is a part of the IsDB – ISFD NGO Empowerment for Poverty Reduction Program, which is sponsored by the Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development (ISFD), managed by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), and implemented by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and other strategic partners. The mission of the program is to provide visibility to CSOs`projects and activities, support them to have better access to alternative finance, and connect them to potential partners and supporters.
Who is it for?
The program is intended for civil society organizations that want to start, expand, or rebuild their businesses using online tools and innovative methodologies. Through interactive modules and tools, organizations will learn how to create elements of crowdfunding campaigns so that in the end, they will be able to launch their crowdfunding campaign. Organizations will have a chance to work with top crowdfunding experts from around the world who will offer guidance and feedback.
What does the training cover?
- By the end of this course, organizations would have developed elements such as communication strategy, visual and textual elements, rewards, etc. which will enable them to launch their crowdfunding campaign.
- Depending on the Covid-19 situation in each country – capacity building workshops will be organized through a combination of virtual or in-person meetings with local partners, crowdfunding experts, and our Tadamon team.
- The plan is to organize at least seven Academies in each of our seven priority countries annually involving at least 100 CSOs each year. Countries are:
- Indonesia;
- Lebanon;
- Kazakhstan;
- Morocco.
For more information, visit https://tadamon.community/news/tadamon-crowdfunding-academy-launched-an-open-call-for-project-proposals