Part 1 – Curriculum Development, Programme Infrastructure, Technical Development, and Participant Recruitment

It is important that this work is not a imposition of global north fundraising methodology on places where that wouldn’t work. The approach to high-value fundraising has been designed in partnership with hundreds of civil society organisations in the global south and is grounded in their experiences.

The approach combines universal fundraising techniques and offers a range of strategic frameworks that can be populated with local skills, networks, and knowledge – so fundraising staff can build their confidence and their own unique approaches that suit their context, and can apply this knowledge and the skills to their communities and markets to deliver financial support for their work.

It is also important that we minimise the effect of fluency in English as a barrier to entry. The live webinars form the core of the programme and the on-demand online course, will be delivered simultaneously in English, Spanish, French (and Arabic) and have translated materials, videos, etc. In addition, the English parts of the programme (e.g. the podcast) is transcribed and translated into these languages.

Participants will be broadly self-selecting – the right people to complete the programme will be the people passionate enough to want to take part. However they will need management support to free up time and support participants’ desire to make space for high-value fundraising, with the practical support they need to do this. Internal marketing and connections through the CARE Academy will drive this process

Part 2 – Delivery and Community Building

The project had its first live webinars in Latin America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East in October 2023.

Regular sessions (which build a bank of immediately usable knowledge) will continue for 12 months and at the end participants will have received comprehensive training in high-value fundraising leadership, tools and tactics, which they will have actively applied.

This exists in an ecosystem of peer support and accountability. Course support materials are available through a central online resource and global south experts will be featured in regular podcasts and masterclasses via the programme’s global faculty.

Participants will also have access to a community of peers, which will be launched in November 2023, this will provide opportunities for connection and peer-to-peer learning, as well as a place to monitor the progress of the programme, gain insight into the challenges and opportunities for new content and methods of delivery.

Part 3 – Impact & Advocacy, Ongoing Strength

The impact of the Global Radicals Fundraising Leadership Programme will be shared in September/October 2024 within the Fundraising Radicals “Impact & Advocacy Report” that will also provide recommendations as to how civil society organisations, funders, and large NGOs can continue to support the mobilisation of high-value fundraising capacity in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America.

Our investment in this programme will directly impact the capacity and confidence of high-value fundraising across the Confederation and equip members to build their fundraising income.

This is also an investment in building the high-value fundraising capacity of the international development sector – this training opportunity was also offered to our NGO partners.

We anticipate that all of the programme participants (more than 900, from 80+ countries) will continue to use these skills to build careers within their countries, and regions, thereby helping to diversify and strengthen civil society for years to come.