Latin American Fundraisers in London

A core group of 10 young Latin American fundraisers met in London to advance the debate around fundraising and to gain additional knowledge in this field. They planned a series of 8 mini seminars around the following topics:

• Getting started in fundraising - an introduction to basic principles and types of funding potentially available
• Grant seeking - where to find information (UK, US, Europe), what to look for, examples of some relevant donors and their requirements, issues like decentralised decision making in donors, need for UK charity status or 501c3 for some sources and ways round this
• Proposal writing - How to write great proposals, including establishing contact with donors, understanding their interests, and follow up.
• Social enterprise - how to earn income while doing good at the same time - sources of capital to start social ventures.
• Corporate sector - winning support from the corporate sector, inc. advice, services, products etc.
• Raising funds from individuals - general principles around donor motivation, making the case, overview of various ways to approach and involve people
• Events fundraising - include challenge events, sponsored events, dinners and benefit gigs
• Recruiting and developing donors through direct marketing (with examples from LA, e.g. Greenpeace Brazil)

Future opportunities will be posted on this page.