Fundraising Made Easy: A Joint Initiative by APEX Advocacy and 50by40

APEX Advocacy and 50by40 are organizing a four-part fundraising training series for nonprofits working towards developing sustainable food systems in the Global Majority. The training series has been designed keeping in mind the issues that organizations in the Global Majority face with respect to funding.

To empower our partners and allies, we are partnering with 50by40 to host “Fundraising Made Easy” a four-part funding training series aimed at providing information on key topics on funding in the food systems space. The sessions will primarily seek to make the funding space more accessible to organizations in the Global Majority as well as BIPOC communities in other regions. By the end of the training series, participants will:

• Develop a better understanding of fundraising principles and effective strategies for raising funds.

• Learn the best practices for communicating with donors and establishing long term relations with donors.

• Improve pitching and proposal writing skills.

• Gain an in-depth knowledge on issues with respect to global food systems, areas that are getting funded and suitable opportunities.

Session Details

1. Fundraising Essentials – December 8, 2022
   In this session participants will learn the basics of fundraising and the key elements to be included while developing their fundraising strategy.

Register here to join Monica Chen at 6pm EST

Register here to join Ms. Nisha Purushothaman at 11:30am IST

1. Writing Winning Proposals – January 10, 2023
   Learn from expert grant writers how to write high quality proposals and tips to increase your chances of receiving funding.
   
   

2. Donor Communication, Relation, and Retention – February 16, 2023 (Tentative)
   In this session, we shall cover the basics of how to communicate effectively and build successful long term donor relationships.
   
   

3. Funding for Food Systems – March 23, 2023 (Tentative)
   Explore case studies of what projects and topics are being funded in the movement, and learn how to integrate your work into larger global topics including climate change and food insecurity
   
   

Each of the topics covered in this series will have two sessions to account for time zone differences, and speak separately to concerns of Global North participants and those in our Global Majority community.

We recommend that you attend the session that aligns most with your schedule, though you are welcome to attend both sessions if you desire, as content will be slightly different based on each speaker's expertise and engagement from the audience helping guide the conversation.

The series will be facilitated via Zoom and you will receive an email with the links to join each session. If you are unable to attend live, the recordings will be sent out to registered participants.