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Join New Tactics and other practitioners for an online dialogue on Advancing Children’s Right to Education from February 15 to 21, 2012. Education is a basic human right, enshrined in law all...
Hi again - We've been working on putting together a financial sustainability plan for our organisation... which I said I'd tell you a bit about. So here's what I can say today.
As a network that relies on donor funding to carry out its programming, IFEX wants to be as...
This may be of interest or use to participants. AlertNet is launching this week an new package called Where Is the Money? Here is their message:
Our brand new special package of stories, videos, info-graphics and blogs looking at the future of humanitarian aid titled "...
Hi again -
I looked into our socially responsible investment strategy and found out that it is in fact an internal document. However, I've been given the green light to summarize some of what it contains. I think there's definitely an argument for us to make this document publicly...
Hi Maureen - we feel the same tension between presenting quick snapshots with lots of visuals/graphics vs. more text-driven documents. In general we have found that individual donors (especially those from the tech or business worlds) tend to prefer the former while foundation donors tend to...
Thanks so much for sharing your heavenly doc, Maureen. Unfortunately I wasn't able to access it through the link.
Kristin is it possible to try linking it again or emailing it to me directly at sara [at] witness [dot] org...
Hi Sara - Thanks for sharing the link to WITNESS's reporting dashboard (neat idea!), and to the Philanthropy article on using infographics to make reporting fun... that is definitely the direction we need to head in at IFEX.
And I think it speaks to the diversity of...
Hi Jane - Your post today reminds me of something we also see a lot of when it comes to fundraising: groups that have left it 'to the last minute' to try to negotiate next rounds of funding or just don't deal with funding uncertainty proactively. It seems like they are waiting for...
Thank you, Vincent, for sharing all of the great resources with us! I am eager to take a closer look at them.
I wanted to connect Amanda Shaw'...
Thanks for sharing how WITNESS collects and stores information on its progress towards goals! This is great info!
Here is Maureen's "humble"...
Thanks to all those who've already posted on this topic! I've just read the thread, felt so strongly about it and had to chime in, if only to echo what most others have already stated: that it's absolutely critical that both human rights fundraisers and human rights project managersor...
For the past few years, WITNESS has been using a template called a Performance Evaluation Dashboard which features a series of metrics to measure our progress against the goals we set at the beginning of the year. The Dashboard comes out every six months and uses an innovative system of...
Hi Kristin -
WITNESS does not post our criteria for funding on our website (though we probably post nearly everything else there!) It was generated by a sub-committee of our Board of Directors, so I need to find out if it's something I can distribute here. Will come back with an answer...
And I think successful human rights work can also be uncomfortable for governments, corporations and others that are threatened by this work. There are many human rights organizations who work to...
Hi Kristin and Vincent,
In answer to Kristin's question:
It is so important for human rights practitioners to take the time to reflect and plan in order to work effectively. Do you think that funders recognize this?
First of all, I am so happy to see all of the vibrant...
Great posts, Vincent! Thanks for sharing these. They really highlight the importance of taking time to reflect on your work and make realistic goals. I completely agree with Sonia's encouragement to "change the culture" around the nonprofit "always being busy syndrome". ...
Thanks for creating this dialogue. These are very challenging times in the voluntary sector both for programming and fundraising so any fora like this that might help us raise much needed funds and increase our networks is a very good thing. I look forward to reading all the comemnts and gaining...
Welcome to the New Tactics online community, Idelbert! It's great to have you in this dialogue.
Can you tell us more about why finding partners for your work is so difficult?
I think it would be difficult for practitioners in this dialogue to address the needs of...
Hi Kristin - I'm sharing our humble 2011 Programme Summary as an example of how we organise our work annually, so that we can...
Thank you all for your contributions, the topic is so interesting. I am from Benin, I’m a human right activist I just created with some friends in Africa a network called "Youth South South Cooperation for Human Rights". I was wondering who can help me with to develop this initiative. Where can...
Pete--
What is the average size of gift from your individual donors and how large is your database? How many donors do you add each year? Our organization is not new, per se, but we are taking a more focused approach to developing individual donors.
Thank you, Pete. I look forward...