Developing fundraising
ACTS Fundraising consortium presents
Fundraising with companies and corporations
Thursday, 28 November 10.30-13.00 CET
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Venue: online
Objective:
Participants will discover and deepen their engagement with corporations and companies and harness their potential in fundraising efforts. Networking opportunities to exchange and discuss will also be provided.
Webinar Highlights:
1. Starting a Relationship with companies and corporations:
Learn effective strategies for initiating and nurturing relationships with companies. Understand the key elements that contribute to successful partnerships and how to approach companies with fundraising ideas.
2. Exchange of Good Practices:
Gain insights from experienced fundraisers as they share proven practices and innovative approaches that have yielded positive results. Discover new ideas and adapt them to your context.
3. Concrete Examples and Initiatives:
Explore real-world examples and case studies of successful fundraising initiatives involving companies. Understand the step-by-step process of planning, implementing, and sustaining these initiatives to achieve your fundraising goals.
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Thursday, 28 November | 10h30-13h00 (CET – Central European Time)
10:30 Welcome and ice-breaker
10:35 Presentation ACTS Project
10:40 1. Speaker - Corporate social responsibility
Ana Isabel Loureiro - Researcher University of Amsterdam
11:00 Practical example: Caritas Portugal. Requests from companies to Caritas Portugal, how they could support.
11:10 2. Speaker Caritas Poland
Aleksandra Wolak-Wojtczuk, Caritas Poland Head of Fundraising Department
11:30 Coffee Break
11:45 3. Speaker - Caritas Spain
Maria Angeles Garcia - Caritas Spain, Head of Donors and Corporate Fundraising
12:05 4. Speaker - Caritas Vienna
Teresa Huemer and Monica Payer, Caritas Vienna, Corporate Fundraising
12:25 Exchange in breakout rooms – Questions to guide reflections
Why should the companies collaborate with Caritas? How do we set a common goal for Caritas and the companies? What benefits does Caritas give to the companies?
12:40 Gathering new ideas. What did we discuss in the smaller groups? - plenary
12:50 Feedback, Evaluation and closing
12:55 The next webinars will be in March and May - What themes interest you?
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Registration is now open, please fill the form
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​Previous activities:
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October 4th, 10:30 CET, Webinar on parish engagement
Engaging Parishes in Fundraising: Building Relationships and Sharing Best Practices
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Objective: Participants will discover and deepen their engagement with parishes and harness their potential in fundraising efforts. Networking opportunities to exchange and discuss will also be provided.​
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Webinar Highlights:
1. Starting a Relationship with a Parish:
Learn effective strategies for initiating and nurturing relationships with parishes. Understand the key elements that contribute to successful partnerships and how to approach parish leaders with fundraising ideas.
2. Exchange of Good Practices:
Gain insights from experienced fundraisers and parish leaders as they share proven practices and innovative approaches that have yielded positive results. Discover new ideas and adapt them to your context.
3. Concrete Examples and Initiatives:
Explore real-world examples and case studies of successful fundraising initiatives involving parishes. Understand the step-by-step process of planning, implementing, and sustaining these initiatives to achieve your fundraising goals.
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Friday, 4 October | 10h30-13h00 (CET – Central European Time)
10:30-10:40 Welcome and ice-breaker
10:40-10:50 Presentation ACTS Project
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10:50-11:05 SCIAF – More than money.
Speaker: Mark Booker - Advocacy, Community Engagement and Education Manager
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How to start and maintain a relationship with a parish
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Good practices in involving and engaging with parishes
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Examples
11:05 – 11:10 Open questions
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11:10-11:25 Caritas Portugal - Merchandising to fund Parishes
Speaker: Hugo Coelho, Fundraising manager, Caritas Portugal
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How to develop an action plan with the parish
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How to raise and distribute funds with the parish
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Example: 10 Milhões de Estrelas
11:25 – 11:30 Open questions
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11:30 Coffee Break
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11:45 Sharing experiences and examples
Caritas Finland, Speaker Laura Koskelainen, communications and fundraising specialist
Caritas Estonia, Speaker Ott Rätsep
12:05 Exchange in breakout rooms
12:25 Gathering new ideas. What did we discuss in the smaller groups?
12:40 Feedback, Evaluation and closing
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See the recording of the Webinar on parish engagement.
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About us
Financial stability through sharing and learning
Behind this webinar is a consortium of four members from Caritas Finland, Caritas Estonia, Caritas Portugal, SCIAF – Caritas Scotland. Caritas Luxembourg was with us until the end of September 2024. Our consortium is funded by Caritas Europa’s Advancing Caritas Through Solidarity -tool. Our project covers years 2024-2025 and we are developing fundraising. Our project is called ‘Financial stability through sharing and learning’.
The contact person for the project is Laura Koskelainen from Caritas Finland laura.koskelainen@caritas.fi
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Whereas some of the consortium members will get to share and learn their knowledge whilst developing their operations further, the other consortium members will get to learn and develop fundraising strategies with the support of their more experienced colleagues.
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Below are the members of the consortium in April 2024: Caroline Theves, Laura Salmon, Laura Koskelainen, Hugo Coelho and Ott Rätsep in Helsinki, Finland.
