Resource Mobilization: A Practical Guide for Research and Community-Based Organizations
Venture's practical guidebook promotes new and creative ways of resource mobilization for community-based development research organizations. It features resource mobilization concepts, case studies, tools and templates, articles and presentations used in capacity building activities implemented by Venture for IDRC partners.
Synopsis:
This guidebook is for development research organizations with different levels of fund raising knowledge and skills. The guidebook supports that resource mobilization is a strategic process, which is grounded in effective organizational management, brought to life by creative communication and sustained through nurturing relationships with stakeholders. It documents the capacity-building activities supported by IDRC and implemented by Venture, with contributions of experts on topics such as negotiations, financial management, proposal-writing and communications.
It features resource mobilization concepts, strategies, tools, case studies, and various research studies, with the aim of helping development research organizations to:
Plan resource mobilization in a strategic mission-driven – as opposed to donor-driven – manner;
Build skills in proposal writing, handling face-to-face meetings, and communication key messages;
Design, implement and monitor resource mobilization activities; and
Learn how other research development organizations have addressed resource mobilization challenges.
This work was carried out with the aid of a grant from Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Ottawa, Canada
