6- Founding- Fundraising Fundraising is divided into 3 parts:
I. Organizations (traditional way)
INGO
European Commission (Youth in Action) European Union Grundvig CoE UNHCR UNDP UNFPA UNESCO
Foreign state funds
USAID British Council Embassies
National state funds
Private sector
OSI Anna Lindh Goethe Foundation Ideas4All Konrad Adenauer Fund
Charities (be aware of proxy and religious entities)
Big business (be aware of black list)
Universities
CEU Ivy League Essex CoE
II. Human resources (innovative)
Crowdfunding Merchandising (T-shirt, wrist-bands, bags etc) Combined merchandising (collaboration with companies: “Buying this chocolate bar you support…”) Campaigns
Hire a professional fundriser for commission Personal connections Organizational fairs and bazaars, concerts and festivals Participation fee
III.
Indirect fundrising
Minimizing and diversification of expenses (using Ebay, things-crossing) Volunteering teaching (inviting professional educators for part-time pro bono work) Using university and school facilities for educational events Volunteering within NGOs (e.g. EVS) Replace offline meetings with webinars Wider use of electronic educational materials instead of printed books Donate on the spot (1 euro on the website) Finding the cheapest way to organize events