COURSE IN GRANTWRITING, FOUNDATIONS AND FUNDRAISING IN JERUSALEM AND TEL AVIV

Develop Your Fundraising & Grantwriting Skills

5-6 three-hour sessions led by David Maeir- Epstein, MSSA

Dates to be determined by the initial registrants

David Maeir-Epstein: David has worked in the field of fundraising and grantwriting for over thirty years and has served as an independent organizational consultant for tens of nonprofit organizations in Israel. In the last decade, David has assisted clients in raising nearly $20 million. David has also taught Resource Development for Welfare Organizations at Hebrew University's Baerwald School of Social Work. Learn more here.

Topics covered: Each meeting will be divided into a grantwriting and fundraising section. The grantwriting aspect of the course will focus on teaching how to write grant proposals, identifying and working with foundations.  Participants will produce a grant proposal as a result of the course. The fundraising part of the course will teach the theoretical and practical tools necessary to enhance your knowledge of the field via lectures, discussion and experiential simulation workshops on personal solicitation, planning fundraising events, corporate sponsorships, internet web site and email fundraising. Upon finishing the course, graduates receive diplomas certifying their participation in the course.

After the course: Graduates are provided with information about openings in the field of fundraising and grantwriting in Israel. Many graduates have subsequently entered the field or advanced their position. Graduates have uniformly indicated that they gained much practical and helpful experiential information and a fair number have gained employment or enhanced their career in part due to the course.

Dates: The dates of the courses will be determined based on the availability of the early course registrants. Courses are scheduled to start in November-December.

Location: The course will take place in Jerusalem or Tel Aviv depending on demand.

Language: The course can be taught in English or Hebrew depending on demand. For both courses a translation of key words will be provided. In addition, a proposal can be written either in English or Hebrew, based on the participants abilities.

Costs: The cost of the course varies based on Location. The cost for the course in Jerusalem is 1,500NIS plus VAT (1,740 including VAT). The cost in Tel Aviv is 1,700NIS plus VAT (1,972 including VAT).

Discount: Those who register early will receive a 50NIS early bird discount off the full price of 1500 NIS plus VAT. There are also 75NIS discount for members of our sponsoring organizations: PresenTense Institute, Nefesh B'Nefesh, AACI, SAZF, the Yokneam Forum of Technical Writers (Elephant), and UJIA. There is also a 75NIS discount for registered members of the IAPF (register here).

To sign up or to receive more information, please contact us at 02-563-6629 or email at office@israelgrants.com. 

For information about David Maeir-Epstein, Resource Development Consultants to Nonprofit Organizations see www.israelgrants.com

We look forward to hearing from you.

Course Syllabus:

Meeting 1:

·         Overview of fundraising and grantwriting in Israel

·         The ideal grant proposal: lecture and review of proposal elements

·         Proposal and organization budgets

Meeting 2:

·         Foundation research: virtual and actual sources for finding foundations appropriate for your project

·         Foundation follow up procedures and maintaining relationships: Do's and Don'ts

·         Critique and analysis of grantwriting proposal

Meeting 3:

·         Introduction to Personal Solicitation

·         Personal Solicitation – Identifying potential contributors

·         Solicitation research; Preparations before solicitation, Who should be the solicitors?

·         Making the appointment,

·         The Road Map for Personal Solicitation –  Location.  How to conduct and How to close the gift.

·         A “road map” of the solicitation session

·         How to respond to common contributor reactions; How to close the gift; What next?

·          Experiential Simulation Workshop on Personal Solicitation – Role-Playing and Analysis

·         Critique and analysis of grantwriting proposals

o    Homework: Complete prospect background sheet on someone you'd like to solicit for a contribution.

Meeting 4:

·         Planning Successful Fundraising Events

·         Appropriate types of events for different types of organizations

·         Organizational criteria for embarking on a fundraising event

·         Use of volunteers

·         How to ensure that your event is not only “successful” but also profitable

·         Work plan and check list

·         Budgeting the event – projected costs and income

·         Critique and analysis of grantwriting proposals

o    Homework: Revise the event plan in light of lessons learned.

Meeting 5:

A.            Corporate Fundraising

·      How to identify and locate potential corporate givers

·      Composing a business proposition for nonprofit partnership

·      Involvement of corporate volunteers

·      In kind corporate giving

·      Cause Related Marketing

·      Tax Issues

·         Critique and analysis of grantwriting proposals

Meeting 6: 

A.            Internet Fundraising

·            Critical Resource Development Elements of a Web Site

·            Review and Analyses of Examples of Successful Sites

·            Sources of funding on the Web:

B.            Job opportunities in the field of grantwriting and fundraising in Israel. Career vs. freelance, How to find a grantwriting position, issues of compensation- freelance vs. salaried employment vs. by the hour

C.            Course evaluation and feedback, and review of other grant and foundation issues

D.           Distribution of graduation certificates

חלון הזדמנות בת שישה שבועות

תרומה חדשה של 40,000 ₪ יכניס 80,000; ושל 200,000 ₪

 יכניס 400,000 ₪ 

Israelgrants.com  יכולה לעזור לכם למצוא או להגדיל תרומות חדשות כדי שתעמדו בדרישות תוכנות התאמת התרומות של פסיפס (מועד אחרון להגשה ה 18 לאוקטובר). 

קרן אבי חי, המגבית המאוחדת-הפדרציה היהודית של ניו יורק, תמורה ו-JEWISH FUNDERS NETWORK בישראל, חברו יחד זו הפעם השניה להציע תוכנית יחודית – "פסיפס" – של מענקים משלימים (MATCHING GRANTS), וזאת כדי לעודד פילנתרופיה ישראלית חדשה לתחום ההתחדשות היהודית בישראל. 

בקצרה, תורם ישראלי – אדם, חברה או קרן – שתורמים בפעם הראשונה, או מכפילים תרומה קודמת בסכום מינימלי של 40,000 ש"ח ועד 200,000 ש"ח לעמותה ישראלית בעלת סעיף 46א המפעילה תוכנית תהליכית (לא חד פעמית) המעצימה את הזהות הישראלית ויהודית דרך לימוד או בשיטות אחרות – יזכו להכפלת תרומתם. 

אחרי שידוע סופית על תרומה, על התורם להגיש טפסים ישירות לפסיפס. פרטים על "פסיפס" ניתן לראות בקישור הבא: www.pseifas.org

תיצרו איתנו קשר בטלפון או במייל  במידה ואתם רוצים עזרה בתכנון קמפיין להתרמה מחברים, תורמים או תורמים פוטנציאלים, לפיתוח החומרים הקיימים שלכם וניצול מלא של הזדמנות זו.

A Six Week Window of Opportunity

A new contribution of 40,000 nis will bring you 80,000 nis ; 200,000 nis will bring you 400,000 nis

Israelgrants.com can help you to solicit new or increased contributions to qualify for the  Pseifas Matching Grant Program (deadline October 18^th).

The Avi Chai Foundation, UJA-New York Federation, Tmura and the Israel branch of Jewish Funders Network, have joined together for the second time to offer a unique program of matching grants – Pseifas – in order to develop new Israeli philanthropy for the field of Jewish renewal in Israel. 

In summary, an Israeli donor – individual, company or foundation – that donates, for the first time or who doubles a previous donation in the amount of a minimum 40,000 NIS and up to 200,000 NIS to an Israeli nonprofit which has 46Aleph status  for an ongoing (not one time)  program to strengthen Jewish and Israeli identity through text study or other methodologies will have their donation doubled by Pseifas.

After you secure the donation, the donor must submit the forms directly to Pseifas.

Further information about Pseifas can be found at www.pseifas.org .

Call us or email us if you would like our assistance in planning a campaign to solicit your friends, contributors or prospects, develop your materials and take advantage of this time limited opportunity

IAPF Conference

Dear Colleagues,

This coming Thursday, September 6th, is the Second Annual Conference of the Israel Association of Professional Fundraisers (IAPF). 

Your presence is important at this critical junction in the establishment of our profession. Click here for the conference information or here for registration. 

Why should you bother? The conference will discuss the adoption of a professional certification process which will affect those of us already working in the field as well as those of you just entering the field in terms of training requirements.

Furthermore, it is very important that our voices for high professional and ethical standards be heard to overcome the negative publicity that some nonprofits have generated as a result of unethical practices. 

The conference is also an opportunity to meet colleagues and to network. IsraelGrants.com is proud to be one of the conference sponsors.  I hope to see you on Thursday at the NaLagaat Center in Yafo.