Fundraising and Project Management for European Youth Projects

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This project aims to bring together 30 trustees, directors, project managers, youth workers and young people who are responsible for, or have a desire to develop, organise and raise funds for projects that benefit young people. We particularly wish to attract participants from organisations that work with hard to reach youth or young people facing difficulties that include, seclusion, racisms, poverty, lack of opportunities and various forms of discrimination and being categorised as NEET (not in employment, education or training). The project was developed through Youth in Action/Erasmus+ partnership building projects and also as a result of observations at previous YIA/Erasmus+ events. It was noted that when given the choice, fundraising was always top of the list in terms of subjects delegates wished to discuss and gain a better understanding of (followed closely by entrepreneurship). This would be both general fundraising issues and EU funding opportunities

The project will enable organisations to be better equipped to gain match funding and sustainable funding for their organisations and projects. This will better enable them to continue and further develop their work in supporting the development of the young people they work with in the long term and when any short term or project funding ceases. The project will strengthen the management of organisations and increase and impart new skills to participating individuals and those they work with.

Participants will learn how to build an effective fundraising team, how to prepare a workable fundraising strategy, how to use & develop diverse methods of fundraising, where to look for funds, how to exploit their own fundraising potential, how to target potential donors and generally how to become a better fundraiser as well as becoming an organisation truly attractive and fit for funding.

Participants see examples of good projects, learn about preparing and managing budgets, learn about identifying and quantifying outputs and outcomes and how to deal with the ethics of fundraising. They will also learn and practice self-analysis techniques as well as get exposure to different project & people management techniques, styles and case studies.

Participants will specifically learn about Erasmus Plus, putting an Erasmus+ fundraising proposals together and having a successful Erasmus+ project from proposal to final report. They will also learn about other European funding opportunities and hear directly from people involved in funded projects. This will also be part of stimulating, encouraging and facilitating the building of real and active collaboration and partnerships for future Erasmus+ projects.

The project will enable participants to share experiences, recognise "best practice" and to formulate potential partnerships.
Participants will learn about a variety of fundraising and management techniques, team building, self-analysis and developing a corporate and fundraising profile.

The project will also seek to showcase and disseminate a number of modules and informal learning techniques and exercises that can be simulated in frontline youth projects as well as other training courses.