Diia.Education — Crowdfunding: how to raise money for your project

Crowdfunding: how to raise money for your project

What projects can be funded through crowdfunding and where to look for benefactors

Experts: Anton Tymoshenko, Serhii Lukachko, Nadiia Pikul, +1

What is crowdfunding and how can you use it to find funding for your initiative? What platforms to register on, what projects to submit, and where to look for people who will donate money? It's all about communications, planning and finance.

The educational series was created at the intiative of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and the crowdfunding platform My City with the support of the European Endowment for Democracy (EED) and Netpeak Group for the Diia.Education platform.

Format:

Education series

EKTS:

0.1

Languages:

Ukrainian

Topic:

Civil society

For:

for active citizens, for young people, for adults

Skills:

HARD

Assessment of the organisation's expertise

Building partnerships with businesses

Building partnerships with CSOs

Building partnerships with donors

Choosing communication channels and tools

Creating a communications strategy

Creative collaborations

Determination of the portrait of the target audience

Formation of the project budget

Fundamentals of project management

Narrative reporting

Presentation of financial statements

Principles of crowdfunding functioning

Project planning

Setting goals and KPIs

Team management

Working with the media

SOFT

Creating a community of ambassadors

Networking

Team analysis of project results

Program

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Crowdfunding as a team-based project financing tool. Existing crowdfunding platforms. Stages of crowdfunding. The importance of communication during a crowdfunding campaign.

Why is it important to understand the aspects of a successful crowdfunding campaign. How to write a vision, goals, and KPIs. Why you need to consider risks. What initiatives are best to support through crowdfunding.

What are the main steps in project planning and implementation. How many people are needed to implement a crowdfunding campaign. How to set goals and track progress. What is the purpose of assigning roles and responsibilities.

Invited experts

Anton Tymoshenko

Stand-up comedian, screenwriter, radio presenter, author of creative fundraisers

Serhii Lukachko

CEO of My City, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Netpeak Group

Nadiia Pikul

Head of the crowdfunding platform Dopovidai

Natalia Popova

Program Manager at the crowdfunding platform My City