Workshop 4: Fundraising Strategies for Environmental Funds

Host fund: Eastern Arc Mountains Conservation Endowment Fund
Venue: Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
Date: September, 27th to 28th, 2011
Organization: Funbio, on behalf of RedLAC
Coordination: Aligning Visions

Download here:

Invitation in English and French
Application Form
Workshop Agenda
Workshop Photoalbum
Workshop complete material in English, French and Spanish

Participant's Future Steps
During the workshop, participants were asked to write a short essay reporting their future steps on Fundraising, inspired by the lectures and debates. Read their intentions.

Coordinators:

Paquita Bath has an extensive experience advancing ecosystem conservation and facilitating planning processes, participatory evaluations, and organizational development. She is the founder and President of Aligning Visions - an environmental consulting company that has worked on many critical global conservation issues around the globe.

Download her presentations: Introduction to Fundraising for Environmental Funds, Proposal Writing for Environmental Funds and Developing a Fundraising Strategy.

Invited Speakers:

Alberto Panigua is an Economist and has a Postgraduation's degree in Agricultural and Social-Economic Development at Sorbonne. He is the current Executive Director of PROFONANPE wich was established in 1992 to support the conservation and management of Peru's Protected Areas. PROFONANPE is a founding member of the Latin America and the Caribbean Network of Environmental Funds - RedLAC. Click here to view his presentation on Negotiating with the big negotiators: multilaterals.

Edwin Wanyony is the Resource Mobilization Specialist of Kenya Wildlife Service Fund. At KWS, he is responsible for developing strategy and fundraising from Government, development partners and corporates both locally and internationally. Click here to view Kenya Wildlife Service Fund's case presentation.

Francis Sabuni is the Executive Director of the EAMCEF - a Trust Fund that has been established as a permanent funding mechanism to assist the Government of Tanzania with its conservation efforts. EAMCEF aims to provide realistic financing for community development and conservation for sustainable use of natural resources in Eastern Arc Mountains. Francis Sabuni made a presentation but did not use presentations as support material.

Raymond Killenga is the Programme Officer of EAMCEF Planning and Communication team as well as Assistant Regional Manager at Sokoine University of Agriculture. He has also worked as a Field Coordinator in the Magoroto Mlinga Community Ecotourism Project in Tanzania. Raymond Killenga made a presentation but did not use presentations as support material.
 
Marie de Longcamp is Director at WWF-US Conservation Finance Department. She provides leadership and technical support for the development and implementation of sustainable finance initiatives to support conservation programs. Marie has an extensive experience in the private sector and worked for a Swedish merchandising company (1998-2001). Click here to view her presentation on Fundraising with International NGOs and Private Foundations.

Pedro Leitão is the President of Funbio's Board of Directors. He has a Doctor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering at COPPE/UFRJ and also has been the member of different environmental organizations' councils around the globe such as SOS Mata Atlântica and Greenpeace. Click here to view Funbio's case study presentation.

Valeria Dorado has been working for FUNDESNAP in Bolivia as a Financial Mechanisms Specialist since 2008. She has been involved with many fundraising activities such as campaigns and strategic financial planning for protected areas. Click here to view FUNDESNAP's case study presentation.

Other resources:
CFA Environmental Funds Tool Kit - Fundraising documents.