Seminar 3

Resources Mobilization workshop

Dates and location: November 25-27, 2005 in Strumica

Participants: PSP group (school staff/teachers and parents)

Training provided by: Zoran Stojkovski – Executive Director - CIRa

Svetlana Milenkova – Trainer - CIRa

Goal of the seminar:

The main goal of the training was for the participants to gain essential information, knowledge and skills on mobilizing local resources so they would know how to go through the most important and essential steps in order to succeed in their fundraising activities.

The specific objectives of the training were:

	Understanding the issue of mobilizing local resources;
	Becoming familiar with the process of getting donors’ support;
	Knowing how to approach donors using the key points in introduction to donors;
	Understanding what makes a good project application;
	Gaining basic skills in writing a good project application;
	Getting familiar with possible ways of fundraising such as organizing special events.