Competency test
The context of fundraising
Fundraising strategy and planning
Fundraising from individual donors
Fundraising from business sponsors
Project (institutional) fundraising
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Prašome užpildyti laukelį
I understand the role of a fundraiser in an NGO.
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I know the professional language and use it properly at work.
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I know the general field of NGOs and fundraising trends/practices.
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I know the operating principles, strategy, sources of funding, decision-making model, internal procedures, etc of my workplace (NGO).
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I know the main legal acts regulating the provision, receipt of donations, and the activities of NGOs and know their content.
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I understand the principles of donations accounting.
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I know the content and circumstances of the benefits granted to the beneficiary/provider.
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I know the principles of NGO annual accountability and the content of mandatory reports.
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I know the principles of personal data protection and apply it in practice.
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I know the ethical requirements for professional behavior.
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I know the values of my organization.
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Prašome užpildyti laukelį
I can gather information necessary for fundraising planning from external and internal sources.
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I can systematize and analyze information.
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I know and practically apply information collection, systematization, and/or analysis tools (methodologies, IT programs, etc., such as PESTEL, SWOT methodologies, CRM tools, etc.).
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I can set goals/objectives, formulate them clearly based on S.M.A.R.T. criteria and foresee their accessibility assessment criteria.
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I know the principles of segmentation and positioning.
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I can apply specific strategic planning tools in practice (e.g. X-Matrix, OKR, etc.).
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Prašome užpildyti laukelį
I can prepare a general strategy for fundraising for the organization or a specific area (natural/legal/institutional sponsors), in coordination with the overall strategy of the organization activity.
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I understand the fundraising cycle.
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I can formulate a case for support.
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I know the types of support (donation, in kind, services, volunteering, etc.) and their specifics.
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I can prepare a strategy-based fundraising plan, including desired results, calendar, budget, human resources, etc.
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I can organize and manage fundraising activities applying project management principles.
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I can formulate the most appropriate indicators for measuring the efficiency of fundraising (quality of activity, time, loyalty/activity of donors, financial results, etc.) and measure them in practice.
25
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I can apply various tools for recording, accumulating, and analyzing results (KPIs).
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I know the principles of donor behavior (donors’ profiles, donation motives, incentives/triggers, behavior patterns, etc.).
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I know different methods of fundraising from individual donors and their specifics.
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I know fundraising channels.
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I can create a fundraising campaign plan.
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I understand what direct marketing is and how is it applied in fundraising.
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I know direct marketing techniques (face-to-face, direct contact, mail, phone, etc.).
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I know the principles of direct marketing-related communication (forms/channels of advertising, formulation of a communication message, storytelling, design/visual advertising, etc.).
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I know the criteria and methods for measuring the effectiveness of direct marketing, assessing the results.
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I understand the digital environment (latest technologies, users’ behavior, etc.).
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Prašome užpildyti laukelį
I know digital fundraising techniques (Google advertising, viral marketing, email, web design, and SEO) and channels (money transfer instruments).
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I know principles of fundraising in social networks (features of different platforms and their users’ behavior).
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Prašome užpildyti laukelį
I know the criteria and methods for measuring the efficiency of digital fundraising, assessing the results.
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Prašome užpildyti laukelį
I know the principles and practices of community fundraising (including the possibilities of being an ambassador, i.e. fundraising from individuals for the organization).
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I know the principles of fundraising in public events (e.g. marathons, city celebrations, concerts, community events, etc.).
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I can organize fundraising events.
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I know the factors and causes of donor satisfaction/dissatisfaction.
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I can formulate the donor’s journey.
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I know the concept of donor lifetime value.
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I can apply donor retention tools, define and measure the loyalty of organization’s donors.
45
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I know the principles of business sponsors’ behavior (companies’ profiles, sponsorship motives, incentives [triggers], behavior patterns, etc.).
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I can make a list of potential sponsors and prioritize sponsors according to the likelihood of attracting support.
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I can collect and systematize information about the company (including CSR strategy, fields of activity, income/profit, customers’ segments, HR strategy, etc.) and form a company’s profile.
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I know the ways of attracting business support and their specifics.
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I can formulate a value proposition tailored to an individual sponsor.
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I understand the concept of social impact and I am able to follow it while preparing the value proposition.
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I can prepare an attractive sponsorship proposition.
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I can make contact with a potential sponsor.
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I know B2B sales and negotiation techniques and apply them in coordinating sponsorship terms with the sponsor (B2B – business to business).
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I can maintain a relationship with existing business sponsors, provide and accept feedback at all stages of the implementation of the sponsorship project.
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I know the decision-making (provision of support) process in the company.
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I can identify existing and create new forms of how to thank/express appreciation individually to the business sponsor.
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I regularly implement measures to promote the loyalty of business sponsors.
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I can collect and systematize information on funding programs in the field of NGO activity at various levels (municipalities, ministries, cross-border, international programs, private fund initiatives).
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I can prioritize project funding alternatives according to the most important criteria for the organization (e.g. activities funded, likelihood of receiving funding, administrative complexity, compliance with the organization’s strategy, etc.).
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I am able to ensure the inclusion of the project funding option in the fundraising strategy and compatibility with other fundraising activities.
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I can coordinate an application preparation team according to the requirements of the call.
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I am able to organize, control and contribute to the preparation of the application, project implementation and administration (only insofar as it is directly related to the implementation of the fundraising strategy/plan).
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