Grant Writing & Fundraising Essentials
Wednesday, May 15th–29th,
10am–2pm, in Tel Aviv
This course covers everything you need to request major donations for nonprofits.
The cost is 1200 NIS for 12 hours * Discount for olim available.
Learn how to:
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Write grants that stand out
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Find new donors & keep your current donors
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Identify and research foundations
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Build budgets that donors want to see
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Rachel helps you establish a career in the NGO sector
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And much more!
Data Management - Excel & Salesforce Workshop for Fundraisers
Requirements: native fluency in English and an undergraduate degree
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For more information contact elana@ngocatalyst.org
Rachel Canar
INSTRUCTOR: Rachel has been teaching for 6 years and has more than 24 years of nonprofit experience in Israel and the U.S in programming, communications, PR, and resource development. She teaches her courses at IDC Herzeliya, Tel Aviv University, and for major organizations like UJA Federation of NY . Rachel’s expertise includes: private and foundation major gifts, online and direct mail fundraising, as well as training and mentoring others. Rachel founded NGO Catalyst to elevate and grow the field of professional fundraising in Israel.
Wednesday, June 5th, Tel Aviv
Learn how to save yourself hours of work, make less mistakes, impress your boss with your efficiency & effectiveness! The cost is 600NIS for 5 hours of instruction, with 2 special guest instructors who are Excel and Salesforce experts
Learn how to:
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Create formulas to convert currency
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Basic excel functions like sorting to advanced info graphics and charts
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Identify and research foundations
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Build budgets donors want to see
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Learn how to use and tailor Salesforce as a donor database!
At the end of NGO Catalyst courses, participants will be able to:
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Clearly organize digital and print data on all of their donors and donor histories and understand most database systems.
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Use spreadsheets to track their annual income, renewals, and prospective donations, and assess a fundraising program’s success.
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Write professional grants, solicitations, thank you letters, and reports.
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Find new major donor prospects using internet research including how to read U.S. tax documents to assess giving potential and interest.
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Write an organizational and project income and expense budget.
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Why is Rachel's Professional Fundraising Training Program needed?
Since a majority of all funds to Israeli nonprofits come from abroad, especially North America, most fundraising positions must be filled by English speakers. Fundraising professionals are in high demand as the need surpasses the number of experienced and/or trained English-speaking professionals in the field.
NGO Catalyst Fundraising Training Program provides practical job training for the nonprofit world and helps new candidates launch a professional career in Israel. The program is also excellent for those who are already working in the field but never had any formal training or guidance. This course helps nonprofits, job seekers, and new fundraisers all at once.
Frequent questions and answers, Also See Testimonials Below
What makes this course different from any other fundraising course?
This course is completely practical, teaching you what you actually need to do and how to do it for your first day, first week, first month and all throughout the first year on the job. Participants benefit from Rachel's special tips learned from her 20 years of successes and failures in the field.
Don't I need to speak, read and write Hebrew fluenty to work in an Israeli NGO?
It is true that most jobs advertise for their perfect candidate, someone with years of experience and native level Hebrew and English. However, the reality as mentioned above is that there are very few people in Israel who match these qualifications. Many NGO fundraising jobs go unfilled for many months until they realize this reality. In the end, most NGOs will and should compromise and hire someone who is is a native English speaker and writer, understands the Diaspora Jewish community and has professional fundraising training and/or experience even without Hebrew. Once you tell them all you have learned in the course, they will be impressed.
Who is a good candidate for this kind of work, do you need previous experience or specific skills?
Good candidates for professional fundraising are those who write excellently in English, are highly organized, enjoy communicating with people, have a flair for marketing and PR, and are passionate about their causes. Most fundraising work is very diverse and interesting, so it is good for people who like to be intellectually stimulated and are comfortable multi-tasking. In many cases, it also offers a flexible schedule with much of the work able to be performed at home. For this reason, fundraising is a great profession for parents with young children.
Do you help course participants find work? Is it hard to find a job? What kind of jobs are there?
Because 90% of all fundraising in Israel is from Diaspora English speaking communities, fundraisers must work in English. There are estimated to be 30,000 NGOs in Israel and most of them need a professional fundraiser. Today there are many more fundraising jobs than there are exprienced or trained professional fundraisers. NGO Catalyst is very well connected with the Israeli NGOs community, helps participants network, provides information on openings and directs them to the appropriate job opportunities. Where relevant, recommendations are provided.
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“A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE”
“Rachel Canar’s Introduction to Professional Fundraising Course gives those who are new to the world of fundraising, as well as those who are involved with non-profits but want to learn more, a wealth of knowledge that will enable current and prospective fundraisers to secure funds for their organization in a professional and effective manner.
Rachel is a gifted communicator, and shares her wisdom through cultivating a warm and supportive learning atmosphere. It was a privilege to attend Rachel’s course and I would highly recommend it to anyone wishing to learn more about fundraising.”
Johnny Solomon
Director of Communications
Shutaf
“ESSENTIAL INFORMATION”
“Rachel is extremely knowledgeable in her field and her course is packed with essential information on fundraising for nonprofit organizations as well as on organizational development and branding. The information delivered is both clear and comprehensive. The course is also especially useful, as it explains how the nonprofit sector works in Israel and how to fundraise for Israeli-based NGOs.
Having both studied nonprofit management as well as worked in the NGO sector in the past, I found the course to be well organized and useful and I would highly recommend it to people who are new to the field, as well as to those who have previous experience but have not yet worked in Israel.”
Benedetta Berti, PhD, Lecturer, Tel Aviv University; Institute for National Security Studies(INSS), Post-Doctoral Fellow, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
“HELPED ME GET MY FIRST POSITION”
To my surprise, before I even finished the course, Rachel had helped me get my first position in the field which I am really enjoying. Not only is she knowledgeable and well connected, she is also lovely as a person and offers support and tips way beyond the course.
Sharon Goldberg
Campaign Director, External Relations Department, IDC Herzliya
“A SOLID FOUNDATION”
"Rachel provided me with a solid foundation in nonprofit management: she successfully taught me how to write grants, how to conduct fundraising campaigns, and how the calendar cycle and inner workings of a nonprofit organization operated. She is able to break a task or concept down into its smallest components, and she can also stand back and show you how the smallest piece of something fits into a larger whole. Rachel is competent and compelling, friendly and funny, and she is also a great teacher and friend."
Clare Needham, Writer
“I Was Able to Jump Right Into My New Job”
I was skeptical that a single course could really prepare me for a career that I didn’t know much about, but this class went above and beyond even that. Rachel gives useful, truly practical and clear insights into the fundraising world and strategies. Not only did I get the tools to find a job in a brand new field, but I even got the job I have now because of Rachel’s help! Because of the course I’ve been able to jump right in to my new job and take on these new responsibilities head-on. I can’t even begin to say how glad I am that I took this course and found a new field that I can grow in.
Mara Fahl
Development Coordinator, Jerusalem Rape Crisis Center
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