Chris Mbiti, Program Manager, PEN THE DATING GAME: THE ART OF COURTING, ENGAGING AND MARRYING DONORS – The KCDF Story….. Presenters Janet Mawiyoo, CEO, KCDF Chris Mbiti, Program Manager, PEN

Presentation Structure THE DATING GAME: THE ART OF COURTING, ENGAGING AND MARRYING DONORS: The KCDF Story…… Presentation Structure Lessons from Human relationships Getting your Act Together: Courting Building & Expanding your Credibility: Engaging Graduating key Relationships: Marrying

The Dating Game: Drawing Lessons from Human Relationship Experiences: For those who are married or in stable relations, How did you meet? Do you remember how you initiated your first communication? Dating process? What did you (both of you) do, to nurture the relationship? For those in their 5th year and above, what has sustained the relationship to a long term partnership?

THE DATING GAME: Learning from the KCDF Story… THE DATING GAME: Learning from the KCDF Story….. Getting your Act Together: Courting Sorting out key Governance Issues Testing assumptions on the ground through practice Learning & Taking Corrective Actions Persisting & Moving forward

Communicating your story THE DATING GAME: Learning from the KCDF Story: Building & Expanding your Credibility: Engaging Communicating your story Gaining local ownership Diversifying funding base – who is on board? Who else can we bring on board? Reflecting & Learning- what needs to change among us & in the way we do our business, to get us to where we want to go? Re-aligning your work to your VMG

Thinking beyond projects at all levels… THE DATING GAME: Learning from the KCDF Story: Graduating key Relationships: Marrying…. Thinking beyond projects at all levels… What that means for Governance, Management & Institutionalization? Investing in Long Term Sustainability of the VMG…..hence focus on the Endowment Being of one MIND -!!!!!

Expanding Resource Mobilization Strategies… THE DATING GAME: Learning from the KCDF Story: Graduating key Relationships: Marrying…. Expanding Resource Mobilization Strategies… Investing in Communicating & Marketing yourselves Re-tooling your teams across the board…from board to staff Consolidating & Synergizing your efforts across the board……

The Dating Game - Key Lessons from the KCDF Experience…. Commitment to Cause Beyond Jobs!! Governance Issues: Boards taking charge by example Deal with OD Issues…Staff capability, accountability, donor relationships etc. Move with your commitment for financial freedom….donors put money where they sense serious commitment!!

The Dating Game - Key Lessons from the KCDF Experience…. Invest in Communications about your self Impact - Building Stakeholder Support from the ground Review, Reflect, Learn from your mistakes & Take Action….or Die!!!

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