1. 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

2. 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

3. 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?

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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 -!!!!!

7. 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……

8. 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!!

9. 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!!!

10. Questions & Discussions!
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