Events

Part of our series: Let’s Talk Parliaments: lights, computers, action!

In this inaugural series, four EU-CORD members and their local partners are invited to share their experiences regarding parliamentary advocacy and lobbying. In 30-minute sessions featuring a 15-minute interview style, we explore different perspectives, successes and challenges regarding political-level advocacy. If they can do it – so can you!

On 11 October, Mrs. Phyllis Wanjiku Kariuki, MHM Ambassador Fida International, will share Fida’s experience of successful lobbying for Menstrual Health Management in Kenya in the wake of high teen pregnancies.

Part of our series: Let’s Talk Parliaments: lights, computers, action!

In this series, four EU-CORD members and their local partners are invited to share through a 15-minute interview-style session on their success and challenges regarding political-level advocacy. If they can do it  – so can you!

Part of our Learning Space series to help members and their partners to fund their project portfolios. 

Increasingly NGO’s, partners, universities, private companies are working in collaboration with one another. How can we identify suitable organisations to work with and make informed decisions with regard to their suitability to join in more formal consortia working to pursue shared project funding goals. We will be sharing some practical analytical ideas members have found useful. We will seek to answer these questions:

1) When should this analysis be carried out?

2) How do you design a matrix to support your data?

Part of our series: Let’s Talk Parliaments: lights, computers, action!

In this inaugural series, four EU-CORD members and their local partners are invited to share their experiences regarding parliamentary advocacy and lobbying. In 30-minute sessions featuring a 15-minute interview style, we explore different perspectives, successes and challenges regarding political-level advocacy. If they can do it – so can you!

On 25 October, Ms. Lisanne van der Steeg, Political Advisor at Woord en Daad, will share Woord en Daad’s work on Climate Resilience working together in a North-South Partnership.

A moment for EU-CORD members to reflect on their experience applying and implementing DG INTPA/NEAR projects. During the review session, Ruth will share the findings of her ‘quick and dirty’ evaluation of recent Calls for Proposals. We will continue discussing how members work strategically with the Global Europe programming documents.

Finally, the CONCORD workstream that looks at issues to do with ‘Financing and Funding for Sustainable Development’ is setting its work priorities for the coming years, and we will take some time to look at what these are and where (and how) EU-CORD members might engage.

Part of our Learning Space series to help members and their partners to fund their project portfolios. 

What are the requirements needed to be competitive and successful in the first stage of donor applications, the concept note? We will be sharing what has been successful. Inevitably we will share the mistakes and errors which can lead to disappointment. We will seek to answer these questions:

1) What are the components of a successful concept note?

2) What process should be followed when drafting a concept note?

In this webinar, we have asked MzN International to share their perspectives on the big-picture trends they observe with institutional donors. We will build in time for small group reflection and questions after the presentation.

This is part of a 3-webinar series. 

Two events in one! CEO and Senior Leaders of EU-CORD member organisations will meet in Canterbury UK for our autumn General Assembly. At the same time & location, the Faith in Action Forum will host its annual gathering.

Full details, including accommodation booking, have been shared with the CEO/Senior Leaders and Faith in Action programme groups.

The autumn gathering of our funding and partnerships forum will take place as a virtual event on Teams. We will be reflecting on progress with in-country forums and will have a presentation from MzN on donor mapping besides other discussions and new topics.

In this webinar, we have asked MzN International to share how organisations, like EU-CORD members, can come together and run an effective donor mapping exercise. This is held as part of the Funding and Partnerships Forum, and we are also using that link for this specific event. 

This is part of a 3-webinar series. 

This meeting targets EU-CORD members who are also ECHO-certified partners and/or members of the VOICE network.

The second Advocacy Forum of 2022 will take place as a virtual event. Programme details will be shared soon. 

Part of our Learning Space series to help members and their partners to fund their project portfolios. 

Technical competence in proposal submissions is insufficient if it is not complemented by making a good impression with the donor through holding successful donor meetings. We will seek to answer the following questions:

1) How do you plan and run a successful meeting with the donor?

2) What can go wrong?

3) How do you build a strong reputation with the donor?

We will be drawing on experience of members and seeking to overcome obstacles which can hinder us. It’s an area where we can all improve.

Decolonisation raises challenging questions for everyone especially those of us in the aid sector. We will look at the historical background; how this affects relationships and asks how we should move forward from where we are?

We will be seeking to answer these questions:

1) What do we mean by decolonisation and why is this relevant today?

2) What questions does decolonisation raise for us?

3) How can better understanding improve relationships?

There will be discussion and opinions are welcomed which will take place in a non- judgemental way where all questions are welcome. This will help participants to explore this subject and learn from others.

Kick-start 2023 with this final webinar in our MzN series. In the first webinar, we explored the trends, in this second webinar MzN, will offer some practical advice and tools to help EU-CORD members organise themselves to take advantage of the trends to be well positioned to access funding in the future. What does it look like to be pro-active rather than re-active in the search for funding?

This is part of a 3-webinar series.