[Iyrp-gcg] IYRP fundraising

[SEVA]

Dear Igshaan,
Thanks for updating the fund mobilising strategy you are proposing. We
appreciate Engin, YOLDA is facilitating in this task.
All the best.
Regards,
P. Vivekanandan,
Co -chair-RISG- South Asia
SEVA,
45, T.P.M.Nagar,
Virattipathu, Madurai - 625 016
Tamil Nadu, India.
 Phone: 7708852334
 e-mail: vivekseva at gmail.com
website:  www.sevango.in


On Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 11:13 AM Loupa Pius <daahman89 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Igshaan.
>
> I do agree on the need to have an IYRP communication strategy. Also the
> funding to it.
> Personally, I have seen many people and organizations use GoFundMe which
> has worked several times.  Maybe there is a need to have a meeting on this
> with various IYRP groups
>
> Cheers
> Loupa Pius
> East and Southern Africa Working Group -International Year of Rangelands
> and Pastoralist (IYRP2026)
>  loupadado.org at gmail.com / daahman89 at gmail.com
> +256784616870
>
>
> On Sun, 10 Sept 2023 at 00:22, Igshaan Samuels <isamuels at uwc.ac.za> wrote:
>
>> Dear IYRP GCG member
>>
>> I hope you are doing well.
>>
>> As the IYRP continues to gain strength (support, technical outputs, etc.)
>> as we move closer to 2026, we are still confronted with the two
>> large components we urgently need to address and improve on. These are
>> communications and fundraising (particularly at a global level).
>>
>> A proposal is being presented here where there is an urgent need to
>> develop a global communications strategy to amongst others, reach people
>> and institutions that we normally do not interact with. We need to make the
>> IYRP circle bigger, if I may put it that way. For an effective
>> communications strategy, we need funds. We have approached many people
>> within the IYRP ISG who might be able to voluntarily  assist with
>> communications, but we understand, everyone has a limited capacity. While
>> few people have offered limited assistance, it is nowhere enough to get the
>> IYRP communications "machine" fully functional and to do what we want it to
>> do. As such, we need to have more people on board, and would have to
>> compensate them for their time, which we fully understand.
>>
>> Prior to setting up a global communications team of volunteers and
>> appointed members, we need the communications strategy. Given that the
>> development of such a strategy will also require human resources, and
>> itself might be costly, we seeked the support of the Yolda Initiative,
>> an NGO based in Turkey, whose is led by Engin Yilmaz, who has been a
>> very active member within the various structures of the IYRP for some time
>> now. This would ensure that we have an in-house institution who understands
>> what the IYRP wants to achieve but also would be  more cost effective for
>> the IYRP. Yolda, who would have to use human resources to develop the
>> communications strategy, would have to cover their expenses, which we agree
>> with. Therefore, it is proposed that we embark on a crowdfunding campaign
>> to raise funds for the development of a global IYRP
>> communications strategy.
>>
>> I, therefore, seek your opinion and endorsement of doing a crowdfunding
>> campaign to develop our communications strategy. It would be appreciated if
>> we can have your comments by 25 Sept 2023. The crowdfunding platform
>> suggested is *GoFundMe, *and those who have knowledge and experience of
>> this platform are encouraged to comment.
>>
>> Once the strategy is developed, we will at our next GCG meeting, discuss
>> an extended fundraising campaign to fund the communications of the IYRP,
>> which would include approaching IYRP ISG members and
>> other philanthropic organizations.
>>
>> Kind regards
>> Igshaan Samuels
>> IYRP ISG co-chair
>>
>>
>>
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