Venture conducts Strategic Program and
Fund Raising Planning Workshop
Venture, a non-profit organization in the Philippines that offers basic and short courses for Fund Raising, conducted a two-day Strategic Program and Fund Raising Planning workshop to the staff of Cantilan Bank Foundation, Inc. (CBFI) and William Knowles Hotchkiss Foundation, Inc. (WKHFI) on May 14-15, 2014 at HLC Training Center.
Ms. Pinky N. Medina, Executive Director of Venture together with Vivienne Zerrudo, Senior Program Manager focused their first day’s lecture on the factors to be considered when planning a certain strategic program purposely for foundations. Ms. Medina emphasized the significant role of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) Analysis in realizing the goals of an organization because it determines both the potency of the planned program and at the same time the flaws that need to be improved.
On the second day, the speakers discussed how to raise funds for programs of the foundation. They stressed the need to enumerate the potential donors based on their suitability and interest to the type of program to ensure their support. They also tackled the different fund raising campaign strategies to really get the attention of prospective donors.
Ms. Pinky N. Medina, Executive Director of Venture together with Vivienne Zerrudo, Senior Program Manager focused their first day’s lecture on the factors to be considered when planning a certain strategic program purposely for foundations. Ms. Medina emphasized the significant role of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) Analysis in realizing the goals of an organization because it determines both the potency of the planned program and at the same time the flaws that need to be improved.
On the second day, the speakers discussed how to raise funds for programs of the foundation. They stressed the need to enumerate the potential donors based on their suitability and interest to the type of program to ensure their support. They also tackled the different fund raising campaign strategies to really get the attention of prospective donors.