Frank van der Most
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RubberBootsData
WildLabs will soon launch a discussion group on funding and finance.
Obviously, it will be a place where funding and finance opportunities will be published and gathered ( duh... ). Besides that, we have some other ideas ( see below ). But what would you expect from such a group? How could it help you achieving your conservation goals? If the sky is the limit, what would be your wish list? Please post your reply as a comment below or send me a private message.
The group would greatly benefit from having a small team of managers, rather than just me. It's simply more productive, offers more continuity and would be a lot of fun. So, we are looking for one or two co-managers, willing to spend a couple of hours per week. Check out the call for managers to see what else it involves. If you are interested, then please use the link on the call page to fill out the application form to show your interest.
If the role of co-manager does not suit you, but you would be willing to otherwise lend a hand, then please leave a comment or send me a message. For example, the group could use a logo, people for brainstorms, people with contacts in funding organizations, and people who could share their experiences with funding applications and other funding activities.
If you might be interested in a particular role, but would like to know more first, then please leave your question below, or send me a message and we can have a chat.
Looking forward to kicking this group off, hopefully with your help!
Frank
Current ideas for the group - feel very welcome to provide feedback on these :
- Finding new open calls for funding and finance proposals. As you may have noticed, I already started publishing some in the past few weeks. If you have any tips, send me a message please, or post a funding post yourself.
- Peer review of draft project applications through on-line meetups
- Invite speakers for webinars from donor and finance organizations to talk about: their view on applications from the donors' side, trends in funding for nature conservation, upcoming events that they want to promote, and more. If you have other ideas, feel free to add them in the comments.
- Feet-on-the-table sessions. See if donor/finance organizations are interested in listening to and discussing with ( potential ) applicants from conservation tech about what they ( the applicants ) feel should be funded and what their problems are.
Photo : Jitu Mondal
PS Sorry for spamming this message across all WildLabs groups. Funding is an ongoing if not primary concern for all groups if not all nature conservation, and we wanted to make sure to reach the widest audience within WildLabs, and funding . I checked if it was okay and was allowed to go ahead.
5 June 2024 4:14pm
This is great, Frank! @StephODonnell, maybe we can try to bring someone from #Superorganism (@tomquigley ?) or another venture company (#XPRIZE) into the fold!
6 June 2024 1:38am
I find the group to be dope, fundraising in the realm of conservation has been tough especially for emerging conservation leaders. There are no centralized grants tracking common databases that effectively manage the array of fragmented RFPs and CFPs, especially with the emergence of integrated and collaborative approaches in conservation.
This is both an opportunity to expand ones footprint in tracking and managing CFPs and RFPs in conservation, yet an opportunity for the experienced fish to explore opportunities to capacity build and strengthen skills and networks in Conservation fundraising.
Frank van der Most
RubberBootsData
6 June 2024 4:16am
In reply to Edonga
6 June 2024 1:38am
I find the group to be dope, fundraising in the realm of conservation has been tough especially for emerging conservation leaders. There are no centralized grants tracking common databases that effectively manage the array of fragmented RFPs and CFPs, especially with the emergence of integrated and collaborative approaches in conservation.
This is both an opportunity to expand ones footprint in tracking and managing CFPs and RFPs in conservation, yet an opportunity for the experienced fish to explore opportunities to capacity build and strengthen skills and networks in Conservation fundraising.
Thank you for your encouraging words and support Paul Edonga!
Which databases do you know that you do not find effective enough? I ran across some, like Terra Viva, and the recently published Biodiversity Finance Initiative, but I don't have much experience with the first and none with the latter.
Alex Rood
WILDLABS
World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)