What Was It About?
Topics of the training included fundraising, communication, strategic planning and coalition building.
When and Where?
The Think Tank School took place on March 12-14, 2014 in Berlin (Germany) prior to the annual ESFL Conference.
Day 1
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Day 2
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Day 3
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9:00 – 09:30 Introduction Session
09:30–13:00 Strategic Planning I
- 09:30-10:30 Social Change, Policy Advocacy, Think Tanks
- 10:30-11:30 Workshop: Analysis of Past Social Change
- 11:30-13:00 Forming Goals and KPI’s
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00–18:00 Strategic Planning II
- 14:00-15:30 Understanding the Environment
- 15:30-17:00 Appraisal of the Resources
- 17:00-17:45 Reflection Session, Q&A
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9:00 – 13:00 Communication I
- 9:00 – 9:45 Crafting Strategy for Communication
- 9:45 – 10:45 Workshop: Planning the Communication
- 10:45 – 11:30 Writing effectively
- 11:30 – 13:00 Workshop: Press Releases, Op-eds
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-18:00 Communication II
- 14:00 – 14:45 Public Speaking
- 14:45 – 16:15 Workshop: Creating Sound Bites
- 16:15 – 17:00 Managing Media Relations
- 17:00 – 17:45 Reflection Session, Q&A
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9:00 – 13:00 Fundraising I
- 9:00 – 10:30 Faith, fundraising and techniques
- 10:30-11:30 Workshop: why should anyone invest in you
- 11:30-12:15 Approaching Foundations
- 12:15-13:00 Approaching Major Gifts
13:00-13:30 Sandwich lunch
13:30 – 16:00 Fundraising II
- 13:30 – 14:15 Online and direct mailing fundraising
- 14:15 – 15:45 Workshop: Selling to sponsors
- 15:45 – 16:00 Evaluation of the training
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