Non-Profit Organisations and fundraising events : A case study on famine in Somalia and Kenya
Pownall-Helenius, Sharon (2013)
HAAGA-HELIA ammattikorkeakoulu
2013
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http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2013060412767
http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2013060412767
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This project based thesis studies the start-up of a Non-profit organisation and the field of fundraising.
Starting up a Non-Profit organisation is as difficult as starting any other business, but none the less very much do able. The thesis presents basic steps that can be taken to start-up a non- profit organisation and how to create and manage fundraising events. The thesis also presents steps that were taken to implement the Impact your world through events project and all its outcomes and results.
Fundraising events are complicated projects with many different products and services like any other kind of project events; the only difference is there is no profit to be made. Whatever funds that are made in fundraisers go to charities of the organisations choice.
It is important to have an event manager and team that have experience in the field of fundraising when venturing into the sector of non-profit business.
Impact your world through events is created by Sharon Pownall. This is the first time the author has done such a project in Finland; it was a great experience and definitely something that is recommended trying. The project was started to raise funds and create awareness of the famine in East Africa, Kenya and Somalia.
Information was gathered from different types of sources, interview was conducted with a non-profit organisation owner form Dinkakids foundation and a lot was learnt through the actual project implementation.
Starting up a Non-Profit organisation is as difficult as starting any other business, but none the less very much do able. The thesis presents basic steps that can be taken to start-up a non- profit organisation and how to create and manage fundraising events. The thesis also presents steps that were taken to implement the Impact your world through events project and all its outcomes and results.
Fundraising events are complicated projects with many different products and services like any other kind of project events; the only difference is there is no profit to be made. Whatever funds that are made in fundraisers go to charities of the organisations choice.
It is important to have an event manager and team that have experience in the field of fundraising when venturing into the sector of non-profit business.
Impact your world through events is created by Sharon Pownall. This is the first time the author has done such a project in Finland; it was a great experience and definitely something that is recommended trying. The project was started to raise funds and create awareness of the famine in East Africa, Kenya and Somalia.
Information was gathered from different types of sources, interview was conducted with a non-profit organisation owner form Dinkakids foundation and a lot was learnt through the actual project implementation.