By Lam Ngoc Thao | Executive Director
Dear friends and supporters,
In 2021, the Narrow The Gap Community Fund continued to disburse 900 million VND to 9 projects selected by our Grant Allocation Committee (GAC) and nominated the other 12 initiatives for community fundraising. However, what we hope to build for our community has grown greater.
Attempting to help our nonprofit partners operate more sustainably and independently, we decided to provide them with a new capacity training course starting from 2021. After a lot of effort and preparation, the LIN team had finally managed to deliver the first phase of the Fundraising Capacity Strengthening Program.
Last December, phase 1 welcomed 20 representatives from 17 organizations to the online training course and ended with a ceremony where the participating organizations gained 132 million VND from the incubator funds for their community development initiatives.
The training course gave participants an introduction to project researching and planning, donor management, sponsorship negotiation, and fundraising on digital platforms. After 4.5 days of learning and practicing, participating organizations finalized their proposals and pitched to gain incubator funds.
At the ceremony, phase 1 closed with a remarkable moment as LIN invited partners and participating organizations to sign the "Statement of Ethical Principles in Fundraising in Vietnam." LIN aims to upgrade the program and grant more funds to more community development initiatives in 2022.
Besides our valued corporate donors and grants, your contribution throughout the year has moved us further in our mission to mobilize resources from the community and allocate the resources effectively to meet community needs. We are honored to have you as a part of the LIN team!
In the year of the Tiger, may our heads spark with creativity and our hearts be full of kindness and joy!
With gratitude,
Lam Ngoc Thao
Executive Director
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