Trading place for funders, Business & Investors


Organisers Info

Jan van der Kooij is the Owner and Mentor of Tweede Mijl and he is based in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Jan is familiar with the South African Charitable Organizational Frameworks and the challenges that they face to solicit funding to execute their so much needed services to the communities they serve. He spent 10 years in SA, founded Gideon Naaldwijk, a evangelical center and
bookshop and worked with Vineyard SA. Jan was MD of the Joshua Project from 2006 till 2009. This project is based in Jeffrey’s Bay, South Africa.

Monica Heynes Brown is the Owner of Funding It, a consultancy that specializes in assisting academics, NGO’s, NPO’s, Charitable Organizations, SMME’s, religious organizations as well as startup enterprises in soliciting funds for either furthering their studies, investment in community projects, funds for growing their businesses or just making sure and idea come to life. Funding It is also the joint owner of The Funding Emporium International event that will be launched with the inaugural event in January 2011.

Funding IT is a registered business since 2008 and the consultancy can offer a full service in the following:

- Fundraising
- Public Relations/Sponsorship
- Corporate Social Initiatives

We also provide Services/Consulting in the following areas:

- Feasibility and Planning Studies
- General Fundraising Advice and Counsel
- Corporate Social Investment
- Social Responsibility Develeopment for SMME Sector

MISSION
To assist in the raising of funds, resources and skills for entrepreneurs, academics, students, scholars and community activists.

To raise awareness amongst corporates and the SMME sector about their Social Responsibility towards their customers.

To facilitate and maintain platforms where funders, investors, angel investors, businesses, financial institutions, donors, funders and even the public can interact and network with each other.

WHAT ARE WE BUSY WITH AT THE MOMENT
The Inaugural event of the Funding Emporium is the first of the three events that will be conducted throughout 2011.

This is truly a program that will allow anyone to look at investing in programs, start up businesses, charitable organisations and also at individuals that have an idea that could be a good entrpreneurial and profitable enterprise.

The beauty of the whole program is that many people can benefit, whether it is with knowledge gained, resources been allocated, funding in the form of grants or investments, it will still achieve its goal.
TO ALLOW EVERYBODY A FAIR CHANCE TO GET HELP.


The Funding Emporium Inaugural event
23-28 January 2011
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CONTACT US

General Enquiries

Monica Heynes Brown
Mobile: 27 79 543 2762
monica.heynes@myvirtualworker.co.za
monica.heynes@fundingit.za.org
monica.heynes@gmail.com

Enquiries about the Funding Emporium Program

Jan van der Kooij
jvanderkooij@gmail.com
jvanderkooij@tweedemijl.nl
Mobile : 0931 651 597

Monica Heynes Brown
Mobile: 27 79 543 2762
monica.heynes@myvirtualworker.co.za
monica.heynes@fundingit.za.org
monica.heynes@gmail.com

 

The Funding Emporium Inaugural event 23-28 January 2011

The Funding Emporium is the trading place for funders, investors and businesses that are taking giving back to the communities serious.

This platform allows businesses and organizations to find out what they should and should not be doing and what they should be focusing on in their quest for support and different ways of soliciting funding.

The inaugural event will concentrate on the charitable organizations, NPO’s, NGO’s, religious organizations and other public organizations as this sector deliver a service to those that society really sometimes forgot about. Therefore we need to support these organizations now more than ever.

Why participate?

Opportunities to meet potential funders, decision makers and to put all the experience gained as a fundraiser or management of a charity to the test by competing against your peers.

Who can participate?

Any charitable organization that is registered as an NGO, NPO or charitable organization within the Republic of South Africa. Who in your organogram will be most suited to participate?Whoever got what it takes to make this happen.

What will participants take away with them after this event?

Knowledge on how to practically apply what they have been taught all these years. Contacts galore. Exposure to the public, media and the business sector and so much more. Funding for successful projects as well as prizes in form of resources, training courses, vouchers and much more.

What will happen at event :

A panel of five persons will ensure that every participant stands a fair chance. No matter what service you are rendering to the impoverished communities out there, we want to hear from you.

Every participant will be judged according to the different categories that will be made available to them beforehand. Every level or activity will have different criteria that they will be judged on.

The event will kick off with a business breakfast on Monday 24 January 2011 and the exhibition to the public will follow. A little introduction to the training program topics to cover and handout of assignments to participants. Tuesday is day behind the desks and planning start for the practical raising of funds from the public for a local charity. Wednesday is Presentation of the proposal worked on over the past two days. Thursday is the final stage as all participants are interviewed to see what their public relations skills are all about and the practical plan to be executed to raise funds for a local charity. Thursday evening is the gala dinner and all winners will be announced as well as the funds raised are handed over to the local charities. Friday is the final stage of networking and connecting business with charities with a Golf Day where more prizes will be won.