Building organisations

*Phasing out our organisational capacity-building programme: In 2024, we are shifting our focus from organisational capacity-building to the training programme for individual advocates.

Having concluded our research to understand the bottlenecks faced by organisations, we believe our best chance of helping organisations like yours is to assist with fundraising and capacity building.

Increase capacity and effectiveness

  • Support on building fundamental components of an effective charity

  • Guidance on your most critical decisions 

  • Connections with the international animal advocacy community (skilled volunteers, advisors, mentors) 

  • Accountability to keep you on task and on track

 Improve fundraising

  • Recommendations on relevant funding opportunities after we research the fit and alignment of an opportunity and your organisational needs/scope

  • Feedback on your grant applications and fundraising proposals

What it involves

We help organisations understand the fundamental aspects of running a non-profit organisation (fundraising, strategy & decision-making, operations, communications). 

  • One-to-one support - we assess and address your organisational needs and work with you to create a powerful foundation for your organisation

  • Mastermind groups - to brainstorm, solve challenges, and connect you with other like-minded organisations

  • And more: pitching practices, assisted work, extensive group and individual feedback, and ready-made templates (e.g., sample budgets, one-year plans)

 
 

What do organisations get out of it

  • Develop the relevant skills and a clearer understanding of running an effective animal charity 

  • Learn about potential funding opportunities and other resources from our comprehensive database

  • Receive stipends for equipments (e.g. webcam, mic), Internet upgrade, or web hosting to improve your technical infrastructure

  • Connect with other organisations, experts, volunteers, and individuals in the animal advocacy community

  • Receive valuable feedback and resources

 Testimonials

 

International Organization for Animal Protection Cameroon, Cameroon

“AAA’s support has been wonderful… most [capacity-building support provided by] organisations has not been consistent or dug deep enough into the difficulties that we are facing.”

Sibanye Animal Welfare and Conservancy Trust, Zimbabwe

“...working on [the grant application by] UMANO, AAA’s feedback was very helpful, they pointed out things that were missing in our previous proposals… there were also improvements to our budget, in making succinct and shorter introductions, and in ensuring that our proposal aligned with the criteria of the funding application.”

Help Initiatives for People Organization (HIPO), Zimbabwe

“AAA assisted me in putting the necessary systems and structures in place. For example, I now have a clear strategic plan and fundraising plan… their guidance helped me focus on the objectives and key issues of our organisation.”