Financial training
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Once your collective grows, we recommend you to create a working group within your collective to work on the topic finance. There is a lot on their to do list: from defining and writing an expense policy to active fundraising.
The expense policy becomes quite important when the budget grows. Writing a first draft of a policy that fits the contex and the collective, refining it, getting feedback, experiment and changing it again. An expense policy is never really finished, and is as dynamic as the collective and its activities. Make sure you discuss following items when creating an expense policy:
the approval process of expenses (e.g. rotation of the administrator roles to mitigate for power)
an overview of what can be expensed
what amount can be spent
strategy for spending money over time
budgetting of future events
important decisions like paying people living expenses for their contributions
etc.
See for example
It's difficult for existing foundations, family offices and other donors to make financial contributions to the various movements/collectives working on climate and climate justice. All For Climate provides the legal entitity that is needed to apply for bigger funds. Please contact us if your collective needs help with this. We can help you with the paperwork and can review applications if needed.
End of 2024, All For Climate hosted 5 financing and fundraising sessions, co-financed by Climate Emergency Fund (CEF), designed to equip you with essential tools for your collective. Click on the titels to check out the material.
Topics discussed:
Open Space for Q&A – Get personalized advice and insights from experts in an open, interactive session
– Kick-off with the basics of fundraising, from building the financial infrastructure (e.g. using a fiscal host) for your movement to crafting compelling project pitches and budgets.
– Learn how to leverage community power and online platforms to raise funds for your cause.
– Master the art of finding and applying for grants that align with your mission.
– Develop strategies to effectively allocate and manage the funds you receive.
