A regular meeting of representatives of Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University and Mariupol State University with fundraising specialists was held as part of the project “Strengthening Fundraising Capacity for Displaced Universities”, implemented with the financial support of the Fulbright Program and organizational support of the NGO “Prostir Foundation”.
This time, the meeting was attended by fundraising specialists from Royal Holloway, University of London, Deborah Meyer, Head of Development, and Janice Rodriguez-Mendez, Fundraising and Development Consultant.
During the meeting, Deborah Meyer and Janice Rodriguez-Mendez provided information on how fundraising events are held at British universities, who are the main sponsors of these events, and how the stakeholder base is formed. The key issue for discussion was the role of alumni in university development. The possibilities of applying the fundraising tools of British universities by Ukrainian displaced universities, considering the current realities in Ukraine, were also discussed.
