Finances That Work: Managing Resources and Mobilizing Funding

As part of the project “Strengthening the Institutional Capacity of the Public Resources and Initiatives Charity Foundation”, implemented with the technical support of UN Women in Ukraine and funded by the UN Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF), an online training titled “Financial Literacy and Resource Management: Fundraising and Donor Reporting” was conducted.

The training brought together the Foundation’s staff and volunteers and was designed as a practical learning session consisting of two substantive blocks, enabling participants to comprehensively explore financial management in the civil society sector.

In the first block, participants focused on:

• principles of financial planning and project budgeting;
• approaches to results-based resource management;
• developing clear and transparent financial reporting for donors.

The second block was dedicated to fundraising and resource diversification. Participants explored:

• key approaches to grant writing and proposal budgeting;
• models of cooperation with businesses, partners, and donors;
• practical tools for resource mobilization in humanitarian and social projects.

Special attention during the training was given to the link between financial management and donor trust, as well as the role of financial discipline in scaling projects.

“Financial literacy in the civil society sector is not only about accounting and reporting. It is about an organization’s ability to plan, mobilize resources, and use them responsibly. This is what builds trust and opens up new opportunities for development,” noted the Foundation’s accountant, Liubov Dariy.

The training format combined theoretical input, analysis of real-life cases, and practical tools, allowing participants not only to systematize their knowledge but also to immediately see how to apply it in their daily work.

Conducting such learning activities is an important component of strengthening the Foundation’s team and improving the quality of program implementation in complex humanitarian contexts.

The project “Strengthening the Institutional Capacity of the Public Resources and Initiatives Charity Foundation” is produced by  the Public Resources and Initiatives Charity Foundation, with technical support of UN Women Ukraine and and financial support from The United Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF), a flexible and rapid financing mechanism that supports quality interventions aimed at strengthening the capacity of local women in conflict prevention, crisis and emergency response, and leveraging key peacebuilding opportunities.

This publication was produced with the financial support of the United Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF), but the views and content expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the official views or endorsement of the United Nations.