Tadamon Crowdfunding Academy is part of the “IsDB – ISFD NGO Empowerment for Poverty Reduction Program”, which is funded by the Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development (ISFD), managed by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and other strategic partners. The mission of the program is to provide visibility to projects and activities, help them with alternative finance modalities and connect them to other potential partners and supporters.
Tadamon Crowdfunding Academy is an 8-week training program that enables civil society organizations (CSOs) to raise funds using crowdfunding.
By now, more than 500 organizations have been equipped with crowdfunding skills and have received their Tadamon Crowdfunding Academy completion certificates. Be one of our next participants!
We want to empower CSOs with the know-how on protecting the environment and fighting against climate change, give their projects more visibility, create compelling stories highlighting their challenges, and finance their projects and ideas by engaging with donors and supporters.
Tadamon Crowdfunding Academy is an e-learning and digital classroom program carried out in partnership with the Kaya platform, a global learning platform of the Humanitarian Leadership Academy. Selected organizations will develop their crowdfunding campaign with the support of mentors using e-learning tools.
Eligibility Criteria
Type of CSOs: NGO, social enterprise, development start-up, religious organization, cooperative or farmers’ association, community-based organization, foundation, saving clubs, civil society network, and credit unions.
Country Registration: You are registered and planning to implement your project solution in one of the 32 OIC member countries. These countries are:
Algeria, Azerbaijan, Benin, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Guinea, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Libya, Maldives, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, State of Palestine, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia, Uzbekistan and Yemen. You will be asked to submit valid registration documents upon applying.
Tadamon Membership: You are a member of the Tadamon platform. (If you are not a member, don’t worry! You can sign up now – it is easy and free). Please note that CSOs will be screened through the UNDP security platform and/or any other due diligence process.
Language: The training program will be delivered in English (with the possibility of mentorship in Arabic, French, and Turkish).
Innovation and relevance: Your project proposal is clearly innovative and related to one or more of the thematic areas:
- Renewable energy
- Reduce, reuse, and recycling
- Ecosystem and biodiversity protection
- Sustainable agriculture and food systems
- Sustainable resource management
- Climate change
- Air pollution reduction
- Environmental education
Application Process
To apply with a project idea for Tadamon Crowdfunding Academy, your organization needs to sign up and create a profile on the Tadamon Platform. In your organization’s profile/account, you will find an application form for the Academy. You can submit your project idea/proposal by October 23, 2023.
