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About the Fellowship
“If you have climate anxiety or climate worry and want to do something about it, this course is honestly more useful - or at least, more practical - than years spent at University studying Sustainability”
– Grace, 2022 fellow
Our annual Fundraising and Communications Fellowship builds the capacity of 50 passionate people across Australia.
The six week program involves two weekend intensives and weekly online training sessions, in which fellows learn essential skills for entering the not-for-profit sector. These sessions are taught in-house and by industry professionals. Our past guest speakers have come from Environment Victoria, Australian Conservation Foundation, the Climate Council and Farmers for Climate Action, to name a few. Topics covered include:
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In the last month of the program, fellows put what they’ve learnt to immediate effect as ambassadors in our peer-to-peer fundraising campaign, which has raised over $1million for climate action since the fellowship began.
“I found the fellowship covered so many aspects of communication and taught me super practical skills about the science of climate change, how to discuss it, what the challenges are etc. I also felt like I really understood why people work in the sector and what they do. I think it was amazing so many skilled people gave up their time to talk to us... Also a big shoutout to everyone to C4C who were so supportive and wonderful.”
– Claudia 2022 fellow
What's in it for you?
- More than 42 hours of training in fundraising, communication, recruitment and more to give you the tools, knowledge and confidence needed to take action on climate change.
- Guidance and practice in fundraising recruitment that you can apply in any networking situation.
- Theory, mentoring and experience in fundraising in a peer-to-peer campaign. These are highly sought after skills professionally and you can apply them to your personal Kickstarter style campaigns.
- Personal development; 94% of 2021 fellows said the program built their self-confidence.
- Experience within the not-for-profit and climate change sectors to increase your likelihood of a career in these areas.
- The opportunity to grow your personal and professional networks for your wellbeing and career development.
- Improved relationship building skills to benefit you and your new contacts.
- Career development; 78% of 2021 fellows said the program helped them professionally.
- Participate in our optional mentor program and learn how to facilitate group discussions on climate change to really hone your presentation and communication skills.
Commitment and key dates
Successful applicants are expected to:
- Attend the two weekend intensives, held online over Saturday May 6 & Sunday May 7, Saturday May 20 & Sunday May 21
- Attend 80% of weekly trainings, held online on Thursday evenings from May 4 to June 15
- Attend the peer-to-peer campaign launch, held online on Thursday May 18
- Each recruit a small team of fundraisers to take part in the peer-to-peer campaign
- Each fundraise in the peer-to-peer campaign
Key selection criteria
- 18 y/o or over and living in Australia
- Passionate about taking action on the climate crisis
- Self-motivated; you can independently set goals and do the work to achieve them
- Well-organised; you manage your tasks and time, and meet deadlines
- Excited to try new things and take up challenges, like fundraising and recruiting
- Team-oriented, and eager to get to know other passionate people
- Open to learning and building relationships in an online environment
Given this program is run online, we require all participants to have access to a laptop or computer, with good internet connection.
Cost
With practical, hands-on training worth thousands of dollars, the Fundraising and Communications Fellowship is offered at a lowered cost of $2000. Participants have the option of paying this fee or fundraising $2000 for Climate for Change as part of the program. You will learn all of the skills in order to be able to do this, and will be supported all the way by our team of experienced trainers.
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Any further enquiries should be directed to our fellowship coordinator, Carly Robertson (she/they), at [email protected].