Welcome to UNDP Crowdfunding Academy


UNDP Crowdfunding Academy is an interactive training program that empowers and builds capacities of organizations to gain the necessary knowledge and skills on how to prepare and run a successful crowdfunding campaign. 


The program is intended for civil society organizations that want to start, expand, or rebuild their businesses using online tools and innovative methodologies. Through interactive modules and tools, organizations will learn how to create elements of crowdfunding campaigns so that in the end, they will be able to launch their crowdfunding campaign. 


Organizations will have a chance to work with top crowdfunding experts from around the world who will offer guidance and feedback. 

By the end of this course, organizations would have developed elements such as communication strategy, visual and textual elements, rewards, etc which will enable them to launch their crowdfunding campaign. 

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Who can take this Course?

Are you a civil society organization? 

Do you have an innovative solution for a problem in your community but need funds to kickstart it? 

Do you need help in communication, visibility, capacity building, and funding? 


If the answer to the questions above is yes, then UNDP Crowdfunding Academy is for you.


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How will I benefit from this course?
 You will get:
  • Access to 12 online mandatory training modules and one additional module
  • Access to additional offline learning opportunities
  • Access to exclusive educational crowdfunding materials 
  • Opportunity to work with experienced mentors from different crowdfunding platforms, business sectors, and NGOs
  • Mentorship and guidance during the preparation and implementation of the crowdfunding campaign
  • Connection with international crowdfunding platforms 
  • Certificate of completion of the online training program 
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How long will it take?
 Each module includes a 10 minute recorded video, presentations, a short quiz, and a list of tasks that will prepare you for your crowdfunding campaign.

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How much does it cost?
 This course is free!

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Will I get a certificate at the end?
 Yes - you will be able to download a certificate once you will have completed all of the modules of the programme.

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Are there any additional learning opportunities?

 Yes - but they depend on your country. In some countries free offline courses will be provided, in other countries you’ll get access to live 

online meetings with mentors.

Data protection and consent


By joining this course you are consenting to UNDP being given access to your Kaya profile information, including your name and email address, so that they can provide the course. This may require them to contact you. Your data will be anonymised before it is used for any analysis or reporting purposes. If you have any questions about this, please email team@tadamon.community.