Capacity Building in Resource Mobilization (CBRM) works towards financial sustainability of IDRC research partners. It also plays a catalytic role in sharpening an organization’s programmatic focus and communication strategy. These elements serve to strengthen institutions and contribute to the ability and creativity of people to extend project reach, promote the uptake of research results, and influence policy. In tandem with other IDRC capacity building support, this project attempts to enhance momentum by providing training workshops and advisory services to IDRC research partners to strengthen capacity with resource mobilization.

 

 

CBRM envisions a research for development community capable of accessing a diversity of funding sources and other resources to maintain financial sustainability and generate the knowledge needed to address the challenges it faces.

 

CBRM’s mission it to strengthen the resource mobilization capacity of IDRC research partners so as to assist them in establishing and maintaining their own research agendas.

 

 

 

The project objectives are to develop and promote customized resource mobilization tools, to strengthen skill sets and to promote emerging expertise that will contribute to building the field of resource mobilization for development in general.  The project embraces a learning-by-doing approach and aims to build capacity at both the individual and organizational levels.

 

 

The focus is on one organization that engages in an institutional self assessment to identify it own capacity building needs in resource mobilization, and develops a plan on how to address them.

 

 

 

Nicole Généreux, Senior Officer
Parnertship and Business Development Division
Regional Office for West and Central Africa

Dakar, Sénégal
(221) 33-864-0000  ext. 2211
ngenereux@idrc.org.sn