Fundraising Strategy Tor- Right To Play Lebanon

1.0 Organizational Overview

Right To Play's mission is to use sport and play to educate and empower children and youth to overcome the effects of poverty, conflict, and disease in disadvantaged communities. We believe that the power of play can transform a child’s life. That’s why we provide over one million children with the tools they need to protect themselves from disease, to encourage them to attend and stay in school and to resolve conflict and create peaceful communities.

The UN recognizes play as the right of every child. It is NOT a luxury; it is a tool for learning. Girls, persons with disabilities, children affected by HIV & AIDS, street children, former child combatants and refugees all deserve the chance to grow through play. A game of football can teach children about tolerance and peace; a game of tag can teach about malaria. Play develops skills like cooperation, leadership and teamwork. It can bring entire communities together and inspire every individual.

Present since May 2006, Right To Play Lebanon has been providing critical learning opportunities, psycho-social support and leadership development for Lebanese, Palestinian, and Syrian children and youth traumatized by conflict, poverty and displacement. Initiatives that provide psycho-social support and promote gender inclusion and positive leadership are desperately needed for peace and development in the longer term.

2.0 Fundraising Strategy/Development of lebanon rtp CRM

A fundraising strategy and CRM for Lebanon will be conducted for the Right To Play Lebanon office:This document will be the basis for future investment in fundraising in:

Early childhood education Primary education Career guidance Youth programs Sports for development programs Life skills programs Child protection programs
This process will be divided into the following parts: 1. Conduct a mapping of the donor landscape in Lebanon around the areas listed above; 2. Highlight key contacts, donor cycles and funding trends along with other relevant information required to develop the Lebanon RTP CRM; 3. Develop a high level strategy that includes key recommendations; 4. Develop reccomedations for capacity building of staff around fundraising.

This process should include recommendations related to the Lebanese Ministries and national plans.

3.0 Objectives

The primary objectives of this consultancy are as follows:

To better inform Right To Play Lebanon with donor trends and requirements. To adequately position Right To Play Lebanon as the ideal recipient of donor funding highlighted in the above mentioned sectors. To inform the overall Lebanon country strategy.

5.0Methodology

5.1 Consultants:

The consultant will be hired to conduct the assessment/market study in the above mentioned areas. He/she will be given a thorough orientation on Right To Play methodology, theory of change, current portfolio and other information deemed essential for managing this project at a country level.

The consultant will be responsible for managing, and will have overall responsibility for the data collection, analysis and reporting portion of this assessment.

6.0key deliverables and timeline

The anticipated number of days for this consultancy is 30 full days. The proposed schedule for the assessment is as follows:

Submission of proposal: September 6, 2017

Decision to award contract: September 8, 2017

Preliminary calls/meeting with RTP: September 11, 2017

First draft: October 16, 2017

Completed draft: November 8, 2017

7.0Proposed budget and payment schedule

The overall allocated amount for the consultancy (including all costs related) should not exceed 15,000,000 LBP.

First payment: After signing of contract agreement between Right To Play and Consultant (50%) Final payment: Submission of the final report approved by Right To Play (50%).

Note that the budget submitted should represent what would be allocated to consultancy fees onlyand other aspects of the evaluation. The detailed evaluation budget will be reviewed and finalized by the successful applicant in consultation with Right To Play.

8.0qualifications

An organization/individual with at least 7 – 10 years of experience in the research and economic development field Experience leading mixed-methods evaluations, preferably including experience with children and youth Strong facilitation skills, particularly with regards to working with vulnerable groups Strong project management skills Demonstrated understanding and support of principles of equity and inclusion Fluent spoken and written English and Arabic
9.0proposal application submission

Interested Individuals are requested to submit proposals including the following documents:

Cover letter/expression of interest A complete profile of the organization/individual, highlighting previous experience in market research CVs of any other key team members who will be the part of the team One writing sample, ideally study the organization/individual has lead authorship on Project management plan and budget

The Proposal must be submitted no later than September 6, 2017 to Elias Ayoub, Country Director, Right To Play Lebanon at: [email protected]. Early submissions are encouraged and appreciated.

While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Right To Play is a child-centered organization. Our recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to the safety and protection of children in our programs.

To learn more about how we are and what we do, please visit our website at www.righttoplay.com.