Inaugural Meeting of Association of Research Administrators in Africa – Eldoret Kenya, October 2009 Strategic issue 2 – SUSTAINABILITY By Catherine Tugaineyo

OBJECTIVES 1. Resource mobilization 2. Motivate people to join and continue being members.

Resource mobilization Strategies/activities: –Fundraising activities – membership fees, institutional subscription, funding from grants. –Form a grant writing sub-committee to pursue grant opportunities and income generating activities.

Resource mobilization Outcomes/results –Grant Proposals –Funds –Grants writing committee –Promotional materials (i.e. books, T-shirts, etc.)

Resource mobilization Means of verification –Number of grant applications written –Amount of funds solicited –Number of meetings held

Resource mobilization Responsibility: –Development Subcommittee –Finance Subcommittee –Membership Drive Subcommittee Resource requirement: Estimated budget is $10,000

STRATEGY/ACTIVITY (2) Motivate people to join & continue being members –Continuously recruit members. –Maintain a membership base by making the agenda attractive to measures. –Regular review sessions: conference calls, regular meetings –Encourage invitees to refer additional people from their institutions. –Member satisfaction reviews

Motivate people to join & continue being members Outcomes – –Expanded membership desk – –Level of participation – –Increased membership – –A report

Motivate people to join & continue being members Means of verification – –Evaluation forms – –A yearly increase of 10% in membership – –Number of new members joining the association – –The content of the review forms

Motivate people to join & continue being members Responsibility –Membership Drive Subcommittee –Social Marketing Subcommittee Estimated budget: –None – covered under census