1. Cotton Campaign Development Working Group Meeting March 7-8, 2016

2. Panel Agenda 1. Fundraising Strategy Overview 2. Implementation Processand Group ManagementDiscussion 3. GovernmentGrant Decisions Discussion 4. Corporate Fund & Board Participation Materials to Distribute:CCFundraising Strategy,Fiscal Sponsorship Term Sheet, Fiscal Sponsorship Process,

3. Cotton Campaign Fundraising Plan Overview & Outline FY 2016-19  Cotton Campaign Fundraising Goals 2016-2019  Institutional Prospects List  Cotton Campaign Fundraising Strategies

4. What are the priorities for Cotton Campaign fundraising? Staffing related to Communications Coordination/Managers Fundraising CC Coordination Training of Monitors Video, Film, Camera equipment Compensation for monitoring hours and video taping Staffing related to preparation of reports and videography Human Rights Reporting & Monitoring Legal Medical & Psychological Emergency Situations/Reprisals Travel and Conference costs Staffing related to advocacy To inform public Organizing of demonstrations & petitions Advocacy Staffing related to legal training to advocate for victims to inform public via website and social media Legal

5. Fundraising Goals 2016-2019 Goal 1 Overall Target Development will secure at least a 30% increase in total funding compared to January 2015 By the end of Dec 2016 30%, by Dec 2017 40%, by Dec 2018 50%, Goal 2 Prospective Funders Development will solicit 10 new potential funders and secure 2 small and 2 large institutional funders compared to January 2015 Goal 3 Funder Renewals Development will retain 80% of funding compared to January 2015 By the end of Dec 2016 80%, by Dec 2017 80%, by Dec 2018 80% Overall target of raising *$900,000 a year to sustain CC programs.

6. Fundraising Goals 2016-2019 Key Performance Indicators by 6-month intervals: Number of prospects solicited by LOI’s, concept notes submitted, funder meetings for CC Success rate - ratio of invited proposals from prospects solicited Number of proposals submitted within a given 6-month period. % of funders who awarded at least the same amount as the last award Success rate – ratio of proposals awarded to proposals decided, disaggregated by 6-month period

7. Current Fundraising Results Concept Notes/SOI’s  C&A Foundation (Declined)  Sigrid Rausing Trust (Pending)  State Dept. for Trafficking In Persons Report (Declined)  Global Works Foundation (N/A)  UN Democracy Fund for Tashabbus and Uzbek-German Forum (Pending) Full Proposals  NED (Approved)*  OSF for International Labor Rights Forum (Approved)* Support for Partner Submissions  EIDHR for Anti-Slavery International (Declined)  UK FCO (Magna Carta) for Tashabbus (Pending)  OSF for Uzbek-German Forum (Approved)* * Secured over $450,000 in funding for 2016

8. Reasons Cited for Funding Declines EIDHR Relevancy of the proposed actions with  The objectives and priorities of the call for proposals  The needs and constraints of the target country  Clear definition of needs and strategic input from stakeholder groups in Uzbekistan (final beneficiaries, target groups)  Value added elements (promotion of gender equality, environmental issues, needs of disabled people, rights of minorities) Design  Analysis of the problems involved, accounting of external factors, and relevant stakeholders.  Are the proposed actions feasible and consistent in relation to objectives and expected results? UK FCO office in Tashkent The Cotton sector forms only a part of the developing dialogue between the Uzbek authorities and the ILO. The ILO feedback mechanism enabled members of civil society to provide input to the monitoring process. According to the ILO, this provided considerable useful data.

9. Fundraising Prospects List – Annex A Name of the donorEuropean Commission Type of the donorInstitutional/statutory donor About the donor It is the biggest donor for International Development. It has several funding instruments available. The more relevant is the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR), but other funding opportunities can arise through its funding instruments dedicated to CSOs and Non State Actors. Geographical focusWorld Best Approach/Alignment or Thematic Focus i.Human Rights ii.Civil Society iii.NSAs Amount to Request Its contribution to the project ranges from 75% to 90% according to the call which can be country specific or global (usually organisations based in the country of implementation can ask for 90%). Next Steps i.Keep an eye on their website to stay updated with new calls. ii.Organisations interested into this donor might decide to start registering with PADOR http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/onlineservices/pador/index_fr.htm _en http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/onlineservices/pador/index_fr.htm _en iii.Get familiar with the PRAG 2015 which explains the EC contract (at the link also an e-learning) http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/funding/online- services_enhttp://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/funding/online- services_en Application information They do not accept unsolicited grant proposals. Call for proposals can be a one-step (Full proposal) or two-step procedure (Concept Note and Full Proposal). Their application procedure and bureaucracy is quite intense so it is advisable to not leave anything last minute. Some of the applications need to be submitted through the PROSPECT online system but the majority still goes through post. Very strict on deadlines. Web-siteCall search

10. Cotton Campaign Fundraising Strategies  Individual Donor Fundraising  Institutional Funding  Private Foundations  Corporations  Governments  Fundraising with U.S. governmental agencies  Fundraising with Individual European Union Member States  Additional National Funders – Canada  Fundraising with European Union  International Organizations  Other Institutions

11. Corporate Fund Vote  Do you and your organization approve of this Board structure?  Who is able to participate in this Board? (Need 4 Cotton Campaign Steering Committee members)