Partnerships and Resource Mobilization for Development Professionals

Partnerships and Resource Mobilization for Development Professionals (NEW)

Partnerships and Resource Mobilization for Development Professionals

8–12 June 2026
The course is available in English
Introduction to the course

Resource mobilization and partnerships are essential for driving change and achieving developmental impacts in international cooperation. They involve strategically securing and managing diverse resources-financial, human, informational, and physical-through partnerships. These resources support initiatives aimed at promoting decent work, combating poverty, enhancing health and education, and building sustainable infrastructure, crucial for stimulating economic and social growth across regions in an environmentally sustainable manner. Traditionally, Official Development Assistance (ODA) has been a significant funding source, primarily intended to boost economic development and welfare in developing countries. It encompasses a wide range of support, including technical assistance, scholarships, debt relief, and contributions to multilateral institutions that pursue development goals. Despite a recent increase in ODA, which reached USD 211 billion in 2022-a 17% rise from the previous year due to urgent global responses-the funding landscape is shifting. Non-crisis countries might compete for funds as donor priorities increasingly concentrate on immediate humanitarian and geopolitical challenges. Development cooperation practitioners today are required to extend beyond traditional ODA partnerships and explore both conventional and emerging funding streams in international development. These include Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), private sector engagements, grassroots partnerships, socially responsible banking, income-generating activities, and innovative funding methods such as crowdfunding and social impact bonds. The course is designed to equip development cooperation practitioners from international and civil society organizations, as well as international civil servants and government representatives involved in international development, with the essential knowledge, skills, and attitudes to enhance their partnerships and resource mobilization efforts.

Who attends this course?

The target audience comprises professionals in the not-for-profit sector at national, regional, or international levels, tasked with supporting the financial self-sustainability and growth objectives of their organizations, or addressing specific financial needs, such as for new activities or projects. The course welcomes all officials and consultants working within or with the UN System, international and non-governmental organizations, public sector bodies, development funds, professional associations, and other entities operating under various mandates but primarily driven by non-profit principles.

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