Our Project Management / Fundraising Trainers

Ms. Marta Petrosillo
Area of Specialisation:-
Communications, Public Relations and Fundraising for NGOs and Faith-based Organisations, Journalism.​​
Work Experience in Project Management/Fundraising:-
- Head of Communications for Aid to the Church in Need-Italy from 2011 to 2020.
- Director of Communications, Public Relations and Fundraising at Caritas Internationalis from 2020 to 2024.​​​
Rome, Italy

Ms. Isabella Lalli
Rome, Italy
Area of Specialisation:-
Legacy, Planned Giving and Mail Marketing.
Work Experience in Project Management/Fundraising:-
- Coordinator, Rainbow for Africa, Italy.
- Operation Coordinator, Officine Buone Case, Italy.
- Director, Cantiere Fundraising, Italy.
- Junior Project Manager, Istituto Cooperazione e Suiluppo, Italy.
- Fundraiser, Per gli Ospedali, Job4Good & Assif, Italy.
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Fr. Donatien Twizeyuremyi
Kigali, Rwanda
Area of Specialisation:-
- Project Management in International Development.
- Fundraising and Donor Relations.
Work Experience in Project Management/Fundraising:-
-Director, Caritas Archdiocese of Kigali, Rwanda.
- President Justice and Peace Commission Archdiocese of Kigali, Rwanda.
- Deputy Secretary General, Caritas Rwanda.
- Diocesan Chaplain, Pastoral of Youth Archdiocese of Kigali, Rwanda.
- Assistant Priest, Catholic Parish Saint Charles Rwanga (Nyamirambo),
Rwanda.
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Mr. John Peter Nelson
India
Area of Specialisation:-
- Project Management
- Human resource management.
- Organisational development.
- Disaster management.
Work Experience in Project Management/Fundraising:-
- Executive Director, Indo Global Social Service Society, India.
- Head of Department, Caritas India.
- Coordinator, Caritas Asia, Thailand.
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Dr. Pekham Basu
India
Area of Specialisation:-
- Teaching, field work coordination, supervision and guiding academic research.
- Corporate Social Responsibility.
Work Experience in Project Management/Fundraising:-
-Assistant Professor, Tata Institute of Social Science, India.
- Skills Development Director, HURT (Human Rights) Foundation, India.
- Director, Mine Labour Protection Campaign, India.
- Consultant, Corporate Social Responsibility, EdlGive Foundation, India.
- Senior Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility, Fullerton India Credit
Company Limited, India.​​​​

Ms. Paola Noelle Sinigaglia
Area of Specialisation:-
- Fundraising
- Marketing and Communication
Work Experience in Project Management/Fundraising:-
Has been involved in fundraising and project management for over 10 years in international cooperation, health, human rights and culture projects
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Rome, Italy

Mr. Gesu Antonio Baez
London, United Kingdom / Genova, Italy
Area of Specialisation:-
International Development, Diplomacy, Negotiation, Political Analysis, Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Donor relations.
Work Experience in Project Management/Fundraising:-
- Chief Political Advisor and Director – Pax Tecum Global
Consultancy. Provision of programme management for clients as well as fundraising.
- International Development Coordinator – International Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG). Project Management of multi- regional programs on women’s health and medical capacity building.
- Representative for Women’s Economic Empowerment – UN
Women
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Ms. Marianna Occhiuto
Rome, Italy
Area of Specialisation:- - Fundraising from Individuals - Fundraising from Partners and Donor Agency
- Digital Fundraising
- Corporate Fundraising
- Event Management
Experience in Project Management/Fundraising:-
- Head of fundraising and partnership, ASCS/SIMM (Scalabrini International
Migration Network) Europe and Africa, Italy.
- Head of communication and fundraising, ASCS (Agenzia Scalabriniana per l
a Cooperazione allo Sviluppo), Italy.
- Communication and marketing consultant, ReStore the Franchising
Factory, Italy.
- Project manager, Susan G Komen Europe Network, Italy.
- Individual and corporate fundraiser, Susan G Komen, Italy.
- Event manager consultant, PE Eeenti, Italy.
- Fundraising intern, Italian Committee of the World Food Programme, Italy.
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Ms. Michele Kay
East London, South Africa
Area of Specialisation:-
- Grant Making
- Fundraising
- Project Management
- Strategic Planning
- Evaluation
Work Experience in Project Management/Fundraising:-
- Coordinator - Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) for South Africa, Lesotho and Namibi
- Director - Social Impact Consulting, South Africa.
- Managing Director - Institute of Training and Education for Capacity Building, South Africa
- National Programme Manager, Starfish Greathearts Foundation, South
Africa.
- Managing Director, EcoCity, South Africa.
- Project Director, 17 Shaff Training, South Africa.​​

Area of Specialisation:-
Social Welfare Administration, Project Managment
Work Experience in Project Management/Fundraising:-
Conducting Needs assessment, Impact Assessment, M&E.
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Dr. Bipin Jojo
Mumbai, India

Mr. Juan Manuel Palacios Morales
Guatemala, Central America
Area of Specialisation:-
- Project Management
- Self Sustainability
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Strategic Planning
- Finances
- Program Management
- Organizational Management
Work Experience in Project Management/Fundraising:-
- About 25 years as Project Manager, Project Coordinator, Regional Manager and consultant for Non for Profit organizations.
- About 20 years working on Sustainability Plans for organizations in America Latina​​​

Ms. Eleonora Vitale
Rome, Italy
Currently in Congo Brazzaville
Area of Specialisation:-
-Project cycle management
- Grant Administration
- Fundraising
- Training Facilitation
- Organizational Development
Work Experience in Project Management/Fundraising:-
Has work with religious people since 2018, first with the Jesuits in Brussels and then accompanying the programme Discerning Leadership in the Jesuit Curia. She worked then with Comboni sisters in their Mission development office in Rome. She collaborate with the Laudato Si research Institute of Oxford in the development of new projects and networks for Integral Ecology. She currently oversee EU funded project on ecology and circular economy in Africa.​​​

Ms. Carolina Carin Garcia
Spain
Area of Specialisation:-
- Development of procedures for the implementation of uniform project management according to the Logical Framework approach and Human Rights based approach, considering the impacts on the SDGs and ensuring their sustainability.
- Coordinate and support project teams in the implementation and management of the process of identification, formulation, implementation, evaluation and impact of projects.
- Follow up and periodically review the status of each project with project managers and prepare status reports, presentations, annual report and project planning.
- Promote and collaborate in the formulation of projects for funding organisations, manage communication with these organisations and prepare the corresponding monitoring and evaluation reports.
Work Experience in Project Management/Fundraising:-
- 01/07/2020 - Present - Projects Coordinator
Fundación Energía sin Fronteras C/Mauden 51, 4º1, 28003 - Madrid .
- 26/09/2007 - 30/06/2020 - International Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid Project Manager
Fundación PROCLADE C/ Conde de Serrallo 15, 28029 Madrid (www.fundacionproclade.org)
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