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Grant writers

Fundraisers

Consultancies / NGOs

SYNERGY AI FUNDING CLUB

Synergy AI Funding Club is a community that opens doors. We bring together people who work with grants to grow professionally, share experience and find new opportunities.

Who the club is for

  1. Entrepreneurs and start-up founders

  2. Fundraising and grant-writing professionals

  3. Representatives of non-governmental organisations (NGOs)

  4. Funders, investors and corporate partners

  5. Consultancies, agencies and universities

  6. Project managers and grant programme coordinators

  7. Representatives of international organisations and grant programmes

  8. Educators, trainers and community development consultants

  9. Mentors and alumni of Synergy Academy

  10. Public and municipal project offices

  11. Social impact entrepreneurs and innovators

  12. Young professionals and students

What you get in Synergy AI Funding Club

If you are an entrepreneur or represent an NGO:

  • Practical tools to raise non-repayable funding for your business or organisation;

  • A way to find partners, mentors and like-minded people for joint grant or social projects;

  • Access to trusted grant writers, fundraisers and consultancies;

  • Analysis of trends in grant funding, new programmes and funders' requirements;

  • Webinars and mastermind sessions with market experts;

  • Opportunities to bring new funders, investors and corporate partners to your business or initiative;

  • A stronger reputation for your organisation through membership of an international professional club.

If you are a grant writer or fundraiser:

  • Direct access to vetted clients and organisations that need grant support;

  • Partner tenders and consortia for large international grants;

  • Exclusive analysis, new programmes, funders' requirements and market trends;

  • Exchange of experience and cases with colleagues in mastermind sessions and closed discussions;

  • A library of templates, checklists and winning applications with expert comments;

  • Mentoring from senior grant writers, and the chance to become a mentor yourself;

  • Feedback sessions on applications and cases to raise your success rate;

  • Additional income through mentoring, subcontracting or joint applications.

If you are a funder, investor or donor organisation:

  • Innovative, sustainable and scalable projects to fund;

  • Access to vetted delivery partners and teams with grant management experience;

  • Contacts with potential partners and co-funders in fundraising, social business and philanthropy;

  • Stronger reputation and brand visibility in a community of grant leaders;

  • A voice in shaping standards and trends in the grant market;

  • Closed events and expert panels;

  • Partnership programmes with NGOs, universities and consultancies;

  • The option to support educational or social initiatives through grants for club members;

  • The collective knowledge of the community: feedback from grant professionals.

Opportunities don't wait. Take them.

What the club offers

Synergy Brunch. Monthly themed meetings where grants become real. Get answers from Synergy Universe experts and from the club's founder, Svitlana Olieinikova.

Mastermind. Closed sessions with leading experts to work through your personal and professional challenges, with support from other members.

Exclusive digest. The latest news from the grant and international markets, for members only.

HR / Grants & Fundraising. Find experts for your team and new opportunities to work together.

English speaking clubs. Weekly business English sessions to overcome the language barrier and work in international markets.

Monthly Funds Hunter™ game. A learning game that opens up the world of raising money and resources for your ideas.

Active networking. Meet members, investors and donor representatives and find partners more easily.

Joint trips and study tours. Travel with like-minded people and grow your knowledge and network.

Bonus: access to a list of exclusive offers from club members.

Founder of the club

SVITLANA OLIEINIKOVA

Fundraising expert, managing partner of the Synergy Universe group of companies - the first fundraising ecosystem in Ukraine.

22 years of experience with grants

Managing partner of the Synergy Universe group, the first grant ecosystem in Ukraine

Board member, USBA (Ukrainian-Swiss Business Association)

Official representative of AIEI (AI Ethics and Integrity International Association) in Switzerland

Official representative of the Portal365 platform in Ukraine

Creator of the Fundraiser learning platform and the Funds Hunter™ fundraising board game

Founder of Synergy Academy, the academy of grant professions

Partner of the ICLUB investment platform

Stanford programme alumna

€40.5 million in grant funding secured for clients in total

22 years of experience

REVIEWS OF SYNERGY AI FUNDING CLUB PARTICIPANTS

Questions? Write to support.

The club team is growing the community so that more members can join offline events in Ukraine and Europe. We already meet in:

We already cover the following cities:

  • Kyiv

  • Vinnitsa

  • Odesa

  • Ivano-Frankivsk

  • Cherkasy

  • Uzhhorod

  • Vienna

  • Warsaw

  • Zurich

  • Bern

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