Summary:
The goal of this drive is to train the Ummah to work more effectively.
عن ابن عمر عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إن من الشجر لما بركته كبركة المسلم … هي النخلة . رواه البخاري
“There is a tree among the trees which is as blessed as a Muslim.” -collected by Al-Bukhari
HalfDate is 1-yr-old now, alhamdulillah.
It’s time to build our first DateFarm by cultivating HalfDaters to become DatePalms.
It all started with one hadith of the prophet (salla Allahu ‘aalaihi wa sallam), one weekend, and one slice of pizza!
Soub-ha-na-Allah (Glory be to Allah), during the past 12 months Muslims from different walks of the Ummah have united to accomplish 13 dateDrives. Drives ranged from awareness campaign to fundraising ones, where HalfDaters like you have donated over $27,000.
So, to thank Allah for this success, we need to train more volunteers to fulfill more requests.
Therefore, it’s time to build our first DateFarm by cultivating HalfDaters like you to become DatePalms 
DateDrive Goal:
- Train at least 30 HalfDaters to become DatePalms (it’s a professional training with a fee, and when you volunteer for HalfDate later you get paid to offset the the training cost).
If you want to MAKE a difference, if you want to CHANGE the world with half a date or a pleasant word, join the training and become a DatePalm.
Who will give the training?
Brother Mohammed, UK. Specialty in productivity for teams and individuals
Mohammed is the founder of ProductiveMuslim.com, which explores productivity from an Islamic perspective. He looks into the Quran, the Seerah, and the history of the Islamic civilization for snippets and life hacks that would make our life more productive. He draws his experience from his four years at Bristol University working for Bristol ISOC (two years as General Secretary and one year as President), and his passion to read and follow all the latest in productivity. His recent travels to the Middle-East with a visionary and inspirational CEO has also added to his knowledge and expertise. Mohammed provides varied resources and advice on a broad range of topics including becoming an executive, team leadership skills, communication, and Islamic tips on management. He joined hands with FOSIS in 2008 to focus on training Islamic Societies across the UK in order to “help elevate their duties into a form of worship rather than simply an activity of a student society”.
Testimonials
“At the crucial point where I had almost given up on getting my clients, after speaking to you the advice you gave was so useful and set me back on track again. After that it was plain sailing, it was client after client! Most importantly I achieved my goal and beyond! JazakAllah Khair BarakAllah feek!” -Khafayah, life coach in the UK.
Training Topics:
- Be a reviver: How to revive the Ummah in this century?
- Value creation: How to turn something worthless to priceless?
- Show me the money: A recession-proof approach, in-sha-Allah (God-Willing)
- Earn rewards while socializing: How to organize house-parties?
- United we stand: How to build an effective team?
- I think therefore I am: Effective thinking
- Marketing 2.0: How to let your buzz cut through the noise
- The good old email marketing: Yep, it still works
- HalfDate behind the scene: How we did it?
- DateDreaming: Ten ideas to share
- I’m in the news! How to let the media cover your good-cause
- Cause-related marketing: How to get a business sponsor your cause
In this module, you will learn the fundamentals from an Islamic point of view and how to apply them in your reality using state of the art business and management strategies and techniques.
In this module, you will cover learn value creation principals with case studies by HalfDate and other real life examples, e.g. Red Paper Clip.
In this module, you will learn how to ask without asking, how to raise friend before raising fund, how to network and tell your story. Case studies include a high school brother who raised $3061.29 in a few days.
In this module, you will learn how to organize an event, set the program, make it halal and fun, integrate good-deeds into your lifestyle. Several examples of successful commercial and campaign techniques are covered.
In this module, you will learn how to pick your team members, train them, leverage their strength and uniqueness, and other best practices of team building and management.
In this module, you will learn how to think systematically and creatively, how to brainstorm for new ideas, and how to integrate your ideas using the PIES model (physically, intellectually, emotionally & spiritually).
In this module, you will learn marketing using Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. How to create hype and buzz using user-generated contents, and how to craft a viral message.
In this module, you will learn how to build your mailing list, how to write an effective email subject and text, and how to use the PS line.
In this module, you will learn how to how to blend prophetic wisdom with latest technologies. A day in HalfDate’s around the clock global operation: How HQ starts an idea, Canada writes it, New Zealand proofreads it, Australia posts it, India promotes it, Singapore comments on it, Italy post a picture about it, the UK produces audio and videos for it, and South Africa blogs about it. Alhamduillah, even at nights, a group of HalfDaters will be praying for the cause.
In this module, you will learn about philanthropic ventures that can be built on certain verses in the Quran and hadiths: e.g. community loan, neighborhood feeding team, and community lifeline (everyday there is a sadaqa due on your 300+ joints).
Two Bonus Modules
In this module, you will learn how news are created, the best days are to approach the media for coverage, how to attract media, and basics of PR (press release, pitch letter, wire service, etc.)
In this module, you will learn the art and science of cause-marketing, with examples and industry case studies.
How our training is different?
- We are fun, yet professional. Simple, yet effective.
- Our team brings you years of experience and what other organization charges thousands of dollars for equivalent trainings.
- Unique blend of ancient wisdom (e.g. The law of attraction in Hadith) with state of the art practice (techniques are never been used by non-profit organizations or even heard by many Muslims organizations).
In-sha-Allah, it will be a life changing experience.
Schedule:
In-sha-Allah, all trainings will be online and recorded, so you can listen to them at your convenience.
Price:
- Before Feb 27th, $147. (Also, for those who live outside the US, you can choose to pay in US Dollars or your local currency, whatever is lower for you, because we understand that the fee may be high for some countries).
- After Feb 27th, $200 (ask about our discount code, and organizational group deals)
- After Mar 10th, $249 (ask about our discount code, and organizational group deals)
- Some of the recorded session will be available for sale at $9.99 to $39 each.
What’s in it for DatePalms?
You get $50 monthly self-improvement allowance.
How to become a DatePalm?
- You have to find an accountability partner and sign up both (each pay separate fees) *You don’t need to find a partner to register for the training, but you need one to volunteer.
- You take all the modules
- You pass the graduation, which is a team assignment of any of the following: Raising $200 for next drive, organize an event, publish an article, design a poster or produce a video.
Risk Free Money Back Guarantee
In 30 days, if for any reasons you are not satisfied, you get 100% refund.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Can this training help me in my business?
- Can I just take some modules?
- I can’t pay all at once, is there a payment plan?
- Why do you charge? How can I get a scholarship?
- If I want to volunteer for HalfDate, how much time are we talking about?
- If I want to volunteer for HalfDate, what kind of tasks should I expect?
Sure it can, in-sha-Allah. You actually get this discounted price at HalfDate only, because we offer the same training for businesses at a higher rate.
Individual modules are offered at $49. The training is live and recorded. You can take the module that interests you at your convenient time. Unless you want to volunteer for HalfDate, then you need to take all the modules.
Yes, there is a payment plan, sign up and mention that in your application form.
The fee is set to filter serious Muslims from others. However, we understand there are serious Muslims who can’t afford this training at this time. If you need scholarship, post a comment stating how you will benefit the Ummah with this training and how you have a proven record of seriousness. (you can choose to email us the same).
The actual tasks maybe only three hours per month. Your main contribution is constantly telling others about HalfDate the the on going drives, so it doesn’t require dedicated minimum number of hours.
It depends on your strength and interests. Mainly, at HalfDate, we need people to proofread and edit annoucements, promote drives, solicit applications for future drives, perform some graphics work, and visit the forum.
Tags: grassroots, non-profit, not-for-profit, sadaqa, Training
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Alhamduallah! This is great! Everyone send this notice to all you know. Encourage them to be a halfdater today! May Allah reward the Believers with Paradise for working together in this manner.
sounds like a fascinating concept…I’ll be sure to present the idea during our next MSA board meeting!
It has been pleasure to have known the admin of HalfDate for past 6 years,
where I have seen him in different roles in the community.
Masha’Allah, he is quite adept in connecting with people from various
backgrounds and positively influencing them. He has a good sense of
humor and at the same time, has inherent ability to deliver the
message succinctly.
I feel confident in recommending him and am certain that he would be
able to make a positive impact in whichever endeavors he engages in.
Naheed, Project Manager/Research
Nokia Siemens Networks
Dawah & Library Committee,
Muslim Community Association,
Santa Clara, CA
our local masjid is experiencing low turn out because its run by bigots who hate converts inserting their opinions about living in America as Muslims. They treat our mosque like a cultural club for their immigrant culture & drive off anyone who opposed their dictatorship. That is the cause of their situation & even if I suggested it…. it would be a nail in the coffin of the workshop because I am one of those “black listed” Muslim Americans… who opens her mouth & exercises her free speech rights… HOW DARE I! LOL
You may do better to use http://www.islamicfinder.com and email each masjid indepantly so that they are informed about your workshop.
My area masjid has made it clear that I’m not welcome. So for your sake, its best that I not be mentioned. Besides its run by professors who believe it should only be run by men with PhDs… even though the Beloved Prophet would not qualify under their elitist requirements.
Salaam
Asalaim-Alaikum,
Jazak Allahu Khair for giving me the opportunity for writing this testimonial.
My family and I have benefited from listening to your speech in many ways.
You have helped us to stay focused on getting closer to Allah (swt) and
reminded us from daily basics to variety of other issues involved in living
in today’s society (especially in America).
I think one of the reasons that we enjoy your lecture is that you are able to approach topics /issues from non-traditional (fresh) perspectives and your down to earth practical style to tackle issues surrounding us. You have helped the audience to see the facts clearly through the Quranic Verses and Hadith.
Insha Allah we would like to invite you back to our community for
future Islamic conferences and enrichment classes. May Allah (swt) bless you
with the best in this life and hereafter.
Jazak Allahu Khair,
Wa Salam,
Mohammed Lee
IT Consultant
IACC Full Time Hifz School PTO Coordinator
Former IACC Education Committee Member
(IACC: Islamic Association of Collin County)
HalfDate has worked unwaveringly to support Al-Madinah School and the admin has
personally been a source of encouragement in my life, therefore without
reservation we highly recommend our community to become involved individually as well as professionally.
Eric Ali
Administrator
Al-Madinah School, Los Angeles
Asalaam Alaikum Wa Rahmatu’Allah Wa Barakatu!,
Jazak-Allah-Hu-Khair, for letting me know about this! May Allah (SWT) bless Halfdate and all that they do and May Allah (SWT) accept all of your efforts and help you in all your affairs! AMEEN!
Wow, Mashallah! What a great initiative! This sounds like too good to miss…
I have no doubt that this will be a life changing experience – inshallah.
Assalamalaikum warahmatulahi wabarakatuhu
jazakAllah khairun for doing o much for the benefit of the muslim community may Allah bless all good intentions with success in this world and the next and protect us from all evil, ameen
BarakAllahu feek
may Allah grant you success, ameen
I will forward this to my Masjid,
Aslam alykum everyone,
I am serious is taking part in the halfdate trainning course, but i am unable to afford to join the course as i dont have a bank account or any job at the moment as i left college on a study year off so i could be making youtube videos on islam and help clear any misconceptions i have also done a lot of work in the community and hopeing to work in the loacal masjid as a mantor for new muslims and this would be great so i have new ideas and really i would use this a lot i love islam and dedictaed to clear misconceptions about islam i was a convert at 14 and i know allah blessed me to be a muslim and i want to help show others the beauty and love that allah has for them and i want others to be muslims if allah wills
so please sponser me to be able to do this trainning and i promise i will give it 10000% i do anything to change the ummah and make it a better place
i am also planning in the future to become a scholar and to open my own buisness on helping spread islam but you can check out some of my youtube videos by visiting (Islamforever08) on youtube and you will be able to view my videos and inshallah i would love to go on this course and inshallah it would all be used to help this ummah
fatima
Assalaamu’alaikum waRahmatullah
MashaAllah!! Another great initiative by HalfDate as it evolves into its second year. May Allah use all us halfdaters in reviving this Ummah through the best means possible.
Highly recommend the upcoming training. TaqabbalAllah!
ASA.
I’ve worked as an elected officer of the Muslim Students Association on my campus (i have since graduated alhamdulilah) while volunteering as a community organizer with my Local CAIR chapter.
Beyond that I have also worked lvolunteered at my local Islamic School, while making hijra to study Islam in the middle east for a short but intensive period of time.
I have done public speaking, spoken word performances, and short lectures about Islam. I am an unnofficial da’iee all day everyday, however I have also been invited to classes on my campus as well as other local colleges to speak with the non Muslims about islam. I take it very personally when Islam is slandered and I do my best to answer back with accurate answers that are fitting and beautiful.
I’ve been muslim just over a year, but in that amount of time I have busied myself with islamic conferences, community meetings, volunteering, learning the deen, muslim civil rights, promoting Islam on my University campus, and reaching out with various forms of dawa. Please go to youtube.com and view one of my dawa efforts by typing in the search term “I love my hijab” there is a spoken word piece written and performed by me that I recorded while I was in yemen studying the deen ( I’m wearing an orange hijab and black abaya).
I am currently working on a project to enter the prisons in my area with the message of Islam, as there are many muslima converts behind bars who are deprived the right of learning their fard ‘ayn. I have a proven record of seriousness within a short amount of time, allahualim, ma selama
I would love to take part in the training but unfortunately can’t afford to do that during this time. I have a part-time job walhamdo Lillah but it pretty much pays for my bills!
I don’t like making excuses because I know that when a person has the right intention to do something and makes an effort and depends of Allah, He Subhanahu wa Ta’ala makes a way for him.
Jazakum Allah khair for creating such a great project and for sure I will make dua’ for you and all who participate that Allah makes your efforts successful(and will make dua’ for the rest of the Ummah to join insha’Allah). Best of luck
I have an event planned this coming weekend and I will mention your name and efforts there insha’Allah.
Alhamdulillah the program looks very beneficial. Inshallah hopefully it will make something out of mehelp me benefit others more effectively
salaams,
Are you planning to make more date farms in the future Insha’Allah?
Young Anonymous Muslimah
wa alaikum assalam
The plan is to develop/train HalfDaters into DatePalms, then those DatePalms will form DateFarms
So, if your question: Are these training going to be offered in the future?
We are not sure at the moment.
I am a training junkie … and I think that money is just an object used to achieve a greater purpose … and if something is beneficial then it should be pursued … and you are saying that 145 is too much? I think that ppl go out and easily spend that much on say movies and dinner … ok a higher end dinner … but still!!
A student from Australia:
1. want a ‘life changing’ experience.
2. have seen how just within 1 year Halfdate has been really successful.
3. The presenters sound really good.
4. $147 is not too bad, especially with the ‘pay in your currency’ rule.
5. want to volunteer for halfdate.
A mom from Australia:
Why do you think volunteering for HalfDate is worthy of your time?
* It promotes causes that are often forgotten about i.e. Recycling drive.
* It shows that there is more to charity then just giving money to beggars.
* It really emphasis and reminds us all that Charity can be done by every limp
* And I will be very lucky to be apart of it – inshallah.
“Before Feb 27th, $147…
After Mar 10th, $249.”
Sorry, this isn’t very clear. What about the period from Feb 27 – Mar 10?
[Admin: Thanks, issue fixed]
Also, what is the total expected duration of the training?
[Admin: Each module are about 30-120 min. Modules will be released each week, in-sha-Allah]