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:

1. Be a reviver: How to revive the Ummah in this century?

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.

2. Value creation: How to turn something worthless to priceless?

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.

3. Show me the money: A recession-proof approach, in-sha-Allah (God-Willing)

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.

4. Earn rewards while socializing: How to organize house-parties?

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.

5. United we stand: How to build an effective team?

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.

6. I think therefore I am: Effective thinking

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).

7. Marketing 2.0: How to let your buzz cut through the noise

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.

8. The good old email marketing: Yep, it still works

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.

9. HalfDate behind the scene: How we did it?

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.

10. DateDreaming: Ten ideas to share

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).

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Two Bonus Modules
11. I’m in the news! How to let the media cover your good-cause

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.)

12. Cause-related marketing: How to get a business sponsor your cause

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?

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.

• Can I just take some modules?

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.

• I can’t pay all at once, is there a payment plan?

Yes, there is a payment plan, sign up and mention that in your application form.

• Why do you charge? How can I get a scholarship?

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).

• If I want to volunteer for HalfDate, how much time are we talking about?

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.

• If I want to volunteer for HalfDate, what kind of tasks should I expect?

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.