Annual Operational Requirement for Current and Future Projects of the International Seerah Council

Given the global scale, multilingual divisions, research workload, AI development, translation teams, technology infrastructure, and 24/7 helpline, the estimated cost structure is as follows:

1. Global Research & Scholarly Operations
• Scholars’ stipends, research coordination, editorial board, peer review
• Research tools, reference works, digitization, academic software
• Estimated: $250,000 – $300,000/year
2. International Translation Divisions (20+ languages)
• 20–40 translators, editors, proofreaders (mostly part-time or honorarium-based)
• Language supervisors, QA team, terminology standardization
• Estimated: $100,000 – $200,000/year
3. Technology & Digital Infrastructure
• Website, servers, cloud storage, cybersecurity
• AI development (Islamic GPT), Islamic Graphic AI tool
• Online databases, mobile optimization, multilingual UI
• Estimated: $100,000 – $150,000/year

Our Current Requirements Hover around 450,000US$/Year.

Funds Required to Initiate Future Projects

1. 24/7 Islamic Helpline (Multilingual)
• Team of trained scholars, counselors, and support staff
• Call systems, software, training, moderation, oversight
• Estimated: $250,000 – $350,000/year
2. Administration & Management
• Project managers, coordinators, communication teams, legal and accounting
• Estimated: $150,000 – $250,000/year
3. Seerah Verse (Educational Multimedia)
• Animations, motion graphics, interactive experiences
• Estimated: $100,000 – $180,000/year
4. Publications, Outreach & Dawah Materials
• Design, layout, media production, global outreach
• Estimated: $70,000 – $120,000/year

Total Estimated Annual Budget

≈ $1.02 million – $1.35 million per year

This range reflects:

• Global operations
• Multi-language output
• AI + digital innovation
• Professional scholarship
• 24/7 human support
• Continuous research and expansion
This is very lean for a project of such enormous global impact.