Petra Foundation is currently inviting nominations for Petra Fellows Award. Petra Foundation is an all-volunteer organization that was established in 1988 in memory of Petra Tölle Shattuck. The foundation honors individuals who make a distinctive contribution in society by working for the rights, autonomy and dignity of others. Each year, the foundation recognizes . . . → Read More: Petra Foundation seeks Nominations for Petra Fellows Award
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This is an important question for many NGOs: “Can my NGO apply for funding from US Foundations?” . . . → Read More: Can my NGO apply for funding from US Foundations?  Comments are closed  Webinar  application, apply, cause, challenges, course, foundation, funding, ngo, proposal, world This is a critical question that many NGOs ask: “How to find Funders?” Because there are hundreds and thousands of foundations providing grants to NGOs, there are also several dozens of issues and causes for which these foundations provide the grants. . . . → Read More: How to find Funders? The Open Society Foundations, in collaboration with EARTH University, is inviting applications for EARTH University Scholarships program. . . . → Read More: Open Society Foundations seeking Applications for EARTH University Undergraduate Scholarships from students in Haiti, Liberia and Sierra Leone 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Liberia, Sierra Leone applications, countries, date, foundation, Haiti, liberia, Open Society Foundations, program, Sierra Leone, students The foundation offers a number of scholarships for the students to enable them attend best educational institutions in Indonesia and abroad. . . . → Read More: Ancora Foundation invites Applications from Indonesian Students for the Ancora-Khazanah Asia Scholarship Comments are closed Indonesia Ancora Foundation, foundation, funding, funding opportunities, Indonesia, opportunities, other useful resources, resources, Scholarship Provisions, scholarships Sourced From: http://www.marketwatch.com The PepsiCo Foundation recently announced that it will provide $5 million grant aimed at supporting the All-China Women’s Federation (ACWF) with the purpose of enabling rural communities in China to get access to clean water. The grant – which will be awarded over a three-year period and administered by Give2Asia, . . . → Read More: The PepsiCo Foundation pledges $5 million funding to provide access to clean water in China’s rural areas Shuttleworth Foundation seeks applications for the fellowship program offering fellows the freedom and financial ability to bring about the change you envisage for the world as well as an enabling support structure and an existing network of social change agents. Who Can Apply? - Anyone who has a plan for . . . → Read More: Shuttleworth Foundation Fellowship Program offering support for innovative social change ideas 11 comments - (Comments are closed) Fellowships, Grants and Resources for Civil Society Development applicants must, applications, areas, based, change, contribution, fellowship, foundation, funding, network, Open, research, social, social change, their Patsy Takemoto Mink (1927-2002) served in the US Congress from 1965-1976 and again from 1990-2002, where she represented Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District. The first woman of color elected to the US House of Representatives, she worked tirelessly for civil rights, women’s rights, economic justice, civil liberties, peace, and the integrity of the democratic . . . → Read More: Patsy Takemoto Mink Education Foundation invites applications from low-income mothers for 2011 Education Support Awards 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Grants and Resources for Education, United States degree, education, educational, family, foundation, low income, must, rights, support Sourced from http://www.internationalpeaceandconflict.org Rotary Foundation seeks applications from committed young and experienced professionals to pursue Masters’ degree or Professional Development Certificate program at one of the Rotary Centers for International Studies in peace and conflict resolution. Rotary Peace Fellows are leaders promoting national and international cooperation, peace, and the successful resolution . . . → Read More: ROTARY FOUNDATION SEEKS APPLICATIONS FOR 2012 PEACE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS 9 comments - (Comments are closed) Fellowships development, foundation, peace, peace fellowship, Resolution, understanding Sourced from: http://www.kubatana.net The Africa-America Institute (AAI) has launched the Transformational Leadership Program (TLP) in partnership with the Coca Cola Africa Foundation (TCCAF) to enhance professional management skills and leadership in Africa. This multi-year program offers non-degree professional development and business degree training programs to African managers in Africa-based NGOs working . . . → Read More: Africa-America Institute’s Transformational Leadership Program to enhance skills and leadership in Africa An article in The New York Times reports that non-governmental aid groups have vowed to stay in Afghanistan despite the recent slaying of 10 foreign relief workers. The article cites The Asia Foundation as one such group, and one of the oldest American agencies working in Afghanistan. Read the full article: “Aid Groups in Afghanistan . . . → Read More: NY Times: Asia Foundation Continues Work in Afghanistan Despite Recent Violence The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has awarded $ 42 million for an endowment at Cal Poly Pomona to increase access to educational opportunities, the largest cash gift in the history of the California State University system. W.K. Kellogg Foundation Newsroom . . . → Read More: Cal Poly Pomona Benefits from Unprecedented Gift from W.K. Kellogg Foundation The Elsevier Foundation is now accepting applications to support the efforts of libraries and their partner organizations in developing countries. The Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries Program supports the following kinds of programs with one, two and three year grants to libraries and supporting organizations in developing countries: Programs to enhance . . . → Read More: Elsevier Foundation Grant for Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries Comments are closed Latest Funds for NGOs developing countries, foundation, grants, innovation, program OAK BROOK, IL — Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) today announced it will support a world-wide effort spearheaded by the Measles Initiative to protect children from measles and strengthen routine immunization services. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Press Releases Comments are closed Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation foundation, from, Gates, grant, initiative, international, Supports Antigua and Barbuda Australia Bahamas Barbados Belize Botswana Brunei Darussalam Cameroon Canada Cyprus Dominica The Gambia Ghana Grenada Guyana India Jamaica Kenya Kiribati Lesotho Malawi Malaysia Maldives Malta Mauritius Mozambique Namibia New Zealand Nigeria Pakistan Papua New Guinea St Lucia St Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Solomon Islands South Africa . . . → Read More: List of Commonwealth Countries (as members of the Commonwealth Foundation) Comments are closed commonwealth commonwealth, commonwealth foundation, countries, foundation, list, list of commonwealth countries, members, papua new guinea If your organization is planning a regional or international workshop or an exchange visit to another NGO or project, but you are in need of grant support, then one of the best possible options is applying for the Commonwealth Foundation’s Civil Society Responsive Grants. The Commonwealth Foundation is an inter-governmental organization . . . → Read More: How to apply for Commonwealth Foundation’s Civil Society Responsive Grants… Comments are closed commonwealth civil soceity, commonwealth, commonwealth countries, commonwealth foundation, democracy, developing countries, exhange visits, foundation, grant, grants, list of commonwealth countries, ngo, ngos, society, support, sustainable development, transparency, Travel Grants, workshop The Civil Society Responsive Grants supports activities in four main areas: Culture Governance and Democracy Human Development Communities and Livelihoods. Applicant organizations should justify that their activities fall in any one of these areas in addition to its significance to an international or intercultural exchange. Gender and youth are cross-cutting themes of the . . . → Read More: How to apply for Commonwealth Foundation’s Civil Society Responsive Grants…-2 Comments are closed commonwealth applicant organizations, application, civil soceity, commonwealth, commonwealth countries, commonwealth country, commonwealth foundation, culture, democracy, developing countries, exhange visits, form, foundation, funding, grants, international conferences, ngos, society, sustainable development, transparency, Travel Grants Proposals can be submitted to the Foundation during any part of the year. However, there are four grant application deadlines for making decisions. These are quarterly-based deadlines: Grants for activities in Application must be received by Applicants hear from the Foundation in October, November, December . . . → Read More: How to apply for Commonwealth Foundation’s Civil Society Responsive Grants…-3 The US-based Alliance Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is the greater San Diego region’s community partner for improving access to healthcare for the region’s poor, working poor and vulnerable populations. Since 1989, AHF has invested more than $45 million in grants into the San Diego community. Committed to the principle that everyone should be able . . . → Read More: “If you had $1 million to change Healthcare for the underserved, what would you do?” Alliance Healthcare Foundation’s new international competition What is the Innovation Initiative? The Innovation Initiative is a single grant of up to $1 million, distributed over as many as three years, to a single entrepreneurial idea aimed at transforming the healthcare delivery system for the underserved. The grant dollars may be used to fund an entire program, or . . . → Read More: “If you had $1 million to change Healthcare for the underserved, what would you do?” Alliance Healthcare Foundation’s new international competition -2 Sourced from: http://www.ngopulse.org/ International Hrant Dink Award is presented every year “to individuals, organisations or groups that work for a free and just world free from discrimination, racism and violence, who take personal risks for achieving those ideals, who break the stereotypes and use the language of peace and by doing so give . . . → Read More: International Hrant Dink Award Comments are closed Latest Funds for NGOs discrimination, foundation, hrant dink, international award, violence World Habitat Awards 2010 – established by the Building and Social Housing Foundation as part of its contribution to the United Nations International Year of Shelter for the Homeless – is an opportunity for individuals and organizations working to address the housing problems of the people around the world…Projects providing innovative and practical . . . → Read More: World Habitat Awards for Innovative Projects on Housing Individuals, organizations and governmental agencies with innovative and practical solution to housing needs and problems from any country of the world can apply for the World Habitat Awards established in 1985 by the Building and Social Housing Foundation as part of its contribution to the United Nations International Year of Shelter for the . . . → Read More: World Habitat Awards 2010 Comments are closed Latest Funds for NGOs awards, building, foundation, habitat, housing, international, needs, solutions, world The Sheila McKechnie Foundation’s SMK Campaigner Awards 2010 has various award categories to honour campaigners in the UK and also outside of the UK. The awards provide an opportunity for individuals to receive support for bringing about the change for social and environmental justice. A development package for the award winners equips them . . . → Read More: Sheila McKechnie Foundation’s SMK Campaigner Awards 2010 Comments are closed Latest Funds for NGOs awards, campaign, environmental, foundation, honour, individuals, justice, social The Sheila McKechnie Foundation’s SMK Campaigner Awards 2010 offers “a support programme for emerging and grassroots campaigners. “individuals who are new to campaigning or operating with few resources and who show passion, tenacity and the potential to create change – locally, nationally or globally. You might not see yourself as a “campaigner” but . . . → Read More: The SMK Campaigner Awards for Emerging and Grassroots Campaigners Comments are closed Latest Funds for NGOs awards, campaign, environmental, foundation, honour, individuals, justice, social Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges Explorations in Global Health (Round 5), “launched in 2003 to accelerate the discovery of new technologies to improve global health,” is currently seeking applications of innovative ideas that could lead to new vaccines, diagnostics, drugs, and other technologies targeting diseases that claim millions of lives. . . . → Read More: Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges in Global Health Comments are closed Latest Funds for NGOs foundation, global health, grand challenges, innovative ideas The William T. Grant Foundation has announced that it is now accepting applications for its William T. Grant Scholars Program. Young researchers or professionals pursuing research and employed in a nonprofit organization within or outside United States can apply for this opportunity. As William T. Grant Scholars, the selected candidates will each receive . . . → Read More: William T. Grant Scholars Program: Opportunity for Young Researchers in NGOs The Asian Neighbors Network Program is only for applicants and projects based in Asia. “The Asian Neighbors Program, embracing the perspectives of relationships with nature and relationships with people, solicits proposals for practical projects aimed at resolving challenges that face communities in Asia. Three project areas have been established: (1) relationships with nature, . . . → Read More: Toyota Foundation’s Asian Neighbors Network Program Under the Research Grant Program, both individuals and organizations can apply for the funding support. There are no restrictions in terms of eligibility as any person with any nationality can apply. The basic theme for this fiscal year is “The Search for the Richness of Human Life and Activity.” The program is soliciting . . . → Read More: Toyota Foundation’s Research Grant Program The YouthActionNet Global Fellowship Program is an international competitive award to select 20 exceptional young social entrepreneurs for building their skills, enhance their resources and train them in advocacy. The fellowship was launched in 2001 by the International Youth Foundation and it seeks to strengthen, support and celebrate the role of young people in leading . . . → Read More: International Youth Foundation’s YouthActionNet Global Fellowship Program Comments are closed Latest Funds for NGOs advocacy, fellowship, foundation, leadership, networking, youths NGOs based in Asia are invited to apply for financial support from the Korea-based May 18 Memorial Foundation under its 2010 Grant for Democracy and Human Rights Projects in Asia (GDHRPA). The Foundation was “established to commemorate the 1980 Gwangju Uprising by continuing the Uprising’s spirit of struggle and solidarity, contributing to the . . . → Read More: The May 18 Memorial Foundation’s Grant for Democracy and Human Rights Projects in Asia Foundation for Future is an independent, multilateral nonprofit organization working for the promotion of democracy and human rights by strengthening civil society organizations in the Broader Middle East and North African countries and G8 nations. Under its grants program, it offers financial and technical support (through an open competition) to NGOs, academic institutions, . . . → Read More: Foundation for Future’s Grant Program for Promoting Democracy & Human Rights Comments are closed Foundation Funds for NGOs democracy, foundation, human rights, Middle East, north Africa Foundation Ensemble based in Paris has issued a call for proposals in its priority areas of water and sanitation, sustainable development and animal biodiversity. In fact, there are two types of funding available with the Foundation with different priorities in terms of issues and location. Under the Programmes Fund, the Foundation has allocated . . . → Read More: Foundation Ensemble’s Programmes Fund and Small Grants Fund for Sustainable Development, Water & Sanitation and Animal Biodiversity Comments are closed Latest Funds for NGOs animal biodiversity, foundation, sanitation, small grants, sustainable development, water The US-based Deshpande Foundation is internationally offering an opportunity for individuals “to create solutions through social innovations and entrepreneurship for some of the top issues that NGOs face in the Sandbox region of Northwestern Karnataka in India. This family Foundation of Gururaj (“Desh”) and Jaishree Deshpande has helped NGOs in developing an international . . . → Read More: Deshpande Foundation’s Innovators Challenge for Social Innovation Comments are closed Latest Funds for NGOs competition, development, foundation, innovation, social change The King Baudouin Foundation has launched a call for proposals for organizations in Africa “to support football-based programs that deliver education on HIV/AIDS with the aim of preventing more young people from contracting the disease and reducing the stigma which surrounds it. Grants will be open to all African based initiatives.” Projects . . . → Read More: King Baudouin Foundation providing Grants to fight HIV and AIDS through Football-based Programs The Skoll Foundation is accepting applications for the next Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship for those agents of social change working on current critical challenges such as environmental sustainability, health, tolerance and human rights, institutional responsibility, economic and social equity and peace and security. There are also sub-issues in these areas, which include . . . → Read More: Social Entrepreneurs working for Human Rights, Peace, Environment…can Apply for Skoll Awards The United States Government’s Inter-American Foundation (IAF) is an independent agency that provides financial support to programs that foster self-help in a sustainable, innovative and participatory manner implemented by NGOs and CBOs in Latin America and the Caribbean. “The IAF primarily funds partnerships among grassroots and nonprofit organizations, businesses and local governments, directed . . . → Read More: Inter-American Foundation’s Grant Program for Grassroots NGOs in Latin America and the Caribbean Comments are closed Foundation Funds for NGOs Caribbean, CBOs, foundation, grassroots, ngos, US funding The Oscar van Leer Fellowships from Bernard van Leer Foundation were announced in April this year for young journalists from developing countries interested in covering social issues, especially those dealing with disadvantaged children. The opportunity was available in the countries of Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, the Caribbean, and the . . . → Read More: Six Journalists from Developing Countries have won the Oscar van Leer Fellowships After Rockefeller Foundation’s InnoCentive Partnership challenge for finding solutions to poverty, we have now got another unique “Second Annual Open Enterprise Solutions to Poverty” competition from the S.E.VEN Fund which aims to look deeper into ideas and ways for alleviation of poverty. S.E.VEN Fund is nonprofit organization in the US and this program . . . → Read More: Request for Proposals for the $100,000 “Enterprise-based Solutions to Poverty” Competition Comments are closed Latest Funds for NGOs CSR, foundation, fund, poverty, private sector, research, solution The Ananda Foundation offers grants to worldwide to NGOs working with the poorest communities and providing them sustainable solutions through local empowerment, healthcare services, education opportunities based on an approach that ensures basic human rights, compassion and service to humanity. Grant guidelines and application form can be downloaded from this link. For more information, visit . . . → Read More: Ananda Foundation Comments are closed Foundation Funds for NGOs application, education, empowerment, form, foundation, funding, health, humanity, India, link, project |
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