Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) has announced the winners of the 2010 Microfinance Photography Contest in which South Asian photographers dominated the top three places, but the other 20 winners come from all regions of the world. The first prize has been won by Mohammed Rakibul Hasan … [Read more...] about CGAP 2010 Microfinance Photography Contest results declared: Dominated by South Asian Photographers
Archives for June 2011
NWHF and AWHF seeks applications for two internships as part of an exchange programme strengthening North-South relationship
Nordic World Heritage Foundation (NWHF) and the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) with the support of Fredskorpset (FK Norway) are offering two internships as part of an exchange programme between NWHF and AWHF. Following a mandatory preparatory course in Norway in September 2011, the fellows will … [Read more...] about NWHF and AWHF seeks applications for two internships as part of an exchange programme strengthening North-South relationship
Call for applications: The Bihari Krishna fellowship in ethnographic research at the Nepā School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Kathmandu
The Social Science Baha is an independent, non-profit organisation set up with the objective of promoting and enhancing the study of and research in the social sciences in Nepal. Established on 1 January 2002 with the primary focus of starting a social science library, the Social Science Baha was … [Read more...] about Call for applications: The Bihari Krishna fellowship in ethnographic research at the Nepā School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Kathmandu
SOCAP seeks applications for Social Entrepreneur Scholarship Program
Social Capital Markets is about shifting reality. Members of the SOCAP community not only care about the problems of the world, they put their resources, time and money on the line to address them. In the process they scale ideas and improve the lives of millions. You’re in the wrong place if you … [Read more...] about SOCAP seeks applications for Social Entrepreneur Scholarship Program
Fundraising Resources for Women and Girls Worldwide
This resource guide seeks to provide an overview of resources, guides, and sources of funding for organizations working with women and girls. Reports Untapped Potential: European Foundation Funding for Women and Girls A 2010 survey report that summarizes European foundation granting to programs … [Read more...] about Fundraising Resources for Women and Girls Worldwide
Fundraising for Women and Girls: Networks and Institutes
Women’s Funding Network Women’s Funding Network is more than 150 organizations that fund women’s solutions across the globe, making us one of the largest collaborative philanthropic networks in the world. Our members are women’s foundations that span public charities, private foundations and … [Read more...] about Fundraising for Women and Girls: Networks and Institutes
Fundraising for Women and Girls: Selected Foundations
The Global Fund for Women The Global Fund for Women is an international network of women and men committed to a world of equality and social justice. We advocate for and defend women's human rights by making grants to support women's groups around the world...[more] Sigrid Rausing Trust … [Read more...] about Fundraising for Women and Girls: Selected Foundations
Fundraising for Women and Girls: Multilateral Organizations
UN Women In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. UN Women provides grants to fuel innovative, high-impact programs by government agencies and civil society groups through two funds—the Fund for … [Read more...] about Fundraising for Women and Girls: Multilateral Organizations
“Untapped Potential: European Foundation Funding for Women and Girls”: A Study of Foundations providing funding for women and girls
European foundations have been providing funding for programs to support women and girls around the world. But despite their substantial presence and grantmaking approaches, it may be difficult to identify the exact areas of support, issues of interest and the allocation of funding for such … [Read more...] about “Untapped Potential: European Foundation Funding for Women and Girls”: A Study of Foundations providing funding for women and girls
“Accelerating Change for Women and Girls: The Role of Women’s Funds”
The report, "Accelerating Change for Women and Girls: The Role of Women's Funds" published in 2009 is based upon a research conducted by the Foundation Center and the Women's Funding Network to understand the increased interest in providing funding for women and girls and how this has been leading … [Read more...] about “Accelerating Change for Women and Girls: The Role of Women’s Funds”
