Grantmaking over the past thirty years has changed dramatically. From the early days of small trusts and foundations supporting local organisations to today where giant multilaterals like the World Bank making strategic investments in every corner of the world. The rise of corporate foundations as … [Read more...] about Fundraising Essentials: Outcome Funding
Fundraising Essentials: Grant Fundraising Strategy Checklist
For some reason, the word fundraising strategy often strikes fear in to many a fundraiser. Could it be that in a world of ever stricter targets and more competition that distilling all those different targets into one document is just plain intimidating? Whatever the reason, it is time to throw the … [Read more...] about Fundraising Essentials: Grant Fundraising Strategy Checklist
Cutting-Edge Campaigns: UN Women
Welcome to the second in our new series of articles showcasing the very best of non-profit and development campaigns from around the world. Last week we shared with you the powerful billboard campaign from Breast Cancer Care in the UK that captured women’s bodies post cancer treatment. This week … [Read more...] about Cutting-Edge Campaigns: UN Women
UNGEI’s Good Practice Fund for Girls’ Education and Gender Equality
Deadline: 30 November 2013 The United Nations Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI) has announced a call for proposals for the Fund for Documentation of Good Practice in Girls' Education and Gender Equality. The Fund seeks to provide an opportunity for good practices to be systematically documented … [Read more...] about UNGEI’s Good Practice Fund for Girls’ Education and Gender Equality
CUD Scholarships to pursue International Courses and Trainings in Belgium
Deadline: 12 February 2014 The CUD (Cutting-edge International Trainings and Courses for Development) is currently seeking applications for the 2014-2015 Scholarship Program aimed at offering support to candidates from select developing countries to pursue international courses and trainings such … [Read more...] about CUD Scholarships to pursue International Courses and Trainings in Belgium
Yale World Fellows Program 2014: Opportunity for NGO Leaders
Deadline: 4 December 2013 The Yale World Fellows Program at the Yale University, USA is a leadership development program and NGO leaders from all countries (except the United States) can benefit from courses, research, institutions, professors at the University. Rising leaders from across … [Read more...] about Yale World Fellows Program 2014: Opportunity for NGO Leaders
A List of Foundations that Provide Small Grants to NGOs
There are a number of donor agencies that provide small-size micro-grants to NGOs in poor and developing countries. These grants are extremely flexible and also easy to apply and win them. The size of these grants mostly depends upon the type of donor agencies which is offering them. Large … [Read more...] about A List of Foundations that Provide Small Grants to NGOs
Humanitarian Innovation Fund’s Small Grant Facility for NGOs
The Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF) has a Small Grant Facility to provide funding support to organisations and individuals to identify, nurture and share innovative and scalable solutions to the challenges facing effective humanitarian assistance. The Fund seeks to work towards: enabling and … [Read more...] about Humanitarian Innovation Fund’s Small Grant Facility for NGOs
Rufford Small Grants Foundation
Rufford Small Grants Foundation is a UK-based charity that offers Rufford Small Grants for nature conservation projects in developing countries. It has given more than 2000 grants in 137 countries. The Rufford Small Grants Foundation provides a staged funding process with five different types of … [Read more...] about Rufford Small Grants Foundation
The Nederlands Albert Schweitzer Fund
The Nederlands Albert Schweitzer Fund aims to support initiatives on the path for Africans to a full life. It provides initial grants, donations for direct micro-, small-scale, local health projects in Africa. This initial funding is focused on the development of effective, sustainable and … [Read more...] about The Nederlands Albert Schweitzer Fund
