Fundraising for prospective institutional donors for women and girls’ programs can be an overwhelming process and many NGOs don’t know where to start. We’ve gathered up the key facts that will guide your fundraising strategy and help to kick-start your projects.
If you’re looking for the leading donors of women and girl’s projects then a great place to start is the Foundation Centre’s Research into recent trends in the sector. It includes figures from around the globe as well as details on the leading donors.
Top Ten Donors
- Ford Foundation
- Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation
- Huber Foundation
- Open Society Foundations
- Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
- NoVo Foundation
- Sigrid Rausing Trust
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Global Fund for Women
- Oak Foundation
The top ten donors provided a little over USD $115 million in total with the Global Fund for Women offering the most grants with 591 projects around the world.
Research also showed that more than 40% of funding for women and girls was directed to NGOs in North America. Sub-Saharan Africa was second with 16%, Latin America third with 13%, Asia-Pacific fourth with 8% and Eastern Europe rounding out the top five. The Caribbean received the lowest amount of financial assistance with just 1%.
Do you want to learn more about fundraising for women and girls?
The next fundsforNGOs webinar will cover the Donor Landscape and major funders supporting programs for women and girls- including bilaterals, foundations in the US and Europe, and multilaterals. Research techniques will highlight ways to find new donors and introduce resources dedicated specifically on giving to women and girls. The webinar will also detail successful application strategies from networking to proposal writing, including overcoming the challenge of fundraising for a cross cutting issue.
Register now for Webinar on “Grant Fundraising for Women and Girls”.
