It can be useful to think about your relationship with donors from the donors' point of view. Donors usually make grants to organisations that they have confidence in. All your dealings with donors should aim to build up their confidence in your organisation, for instance by: • … [Read more...] about Mango Guide to Receiving Funds
Crowdfunding Opens Doors for Grassroots NGOS
Indiegogo, one of the world’s leading crowdfunding platforms, has introduced new features that will enable NGOs to leverage the power of the website for the first time. The site has already raised tens of millions of dollars for campaigns around the world, but up until now the Indiegogo has only … [Read more...] about Crowdfunding Opens Doors for Grassroots NGOS
The Monsanto Fund
Monsanto Fund Since 1964, the Monsanto Fund has worked to substantially and meaningfully improve people’s lives. The Monsanto Fund has worked to be an innovative philanthropic leader, providing sustainable assistance to communities in need around the world. As agriculture evolves, so does the … [Read more...] about The Monsanto Fund
10 Top Tips for Grant Management
1. Building Trust In all aspects of grant management, problems can be avoided with clear and regular communications with grants officers. Put everything in writing! 2. Observe project start and end dates for spending Don’t make payments or enter into commitments before the agreed contract start … [Read more...] about 10 Top Tips for Grant Management
Online Fundraising and NGOs in Developing Countries
An ever increasing number of people all around the world have become reliant on the internet to live and work. It has changed everything we do from how we keep in touch with our friends to how we learn new skills. Inevitably, the effects of an always online world are having an increasingly powerful … [Read more...] about Online Fundraising and NGOs in Developing Countries
How Frontline SMS could benefit your NGO
Mobile is everywhere. More than 3.2 billion people have mobile phones worldwide, and they send more than 22 billion SMS each and every day, from Soweto to Soho. Mobile messaging is increasingly used as a professional tool, but the market is complicated. Coordinating messages with the people you … [Read more...] about How Frontline SMS could benefit your NGO
The Great Debate: Non-Profits and Financial Reserves
Anyone who has worked on the financial side of a non profit organisation will be familiar with the debate around exactly how much money, if any, should be kept in reserve. Resources donated to your organisation were intended to support a cause not to sit in a bank account, yet nonprofits just like … [Read more...] about The Great Debate: Non-Profits and Financial Reserves
Create a Brilliant Online Newspaper for your NGO with Paper.li
Getting information about your cause or organisation to your audience has simultaneously never been easier and harder! As difficult as that is to comprehend, take a moment to consider the online world. We have access to all of the worlds information at our fingertips and tens of thousands of … [Read more...] about Create a Brilliant Online Newspaper for your NGO with Paper.li
Microsoft Software Grants: Empowering Youth to Change Their World
Microsoft believes that the world stands at a crossroads. While there are more young people on the planet than ever before, youth unemployment is double that of the adult population. Countries are struggling to develop modern workforces due to the growing gap between the skills of unemployed workers … [Read more...] about Microsoft Software Grants: Empowering Youth to Change Their World
Grants by Google
Get further, faster. Apply to the Google for Nonprofits program. Attracting new supporters is a critical element of any good fundraising strategy. Some donors will fade away however hard you try to retain them and it is important to constantly recruit new supporters in their place. Due to the … [Read more...] about Grants by Google
