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
Top Ten Wealthiest European Foundations
Are you and your NGO aiming to raise funds from European Foundations? Understand everything you need to know about how to access the billions of dollars of grants released by Foundations in Europe every year with our online training webinar. Learn more and register today by clicking here. Following … [Read more...] about Top Ten Wealthiest European Foundations
The Asia Foundation: Improving Lives, Expanding Opportunities
FundsforNGOs.org introduces the latest in its “Get to know a Funder” series with a guide to one of the biggest Foundation’s in Asia, The Asia Foundation. The Asia Foundation is a non-profit, non-governmental organization professing a commitment to the "development of a peaceful, prosperous, just, … [Read more...] about The Asia Foundation: Improving Lives, Expanding Opportunities
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
11 Things to Consider Before Applying for Government Funding
Government Grants are rarely available to individuals. To be eligible you will most likely need to be a registered non profit organisation in your area. Each grant making body will have its own set off rules that you should read as a priority and before making any other arrangements to apply for … [Read more...] about 11 Things to Consider Before Applying for Government Funding
How to Raise Money for an Individual or Family in Need
We often receive requests at FundsforNGOs to support individuals, families or groups who are in need. It is a common problem around the world that cannot be solved by forming an organisation and applying for foreign grants. In these situations are more urgent and local solution needs to be … [Read more...] about How to Raise Money for an Individual or Family in Need
Three Grantmaking Foundations that Fund Children’s Projects Around the World
This guide provides information on three of the leading donors to children's projects around the world. If you’re an NGO looking for new funding to support young people in your country, this guide is for you. We’ll discuss some of the some of the biggest donors in the field and how your organisation … [Read more...] about Three Grantmaking Foundations that Fund Children’s Projects Around the World
Call for Proposal 2012-Young Researchers Award-Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Deadline- 15 March 2012. Countries/Region- All countries GBIF enables free and open access to biodiversity data online. Informatics activities of the Secretariat focus on developing a full suite of information technology infrastructure, architecture, services and tools to serve a fully functional … [Read more...] about Call for Proposal 2012-Young Researchers Award-Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Remittances, Development and NGO Sustainability
According to an analysis conducted in 2005 by Orozco in the article, ‘Sending Money Home: Can Remittances Reduce Poverty?’ , it was estimated that the flow of cash through remittances had far exceeded the entire amount of money spent on aid and development across the world. In 2006, the … [Read more...] about Remittances, Development and NGO Sustainability
Creative Credits for the Poor: India’s Microfinance Movement
PAGE 1Next PageIn the year, 1997 at a small urban slum in the Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh in India, a likely encounter led to an unlikely idea. The encounter was between Ms. Padmaja Reddy, an NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) employee and a rag picker, who had discussions about the poor … [Read more...] about Creative Credits for the Poor: India’s Microfinance Movement
