The FundsforNGOs team have decades of experience of supporting organisation’s and individuals to raise funds for all kinds of projects from orphanages in Kenya through to arts projects in New York. We have compiled our years of experience to produce a guide for film makers, both aspiring and … [Read more...] about FundsforNGOs Guide: Fundraising for Film and Media projects
Fundraising Essentials – Writing A Fundraising Appeal Letter
At the heart of great and successful organisation’s are great stories. Tales of lives saved and opportunities granted against the odds. But are your fundraising appeals provoking the response your organisation needs? The team at FundsforNGOs have pooled our many, many years of experience in the … [Read more...] about Fundraising Essentials – Writing A Fundraising Appeal Letter
SWOT Analysis for NGOs
Only NGOs that perform well are likely to survive and grow in the long term. Organisation’s that fail to manage themselves appropriately, struggle to achieve their mission and find it difficult to create real change are likely to ultimately found themselves cast by the wayside in favor of more … [Read more...] about SWOT Analysis for NGOs
An Introduction to Micro-Finance
Up until around a decade ago, Micro-finance was associated almost exclusively with small scale loans to individuals and businesses in poor communities. Today it is used to describe a selection of financial products such as payments, savings and insurance, that are adapted to meet the needs of low … [Read more...] about An Introduction to Micro-Finance
NGO Management: How to assemble a Board of Trustees
Board members play a critical role in the development and success of non-profit organisations. Sometimes referred to as a Board of Trustees, these volunteers act as guardians for your organisation who protect and maintain the core values and purposes of the organisation. As a collective body, the … [Read more...] about NGO Management: How to assemble a Board of Trustees
NGO Management: Using Consultants in your Organisation
Successful organisations have great staff at their heart. Your staff have the greatest influence on the success or failure of your organisation and the cause you are fighting for. With limited budgets it can be difficult for non-profit organisations to maintain a staff with all of the skills they … [Read more...] about NGO Management: Using Consultants in your Organisation
Fundraising Essentials: Making an Effective Case for Support
Creating a powerful, emotive and thought provoking case for support is an area where a good number of otherwise excellent grant funding applications fall down. Producing a clear, well structured and memorable case for support is difficult in that it requires a combination of creative and formal … [Read more...] about Fundraising Essentials: Making an Effective Case for Support
Fundraising Essentials: Outcome Funding
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
