An Annual Report is a document drafted by NGOs to disseminate the results of all the activities designed and developed in the past twelve months. This report is important for three main reasons: The reports gives the opportunity to share with your donors and the wider audience the achievements … [Read more...] about How to develop an NGO Annual Report that can also help raise Funds
Manage Your Fundraising Campaigns in an Easy Manner
This guide will give you the tools to start designing and developing a successful fundraising campaign. The guide is divided in three main sections: how to design a campaign, how to run a campaign, and how to assess a campaign. Part I: How to design a campaign This first part will guide you into … [Read more...] about Manage Your Fundraising Campaigns in an Easy Manner
Funding for Climate Change and Environment: A Resource Guide
Introduction to Climate Change, Environment and its Funding Possibilities Global climate change (also known as global warming) is an urgent and complex issue that has—in the last decade—become one of the most prominent concerns for both public and private institutions. Feeling the need to … [Read more...] about Funding for Climate Change and Environment: A Resource Guide
How to get Contact Information of Donor Agencies?
The development of a successful strategy to make contact with potential donors is vital in the process of securing funding for your NGO. First of all, you will have to compile lists of funding bodies that are most likely to become interested in your NGO’s activities; its aims, goals, and strategies. … [Read more...] about How to get Contact Information of Donor Agencies?
Some Tips on Financial Planning and Budget Management for NGOs
The golden rule for financial planning and budgeting is to approach it as a strategic process. First of all, it is important to understand that the future of your NGO and its capacity to affect the life of your community depends on your abilities to secure funding in order to develop projects. Bear … [Read more...] about Some Tips on Financial Planning and Budget Management for NGOs
How to develop a Sustainability Plan for NGOs?
A sustainable NGO is an organisation that plans ahead. First of all, if you are about to set up an NGO make sure to build a strong argument for the reasons why such an organisation is needed. In fact, the future of an NGO highly depends on its capacity to address real problems of a community as well … [Read more...] about How to develop a Sustainability Plan for NGOs?
Why is Monitoring & Evaluation important for NGOs?
Monitoring and evaluation are separate practices dedicated to the assessment of your NGO’s overall performance. Monitoring is a systematic and long-term process that gathers information in regards to the progress made by an implemented project. Evaluation is time specific and it’s performed to judge … [Read more...] about Why is Monitoring & Evaluation important for NGOs?
How to summarize a Full Proposal into a Short Concept Note
The submission of concept notes is increasingly becoming the first step in the application for funding to the main agencies and private donors. This is how your potential donor will make the first selection among a large group of project proposals to assess their potential. Accordingly, concept … [Read more...] about How to summarize a Full Proposal into a Short Concept Note
How can Volunteers be involved in Fundraising for NGOs?
Whether your NGO has recruited volunteers through an existing scheme or whether someone has directly contacted you willing to establish collaborations on specific projects, you should regard at the possibility to count on extra work force as a precious resource. Among the various tasks you can … [Read more...] about How can Volunteers be involved in Fundraising for NGOs?
How to Develop a Communications Policy for an NGO?
Developing a clear and consistent communications policy for your NGO will contribute to the fulfilment of your annual financial plan. Considering that contacting donors for general enquiry, updates, and day-to-day clarifications is vital to your NGO, it is important that the ways in which members of … [Read more...] about How to Develop a Communications Policy for an NGO?
