The STARS Impact Awards 2011 launched by the STARS Foundation provides unrestricted funding of up to $100,000 in addition to tailor-made consultancy support and media training to grant recipient organizations working for the disadvantaged children in areas of health, education and protection … [Read more...] about A simple guide to assist NGOs in applying for the STARS Impact Awards 2011
How NGOs can apply for European Commission Grants? A PowerPoint Presentation
The European Commission is one of the largest donors providing funding to developmental projects around the world. However, it is also one of the most complicated grantmakers especially because of its lengthy grant guidelines, intricate rules of funding and too many grantee terms of conditions. But … [Read more...] about How NGOs can apply for European Commission Grants? A PowerPoint Presentation
Proposal Writing Assistance to apply for the NED Grants Program
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) recently announced that it is accepting proposal applications from organizations around the world to provide grant support to them to work on projects related to human rights, an independent media, the rule of law and to advance other democratic goals. We … [Read more...] about Proposal Writing Assistance to apply for the NED Grants Program
Understanding the National Endowment for Democracy and its Grant-making process
As usual, before we embark upon writing a grant proposal, we need to understand the grant-making agency. The foremost question that comes to one’s mind is: Will NED support my organization? The answer lies in the issue/s you are working on. Is your organization in an activist mode working and has … [Read more...] about Understanding the National Endowment for Democracy and its Grant-making process
Filling up the Proposal Cover Sheet in NED’s Grant-making Application Process
The Proposal Cover Sheet, as the name suggests, is the covering or the initial document of your proposal. It can be downloaded from this link in pdf or from this link in MS Word The Proposal Cover Sheet seeks in-depth information about the applicant organization such as the legal name and address … [Read more...] about Filling up the Proposal Cover Sheet in NED’s Grant-making Application Process
Writing the Proposal to seek a grant from National Endowment for Democracy
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) has given complete information on writing a proposal in its Proposal Guidelines document available at this link. It is also available in French, Russian, Arabic, Farsi, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese and Turkish. The guidelines are fairly easy to understand … [Read more...] about Writing the Proposal to seek a grant from National Endowment for Democracy
Writing a good summary for the Proposal Narrative (NED Grants Program)
Summary is one of the most important parts of the proposal. You may write a good proposal, but if it is not accompanied with a good summary, then it is of no use. All donors prefer to get a quick look at your project before they can seek more details. If the summary is written badly or … [Read more...] about Writing a good summary for the Proposal Narrative (NED Grants Program)
Example for writing a summary in the Proposal Narrative of the Grant Application for NED
Let us take an example here for writing a good summary. Assuming that we are submitting a project on increasing the awareness level of women from disadvantaged groups about democratic values in a post-conflict country, we have this summary below: “[The country] has emerged out of a conflict, but … [Read more...] about Example for writing a summary in the Proposal Narrative of the Grant Application for NED
Background for the Project in the Proposal Narrative in the NED Application Process
According to NED Proposal Guidelines, the project background should explain the existing political, economic or social situation in the country and how it has been challenging democratic aspirations. In the same section, it is also necessary to give details about the needs or problems (in other … [Read more...] about Background for the Project in the Proposal Narrative in the NED Application Process
Project Objectives in a Grant Proposal (NED Grants Program)
In an NED grant proposal, project objectives have to be specific and measurable. The proposal guidelines advise against using broad aims like “to strengthen democracy in a country.” This kind of an objective is not clear, exact or measurable. The project objectives preferably should be one or two … [Read more...] about Project Objectives in a Grant Proposal (NED Grants Program)
