The International Center for Not-For-Profit Law (ICNL) has announced the Freedom of Association Fund to support innovative, results-oriented activities designed to promote the right to association or civil society law reform in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The Fund will provide grants … [Read more...] about ICNL’s Freedom of Association Fund: $5,000 – $10,000 Grants to NGOs
2013 Wiener Laboratory Research Fellowships in Environmental studies
Deadline- January 15, 2013 Countries/Region- Greece Applicants from Greece are invited to apply for PhD Fellowships in the Field of Environmental Studies at The American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Fellowships awarded annually to graduate students or postdoctoral scholars working on … [Read more...] about 2013 Wiener Laboratory Research Fellowships in Environmental studies
Proposals invited for Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Indonesia
Deadline- 10th Dec, 2012 Countries/Region- Indonesia Proposals are invited to implement EITI (Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative) to complete the first round of reporting and reconciliation, with publication schedule for late 2012 or early 2013. Civil Society has played an important … [Read more...] about Proposals invited for Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Indonesia
Czech Embassy Grant Opportunity for Small Local Projects
The Embassy of the Czech Republic in New Delhi has announced a call for proposals as part of its funding for local projects in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka in 2013. Small Local Projects (“SLPs”) are the development projects financed by the Government of the Czech Republic, identified … [Read more...] about Czech Embassy Grant Opportunity for Small Local Projects
Basic Questions on Proposal Writing Answered
What is a proposal? A proposal is a document that outlines a detailed plan on a project that NGOs propose to a donor seeking funds to implement it. Usually, the donors that provide funding to NGOs request proposals in a pre-set format. Although this format can vary from one donor agency to another, … [Read more...] about Basic Questions on Proposal Writing Answered
What should be the size of a proposal? How long or short should a proposal be? How many number of pages should there be in a proposal?
[...continued from the main page] It is very difficult to give an exact idea on the size of a proposal because it varies from donor to donor. Some donor agencies prefer to receive just a proposal of not more than one page, at least initially. Other donor organizations like the USAID and the … [Read more...] about What should be the size of a proposal? How long or short should a proposal be? How many number of pages should there be in a proposal?
What is matching contribution in a budget and how can NGOs arrange it?
[...continued from the main page] Many donors insist that projects provide details on matching contribution in their proposal budgets. It is usually 10-20% of the total budget you propose. Matching contributions are financial contributions made by the NGO to the overall grant of the project. If … [Read more...] about What is matching contribution in a budget and how can NGOs arrange it?
Proposal Writing Guidebook for Grassroots-based NGOs/CBOs/CSOs
Characteristics of successful proposal writing A good proposal must convince the donor/funding agencies about the following aspects of the project going to be proposed by the organization: - The issue going to be addressed matches with the objectives/target area of the donor agency. - The problem … [Read more...] about Proposal Writing Guidebook for Grassroots-based NGOs/CBOs/CSOs
Project Sustainability
[...continued from the main page] This is one of the crucial aspects of a proposal, which funders/donors give emphasis on. This gives a vision to them to foresee your future plan to sustain the project after the budget is exhausted & project period is over. In this part one should be able to … [Read more...] about Project Sustainability
Budget
[...continued from the main page] The budget of any project is its USP. The budget should be in line with the proposed activities and the quoted cost of each item/particulars should be as per the current market norms of the implementing area. The administrative cost (communication cost & salary … [Read more...] about Budget
