Sourced From: http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2011/pr110729.html Nineteen nominees were recently announced for the Saving Lives at Birth Development Exchange challenge. All these finalists will now enter into the negotiations process before the awards can be issued. The call for nominations … [Read more...] about Nominees announced for the Saving Lives at Birth Development Exchange challenge
Global Fund for Women’s “Fundraising for Change: A Practical Guide for Women’s Rights Organizations”
As resource mobilization remains one of the biggest challenges for women's organizations, the Global Fund for Women has been not only actively supporting NGOs for women's empowerment and development, but it has also been providing support to enable organizations reach out to funding sources. At the … [Read more...] about Global Fund for Women’s “Fundraising for Change: A Practical Guide for Women’s Rights Organizations”
cause/affect Competition: Entries invited from designers whose work positively impacted the society
The cause/affect, a biennial international design competition, is aimed at recognizing the work done by designers and organizations that impact our society in a positive and engaging way. The purpose of this award is to see that if a particular single design has a positive impact on society it can … [Read more...] about cause/affect Competition: Entries invited from designers whose work positively impacted the society
Don’t forget to check out SASA – An Activist Kit for Prevention of Violence against Women and HIV
Raising Voices in Uganda developed “SASA,” a comprehensive tool for addressing violence against women and HIV. As violence against women remains to be both a cause and consequence of HIV, this kit comprises of practical resources, activities and monitoring and assessment tools for local activism, … [Read more...] about Don’t forget to check out SASA – An Activist Kit for Prevention of Violence against Women and HIV
Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights
The University of Connecticut biennially awards the Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human rights. The award is given to an individual or group who has made a significant effort to advance the cause of international justice and global human rights. Eligibility: The Dodd Prize shall … [Read more...] about Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights
Why NGOs should ask “Why” when writing project proposals?
How to find the cause of the problem we are seeing around us One of the ways to analyze a problem or trying to find the cause of the problem is to ask oneself: “Why this is happening?” By continuously asking oneself this question, we can reach out to the cause of the problem. There can be many … [Read more...] about Why NGOs should ask “Why” when writing project proposals?
The Framework for NGOs to identify Problems, Causes, Issues & Solutions while writing project proposals
The above table can become larger as we keep identifying more causes to the causes we have already identified. Once we think that we have arrived to the root of the cause and there is a possible solution that can be applied to it, we can stop and start writing the proposal. The solution is your … [Read more...] about The Framework for NGOs to identify Problems, Causes, Issues & Solutions while writing project proposals
Explaining the Problem Statement in the Proposal
Previous Sometimes, we may find difficulties in writing the exact problem we intend to address in the proposed project. It happens this way that the problem we are mentioning in the proposal is not a problem at all, but is actually an effect of another problem. For example, suppose there is … [Read more...] about Explaining the Problem Statement in the Proposal
