The first step entails doing archival research by accessing academic journals, newspapers and media archives, and relevant governmental database. Look for empirical information regarding the problems you are addressing. For instance, if your NGO aims to implement projects targeting the spread of … [Read more...] about Carry out Research on Your Project for Raising Funds
Writing Project Ideas for Successful Fundraising
While researching the profiles and activities of NGOs working in your same field of action, pay attention to the ways in which they frame their concerns and communicate with the public. List key concepts they have emphasised and make sure to repeat them in your manifesto. To write successful … [Read more...] about Writing Project Ideas for Successful Fundraising
How to Start Looking for Potential Donors
Once you clarified your main goals and areas of intervention, you will start looking for potential donors to develop projects and activities. There are two main general strategies to fundraise. The first is to design projects in relation to specific calls. The second is to design projects that … [Read more...] about How to Start Looking for Potential Donors
How to Respond to Funding Calls for Proposals
Proposals should be written and submitted following advertised calls. If you intend to approach an agency or foundation to test their potential interest in your projects you should opt for a concept note or a letter of inquiry. First of all, take your time to read carefully existing packages for … [Read more...] about How to Respond to Funding Calls for Proposals
The Logical Framework Tool for Proposal Writing
The main tool used by NGOs to write successful proposals is the Logical Framework (LogFrame). This is a methodology elaborated in the 70s to strengthen a project internal logic and explain how the project will achieve set goals. It takes a form of a 4x4 table as follow. The first column lists the … [Read more...] about The Logical Framework Tool for Proposal Writing
How to Submit Unsolicited Proposals: Concept Notes and Letters of Inquiry
Concept notes and letters of enquiry could represent a means to contact potential donors when there is no call for proposals to be answered to. Yet, the request for concepts notes is becoming more and more popular even when calls for proposals are advertised as a way to make a very first selection … [Read more...] about How to Submit Unsolicited Proposals: Concept Notes and Letters of Inquiry
Individual Giving: Highly Potential Source of Funding for NGOs
To collect money through personal donations represents a good way to increase your budget (for instance if you need money to develop extra activities). You could fundraise by visiting members of your community (door to door) or using tools such as online platform, which help you fundraise among a … [Read more...] about Individual Giving: Highly Potential Source of Funding for NGOs
Fundraising Events
To organise a fundraising event could be fun and rewarding. Start by considering what sort of activities could attract the attention of people living in your region. Here are some ideas: 1) Dinner. Get local restaurant and cafes (or bakeries, food stalls in markets etc) involved in the … [Read more...] about Fundraising Events
Raising Funds through Social Enterprises
A social enterprise is an organisation that adopts commercial strategies to make profits with a social objective. In a sentence, social enterprise is doing charity by doing trade. The main goal of a social enterprise is to achieve financial sustainability and have a social impact. Development … [Read more...] about Raising Funds through Social Enterprises
Strengthening Central Africa Environmental Management and Policy Support
Deadline- 19 July 2013 Applications are invited for Strengthening Central Africa Environmental Management and Policy Support (SCAEMPS) Program under The United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The objective of this program is to supports the conservation of the Congo Basin’s … [Read more...] about Strengthening Central Africa Environmental Management and Policy Support
