Ashoka’s Changemakers have collaborated with ExxonMobil and the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) to launch the new Women | Tools | Technology Challenge for identifying innovative projects and solutions that use technology to economically empower women in developing countries. … [Read more...] about Women’s Economic Development Challenge
Changemakers seeking Solutions for Raising Awareness against Gender-based Violence
The Campus of Excellence and Ashoka’s Changemakers have launched a new competition for preventing violence against women. Under this competition, women’s associations, education groups or grassroots-based NGOs implementing most innovative solution around the world for raising awareness and taking … [Read more...] about Changemakers seeking Solutions for Raising Awareness against Gender-based Violence
Deshpande Foundation’s Innovators Challenge for Social Innovation
The US-based Deshpande Foundation is internationally offering an opportunity for individuals “to create solutions through social innovations and entrepreneurship for some of the top issues that NGOs face in the Sandbox region of Northwestern Karnataka in India. This family Foundation of Gururaj … [Read more...] about Deshpande Foundation’s Innovators Challenge for Social Innovation
Schwab Foundation’s Open Competition for the Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2010 in Asia, Africa and Latin America
“The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship is a not-for-profit, independent and neutral organization, founded in 1998, with the purpose to advance social entrepreneurship and to foster social entrepreneurs as an important catalyst for societal innovation and progress. The Foundation is under … [Read more...] about Schwab Foundation’s Open Competition for the Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2010 in Asia, Africa and Latin America
Schwab Foundation’s Open Competition for the Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2010 – Asia
Schwab Foundation's Social Entrepreneur of the Year - Asia 2010 is an open competition for organizations demonstrating innovation, sustainability, direct social impact, reach and scope and replicability in their efforts. It has been established “to recognize outstanding social entrepreneurs around … [Read more...] about Schwab Foundation’s Open Competition for the Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2010 – Asia
Schwab Foundation’s Open Competition for the Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2010 – Africa
Schwab Foundation's Social Entrepreneur of the Year - Africa 2010 is an open competition for organizations demonstrating innovation, sustainability, direct social impact, reach and scope and replicability in their efforts. It has been established “to recognize outstanding social entrepreneurs around … [Read more...] about Schwab Foundation’s Open Competition for the Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2010 – Africa
Centre for Strengthening Polity (CSP)
A. Introduction: Centre for strengthening Polity (CSP) is a non-profit and non-governmental organization, established and registered in 2009 at Hyderabad,Sindh, Pakistan. It envisages to work for promotion of education, realization of basic human rights, gender justice, mainstreaming of neglected … [Read more...] about Centre for Strengthening Polity (CSP)
Toolkit for World Bank’s Development Marketplace Grantees
The World Bank-administered Development Marketplace (DM) is a space for organizations to experiment and find innovative solutions for creating high development impact. The DM is organized as an open competition where the call for proposals is issued globally as well as regionally and NGOs and civil … [Read more...] about Toolkit for World Bank’s Development Marketplace Grantees
Request for Proposals from Bill Gates Foundation: Grand Challenges Explorations in Global Health Research
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced the call for proposals for the Round 4 of the Grand Challenges Explorations in Global Health Research. The Grand Challenges Explorations initiative provides funding support for “innovative ideas that could lead to new vaccines, diagnostics, drugs, … [Read more...] about Request for Proposals from Bill Gates Foundation: Grand Challenges Explorations in Global Health Research
$100,000 Grant for NGOs to Submit Proposals on Ideas for Developing Financial Mechanisms to reduce Poverty and build Sustainable Livelihoods
The 2010 Marketplace on Innovative Financial Solutions for Development (2010 MIF), organized jointly by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the World Bank on 4th and 5th March 2010 in Paris, has issued an invitation to NGOs, governmental agencies, … [Read more...] about $100,000 Grant for NGOs to Submit Proposals on Ideas for Developing Financial Mechanisms to reduce Poverty and build Sustainable Livelihoods
