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
Current and Past Funding Opportunities for NGOs
A list of current and past funding opportunities for NGOs and individuals
How to Raise Awareness about a State of Emergency for Raising Funds
If you work in an emergency situation, such a natural disaster or war, you might need to fundraise quickly and you will not have time to go through the entire process of applying for funding through existing routes. Development agencies and private foundations do normally offer prompt help in … [Read more...] about How to Raise Awareness about a State of Emergency for Raising Funds
Funding from Bilateral Agencies
Bilateral Agencies are aid agencies funded by developed countries to support both governments and the civil society in developing countries. You should conduct preliminary research to understand which agencies are working in your geographical area, what programmes they run, and how to contact them. … [Read more...] about Funding from Bilateral Agencies
Funding from Multilateral Agencies
A Multilateral Agency is an international organisation formed by several governments that collectively administer aid programs. For instance, the United Nations, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank are multilateral agencies. The United Nations is an international organisation whose main … [Read more...] about Funding from Multilateral Agencies
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
Fundraising is a Learning Process: Do not give up if you do not succeed the first time!
It is important to understand that fundraising for NGOs, especially when you are in the very first stages of setting up a new organisation, is difficult. If you apply for grants given by multilateral agencies such as the UN or major Private Foundations, the chance to succeed is slim. In fact, large … [Read more...] about Fundraising is a Learning Process: Do not give up if you do not succeed the first time!
Central Africa Forest Ecosystems Conservation
Deadline- 19 July 2013 Applications are invited for Central Africa Forest Ecosystems Conservation (CAFEC) Program offered by United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The goal of this program is to maintain the ecological integrity of the humid forest ecosystems of the Congo Basin … [Read more...] about Central Africa Forest Ecosystems Conservation
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
