Deadline- 1 August 2013 Applicants around the world are invited to submit applications for Open Society Fellowship Program offered to support individuals pursuing innovative and unconventional approaches to fundamental open society challenges. The objective of this program identify a problem that … [Read more...] about Open Society Fellowship
Grants and Resources for Individuals
A list of scholarships, fellowships and other funding opportunities for individuals
Documentary Film Grant by MacArthur Foundation
Deadline- 31 July 2013 The MacArthur Foundation is accepting applications for Documentary Film Grant to support U.S.-based production companies and non-profit organizations. The objective of this program is to provide the public with high-quality, professionally-produced documentary films, deep and … [Read more...] about Documentary Film Grant by MacArthur Foundation
Call for proposals – Small grants projects on the human rights of Iraqi civil society organizations
Deadline- 16 July 2013 UNDP is accepting proposals for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)under the project“Enhancing Transparent Participatory Governance and Human Rights”. The program is funded by Swedish government through the Iraq UNDAF Trust Fund. The objective of this program is to promote … [Read more...] about Call for proposals – Small grants projects on the human rights of Iraqi civil society organizations
Call for Proposals: Investigative Media Report in Southeast Europe
Deadline- 15 July 2013 Proposals are invited by The Center for Independent Journalism Budapest for Investigative Media Report in Southeast Europe. The mission of this program is to result in new, substantial information gained and presented through investigative journalism tools about practices and … [Read more...] about Call for Proposals: Investigative Media Report in Southeast Europe
Carry out Research on Your Project for Raising Funds
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
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 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 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
