“The WSYA (World Summit Youth Award) selects and promotes best practice in e-Content and technological creativity, demonstrates young people’s potential to create outstanding digital contents and serves as a platform for people from all UN member states to work together in the efforts to reduce … [Read more...] about World Summit Youth Award
King Abdullah II Award for Youth Innovation and Achievement for Young Arabs
Distinguished young leaders in the Arab region making positive impact over the communities they have been working with can participate in the King Abdullah II Award for Youth Innovation and Achievement. Managed by the King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD), the award recognizes the efforts of … [Read more...] about King Abdullah II Award for Youth Innovation and Achievement for Young Arabs
Changemakers’ Social Business Competition
Artemisia and Ashoka’s Changemakers have launched a new global competition, Leveraging Business for Social Change: Building the Field of Social Business.” The competition is “a global search for model initiatives and ideas that help build the emerging field of social business.” Individuals and … [Read more...] about Changemakers’ Social Business Competition
Scottish Government International Development Fund inviting Applications for Funding in South Asia
The Scottish Government’s International Development Fund is seeking applications for funding under its new South Asia Development Programme covering international development work in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The main objective of the programme is to address poverty and contribute … [Read more...] about Scottish Government International Development Fund inviting Applications for Funding in South Asia
InnoCentive Challenges to find Innovative Solutions for World’s Water Problems
In order to find innovative solutions to water-related problems faced by local communities around the world, GlobalGiving, InnoCentive and the Rockefeller Foundation have come together to sponsor challenges in this area. While the challenges will help find solutions for the water problems, the … [Read more...] about InnoCentive Challenges to find Innovative Solutions for World’s Water Problems
IGSSS inviting Expression of Interest for Small Innovative Projects from Indian NGOs
Indo-Global Social Service Society (IGSSS) – New Delhi is inviting Expression of Interest from Indian NGOs for Small Innovative Project under its People’s Empowerment for Accessing Rights to Livelihood (PEARL). The programme has been developed to “promote and encourage innovative initiatives in … [Read more...] about IGSSS inviting Expression of Interest for Small Innovative Projects from Indian NGOs
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 – 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
Social Innovation Honours for Indian NGOs
The EdelGive Foundation, which is an initiative of the Edelweiss Capital Limited, one of the leading financial services firms in India has announced the EdelGive Social Innovation Honours 2010 which recognizes and honours NGOs undertaking innovations to empower women in India. In 2008, the award was … [Read more...] about Social Innovation Honours for Indian NGOs
Nominations invited for the 2010-2011 Communication for Sustainable Social Change Award
The prestigious Communication for Sustainable Social Change Award is given annually to organizations and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the “theory and practice of Communication for Sustainable Social Change (CSSC).” Nominations for this award are invited from NGOs, … [Read more...] about Nominations invited for the 2010-2011 Communication for Sustainable Social Change Award
