The UN Trust Fund against Violence against Women is a funding opportunity for NGOs working on gender-based issues in different countries around the world. While large organizations can request funding of up to US $300,000, small and grassroots organizations can apply for grants of up to US $100,000. … [Read more...] about Innovative Projects funded previously under the UN Trust Fund
CDKN’s Negotiation Support Innovation Challenge to fund innovative projects
The Climate & Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) is organizing the Negotiation Support Innovation Challenge to fund innovative projects that support developing country negotiators to be more influential in international climate change negotiations. It welcomes applications for different types … [Read more...] about CDKN’s Negotiation Support Innovation Challenge to fund innovative projects
Catalyst Grants 2012: Unlocking the Potential for Groundwater for the Poor
The Unlocking the Potential for Groundwater for the Poor is a £10m international programme to fund interdisciplinary research, generating evidence and innovative tools to enable developing countries and their partners in sub-Saharan Africa to use groundwater in a sustainable way for the ultimate … [Read more...] about Catalyst Grants 2012: Unlocking the Potential for Groundwater for the Poor
Teach A Man to Fish announces EDUCATING AFRICA Pan-African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education
Teach A Man to Fish is organizing the 2012 competition on EDUCATING AFRICA Pan-African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education. The competition has a first prize of $10,000, second and third prize of $5000 and 55 country prizes of $1000. The competition has been sponsored by its partner … [Read more...] about Teach A Man to Fish announces EDUCATING AFRICA Pan-African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education
Fellows invited for Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources
Deadline- November 15, 2012 Countries/Region- U.S The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is pleased to invite applications for fellowships funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for dissertation research in the humanities or related social sciences in original sources. The … [Read more...] about Fellows invited for Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources
Open Society Fellowship for pursuing innovative approaches to fundamental open society challenges
The Open Society Foundations' Open Society Fellowship aims to support individuals pursuing innovative and unconventional approaches to fundamental open society challenges. The fellowship funds work that will enrich public understanding of those challenges and stimulate far-reaching and probing … [Read more...] about Open Society Fellowship for pursuing innovative approaches to fundamental open society challenges
Changing Leaders – Succession Planning in Small NGOs
By James Rajanayagam James Rajanayagam is an innovation consultant and focuses on innovative solutions for the removal poverty through economic, cultural and political domains. Recently, I met the founder of a small, but great Indian NGO working in the area of family development. The NGO is more … [Read more...] about Changing Leaders – Succession Planning in Small NGOs
Funding opportunity for All-In: Re-imagining Community Participation
Deadline- November 1, 2012 Countries/Region- U.S MetLife Foundation and The Association of Performing Arts Presenters pleased to offer grant opportunity to The Association of Performing Arts Presenters.The goal of this program is to support innovative strategies that target the full spectrum of … [Read more...] about Funding opportunity for All-In: Re-imagining Community Participation
The Accountability Lab’s ‘Accountapreneurship Fund’ in Nepal: Seed grants of up to US$2,000
The Accountability Lab partners with civil society organizations in the developing world to build sustainable tools for new and innovative approaches to bolster accountability. It has now launched the ‘Accountapreneurship Fund' which provides grants to individuals, groups or organizations that … [Read more...] about The Accountability Lab’s ‘Accountapreneurship Fund’ in Nepal: Seed grants of up to US$2,000
Spider: Seed funding available for ICT4D Projects
The Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions (Spider) is offering catalytic seed funding to innovative projects focused on Information, Communication and Technology for Development (ICT4D). Organizations seeking this funding should submit innovative and experimental projects. Following are the … [Read more...] about Spider: Seed funding available for ICT4D Projects
