The embassies of the United States across various countries around the world have small grants to support NGOs. These programs are referred under different names such as Small Grants Program to NGOs or Civil Society Grant Program or Ambassador’s Program or more specifically on theme-based such as … [Read more...] about United States Embassy: Small Grants Program for NGOs
What do funders look for in a grantee?
All grant making organisations have their own ways of working, but almost all of them approach the grant making decision process in a relatively similar way. All funding organisations want to know certain pieces of information such as how your organisations values align with theirs, your track … [Read more...] about What do funders look for in a grantee?
Healthcare Grants for America: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) seeks to improve the health and health care of all Americans by providing grants to eligible organisations. In 2012 the Foundation awarded $359 million in grants in seven program areas. RWJF made more than 700 awards last year with the amount varies from … [Read more...] about Healthcare Grants for America: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
African Women’s Development Fund
Over the past ten years, the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) has blazed a trail for women’s rights and philanthropy across the African continent. The first pan-African women’s grant maker on the continent, AWDF has established itself as an innovative organization at the cutting edge of … [Read more...] about African Women’s Development Fund
Online Course on ‘Minority needs in local governance and planning’
Deadline- 14 October 2013 Minority Rights Group Europe (MRG) has announced online course on 'Minority needs in local governance and planning'. The mission of this course is to address minority issues amongst local authorities (LAs) (regional authorities; municipalities; regional governor's offices … [Read more...] about Online Course on ‘Minority needs in local governance and planning’
Earth Journalism Network Grants for Journalists Worldwide
Deadline- 15 October 2013 Earth Journalism Network is accepting applications for small grants program offered for media development around the world. The goal of this program is to build the capacities of local environmental journalism networks, and thus in turn respond to the needs of the grant … [Read more...] about Earth Journalism Network Grants for Journalists Worldwide
Call for Proposals: Civil Society Monitoring of National Roma Integration Strategies and Decade Action Plans
Deadline- 7 October 2013 Proposals are being accepted for Civil Society coalitions to monitor the implementation of National Roma Integration Strategies and Decade Action Plans. This program has been announced by the Decade of Roma Inclusion Secretariat Foundation. The purpose of this program is to … [Read more...] about Call for Proposals: Civil Society Monitoring of National Roma Integration Strategies and Decade Action Plans
How Frontline SMS could benefit your NGO
Mobile is everywhere. More than 3.2 billion people have mobile phones worldwide, and they send more than 22 billion SMS each and every day, from Soweto to Soho. Mobile messaging is increasingly used as a professional tool, but the market is complicated. Coordinating messages with the people you … [Read more...] about How Frontline SMS could benefit your NGO
The Asia Foundation: Improving Lives, Expanding Opportunities
FundsforNGOs.org introduces the latest in its “Get to know a Funder” series with a guide to one of the biggest Foundation’s in Asia, The Asia Foundation. The Asia Foundation is a non-profit, non-governmental organization professing a commitment to the "development of a peaceful, prosperous, just, … [Read more...] about The Asia Foundation: Improving Lives, Expanding Opportunities
Call for Papers: International Journal of Gender & Development
Deadline- 15 October 2013 Papers are being accepted for July 2014 issue of the international journal Gender & Development which will look at Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning in international development and humanitarian programmes, advocacy and campaigns- from a gender justice and women’s … [Read more...] about Call for Papers: International Journal of Gender & Development
