The biennial Dubai International Award for Best Practices (DIABP), organized by the Dubai Government and UN-HABITAT, has a total grant amount of US $480,000 for NGOs, CBOs, research organizations, bilateral, multilaterals, foundations and even individuals working on best practices that “demonstrate … [Read more...] about Award for Best Practices in Sustainable Development of Human Settlements
Tips to Write a Funding Proposal to seek Grants for Projects on Alleviating the Poverty of Indigenous Communities
Recently, there have been many call for grant proposals and funding opportunities for NGOs working or planning to work with indigenous communities, including women around the world. This reflects the high priority attached towards the development of policies and programmes aimed at promotion of the … [Read more...] about Tips to Write a Funding Proposal to seek Grants for Projects on Alleviating the Poverty of Indigenous Communities
Right Livelihood Award from the Right Livelihood Award Foundation
The Right Livelihood Award honours and supports those people around the world who valiantly uphold the principles of right livelihood. “The idea of 'right livelihood'...embodies the principle that each person should follow an honest occupation, which fully respects other people and the natural … [Read more...] about Right Livelihood Award from the Right Livelihood Award Foundation
$1 Million Grant Award for Global Health from the Bill Gates Foundation
The Gates Award for Global Health is an international award established by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and given out annually to organizations which have made "a major and lasting contribution to the field of global health." Specifically, "organizations which have developed processes for … [Read more...] about $1 Million Grant Award for Global Health from the Bill Gates Foundation
World Habitat Day: 5 October 2009
Responding to a request from Habitat for Humanity, FundsforNGOs.org is bringing out this message on the occasion of the UN-declared World Habitat Day to be celebrated on 5 October 2009. This year on Oct. 5 in Washington, D.C. and around the world, please join Habitat for Humanity in support of … [Read more...] about World Habitat Day: 5 October 2009
Get DFID-funded Projects online
The year 2009 has witnessed some drastic changes at the Department for International Development (DFID) including re-branding itself to UKAID. The presentation of the 2009 white paper, "Building Our Common Future" outlines the measures that are being slowly adopted by the agency to bring about … [Read more...] about Get DFID-funded Projects online
733 Proposals for the African Diaspora Marketplace
The African Diaspora Marketplace (ADM) is a unique initiative of involving the African Diaspora community in the United States for the improvement of the economic conditions of the poor people in Africa. Recently, a lot of focus in the international development arena has been on remittances and the … [Read more...] about 733 Proposals for the African Diaspora Marketplace
Grant for Enabling Bio-Innovations for Poverty Alleviation
The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand in partnership with the International Development Research Center (IDRC) has launched the grant for carrying out research in bio-innovations that can lead to alleviation of poverty in Asia. NGOs and individuals both can apply for the grant. This … [Read more...] about Grant for Enabling Bio-Innovations for Poverty Alleviation
Think Tank Initiative Funding Research on Poverty Reduction
The Think Tank Initiative supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) has launched the Call for Expressions of Interest from NGOs in South Asia and Latin America to provide funding support for … [Read more...] about Think Tank Initiative Funding Research on Poverty Reduction
Request for Proposals for the $100,000 “Enterprise-based Solutions to Poverty” Competition
After Rockefeller Foundation’s InnoCentive Partnership challenge for finding solutions to poverty, we have now got another unique “Second Annual Open Enterprise Solutions to Poverty” competition from the S.E.VEN Fund which aims to look deeper into ideas and ways for alleviation of poverty. S.E.VEN … [Read more...] about Request for Proposals for the $100,000 “Enterprise-based Solutions to Poverty” Competition
