Deadline: 13 March 2014 Ashoka Changemakers is inviting project entries from all organizations and partnerships that are providing young people with the skills and career opportunities to succeed in the 21st century economy for 'The American Dream Competition : Developing Young People's 21st … [Read more...] about Ashoka Changemakers ‘The American Dream Competition’ 2014
Free Mango Guide: Developing a Financing Strategy
The contents of this article are taken from Mango’s (Management Accounting for NGOs, www.mango.org.uk) website and publication,"Financial Management Essentials – Handbook for NGOs. Mango is an award winning UK based charity with a mission to “strengthen the financial management accountability of Non … [Read more...] about Free Mango Guide: Developing a Financing Strategy
International Conference for Young People 2014
Deadline: 16 February 2014 Hope XXL Triple-A Summit is inviting applications from ambitious, international minded youth from Asia-Pacific, Africa and the Americas who are eager to make a change in the world. Hope XXL Triple-A Summit, International Conference is being held in Hague, The Netherlands … [Read more...] about International Conference for Young People 2014
USAID’s Global Development Alliance (GDAs): How to Write the Concept Note for Grant Partnerships
Next Deadline to apply: 31 January 2014 Global Development Alliances (GDAs) is a special model of public-private partnership launched by USAID in 2001. Through this initiative USAID works with international and national level private sector organizations and NGOs to increase its reach and … [Read more...] about USAID’s Global Development Alliance (GDAs): How to Write the Concept Note for Grant Partnerships
What Counts as Leverage: USAID’s Global Development Alliance Concept Paper
The most important part of GDA is to leverage private sector resources. USAID is not interested in subsidizing private sector investment but recognizes that private sector resources should promote their core interest. For example, a private company wants to invent a cost effective solution for a … [Read more...] about What Counts as Leverage: USAID’s Global Development Alliance Concept Paper
Application Process for the USAID’s Global Development Alliance
Global Development Alliance has four steps: Step 1 - Consult and Clarify. Step 2 - Submit a Promising Idea for Consideration and Development. Step 3 - Formulate Prospective Alliance Activities, Roles and Responsibilities with USAID. Step 4 - Finalize an Appropriate Alliance Agreement … [Read more...] about Application Process for the USAID’s Global Development Alliance
Submitting a Promising Idea: USAID’s Global Development Alliance Concept Paper
B. Step 2 - Submit a Promising Idea for Consideration and Development If your negotiation with USAID Mission/Agencies is successful and it demonstrates a potential alignment between USAID’s priority and objective and priority and objective of a core business partner(s), then there are two ways to … [Read more...] about Submitting a Promising Idea: USAID’s Global Development Alliance Concept Paper
Objectives and Roles: USAID’s Global Development Alliance Concept Paper
5. Interests, objectives, roles, level of effort, and responsibilities of the prospective partner organization(s); This section is also very important. Here you have to demonstrate that your project serves core business interests. In our project example one, Business objective: To get skilled … [Read more...] about Objectives and Roles: USAID’s Global Development Alliance Concept Paper
Monitoring and Evaluation Approach: USAID’s Global Development Alliance Concept Paper
11. Brief description of the monitoring and evaluation approach to be used, including how success will be defined, the availability of baseline data, the use of control groups, or the definition and development of comparison groups and counterfactuals. Monitoring and evaluation sets out measures … [Read more...] about Monitoring and Evaluation Approach: USAID’s Global Development Alliance Concept Paper
Sustainability: USAID’s Global Development Alliance Concept Paper
8. Brief discussion of how the key activity will be sustainable without continued USAID funding after the GDA program ends; Evaluators will give special attention on sustainability aspects of your project. So, you should carefully describe how you will ensure sustainability of your action. If you … [Read more...] about Sustainability: USAID’s Global Development Alliance Concept Paper
