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
The Concept Note Form: USAID’s Global Development Alliance Concept Paper
1. Please see GDA APS Resources for a copy of the Summary Form. Please complete the summary with necessary information. It is very simple; you have to add some basic data about your project here. B. Description of Alliance Activity, Roles, Resources and Experience (5 pages in total, standard … [Read more...] about The Concept Note Form: USAID’s Global Development Alliance Concept Paper
Description of Proposed Activity: USAID’s Global Development Alliance Concept Paper
Activities are specific interventions to be undertaken during a project cycle in order to achieve results, to improve the immediate wellbeing of the project participants such as improved knowledge, skill, attitude etc. They are expressed in present tense. Activities describe the interventions to be … [Read more...] about Description of Proposed Activity: USAID’s Global Development Alliance Concept Paper
Outputs and Outcomes: USAID’s Global Development Alliance Concept Paper
Anticipated outputs, outcomes, results and intended impact of the alliance; In this section you have to describe anticipated outputs, outcomes, results and intended impact of the alliance. Outputs Outputs are deliverable, which are tangible products of the intervention such as goods, services, … [Read more...] about Outputs and Outcomes: 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
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
Echoing Green: Climate and Black Male Fellowships 2014
Deadline: 6 January 2014 Echoing Green is accepting fellowship applications from profit or non-profit organizations that are in the start-up phase. The organization can apply for either Climate Fellowship or Black Male Achievement Fellowship depending on the nature of the organization. Climate … [Read more...] about Echoing Green: Climate and Black Male Fellowships 2014
Interview with the Donor: UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women
As part of FundsforNGOs new series “Interview with the Donor”, today we have spoken with UN Women to provide further insight into the newly announced Call for Proposals by the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women . Adijana Sisic, Chief of the Trust Fund which is administered by UN Women on … [Read more...] about Interview with the Donor: UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women
SIDA’s Training on ‘Integrated Sustainable Coastal Development’
Deadline: 1 March 2014 SIDA (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) is accepting applications from individuals from organizations (institutions, NGOs, private companies, local authorities etc.) who have a role in coastal planning and management for training program on Sustainable … [Read more...] about SIDA’s Training on ‘Integrated Sustainable Coastal Development’
