Once you clarified your main goals and areas of intervention, you will start looking for potential donors to develop projects and activities. There are two main general strategies to fundraise. The first is to design projects in relation to specific calls. The second is to design projects that … [Read more...] about How to Start Looking for Potential Donors
The Logical Framework Tool for Proposal Writing
The main tool used by NGOs to write successful proposals is the Logical Framework (LogFrame). This is a methodology elaborated in the 70s to strengthen a project internal logic and explain how the project will achieve set goals. It takes a form of a 4x4 table as follow. The first column lists the … [Read more...] about The Logical Framework Tool for Proposal Writing
How to Submit Unsolicited Proposals: Concept Notes and Letters of Inquiry
Concept notes and letters of enquiry could represent a means to contact potential donors when there is no call for proposals to be answered to. Yet, the request for concepts notes is becoming more and more popular even when calls for proposals are advertised as a way to make a very first selection … [Read more...] about How to Submit Unsolicited Proposals: Concept Notes and Letters of Inquiry
How to Raise Awareness about a State of Emergency for Raising Funds
If you work in an emergency situation, such a natural disaster or war, you might need to fundraise quickly and you will not have time to go through the entire process of applying for funding through existing routes. Development agencies and private foundations do normally offer prompt help in … [Read more...] about How to Raise Awareness about a State of Emergency for Raising Funds
Funding from Multilateral Agencies
A Multilateral Agency is an international organisation formed by several governments that collectively administer aid programs. For instance, the United Nations, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank are multilateral agencies. The United Nations is an international organisation whose main … [Read more...] about Funding from Multilateral Agencies
Individual Giving: Highly Potential Source of Funding for NGOs
To collect money through personal donations represents a good way to increase your budget (for instance if you need money to develop extra activities). You could fundraise by visiting members of your community (door to door) or using tools such as online platform, which help you fundraise among a … [Read more...] about Individual Giving: Highly Potential Source of Funding for NGOs
Fundraising Events
To organise a fundraising event could be fun and rewarding. Start by considering what sort of activities could attract the attention of people living in your region. Here are some ideas: 1) Dinner. Get local restaurant and cafes (or bakeries, food stalls in markets etc) involved in the … [Read more...] about Fundraising Events
Raising Funds through Social Enterprises
A social enterprise is an organisation that adopts commercial strategies to make profits with a social objective. In a sentence, social enterprise is doing charity by doing trade. The main goal of a social enterprise is to achieve financial sustainability and have a social impact. Development … [Read more...] about Raising Funds through Social Enterprises
CAS Fellowship for Postdoctoral and Visiting Scholars from Developing Countries
Deadline- 15 September 2013 Applicants from Developing countries are invited to apply for CAS fellowship for postdoctoral and visiting scholars which enables awardees to participate in the scientific research programs. Fellowship Programme includes two categories- Category A- Short-term … [Read more...] about CAS Fellowship for Postdoctoral and Visiting Scholars from Developing Countries
Ph.D. Fellowship Programme – UNU-IIGH
Deadline- 3 July 2013 United Nations University – International Institute for Global Health is seeking applications for Ph.D. Fellowship Programme. This opportunity is offered to young scientists to expand their intellectual vision beyond the single scientific field that they may be engaged … [Read more...] about Ph.D. Fellowship Programme – UNU-IIGH
