Donor relationship management (DRM) is the process in which an organization strengthens the relationship with donors to enhance donor engagement and donor retention. Most often NGOs hire fundraising officers or consultants to take care of resource mobilization, but neglect the area of donor retention or relation building. You don’t have to hire any expert to… [Read More]

Yes, presently, various prestigious international funding agencies have come up with their small grant programme, many with ongoing deadlines. NGOs, especially the grass-roots one, shouldn’t stress on funding at all. Why not start on small grants? We have recently compiled all significant opportunities offering small grants for NGOs. Well, we understand that for most of… [Read More]

It is quite right that most grants have fixed deadlines and donor agencies seek proposals within the given timeframe. But not every donor organization wants to control this. Some donors do not fix deadlines and accept proposals round the year, and therefore, Evergreen grants are flexible, and you can fix your deadline to submit your… [Read More]

The Action For Nature (AFN), a non-profit organization has launched the International Young Eco-Hero Awards to recognize and reward the successful individual environmental initiatives of young people ages 8 to 16. AFN encourages young people around the world to carry out individual environmental action projects. They believe that young people can have a positive impact… [Read More]

Anyone can start an NGO, but you’ll need more than just a great idea to make it work. It will not be easy, establishing an NGO wherever you are in the world can be an exhausting and challenging process, especially at the beginning. People of all ages and backgrounds in every country in the world… [Read More]

Yes! UN Women Kyrgyzstan is announcing a call for proposal for a Responsible Partner (RP) to fulfil the complex set of tasks with the view of promoting favourable social norms, attitudes and behaviours at the institutional, community, and individual level to prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG) and harmful practices (HP) applying innovative Gender… [Read More]

Yes! The Advancing Learning and Innovation on Gender Norms (ALIGN) project is inviting proposals for its second funding round. The new micro-grant scheme aims to support knowledge generation, synthesis and brokering to understand effective action on the gender norms that underpin gender-based violence in the workplace. Workplaces include any place where people are engaged in… [Read More]

Here is how to form a strategic plan for your NGO: Decide who will facilitate the discussions and who will participate. Ensure all key stakeholders participate in the process, as that is the best way possible to devise a strategic plan. The analysis must begin with an attempt towards understanding the internal environment, which means… [Read More]

Many small, grassroots, and start-up NGOs eagerly look for their first grant to grow their program. But after sending out dozens of request for funding by post and email to scores of donors they either never hear back or are rejected. Here are some of the main reasons you get ignored or rejected: Donors get… [Read More]

Hi! NMDC Innovation & Incubation Centre (NICE) has announced a call for proposals for the NICE Fellowship Program to support entrepreneurs in converting their raw ideas into a fully-functional product. The fellowship program offers the opportunity to entrepreneurs who are passionate about working on the deep tech startup idea. The program is designed to provide… [Read More]

Yes, there are hundreds of CSR Donors serving as a significant funding source for India. With the boom in CSR funding, several top-notch corporates are supporting NGOs through their CSR funding and thus marking their contribution to the development of the society. Today, corporates are driven by a strong consciousness about their social impact and… [Read More]

Here is a short and simple guide about the process and steps to plan one: Planning the campaign: Every successful activity has undergone meticulous planning first. So plan your campaign well in advance to make it successful. Plan the campaign timing, duration, and other details. Plan for human resource, which would mean both picking a team… [Read More]

According to the Council of Europe, Gender mainstreaming is the (re) organization, improvement, development and evaluation of decision-making processes, with the aim of incorporating the perspective of equality between women and men in all fields and at all levels, by the actors generally involved in the implementation of policies. Socio-economic disparities between men and women… [Read More]

Hi Friend! Well, Goonj Fellowship is an opportunity that works on the personal and professional development of Indian youth, thus, advancing there skills, mindset and determination to work on issues bothering us today. Fellows will be given a stipend of Rs.10000/- per month. Also, they will be working in various areas by engaging with the… [Read More]

The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is seeking nominations for the 2021 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity to recognize people, groups of people and/or organizations from all over the world whose contributions to mitigation and adaptation to climate change stand out for its novelty, innovation and impact. This initiative strives to draw attention to and leverage large-scale climate… [Read More]

The COVID-19 pandemic has plunged the Western Balkans region into a deep recession, with drops in both domestic and foreign demand, coupled with disruptions in supply chains, forcing all six countries in the region into negative growth territory for 2020. According to the World Bank’s latest Regular Economic Report (RER), economic growth is forecast to… [Read More]

Core funding is usually defined as financial support that covers basic “core” organizational and administrative costs of an NGO, including salaries of non-project staff, rent, equipment, utilities, and communications. Core funding is sometimes called indirect funding, cost recovery, administrative cost, overhead, or unrestricted funding. Core funding should be understood as covering expenses that are required… [Read More]

Organizational charts give a pictorial representation of the functioning styles of your NGO. It provides a graphic view of the hierarchical system and the levels of responsibility in an organization. It is relevant to present an organizational chart because it gives a quick, bird’s-eye view of the management structure of an NGO. Organizational charts are… [Read More]

It is always a good idea to provide volunteer ‘agreements’ with individuals who are working with you on an unpaid basis. This helps to clarify expectations of the volunteer role and required tasks from the NGO point of view, the reporting lines, the expected hours of work, and confirmation that the role is unpaid or… [Read More]

Sometimes referred to as the results chain, the Logic Model is a representation of the cause and effect relationships between the activities, outputs, and results of a policy or program. A Logic Model has six levels (inputs, activities, outputs, results, immediate, intermediate results and ultimate results), each representing a distinct step in the logic of… [Read More]

As part of transparency to donors, you should always produce annual accounts which ideally, should be independently audited. These should be visible on the NGO website for any donor to see. The narrative version in the form of an Annual Review does not have to be written every year, but it is good practice to… [Read More]

To complete the nomination process, please make sure that you have completed and submitted the following documents: Completed Nomination Form; Accompanying documents (written articles and references for the nominee, etc.); For non-governmental organizations, a copy of the registration certificate; For unregistered initiatives a proof on the operation of the initiative. For other entities, a copy… [Read More]

Racial Equity 2030 is a global challenge in honour of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s 90th anniversary. It is a call for bold solutions to drive an equitable future for children, their families and communities. This $90 million challenge seeks ideas from anywhere in the world and will scale them over the next decade to transform… [Read More]