USAID and many other large donor agencies prefer to work with registered and established NGOs. So if your NGO is not yet registered, it means it does not have a legal identity to receive or manage grants. Besides, the lack of experience of the organization will also make it ineligible to apply for the grant… [Read More]
What’s the content of a good proposal? What’s a concept note?
A proposal is an essential marketing document that helps cultivate an initial professional relationship between an organization and a donor over a project to be implemented. The proposal outlines the plan of the implementing organization about the project, giving extensive information about the intention, for implementing it, the ways to manage it and the results… [Read More]
Hello! I recently started an NGO dealing with mental health in Tanzania. My question is do you know of organizations that sponsor mental health organizations for both projects and seed funding in Eastern Africa?
You can keep a watch on the following page to learn about opportunities on Mental Health. https://www2.fundsforngos.org/tag/mental-health/
Is there any possible grant for farmers in Africa, especially Nigeria?
You can refer to the following page for new and upcoming grants for agriculture farming in Africa: https://www2.fundsforngos.org/category/agriculture-and-fish-farming/
What goes into the content of a Concept Note?
A concept note will have the basic contact details of the lead person submitting the application, along with details of any implementing partners. It will usually contain the title of the project, a project description/summary, the duration, and geographical area, in the introduction section. It will require details of the lead applicant organisation and an… [Read More]
I have written a proposal for funding which was not successful. However, now that it is written, is it a good idea to send it to a number of other funders?
Why was the proposal unsuccessful? If possible try and get feedback from the funder to help you with future proposal development. It is a good idea to step back and review the proposal again to see where it might be strengthened. Every funder has different criteria and different development areas they are particularly interested in…. [Read More]
What do funders mean by ‘Value for Money’?
If you think of funding more like a financial investment, you will see why funders want to make sure that their investment is being used wisely and that costs are not only justified, but also that where possible you are ‘adding value’ to their investment. For example, your project may involve training women in SRH… [Read More]
Is a concept note an idea for a project?
No the term ‘Concept Note’ is often misleading as it implies that it is just an outline of an idea. The reality is that a Concept Note is actually a first stage preliminary proposal that funders use to assess if a proposal is good enough to be invited to put forward a full application. Most… [Read More]
What are the essential elements to implement Gender Mainstreaming?
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”. Gender issues should be mainstreamed at… [Read More]
What is the difference between Gender Mainstreaming, specific equality policies and the fight against discrimination?
The fight against discrimination based on sex aims to prohibit and eliminate any legal measure which implies differential treatment of men and women and is likely to produce or reinforce inequalities between men and women. It is considered that there is inequality between men and women when men and women are in respective different situations… [Read More]
