The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) releases a wide range of federal grant opportunities for the developing nations with the aim of furthering its objectives of saving lives, reducing poverty, strengthening democratic governance and progress; by means of humanitarian assistance and international development efforts. USAID works in over 100 countries in the areas… [Read More]
What is 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 mainstreaming” therefore implies that we… [Read More]
What comes first, a strategic plan or fundraising strategy?
You have to have a plan or strategy which details what your aims and objectives are as an organisation over the next 3-5 years and which, a fundraising strategy feeds into. There are many NGOs that operate without a strategic plan and just have a simple fundraising plan which is centred on securing income to… [Read More]
What is done by Red Cross for flood affected people in Vietnam?
Red Cross is ramping up relief as catastrophic floods have affected five million people in central Vietnam. Viet Nam Red Cross disaster response teams have been working alongside local authorities in all provinces to provide relief assistance as the floods and landslides worsen by the hour. President, Viet Nam Red Cross Society, Mdm. Nguyen Thi… [Read More]
How to submit an expression of interest for Climate Action 2022 Accelerator Grants?
To submit an expression of interest for the 2022 cohort of Accelerator grants, you will be asked to create an account in GivingData and then provide your organization’s contact information and respond to the following prompts: Provide an overview of your project. Highlight the origin of your hypothesis and why it’s worth exploring. How does… [Read More]
Would you please throw some light on good practices of fundraising follow-up with donors?
Yes! Why not? All of us know that donor communication is essential for the non-profits of today. To retain donors and convert one-time donors into recurrent ones, encourage them to feel like a part of the cause, and spread the word within to their kith and kin, the importance of donor communication is well-established. There… [Read More]
I am really passionate about protecting the environment, how can I apply for 2020 Hidden ECO-HERO Awards?
Hi, Eco Generation would like to call for nominations for the 2020 Hidden Eco-hero Awards. Hidden Eco-hero can be your classmate, neighbour, SNS friend and anyone who is really passionate about protecting the environment and constantly making substantial efforts towards mother Earth. Please find and recommend the Hidden Eco-heroes who haven’t got spotlighted yet. Award… [Read More]
Which program is working towards strengthening Civil Society organizations in the UK?
The Baring foundation pleased to launch a new round of funding for expert legal ‘hub organisations’. The funding is designed to help hub organisations to scale their activities to enable them to work with more civil society organisations to challenge discrimination and disadvantage and create long-term social change. Focus Their primary focus is on social change activities that tackle… [Read More]
What is an NGO?
The term “Non-Governmental Organization” (NGO) first came in to use in the year 1945. The term was coined during one of the conferences of The United Nations, as a measure to distinguish organizations from inter-governmental and member organizations. Though the term NGO received recognition only after 1945, studies suggest that several organizations were actively engaged… [Read More]
International funding for Somalia has been excluded for Peace building and reconciliation training, women empowerment, youth empowerment, Covid-19 emergency funds. All are not covering Somalia/Somaliland. Why?
This is not entirely true as many international donor agencies have been regularly announcing grants for Somalia. You can view them at https://www2.fundsforngos.org/tag/somalia/ .
