Early this year, the world’s richest man and Amazon founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos announced the $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund to fund activists, scientists and NGOs in an effort to preserve and protect the natural world. According to the Atlantic, Bezos will commit $100 million each to four of the most established environmental organizations… [Read More]
What steps do NGOs need to follow to remain sustainable?
Sustainability, a word frequently used across several disciplines, has become part of our everyday lexis. Origin of the word Sustain dates back several centuries, from two latin words sus which means- up and tenere meaning to hold. The current use of the word implies something that continues for a long time. Steps to sustainability Before… [Read More]
Halo.We are in the process of registering our NGO. Can we still write and submit our proposal to USAID with its concept note deadline 7 December 2020?
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/
How can I start writing a Project Proposal?
Proposal writing poses a challenging task as you need to put the entire plan of operation in a document. There are specific formats and standards you need to follow and your “idea” has to be logically placed in a framework. Sometimes, this process can be very difficult and many NGOs struggle with their ideas when… [Read More]
What are best strategies for reaching youths with the aim of taking them off the streets??
ECPAT International has prepared an excellent guide on conducting youth advocacy. This guide provides detailed information on how to plan and implement a youth mobilisation advocacy campaign. This Advocacy Manual seeks to distil those good practices in order to articulate child-friendly strategies and methodologies that vulnerable and marginalised groups of children and youth (such as… [Read More]
We are just opening a NGO in Nepal and we lack fund for making a non-profit web site as one of our starting activity. Is there any organization who help build free web site for small non-profits ?
You can try wix.com as it offers free hosting under its limited plan. Another free website provider is Site123.com. But please note that you may still need to pay for your domain and you would require to work on your own to build the website. The above companies will only provide free hosting which significantly… [Read More]
What are the challenges and problems in writing proposals for raising funds for my NGO?
The process of writing proposals for raising funds can be lengthy, complex and
