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The Global Fund for Children through its funds transforms the lives of children on the edges of society—trafficked children, refugees, child laborers—and help them regain their rights and pursue their dreams. The fund invests in undercapitalized organizations that provide critical services to … [Read more...] about The Global Fund for Children: Transforming Lives for a Better Tomorrow!

This is a very important question because a project proposal is a lengthy document comprising of several different components. There is an introduction part, a background story, an explanation to justify the project, there are of course goals, objectives and strategies. But what is that single page … [Read more...] about What does the donor look for in a proposal?

There are two types of budgets: Activity Budget and Line-Item Budget. Activity budget, as the name suggests, covers the costs required for implementing a project activity. For example, if your project strategy is about building the capacity of civil society leaders in your area, then you usually … [Read more...] about What are the types of budget?

A project proposal has several components such as project goals, objectives, results, strategies and activities. With so many sections, how and from where you can start the process of developing a project budget. An ideal way of starting to develop a project budget is to look at your project … [Read more...] about How can I start developing a project budget?

Donor agencies emphasize on covering activity costs. In fact, some donors can only fund activities. However, for larger project proposals, there will be overheads and staff costs on top of the activities that are listed out. To implement activities you are required to have human resources, an office … [Read more...] about What are the other costs that can be mentioned apart from activity costs in a project budget?

In some project proposal formats, you may have come across ‘staff time’ or the number of ‘man hours’ required in the project. Large donors are very meticulous about these details and require minute calculations for the money they are going to give to organizations. So they expect budgets to be clear … [Read more...] about How to calculate staff time in a project budget?

Overhead costs refer to those expenses that are required by the organization to run its operations and they do not cover any direct expenses of project activities. However, they still form a part of many project budgets. Overheads can include office rent, telephone expenses, accounting fees, … [Read more...] about How can I include overhead costs in my project budget?

Deadline: 11 May 2016 The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has launched a call for ideas for its 17th round of Global Grand Challenges Exploration with an aim to harness advances in science and technology to save lives, and all of the investments are driven by the need to develop and apply … [Read more...] about Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Global Grand Challenges Round 17

Deadline: 30 April 2016 The Swiss Re Foundation is seeking proposals for its International ReSource Award 2016 to support social entrepreneurial initiatives addressing water-related challenges with new and innovative approaches. The ReSource Award is focused on social entrepreneurial … [Read more...] about Swiss Re Foundation’s International ReSource Award 2016

Deadline: 1 July 2016 The Conservation, Food and Health (CFH) Foundation is seeking concept notes for its second round grants from organizations in the developing countries to support projects that demonstrate strong local leadership, promote professional development in the conservation, … [Read more...] about Conservation, Food and Health (CFH) Foundation Seeking Concept Notes for Round 2 Grants

Deadline: 29 April 2016 The Financial Inclusion Program at Innovations for Poverty Action is currently accepting Expressions of Interest (EOI) from teams of researchers and financial service providers to conduct rigorous research on financial product innovations for low-income households in … [Read more...] about Financial Inclusion Program at Innovations for Poverty Action

Deadline: 27 July 2016 BCFN YES! 2016 is back with a new competition entitled” Young Earth Solutions” that invests in young researchers by supporting PhD level education with a study grant. It is an international competition for young students and researchers from across the globe. Launched … [Read more...] about Young Earth Solutions: Seeking Young Researchers across the Globe

Deadline: 12 June 2016 Applications are open for the Humanitarian Water and Food Awards (WAF Awards) that acknowledges and promotes sustainable initiatives all over the world that help to bring water clean air and food to those who need them most. The award wants to bring exceptional pioneers … [Read more...] about Humanitarian Water and Food Awards 2016