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Every year on 22 April, World Earth Day is celebrated with great zeal and enthusiasm with a mission to broaden and diversify the environmental movement worldwide and to make earth a planet that can combat climate change and lead to sustainable development. The day is held to demonstrate and promote environmental awareness and calls for the protection of our planet. On this day, more than 193 countries pledge to take the necessary steps towards saving our environment from human … [Read more...]

This is the competitive world, and we have seen many NGOs struggling to find the suitable opportunities in which they can apply. For these NGOs, fundraising is a tedious task and with the lack of knowledge and expertise, these small NGOs miss out on valuable opportunities. FunsforNGOs has always provided its users with ample and best opportunities in various areas from across the globe to apply for. We have gathered a list of best opportunities of 2019 which provide small and large size … [Read more...]

Monitoring and evaluation is a vital process in NGOs to ensure their alignment with best practices, for organizational learning, and even grant success. It is a tool for identifying and documenting successful programs and approaches and tracking progress toward common indicators across related projects. They are the separate practices that determine NGO’s overall performance and assesses whether the project is achieving its set targets or not. Monitoring and evaluation together guide NGOs … [Read more...]

Meetings are an excellent opportunity to meet donors and to start a dialogue with them. It is the first and foremost step towards donor relationship building that helps in creating a true image of your organization. Being able to schedule a meeting with them is a good indication for the potential collaborations or seeking corporate funding or sponsorship for your organization. Donor meetings are essential for networking and to make personal contacts with people working in your field, … [Read more...]

Youth is a most critical aspect of our society. They aren’t just the leaders of tomorrow – they’re making huge changes to the world around them. Youth now has a positive approach towards society and are more seen to embrace the issues directly affecting them. They play a major role and are taking up initiatives to make our society more steady and prosper. Seeing this positive attitude towards society, many NGOs are now preferring to work with the youth and for the youth to bring about … [Read more...]

Sports contribute to the physical activities, mental well-being and social interaction that go beyond competitive sports. From much recent year, sports development has become a part of humanitarian and development work as well as a part of the corporate social responsibility practices. Promotion of sports and increased participation of individuals have a wider effect of benefiting the community. Sports can be used as a tool for change to end violence, discrimination, and disadvantage for … [Read more...]

The well being of a nation depends upon sustainable development, and for this, water supply and sanitation are essential requirements. Proper sanitation facilities are in turn, essential ingredients of a healthy and productive life. For better health of people, the provision public utilities like water supply and sanitation is necessary. Availability of water and good sanitation contributes significantly towards improving human lives and in the development of every country. This has inspired … [Read more...]

As we are in the mid of March, we have come across several great opportunities in the areas of Agriculture, Children, Education, HIV/AIDS, Gender Equality, Women Empowerment, Youth and many more which can benefit NGOs and individuals. There are many NGOs who face difficulty in finding the best funding resources for their organization. Therefore, several international organizations and foundations open their calls regularly to support NGOs seeking funding. We have always been providing … [Read more...]

Writing/Submitting a funding request can be a huge undertaking for any NGO. Putting your request in writing allows you the opportunity to outline your organization's financial needs and provide background information about the population you serve and the ways you plan to use the funding. Writing for funding request requires a lot of brainstorming and appropriate knowledge of facts and figures. Always keep in mind, you are asking for money, so you always need to be professional and know your … [Read more...]

Ever wondered what is it that some NGOs get funding from donors easily while some have to put all their efforts into getting the donor to help them in their endeavors? What makes some NGOs present their work better to their donors than others who are putting in the same intensity? Well, here is the answer. A well planned and organized “Donor’s Visit." But what exactly makes a regular donor visit the perfect one? If you want to know the answer, you shouldn’t worry because we have just the … [Read more...]

Every year, on 8 March 2019, the world celebrates International Women's Day with great enthusiasm and joy. This day is all about unity, celebration, reflection, advocacy, and action. The theme for International Women’s Day 2019 is "Think equal, build smart, innovate for a change." The theme will focus on innovative ways in which we can advance gender equality and the empowerment of women, particularly in the areas of social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable … [Read more...]

Women have always been an essential part of our society, and their importance has always been undeniably immense. The contribution of women is very crucial in building up of the community. She plays different characters in her life: sometimes daughter, sometimes mother, a wife, a friend, and the list is never-ending. Women are considered as the epitome of strength, beauty, and intelligence. Many women have worked and are working for the betterment of India. They are an inspiration to other … [Read more...]

This year, on 3 March 2019, World Wildlife Day will be celebrated across the globe with the theme 'Life below water: for people and planet.' This is for the first time, World Wildlife Day is focusing on life below water. It is a great opportunity to raise awareness about the breathtaking diversity of marine life, the crucial importance of marine species to human development, and how we can make sure it will continue to provide these services for future generations. Marine wildlife has … [Read more...]

The stigma of discrimination is somewhere deep rooted in our society. Whether it is gender, skin color or social class; people have set standards of what is socially acceptable. People around the world are facing this stigma which also culminates numerous cases involving violence and injustice. Men and Women both contribute and build society and have different roles to play. Knowing this fact, gender discrimination against women is most prevalent in society. It is the common cause that … [Read more...]

Social justice is seen as a common cause shared by innumerable international and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) around the world. It includes the elimination of barriers people face as a result of their gender, race, ethnicity, religion, disability as well as the promotion of gender equality, protection of indigenous peoples and migrants. Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are regarded as the vital role players in bringing about social justice. Promoting social justice is a … [Read more...]

Foreign Embassies play a vital role in providing excellent grant funding to the Indian NGOs under various socio-economic issues. Along with the funding programs, they also provide support in the coordination of bilateral and multilateral development efforts. The United States Embassies are a significant source of funding for those willing to strengthen civil society. Besides, their funding programs are usually small in scale but most flexible to implement. Certain Embassies organize and … [Read more...]

Celebrate this World Radio Day on 13th February 2019 with FundsforNGOs and recognize the power of radio in bringing about social change and promoting dialogue, tolerance and peace through this medium of communication. Radio is the mass medium reaching the widest audience in the world. It is the most dynamic, reactive and powerful tool which is adapting itself with the changing norms of the 21st century and is offering new and different platforms to interact and … [Read more...]

Raising funds for a new NGO is truly challenging. Funding sources and new ideas are rare, and it takes a lot of planning, organizing, collecting, tracking and reporting. It would be more challenging if you establish an NGO without identifying funding avenues. When you are new to the world, it is evident for the people not to know you. Therefore, it is essential to communicate with other organizations and make contacts. Once you build a relationship with them, it will be easier to get … [Read more...]

Food is the most crucial aspects of life and the basic necessity of people. As much as food is essential, its security is also a priority. To enhance livelihood, food security plays an important part which not only affects the thousands of household tables but also enormously affects the whole country. Food security exists when all people have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs for an active and healthy life. Addressing the … [Read more...]