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Strengthening the capacities of civil society

Category: Community | NGO Capacity Bldg | Social & Human Services
Available from: America's Development Foundation
Deadline: See Website

America's Development Foundation (ADF) is a U.S. nonprofit private voluntary organization (PVO) established in 1980. ADF works throughout the world to strengthen the capacities of civil society, private sector and government to work together for responsive democratic governance and social and economic development. ADF has 30 years experience working in over 35 countries in Eastern and Central Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Central America, the Caribbean and Africa. ADF programs provide training, technical assistance and grants designed to strengthen democratic values, institutions and processes and promote democratic governance, economic and social development. ADF programs include civil society capacity building, advocacy; public transparency and accountability, community mobilization and development, local governance, civic education, human rights, local economic development, small and medium enterprises development, agricultural development, humanitarian assistance, relief and reconstruction.

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Social Entrepreneur of the Year

Category: Community | Education | Health | Human Rights | Religion
Available from: Schwab Foundation
Deadline: Asia: Passed; South Africa: 1 March 2011, Europe: 15 March 2011

Schwab Foundation’s Competition on social entrepreneurship – for countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, & Europe. The Schwab Foundation is an independent, neutral non-profit organization headquartered in Cologny-Geneva, Switzerland. The Schwab Foundation of Social Entrepreneurship focuses on three specific objectives: to foster a community of leading social entrepreneurs around the world. The Foundation provides the platforms for this community to promote sustainable and innovative solutions through interaction with corporations and other stakeholders of global society. These platforms are provided in close partnership with the World Economic Forum and its series of regional and global events; to contribute to the scaling of social innovations in the world by fostering a continuous dialogue among the key experts and practitioners; and to identify leading social entrepreneurs in their respective countries through the “Social Entrepreneur of the Year” awards, which will be run by key partners of the Foundation. The Social Entrepreneurs of the Year awards shall be at the center of an effort to promote social entrepreneurship on a national level, to familiarize the general public with social entrepreneurship and to highlight role models for others to follow. Benefits of winning the award vary with the region, see the website for further details.

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Through its main grantmaking program Rural Women Creating Change, New Field Foundation supports African rural women, their organizations and networks in sub-Saharan Africa to increase their agency over resources, information and policy. Rural Women Creating Change grants are intended to enable local organizing, movement building and systematic change. They are particularly interested at this time in organizations that: are African-based, women-led and community-centered; increase the resources and agency of rural women's organizations and networks; can receive and manage international funds; are well-established in the communities in which they work; demonstrate well functioning management, finance and programmatice systems; and are benefitting rural women and their organizations through systemic change. The geographical focus of the foundation is currently The Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Liberia, Burkino Faso, Cote d'Ivoire and Mali.

TED Opens Application Process for Global Fellows Program

Category: International Affairs | Development
Available from: TED
Deadline: See website

TED, a nonprofit organization devoted to "Ideas Worth Spreading," has announced it is opening submissions for the next round of TEDGlobal Fellows. The fellows program selects "world-changing" innovators from around the globe, and brings them to the TED stage to raise international awareness for their work. The next round of fellows will participate in the TEDGlobal 2011 conference in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The TEDGlobal 2011 Fellows program seeks candidates who demonstrate remarkable achievement in their field of endeavor, focusing on individuals from five regions: Asia/Pacific, Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East. The program focuses on candidates from 21 to 40 years of age, though anyone over the age of 18 is eligible.

Previous fellows have come from fifty-eight countries, six continents, and diverse fields including technology, entertainment, design, science, humanities, the arts, entrepreneurship, and the NGO world.

As part of the fellowship, TEDGlobal Fellows receive conference admission, round-trip transportation, and room and board for TEDGlobal 2011, July 11-15, 2011, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Fellows participate in a two-day pre-conference where they can present a short talk about their work that may be considered for inclusion on the TED.com Web site. Other benefits include skill-building courses taught by world experts, social opportunities, and world-class coaching and mentoring.

For more information about TED Fellows and to apply, visit the TED Web site.

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Educating everyone from school kids to biologists about the importance of bats in the ecosystem and effective bat conservation measures

Category: Animal | Environment
Available from: Bat Conservation International
Deadline: Various, see Website

Bat Conservation International works to educate everyone from school kids to biologists about the importance of bats in the ecosystem and effective bat conservation measures. This nonprofit international organization does this through many
educational and research programs that it employs on worldwide basis. This includes grants and student research scholarships. Bat Conservation International has three main grant and research scholarship programs. The Student Research Scholarships are awarded to "fund conservation-relevant bat research by graduate students (and very exceptional undergraduates) anywhere in the world." The Global Grassroots grant of $500 to $5,000 and/or equipment supports bat conservation at a local level that involves researchers, educators and average citizens. This grant targets efforts outside of the United States while the North American Bat Conservation Fund gives grants to projects in North America.

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Google Awards $5 Million to Support Education in India

Category: International Affairs | Education
Grant Amount: $5,000,000
Grant made to: Bharti Foundation
Grant made from: Google

Google has announced a $5 million grant to the India-based Bharti Foundation to
upgrade and create fifty elementary schools in the states of Punjab, Haryana,
Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.

The grant will cover the costs of setting up new middle schools and upgrading primary
schools to the elementary level. The newly formed schools will be called Satya Elementary Schools. Through the Satya Bharti Schools program, the foundation hopes to
establish a total of five hundred primary schools and fifty secondary schools in India.

Established in 2000 by Bharti Enterprises — the parent company of Bharti Airtel Limited,
India's largest telecom provider — to improve primary and secondary education in rural
parts of the country, the foundation currently operates two hundred and thirty-six
primary schools and one senior secondary school. An additional fifteen primary
and four senior secondary schools are scheduled to open in the next academic year.

"Globally, Google donates about $150 million every year to support various initiatives," said Google chief business officer Nikesh Arora. "This is our first such initiative in India,
and we hope to continue the good work."

“Google Pledges $5 Million to Bharti Arm to Promote Education in India's
Elementary Schools.” Google Press Release

Google | Bharti Foundation

Omidyar Network Awards $5 Million to Boost Land Ownership in Developing Countries

Category: International Affairs
Grant Amount: $5,000,000
Grant made to: Omidyar Network
Grant made from: Various

Omidyar Network has announced grants totaling nearly $5 million to organizations working to boost land ownership in impoverished communities, including $4.96 million to the Institute for Liberty and Democracy in Lima, Peru, and an additional $150,000 to three winners of an Ashoka's Changemakers competition.

Founded in 1981 by renowned economist Hernando de Soto, ILD works with governments to implement business and property rights reforms designed to increase citizen participation in the market economy. ILD will use the grant to expand its work to additional countries and increase global awareness of the role of property rights in poverty alleviation and economic growth.

In addition, de Soto was among the judges who determined the winners of Ashoka's Property Rights: Identity, Dignity, and Opportunity for All competition. Selected from a pool of 211 applicants representing forty-eight countries, the winners — Terra Nova in Brazil, Red Tierras in Colombia, and ENSS/SUTRA (A Family of One's Own) in India — will receive $50,000 each for their work to improve access to land rights for poor and marginalized populations.

To date, Omidyar Network has committed more than $23 million in support of programs designed to improve the lives of indigent people through property rights. By increasing access to land and business assets, individuals can gain long-term security and a greater stake in their future.

“Omidyar Network Awards $5 Million to Catalyze Social Impact Through Property Rights.” Omidyar Network Press Release

Omidyar Network | Institute for Liberty and Democracy | Ashoka's Changemakers

Chevron, USAID Pledge $50 Million to Improve Living Standards in Nigeria

Category: International Affairs | Human Services | Community
Grant Amount: $50,000,000
Grant made to: The Niger Delta Partnership Initiative Foundation
Grant made from: Chevron | USAID

Chevron has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with USAID to support programs that promote economic development, improve the capacity of government and civil society institutions, and help reduce conflict in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.

The Niger Delta Partnership Initiative Foundation, an organization established and endowed by Chevron in 2010, and USAID will each contribute $25 million over four years to support a portfolio of programs in the oil-rich delta region. The oil giant's $25 million contribution to the MoU will be drawn from the foundation's endowment, while USAID will work to double the amount through a one-to-one match with donor partners. For its part, NDPI will collaborate with its Nigerian affiliate, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta, to design, develop, and monitor programs in the areas of economic development, capacity-building, peace-building, and analysis and advocacy.

Over the past decade, Chevron and USAID have formed alliances that have contributed more than $100 million in six countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

“Chevron and USAID Partner to Improve Living Standards in the Niger Delta Through $50 Million Alliance.” Chevron Corporation Press Release

Chevron | USAID | The Niger Delta Partnership Initiative Foundation

Gates Foundation, United Kingdom Announce New Commitments to Eradicating Polio

Category: Internation Affairs | Health
Grant Amount: $142,000,000
Grant made to: TBA
Grant made from: UK Government | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and British Prime Minister David Cameron have announced expanded commitments to global polio eradication efforts. The UK will double its current commitment to £40 million annually, while the Gates Foundation will commit an additional $102 million to efforts to stamp out the disease.

During an appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Cameron called on others to back the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Indeed, the British commitment is in part contingent on matching funds: for every $5 pledged by others during 2011 and 2012, the UK will increase its support by $1, up to the maximum of £40 million. The expanded commitment will enable GPEI to vaccinate an additional 45 million children.

Combined with a recently announced pledge by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi, the new commitments will help fill a $720 million funding gap for GPEI and enable it to purchase vaccines and conduct immunization activities. The organization estimates that, over the next two years, more than three billion doses of oral polio vaccine will be needed to immunize young children around the globe. GEPI also will allocate new funds to emergency response efforts in countries like the Republic of Congo, which recently experienced a serious outbreak of the virus.

Over the last twenty years, the number of reported polio cases has dropped 99 percent, and the disease is close to becoming the second in history — after smallpox — to be eradicated. Despite significant progress in even hard-to-reach areas, however, the disease still exists in more than a dozen countries. "We have come so far in eradicating polio. We are so close to delivering a polio-free world to our children," said Cameron. "Let's finish the job. And let's eradicate polio once and for all."

“UK Government and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Announce New Commitment to Eradicating Polio.” Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Press Release

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Polio Eradication Initiative

Wrigley Company Foundation Announces $3 Million Global Health Initiative

Category: International Affairs | Children | Health
Grant Amount: $3,000,000
Grant made to: Save the Children
Grant made from: William Wrigley Jr. Company Foundation

The William Wrigley Jr. Company Foundation, in partnership with Save the Children, has announced the launch of a two-year, $3 million school health initiative to improve health and nutrition in disadvantaged communities in China, Kenya, the Philippines, Tajikistan, Vietnam, and Indonesia.

With funding from the foundation, Save the Children hopes to reach 273,000 school-age children through programs at the grassroots level. The programs will utilize a number of strategies to address the needs of children, including providing increased access to safe water and sanitation in schools, promoting healthy behavior such as hand washing with soap, keeping a clean school environment, and promoting oral care for children, teachers, and parents.

In China, the initiative will work to provide school health clinics with basic supplies, create individual health records, promote physical exams, review the nutritional value of school meals, and train teachers to deliver health education classes. In the Philippines, it will work to equip school clinics; establish better recording systems for managing health and assessments; improve access to safe water supplies, clean toilets, and hand washing/tooth brushing facilities; and educate children and teachers on health and nutrition. In Kenya, in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation and the Ministry of Education, the initiative will support biannual mass de-worming campaigns and provide vitamin A and iron supplements as necessary.

“Wrigley Company Foundation Expands Global Impact with New Health Development Programs.” William Wrigley Jr. Company Press Release

William Wrigley Jr. Company Foundation | Save the Children

Initiative launched to improve food security for millions of people in the developing world

Category: Internation Affairs | Development | Health | Human Services
Grant Amount: $32,000,000
Grant made to: TBC
Grant made from: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

The UK-based Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council has announced the launch of a $32 million international research initiative to improve food security for millions of people in the developing world.

Through the initiative, teams from the UK, India, and developing countries will receive grants to work on research projects that improve the sustainability of vital food crops. With support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the UK Department for International Development, and the Indian Department of Biotechnology, funding will be awarded to teams which can show that their research will improve food security and increase sustainable crop yields within five to ten years.

The initiative will place particular emphasis on improving the sustainable production of staple food crops across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, including cassava, maize, rice, sorghum, and wheat. The initiative also hopes to maximize the impact of its research by supporting more comprehensive approaches to improving productivity and yield, for example by tackling crop resistance to drought or flood.

“International Research Initiative Launched to Improve Food Security for Developing Countries.” Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Press Release

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Global Philanthropy

Papillion Press & Consultancy Founder Jill Ritchie tips on Global Philanthropy & International Fundraising

With over twenty five years' experience in assisting initiatives as varied as anti-apartheid causes, environmental projects and the performing arts, Jill Ritchie has raised over R2billion for the NPO/charity sector, both from within South Africa and abroad.

Global philanthropy certainly pre-dates the internet and the ever-evolving social media – by centuries. And it’s not only about people and organisations in wealthy northern countries giving to charities, schools and faith-based groups in developing countries. Causes as diverse as anti-slavery, women’s suffrage and the erection of buildings (and in particular, war memorials) – ‘by subscription’, the forerunner of the capital campaign, attracted worldwide donations into the UK, Europe and the USA. Many millions are donated annually between the UK and the USA by both individuals and trusts and foundations. Alumni give to their universities, arts lovers donate to galleries and performing arts companies and a growing amount of money is given to faith-based groups.

Generally though, the majority of donations are made from people and trusts/foundations in wealthy nations to organisations in the over 100 developing countries worldwide. The completion for the charitable pound, euro and dollar is there for fierce. In addition, the bleeding heart aspect of international giving has
made the transformation from paternalistic cheque book charity to partnerships in development with northern donors requiring meticulous accountability and the ongoing monitoring and evaluating of the expenditure of their funding. Too many billions have been sunk into the bottomless pits of the bank accounts of organisations around the world, with the core of what all donors fund – change – not happening, decades later.

There are also requirements by donors in most countries, the UK and USA in particular, that their grants are made in such a manner as to give donors the most beneficial tax rebates possible. Therefore, recipient charities, universities and other organisations must become acquainted with their potential donors’ tax authorities’ regulations. Failing to do so largely makes overseas fundraising efforts premature and a waste of time and money. There are three ways to go about successfully raising money in the UK, USA and other countries that allow tax rebates on donations.

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Prospect Research Training Workshop

Date: 22nd March 2011 Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Venue: Birkbeck College, London
Fee: GBP £135.00 + VAT

A one-day introductory workshop on prospect research will be delivered by leading researchers,
Rebecca Funnell of Telos Research and Robin Jones of Milestone Research in London on Tuesday 22nd March 2011.

Prospect research is crucial in helping fundraisers identify and profile likely sources of funding. If you are considering incorporating prospect research into your fundraising activities, or you are a fundraiser who needs to do your own research into your prospects, or if you are a newly-appointed prospect researcher, this course is for you.

There has never been so much information available to us, so much so that it can feel overwhelming. With this in mind, Rebecca and Robin will guide you through the myriad sources of information to give you the most efficient approach and the best resources.

This day will focus on researching high net worth individuals, but will also be useful to trust and corporate fundraisers, as for all but the most structured giving frameworks, the best route into a funder is usually through an individual.

At the end of the day you’ll go away armed with the tools to draft your own research management plan and the knowledge of sources you’ll need to face your next fundraising research challenge as well as a useful handout, including a sources list.

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Introduction to international development

Date: 3rd - 4th March 2011 (2 day Course) Time: 9:30 - 17:30
Venue: London Prices start from: GBP £200.00 + VAT

Why choose this course?

Whether you want to work more effectively in improving lives through development programmes, or strengthen your fundraising communications with potential donors, this participative course provides a vital introduction to key and emerging issues in international development. Through practical exercises and sharing ideas and experience, you will gain both a broad overview of the latest thinking and a deeper understanding of the concept and practice of “development”.

The course includes a NEW free e-learning module, with extra resources, interactive activities and online support from the trainer after the course.

What you will learn?

• The historical background to development work
• Current development approaches and their potential for effectiveness
• Next steps towards the Millennium Development Goals
• Key issues around aid, debt and trade
• The crucial role of the European Union, the World Bank and the World Trade Organisation
• The big challenges such as HIV/AIDS and climate change

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NCVO Annual Conference 2011 - Big Society / Good Society?

Date: 1st March 2011 Time: 10:00 - 17:00
Venue: The Brewery, London EC1
Prices start from: GBP £175.00 + VAT

This conference will give you what you need to deliver more, for less.

What you'll get:

- Practical tools and innovative ways to be successful
- New ideas to help you run your organisation with reduced resources.
- Excellent opportunity to network with over 650 peers and share experiences
- Personalised advice from experts to solve a specific challenge or problem.
- Hear from high profile inspirational keynote speakers including:

Sir Stuart Etherington's State of the sector address – get a deeper insight into the issues affecting the sector and how these may affect you. Recognise your role in the future of the sector.

Eric Pickles MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government - understand how the Big Society vision will affect local organisations, communities and government. Discuss how we can work together and use local expertise to achieve the Big Society vision.

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson – a truly inspirational Paralympic athlete who has won an incredible 11 Paralympic Gold Medals. Tanni will share her thoughts on volunteering and the Big Society, the power of sport for affecting social change, and improving opportunities for physical activity among young and disabled people.

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Charitytours - the fund raising cycling adventures of Sandra and Robin Weston

2011 challenge: A solo cycle ride to follow the Tour de France 2011 route. Taking place in September 2011

Raising funds for:

The Prostate Cancer Charity

The Prostate Cancer Charity is the UK’s leading charity working with people affected by prostate cancer. It funds research, provides support and information, and campaigns to improve the lives of men with prostate cancer.

Mécénat Chirurgie Cardiaque Enfants du Monde

Mécénat Chirurgie Cardiaque Enfant du Monde summons up all its energies in favour of disadvantaged children suffering from heart disease. Whenever these children cannot receive the appropriate medical assistance in their country of origin (for technical or financial reasons), we take care of them by financing their operation and their stay in France (which lasts approximately 6 to 8 weeks). We do everything possible to allow them to go back home cured and, finally to live normally.

World Bicycle Relief

Founded by SRAM Corporation and Trek Bicycles in 2005 and supported by many leaders in the bicycle industry, World Bicycle Relief specializes in large-scale, comprehensive bicycle programs by providing supply chain management, technical knowledge and logistics expertise to poverty relief and disaster assistance initiatives.

If you are involved with a particular charity or have specific concerns, we should be happy to consider cycling to support them

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Research & Reports

Europe cross border philanthropy vastly simplified, a golden age's arrived, but for Europe Only

As a result of recent UK legislation following a developing body of European case law and culminating in the European Court of Justice (ECJ) cases of Persche, which was decided in 2009, and Missionswerk, decided in February 2011, it is now possible for UK taxpayers to make tax-efficient donations to EU charities and those in Norway and Iceland without channelling donations through a UK charity or establishing their own UK charitable foundation.

The case of Persche concerned a German national and resident, who made donations of chattels to a foundation in Portugal and claimed tax relief on the donation. The German tax authorities refused the tax relief on the basis that the recipient foundation was not established in Germany. However, the ECJ concluded that the gifts, whether money or otherwise, fell within the EC Treaty provisions on free movement of capital and goods and, in order for national legislation to be compatible with the EC Treaty, the difference in tax treatment had to concern situations which were not objectively comparable or justifiable in the public interest.

Essentially, the decision states that any law of a member state which refuses tax relief for donations to foreign institutions without regard to whether the gifts would qualify for relief to an equivalent institution in the donor’s member state, constitutes a restriction on free movement of goods and capital and is not justified.

Previously, most EU countries, including the UK, made it impossible for their taxpayers to make tax efficient donations to charitable organisations outside their own member state. Following the ECJ’s decision, it is clear that this practice is discriminatory.

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Is Philanthropy taking off in India?

Rich Indians have been better at giving their time than their money. But British aid won't last forever.

Should the UK continue to give the largest share of its overseas aid to a country with 69 billionaires – the highest number in the developing world – and a sleek, new pack of millionaires? At a time when Britain is closing its libraries, calls from within the UK to funnel aid to Africa rather than rising India have got steadily louder.

Every time objections are raised over aid to India, the anti-aid group pulls two arrows from its quiver: India's massive defence budget and its space programme, seen as an outrageous vanity for a country where millions already live in space-like conditions of no water and no food. Pro-aid then pulls out its golden arrow: more than 400 million Indians live below the international poverty line.

Now there's a new anti-aid arrow, aimed not at the macho posturing of the state but the conscience of the rich Indian. The large Indian presence on the Forbes rich list and media stories on a billion-dollar mansion in Mumbai with more floor-space than the Versailles palace have provoked the indignant question: shouldn't India's wealthy be doing more to eradicate malnutrition, disease and illiteracy? Of course they should. And the good news is that although private giving is far lower than what it could be with so much disposable wealth sloshing around, things are slowly changing.

In the past few years, India has seen a series of generous personal grants, chief among them Azim Premji's $2bn endowment towards education.

[Read more] Source: Guardian, UK

Giving in Australia is ‘Far From Adequate’ - Perpetual

Foundation fund manager, Perpetual has reported a significant increase in both the number of Not for Profit organisations applying for philanthropic funding, and the amounts requested.

Perpetual says 1,135 Not for Profit organisations applied for funding from its charitable trusts, up from 917 in 2010.

The total amount requested rose from $68.9 million in 2010 to $84.5 million this year.

Andrew Thomas, Perpetual’s General Manager, Philanthropy, says the enormity of the amount requested indicates that giving in Australia is still far from adequate.

Thomas says it is great to see Australians rally around emergency causes like the floods, but they also need to remember that NFPs rely on predictable, ongoing funding each year. He says charitable giving is useful as a one-off, but even more effective when it’s an ongoing commitment, managed through a charitable trust structure that makes distributions each and every year.

While the social welfare sector made up the largest portion of applicants – 427 organisations requested $30.5 million in funding - health organisations accounted for the biggest increase, with a 42% rise in applications (272 organisations) and a 50% rise in the amount requested ($23 million).

]Read more] Source: Pro Bono News

Vikram Gandhi, Investment Banking Veteran to focus on India, Asia and philanthropic efforts

Investment Banking Department and co-Global Head of the Financial Institutions Group (FIG) at Credit Suisse, will spend more time on the Foundation's initiatives. Vikram is the co- founder of The Giving Back Foundation and his wife Meera Gandhi is the CEO and currently runs the organization and its programs in New York, London, Mumbai and Hong Kong.

After 22 years as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse, Vikram plans to explore opportunities around his personal interest in India, Asia and philanthropy. He will spend his time supporting projects and fundraising initiatives of The Giving Back Foundation. The Foundation aims to alleviate poverty, illness, and suffering, as well as help educate young children around the world. Vikram has had a long and distinguished career in investment banking. Prior to Credit Suisse, Vikram worked with Morgan Stanley in various roles from Head of Strategy to head of FIG. In the late 1990's he was President of Morgan Stanley in India. He was recruited by Credit Suisse in 2005 to build their FIG franchise.

[Read more] Source: ABC Money.co.uk

Global New approach to International Development - Report from Shell Foundation

In a roundtable discussion at The Brookings Institution recently, the Shell Foundation presented the findings
from its recent report, “Enterprise Solutions to Scale,” to a selection of the development community.

The report documents an approach – evolved over the course of 10 years – for catalyzing lasting solutions to global development challenges that can be scaled for worldwide impact.

By sharing both the success and failure it has encountered during a decade of deploying enterprise-based solutions to achieve scale of impact, Shell Foundation hopes to encourage shared learning in the international development community, which is critical to more effective development solutions and greater progress towards the UN Millennium Development Goals.

[Read more] Source: PNN Online

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NEW! Online Publication: European Grants Directory 2011

The European Community’s budget totals over €122 billion and covers a wide range of expenditure but anyone who has attempted to untangle the mine field of information when applying for funding will know how perplexing it can be. The European Union Grants Directory will help to solve all your problems!

Produced annually, the 167 page Directory contains outline details of the hundreds of grants offered by the EU for organizations throughout the world. The EU budget covers a vast range of expenditure. The comprehensive Directory contains the extracted details of the wide range of subsidies available from the Community
(excluding agricultural guarantee payments).

The Directory is arranged in budget reference number order and gives the title of the Budget, the Reference Number, and the amount of appropriation available.

The Commission allocates grants directly to recipients (public and private bodies, Universities, Special Interest Groups, and NGOs – and private individuals in certain circumstances) for the implementation of their common policies in areas such as research and development, education, training, the environment, consumer protection and information. It also awards direct grants for the application of the EU’s external policies.

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Email Alert Service: European Grants Update Service

Directory of American Grantmakers

The EU Grant Proposals Update Service is the most efficient way to obtain the full range of information available on the latest calls for grant proposals for Members of the EU.

We will regularly email you our “EU Grants Proposals – Alert” which will include a link to the following information:

Call for grant application
Grant objectives, current priorities etc.
Grant deadlines
Grant rates
Application timetable
Contact names and address
Partnership requirements
Application forms
Guidance notes

Subscription for this service includes updates (at least 1 per month) for 12 months and costs £25.00

Each European Grant update contains an HTML attachment that takes you directly to the latest call for grant proposals.

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Google.org Finds It Hard to Reinvent Philanthropy

Nearly five years after Google co-founder Larry Page announced the launch of a bold philanthropic initiative, committing about 1 percent of the company's profits and equity and a considerable amount of employees' time to it, the only thing that Google.org (DotOrg) has changed about philanthropy is its approach, the New York Times reports.

Launched in 2004 before Google went public, the DotOrg initiative was organized as a business unit within the company and tasked with tackling major problems, including climate change and global poverty. Google hired Larry Brilliant, a public health expert and TED Prize recipient who had no experience running a major charitable organization, to lead the effort, and in 2008 the company announced it would commit $175 million over three years to five areas in which DotOrg would work: predicting and preventing diseases, growing small and midsize businesses, increasing access to information and public services, developing renewable energy, and helping to commercialize plug-in hybrids.

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$6 Million Global Workforce Development Initiative

Category: Children | Education | Human Services
Grant Amount: $6,000,000
Grant made to: TBA
Grant made from: BNY Mellon

Global financial services firm BNY Mellon has announced the launch of a five-year, $6 million workforce development initiative designed to help vulnerable youth make the transition to adulthood.

With a focus on education, job training, and career development opportunities, the initiative will work to ensure that at-risk youth in the United States, United Kingdom, and India become successful, independent, and productive citizens; assist youth in becoming gainfully employed; reduce negative outcomes for youth in terms of substance abuse, poverty, and crime; and make a significant difference in advancing employment and educational outcomes for the target population.

To that end, BNY Mellon will collaborate with public and nonprofit agencies in the U.S., U.K., and India to mitigate challenges faced by at-risk youth, including chronic unemployment, poverty, and homelessness. In the U.S., the initiative will target youth shifting out of foster care; in the UK, it will focus on youth between the ages of 16 and 19 who are neither in school nor employed; and in India, it will support programs to aid older youth as they transition out of orphanages.

“BNY Mellon Launches $6 Million Global Workforce Development Initiative Targeting Vulnerable Youth.” BNY Mellon Press Release

BNY Mellon

Action for World Solidarity

Category: Community | Environment | Human Rights | Social & Human Services
Available from: Action for World Solidarity
Deadline: See website

Action for World Solidarity is based in Berlin, Germany and since 1957, they have supported small, self- initiated groups in India, Africa and Brazil, which try to strengthen and improve the situation of women, strive for environmental protection, or attempt to achieve social and cultural human rights. Action for World Solidarity promotes projects which have already begun working, proven their effectiveness and need further financial assistance in order to continue functioning. Currently the countries supported are India, Brazil, Senegal, Burkina Faso, West Sahara and Zimbabwe. At the moment, they do not accept requests of financial support from any other countries.

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