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The Aga Khan Development Network
www.akdn.org
The site includes pages on the various development agencies of the Aga Khan Development Network, including the Trust for Culture, the Fund for Economic Development, and the University of Central Asia, all of which are active in the NIS and Africa, as well as the Aga Khan Foundation, which concentrates on selected issues in health, education, rural development and the enhancement of NGOs.
AJ Muste Memorial Institute: International Non-violence Training Fund
www.ajmuste.org/guidintf.htm
The Fund offers small grants to projects which seek to build training capacity and leadership development for non-violent social change. Groups applying for funding must be small, community-based and with little likelihood of funding from other grantmaking institutions.
America’s Development Foundation (ADF)
http://www.adfusa.org/index.asp
ADF is dedicated to the international development of democracy and its approach is based on the belief that a strong civil society provides the indispensable foundation of a sustainable democracy. ADF has a successful record helping thousands of civil society organizations (CSOs) strengthen democratic values, institutions and processes in their countries and develop their communities. ADF programme areas include advocacy, civic education, civil society building, community development, human rights, governance and refugee return.
Bridges “Free IT Guide”
www.bridges.org/toolkit/freeIT
This site presents an online guide that tells people where to find information about free computers, software and e-mail accounts to help communities in developing countries to span the digital divide. The Guide includes information on how to find donated computers and get help from technology-savvy volunteers; where to go for free website development and hosting, free computer training and provides information on free software.
BESO (British Executive Service Overseas)
www.beso.org
BESO is a development agency which offers professional expertise to organisations world-wide that cannot afford commercial consultants. It aims to offer a better quality of life for communities by giving advice and training that will strengthen local economies. BESO volunteers have given managerial advice to small businesses, local authorities, the media, education and health institutions. BESO does not provide funding, grants or cash loans.
The British Council
www.britishcouncil.org/governan
The British Council works in partnership with both government and civil society to advance debate, knowledge and skills in the areas of governance, human rights and social inclusion. The site includes links to its offices around the region and provides details of projects supported in various fields.
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/home
CIDA works through partnerships, which transfer knowledge, skills and technology between Canadian organizations and those in the recipient country, to provide people with new skills, build and adapt key institutions. It also provides humanitarian assistance.
The Christensen Fund
www.christensenfund.org
The Christensen Fund is an independent private foundation which has long supported work in the arts and conservation science fields. Their grantmaking is focused on ‘the interface between natural environments and human cultures’, primarily working with indigenous and minority peoples. The four geographic regions where the Fund is planning to develop grantmaking include the mountains and valleys of Central Turkey-Iran-Central Asia-Xinjiang and the African Rift Valley.
Development Marketplace
www.developmentmarketplace.org
The Development Marketplace promotes innovative development ideas through early stage seed funding. It aims to link social entrepreneurs with poverty fighting ideas to partners with resources to help implement their vision. Since 1998, the Development Marketplace has awarded more than $22 million to over 370 groundbreaking projects through Global Competitions and Country Innovation Days.
Ford Foundation
www.fordfound.org
The Foundation funds initiatives world-wide to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international co-operation. The site includes details of the various programmes, a database of grants and guidelines for grant-seekers.
Funders Online (European Foundation Centre)
www.fundersonline.org/grantseek
The Funders Online Directory offers access to profiles of a vast range of international foundations’ and corporate funders’ websites. The Directory is also searchable by funder’s areas of interest indexed by subject focus, geographic focus, population focus and types of support. The site also provides links to a variety of other pertinent funding and fund-seeking information.
Funding.org
www.funding.org
This new site aims to simplify the process of identifying potential donors and enticing them to donate, using the most basic fundraising model – a letter. Grant-seekers are asked to supply a two-page description of their initiative, which is forwarded on to thousands of highly qualified donors, 90 per cent of whom have opted in to the service and want to receive appeals. The list includes high net worth business leaders, rich celebrities, corporate staff responsible for philanthropy, government officers and thousands of individuals who regularly make donations.
Glaxo Smith Kline – Global Community Partnerships
http://corp.gsk.com/community
The Global Community Partnerships programme supports not-for-profit programmes to enhance healthcare, in particular innovative programmes that accurately address a current issue or health related need; which bring together organisations in dynamic partnerships and which offer opportunities to involve GSK employees or assist a community where GSK does business.
Global Fund for Women
http://www.globalfundforwomen
The Global Fund for Women is a grantmaking foundation that provides grants of $500 to $15,000 to grassroots women’s groups around the world, working on women’s political participation and leadership, poverty and economic autonomy, reproductive freedom, the rights of sexual minorities, the prevention of violence against women, and other issues.
International Human Rights Funders’ Group
http://www.HRfunders.org
This site is designed for both grantmakers and grant-seekers with an interest in human rights. Although the International Human Rights Funders Group (IHRFG) does not make grants, the site provides information about funders that do, including the Fund for Global Human Rights – a project of the IHRFG. There is also an online searchable database of funders, as well as news, essays, publications, helpful links and announcements of events.
International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX)
http://www.irex.org
IREX administers a wide variety of programmes between the United States and the countries of Eastern Europe, the NIS, Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, offering technical assistance and academic programmes to develop civil society, support countries in transition, and contribute to international expertise, cooperation, and peace.
The Levi Strauss Foundation
www.levistrauss.com/responsibil
The Levi Strauss Foundation awards grants in three main thematic areas: preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS, economic empowerment, increasing economic development opportunities and ensuring access to an education. The guiding principles include a belief in empowerment – the right of women and youth to identify their needs and to participate in solving problems that affect them; a resolve to address social biases; and a commitment to work collaboratively with other funders and to encourage joint efforts by our grantees.
Mama Cash
http://www.mamacash.nl
Mama Cash supports projects aimed at women in marginal positions, and particularly welcomes applications from smaller or newer groups, and those with innovative projects. Areas for support include: women’s human rights, sexual rights, communication and media, international networking and cultural activities. The site is available in English, Spanish, French, Dutch and Russian languages.
National Endowment for Democracy
www.ned.org
The NED seeks to strengthen democratic organisations around the world, through the support of projects to promote political and economic freedom, a strong civil society, independent media, human rights and the rule of law. Their 2002 Guide to Sources of Funding in International Democratic Development offers links to more than 100 foundations and other funding organisations. The guide was last updated in mid-2001. To locate information on scholarships or fellowships for individuals, see NED’s 1999 Guide to Grants for Individuals.
Non-Profit Sector Research Fund (The Aspen Institute)
www.nonprofitresearch.org
The fund awards research grants and organises meetings to expand knowledge of the non-profit sector and philanthropy, to improve non-profit practice, and to inform public policy related to non-profits.
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
www.rbf.org/
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund has restructured its grantmaking into four new programme areas which include Sustainable Development, Peace and Security and cross-programmatic grantmaking in the “Pivotal Places” of South Africa and Serbia/Montenegro.
The Rockefeller Foundation
www.rockfound.org
The Rockefeller Foundation is a global foundation with a commitment to enrich and sustain the lives and livelihoods of poor and excluded people throughout the world. Grantmaking is organized around four thematic lines of work: Creativity & Culture, Food Security, Health Equity and Working Communities. A cross-theme of Global Inclusion supports, promotes and supplements the work of these themes. In addition, the Foundation supports a number of regional and special programs that are developing or in transition, among them Communication for Social Change, Public/Private Partnerships and Global Philanthropy.
Sasakawa Peace Foundation
http://www.spf.org
Based in Japan, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation aims to foster international understanding, exchange and cooperation, and conducts both grantmaking and self-implemented projects. The website has full details of all grantmaking programmes.
The Shell Foundation
www.shellfoundation.org
The Shell Foundation’s major grantmaking focus, the Sustainable Energy programme, supports projects that either encourage environmentally friendly energy use or help tackle poverty by providing sustainable energy to poor communities in developing countries. The Sustainable Communities Programme supports projects worldwide that strengthen the abilities of marginalised and vulnerable communities and groups to manage their own futures, adapt to economic and social change and benefit from national and international economic opportunities, while maintaining their individual cultures and environments.
Soros Foundations Network
http://www.soros.org/
This site provides detailed information on the activities of the network of Soros Foundations. These include international programmes as well as national programmes of the country offices. The site advises visitors on how to make applications for support.
UK Fundraising
http://www.fundraising.co.uk/
This site provides information on a variety of issues of importance to non-profit fundraisers, in addition to listings of donors. Links to donors (found under Grants and Funding) list key organisations by region (UK, Europe, North America.) Not all funders listed are active in CEE/NIS.
United Nations Development Bureau
http://www.undp.org
The site includes information on UNDP programmes, links to the local offices in each country, plus many other resources including National Human Development Reports and other publications.
US Institute of Peace
http://www.usip.org/grants.html
The US Institute of Peace offers financial support to organisations for research, education and training, and the dissemination of information on international peace and conflict resolution. Grants are awarded for the following broad purposes: research, education, and training projects on the causes of war, conflict prevention and resolution, and international peace.
United States International Grantmakers
www.usig.org
This website, developed by the Council on Foundations in Washington, serves both grant-makers and grant-seekers to support and facilitate the process of making grants. The site is currently offered as a free service, although grant-seekers will need to complete a short registration form. Please note that the USIG is not a funder.
Westminster Foundation for Democracy
http://www.wfd.org
The Foundation funds projects around the world which are aimed at building and strengthening pluralist democracies. Guidelines for grantmaking are currenlty under review. The site can be read in English, French, Russian and Serbo-Croat.
Witness
http://www.witness.org
In partnership with human rights activists from around the world, Witness uses video technology to expose injustice and to uphold fundamental rights. The programme provides video cameras and other communications equipment to activists so they can gather visual evidence and document human rights abuses. It is not a grant-making or funding organisation.
The World Bank
http://www.worldbank.org/ngos
The World Bank provides finance and other assistance to NGOs and civil society. The website provides details of the various programmes offered and news about opportunities for NGOs to work with the Bank.
World Learning
www.worldlearning.org/wlid
World Learning is dedicated to promoting international education, social justice, and world peace. Through distinctive educational methods based on experiential learning and the integration of theory and practice, the programs of World Learning build knowledge, develop leaders in education and management, contribute to global development, and effect change.
