tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10818749690067641482024-02-22T09:39:54.232-08:00GK FoundationGK Foundation is a professional positive service provider for the social establishments. The aim of GK Foundation is not only service to anybody, but also to show the SHORT SIGNED SOLUTION in the positive development service. Based at Northeast of India.GK Groupshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12001863957726192755noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1081874969006764148.post-79695520287410329472021-02-04T09:46:00.003-08:002021-02-04T09:48:10.839-08:00B+: 4 STEPS TO ACHIEVE YOUR DREAM LIFE!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6S37TnNmFvH1myCh5lQ0uaAoPPVfKEl2AWxCg-eI9XeVQx0DlUhQL8wbXgzUVxwtHv7QNB4xVz7sxl-BC6-HwTFvPBWb4IIm3Okn74iWfwDB7iLDAcgyWbuVG_SG2IgmN_zCoDSG2ze4/s2048/DSC04511.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6S37TnNmFvH1myCh5lQ0uaAoPPVfKEl2AWxCg-eI9XeVQx0DlUhQL8wbXgzUVxwtHv7QNB4xVz7sxl-BC6-HwTFvPBWb4IIm3Okn74iWfwDB7iLDAcgyWbuVG_SG2IgmN_zCoDSG2ze4/w640-h360/DSC04511.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
</xml><![endif]--></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="mso-line-height-alt: 1.0pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Have you ever been told to be more realistic?</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-line-height-alt: 1.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">To
quit dreaming because it’s so farfetched that it will only end in
disappointment?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-line-height-alt: 1.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I
have had my fair share of people say this to me especially by those closest to
me. And I’ll admit I have said this phrase to others as well in the past
without much thought.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-line-height-alt: 1.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Why?
Because we live in a fear-driven society, and we’ve been conditioned to play it
safe.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-line-height-alt: 1.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">So
often it rolls off our tongue automatically from a place of good intentions. We
say it because we care about our friends and loved ones. We want to keep them
safe and protect them from disappointment, failure, and any pain and burden we
perceive may arise in going after their dream.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-line-height-alt: 1.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
fact is what does it mean to be realistic anyway?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-line-height-alt: 1.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I
googled and this is the definition that popped up ‘having or showing a sensible
and practical idea of what can be achieved or expected.’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-line-height-alt: 1.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">But
what we believe and perceive to be possible or practical is based on the
experiences we have had. So when someone advises you to be more realistic, they
are operating from their perspective of reality, and it is subjective. As such,
when it comes to your dreams, don’t let this phrase kill it. Because in order
to live beyond mediocrity, to tap into your limitless potential, you need to as
John P. Strelecky would say ‘Be Patiently Unrealistic’. Kinda frustrating isn’t
it? So what else can you do as you patiently observe yourself in action in
creating your reality?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-line-height-alt: 1.0pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; text-transform: uppercase;">1. Create a
Powerful Posse:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-line-height-alt: 1.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Choose
who you want to hang around wisely. You cannot underestimate the power of the
impact it’ll have in your life when you surround yourself with those who are
positive and engaging.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-line-height-alt: 1.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Who
you want to avoid are the energy soul-sucking leeches, the Debbie Downers.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-line-height-alt: 1.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Who
you want to surround yourself with are people who you can exchange information
and knowledge with. Who are on the same path as you or have already achieved
what you want to do. You want to be around genuine people who will be emotional
supportive, add value to help you grow and motivate you to go after your dream.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-line-height-alt: 1.0pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; text-transform: uppercase;">2. Ask for Help:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-line-height-alt: 1.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">If
you are willing to put aside your ego and ask for help, you’ll be surprised
that most people are willing to help. And if you get someone who says no, you
move on and ask someone else. Eventually, you will find someone who is willing
to help and you’ll find yourself a step closer to accomplishing your goal.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-line-height-alt: 1.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">This
is the secret to getting anything you want.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-line-height-alt: 1.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">As
Steve Job once said “Most people never ask, that’s what separates sometimes the
people who do things and people who dream about them.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-line-height-alt: 1.0pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; text-transform: uppercase;">3. Do the Best
You Can & Surrender to Possibilities:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-line-height-alt: 1.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">There
are only two things you can control, your attitude and your effort. So if you
put your best foot forward and do the best you can in pursuit of your dream,
that’s all that matters. So focus on those two things and then surrender to how
and when things are going to happen.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-line-height-alt: 1.0pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; text-transform: uppercase;">4. Take Risks:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-line-height-alt: 1.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">There
is no doubt you will come across uncertainty and will need to get out of your
comfort zone.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-line-height-alt: 1.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">It
is vital to not let the negative connotation that often comes with the word
‘risk’ take over your mind and hold you back from taking inspired action.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-line-height-alt: 1.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">We
often automatically amplify what could go wrong, letting the power of
imagination take over in an unresourceful manner while underestimating our
ability to handle whatever consequences that may arise.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-line-height-alt: 1.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Instead
recognize and acknowledge with anything in life there’s always a risk. And then
evaluate the risk. Identify it. What is the probability of it actually happening?
What do I need to do to prepare and mitigate the risk so that the odds will be
in my favor? What is the cost of inaction if I decide to do nothing? What would
I gain if I did take a risk?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-line-height-alt: 1.0pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; text-transform: uppercase;">In the end,
anything worthwhile is worth the risk.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-line-height-alt: 1.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">You’ll
find that even when things don’t work out exactly the way you want, you will
have reaped some benefits from the experience that will make you stronger,
smarter and more resilient to life’s adversities.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-line-height-alt: 1.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">So
if you have been putting off something and have it on the back burner because
people told you to get realistic, perhaps now is a time to re-evaluate and give
it a chance.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-line-height-alt: 1.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://gomcgill.com/4-steps-to-achieve-your-dream-life/" target="_blank">Source.</a> <br /></span></p>
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<![endif]--></p>GK Groupshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12001863957726192755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1081874969006764148.post-40886681227850978632020-10-05T13:25:00.000-07:002020-10-05T13:25:39.202-07:00WHAT IS PROJECT JUSTIFICATION IN GRANT PROPOSALS?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">The project justification is one of the most crucial parts of a proposal. You can use it to convince the potential donor that your project is of ultimate importance for your community
and elucidate the ways in which, by developing this project, you will
consistently achieve your set goals (social, economic improvement or the
resolution to a specific problem). </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Research
the issue your project addresses in depth. Identify the causes of the
problem and, if possible, list the ways in which other projects have
already successfully addressed similar issues. Once you have this material, write in simple words what your project is about and what your main goal is (remember to set achievable and realistic goals for your project!).</span><br /><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">List the three main factors that are causing the problem you address. Let’s say your project is about training a group of 10 unemployed young people to edit documentaries: explain that local schools and university
curricula do not provide such training, that the closest training
centre is two hours away, and that there are no professional
video-editors in your community. Explain why you think this project is
ultimately important and for whom. Remember to clarify how through the development of this project your target group could consistently improve their skills,
life expectations, or quality of life. For instance, find information
about the employability of video-editors in your area. Look up, in job
centres or adverts, existing trends in the market and make a strong
case for these trained young people to increase their possibilities of
finding the job they really want.</span><br /><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">It is important to link your project with the reality of your community. Write down how you came up with the idea
by recounting facts or experiences you had that drew your attention to
this problem. If possible, add other voices. For instance, and referring
to the example above, if you once met a young woman who
wanted to become a film-maker, but had no way of learning the basics of
video-editing, briefly recall her story. In this way, the donor will
get a sense of the importance of your project in the community and the
extent to which its development will benefit real individuals. </span><br /><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Once
you have all these parts, take your time to create a consistent and
organic narrative. Start with a simple sentence summarising the main
goal of the project. Add a paragraph about the reasons at the root of
this problem. Briefly explain how is your project intervening to solve
said problem. Draw on the success of similar initiatives to strengthen
your own proposal and explain how this project will concretely benefit
improve the life of members of your community by inserting life stories
in your narrative. Remember that a successful proposal is written in a
clear, simple, and engaging way. Accordingly, avoid repetition,
rhetorical questions, and complex phrasing. Write simple sentences that
make concrete points. This will convince the donor that your project is
feasible and that it answers to specific needs of your community. Also,
to set concrete goals will enable the donors to monitor the implementation process and evaluate the final results.</span></span></div>
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<span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">#Source: fundsforngos</span></div>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; text-transform: uppercase;">Guidelines
and suggestions for methods and principles of fund raising aimed at the
financing of community based projects.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><br />
Fund raising is a valuable part of the strengthening of CBOs, NGOs and
communities; cash (and non cash) contributions are needed by them to carry out
their desired and planned activities. The obtaining of resources is therefore a
desired and honourable task; fund raisers should be acknowledged and praised.
Fund raising is a job to which all should contribute, and for which all should
be responsible.<br />
Many of the techniques and skills of fund raising (some of which are included
here) can be or have been adapted from the commercial profession of “marketing”
(in fact, fund raising is referred to as “marketing” by many NGOs). While
marketing and sales skills can be valuable, they must always be applied in an
ethical manner. Every fund raiser (paid or volunteer) must first and foremost
be completely convinced of the value, integrity and benefits of the
organization, and the activities for which the raised funds will be used.<br />
These guidelines, must be modified in each community so as to be adapted to the
differences that characterize every community</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">1. Principles of Fund Raising:</span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><br />
Principles of fund raising<br />
Techniques of fund raising.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">1.1 The Profession of Marketing:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><br />
Many of the skills and techniques of fund raising used by NGOs and some UN
agencies have been developed by, and adapted from the commercial profession of
marketing. Some people (often those outside or unsuccessful at the profession
of sales and marketing) see this as a cynical and insincere activity. Maybe
that is so as it is practised by some, but it does not have to be, and often is
not. If a sales or marketing professional sincerely believes in the value of
the product, sales can be effected honestly and ethically.<br />
The principles of sincerity and ethical integrity especially apply to fund
raising. Fund raising should be the responsibility of all members of the
organization, although they may participate in different ways. It should not be
simply left to the professionals. All of us/you, therefore, should know about
principles as well as techniques of fund raising. The fund raiser, first and
foremost, must be honestly convinced in the integrity of the organization, and
in the benefit and value of the activity or project of the organization.
Potential and past donors very quickly spot insincerity, dishonesty, and
diversion of “their” donated resources.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">1.2 Acknowledgement of Donations:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><br />
Acknowledgement is a must. Many donors use their donations to gain prestige and
honour in their communities. It is a small price to praise every donor. Ensure
that communities we assist are aware of the need to acknowledge all donations,
and praise the donors for their loyalty to the community and their much needed
and appreciated donation (cash and kind).</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">1.3 Thank You!</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><br />
The most important two words in obtaining funds, and running a successful NGO,
CBO or community project, are the words, “Thank you!”<br />
Many NGO staff have wondered why enthusiasm for their activities has dried up,
and funds cease to roll in; and the simple cause is often found to be that the
NGO forgot to acknowledge and thank the donors.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">1.4 Progress Reports:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><br />
Further to a simple “thank you,” donors want to know what was achieved with
their donated money. The most effective form of thank you is a progress report.
Donors are less interested in your activities; they are more interested in the
results of your activities; have you reached, or partially reached, the
objectives you stated when you asked for the donation? CMP has prepared other
documents about report writing; use them and integrate report writing with
obtaining resources. Fund raising and report writing are not independent
activities.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">1.5 Integrity:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><br />
A high level of integrity must be maintained at all times. This applies to the
set up and activities of the organization in general, and specifically to its
fund raising activities. An important aspect of that integrity is full
accountability.<br />
All actions must be accountable; all funds must be accountable. This means
accurate, complete, understandable and honest narrative reports and financial
reports, available at any time to any member of the public.<br />
Along with accountability is transparency. The group must not have any secret
agenda, and must be public and honest about all its activities and all its
expenditures. Account records must be open, that is available to any member of
the public to inspect at any time. Honesty can not be compromised. The good
ends (goals or objectives) of the organization must not be compromised by
questionable means used to get to those ends.<br />
Those people responsible for implementing the activities of the group,
including the activity of obtaining funds, must be honestly and totally
convinced of the goodness of the group and its objectives, and the worth while
values and benefits of the project. This level of integrity is essential for
the sustainability of the group, the completion of the project, and the benefit
of the community.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">1.6 The Importance of a Positive
Attitude:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><br />
Not everybody is a donor. Some of the people, agencies or groups can or will
not give to your community or organization. If you do not recognize that
failure to obtain a donation from one source does not imply that you or your
organization is a failure, you may be tempted to be discouraged and give up.<br />
Do not give up. You can not allow yourself to be discouraged; it is a luxury
that you, your organization and your community can not afford. You may experience
eight rejections; do not give up because the ninth and tenth may bring the
needed donation.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">1.7 Calculating and Recording
Project Inputs:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><br />
It is important to maintain accurate records of all resources used in a
community project.<br />
Too often some donations (especially communal labour and gifts in kind) are
forgotten or under-valued, and the correct amount of the community contribution
is higher than what is recorded and reported. This under valuation is
detrimental for several reasons: (a) the community members have a lower
estimate of self worth and this lowers confidence, (b) the outside donors have
a lower estimate of community contribution and will be more reluctant to
contribute more or (c) will not recognize the worth of the community inputs.<br />
You/we must ensure that the CBO or the executive committee of the community
that is planning to undertake a community based project, recognizes the value
of hidden community resources. An accurate estimate of the cash value of
donated resources ─ eg communal labour for construction, donated skilled
labour, time spent by community members and leaders in meetings for planning,
or non cash physical donations ─ must be made by the community. You/we should
encourage the community to identify and record these. These financial estimates
should be included in the cost estimates of the project proposal, and should be
recorded during the actual construction activities.<br />
When the total costs of a community based project are calculated, they should
therefore include the actual cash contributions of donors, international and
local, Governmental and non-Governmental, and others, plus the cost estimates
of all non-monetary donations, whether in the form of non-cash physical items
or services, or human time and energy.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #fcff01;"><span style="background-color: #ffa400;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">2. Types and Sources of Donations:</span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><br />
Donations from a wide range of potential donors, except those from donor
agencies which require formal proposals. (Those are discussed in the document,
Resource Acquisition).<br />
That wide range of potential donors means there is a wide range of specific
techniques that can be applied to the process of (a) identifying donors, (b)
getting a message to them, and (c) collecting the donations. Don’t forget the
(d): thanking them.<br />
A good workshop handout to accompany this section is: Internal Resources
Checklist.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">2.1 Urban Versus Rural Communities:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><br />
There are several differences in emphasis in techniques of raising project
resources, based on the different characteristics of communities. Urban
communities, for example, are usually larger, and therefore more full of
factions and schisms. Small rural communities are more easy to organize and
unite, but there is no guarantee.<br />
Urban communities have more social schisms (divisions/factions), and are harder
to organize than rural ones, although within urban areas slums are easier to
organize than rich neighbourhoods. Donations in cash are easier to obtain in
urban than rural communities, donations of food and agricultural products are
more common in rural communities.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">2.2 Public Fund Raising Events:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><br />
These take many forms. Large community fund raising events can be quite
elaborate, with high profile officials making speeches, and rich persons making
ostentatious donations. There may be several bands, drummers, dance groups,
including singers and dances from the community schools.<br />
In East Africa, the word “harambee” is used to describe such a fund raising
event. (2)<br />
Footnote (2): A harambee is not always necessarily a community event; nowadays
it is often used by a single family to raise money for a student’s school fees
or a medical bill.<br />
In West Africa, especially in rural towns, the town chief may preside, and the
entertainment may include dancing, drumming and spirit possession from the
local gods or cults.<br />
Such events may draw urban migrants back to their rural home towns and, like
funerals, also serve purposes other than fund raising, notably for the migrated
and extended community members to keep in touch with each other and to maintain
their identity as community members even though residing outside the community.
Many liaisons are made on these occasions, for example, that may later lead to
marriages or business partnerships.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">2.3 Urban Donors to Rural
Communities:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><br />
Urban migrants maintain links to their home communities. This can be exploited
by rural CBOs. A small percentage of the urban migrants make fortunes in the
cities, and can be persuaded to contribute to their home community development.
A feeling of guilt at not being home, or of loyalty in spite of absence, may
result in some very large donations from rich urban migrants.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">2.4 Commercial Donations:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><br />
Commercial donations include gifts from firms and businesses that want to
advertise their good will and support of the community. (They should be
acknowledged and thanked in public meetings). The community should be
encouraged to identify ways they can convince the commercial donors that it is
in the interest of the commercial donor to assist the project (increased
publicity and good will for the commercial donor, for example).</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">2.5 Communal Labour:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><br />
This is an important internal resource (sometimes includes labour of volunteers
from outside). Communal labour involves time and labour donated by community
members, some unskilled (like clearing grass, laying bricks), some skilled
(carpentry, masonry), management, leadership, meetings, planning, supervision.<br />
It is important that you/we encourage the planners and designers of community
based projects that they should carefully evaluate the cash value of donated
communal labour. Too often that contribution is undervalued, because of
ignorance of its worth or, more importantly, an indication of a low level of
confidence and a low self evaluation of the worth of the community by the
community members.<br />
Sometimes some community members wish to hide their resources on the mistaken
assumption that we or others will only bring outside resources if we believe
that the community is very poor, and that we or other donors may withhold funds
if the community is thought to have too many of its own resources. You/we must
ensure that all community members understand that they are more likely to
obtain outside resources if they demonstrate that they are committing internal
resources.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">2.6 Agricultural Donations:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><br />
Farmers may donate food for the project: (a) to communal workers who are
working on the project, or (b) to the executive committee to sell to raise cash
for the project. They may also donate other resources off their farms (eg
timber, sand, limestone, non-food crops) which may be used directly or indirectly
for the project.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">2.7 Donated Food Preparation:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><br />
While a farmer may donate food to the project, it still needs to be prepared
for eating. Other donors may include people who donate the preparing of food
and refreshments to the community members on communal working days. Do not
forget to thank the people who cook and prepare food for communal labourers.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">2.8 Contributions and Pledges:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><br />
Contributions and pledges may be made at public community fund raising events.
Participants make their decisions to donate in a public meeting or event.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">2.9 Raffles and Lotteries:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><br />
Raffles and lotteries, gambling-based fund raising techniques. are better
suited to well organized, sophisticated urban NGOs, rather than new, rural,
small CBOs.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">2.10 Anonymous Donors:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><br />
Anonymous donors are benefactors who remain unknown. They often have private
ideological or religious reasons, but wish to remain un-publicized.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">Conclusion:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><br />
Whatever our actions in encouraging and assisting communities to plan and
implement their own community based projects (including the calculation of
financial resources) you/we must keep the following in mind at all times and to
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variety of outside resources (reducing dependency on any one donor), and to
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India has been disseminating information for plans, work, strategies and
implementation of the programmes for NGOs. Funding is the main requirement for
NGOs to implement their plans in social sector. NGOs India has been helping
NGOs for getting funds and grants by various informations, knowledge-base and
disseminating useful resources to enhance and improve programmes and
activities.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
main base that donors, grant agencies and funding organisations provide funds
to NGOs are proximity, accountability and flexibility in working with local
communities. NGOs have to demonstrate the viability and enable certain
solutions to extrapolate the strategies to get funds at the local, regional,
national and international level. The NGO management have to maintain
professionalism in the <span style="color: blue;">NGO</span> and to build
adequate trust with the sponsors, donors and funding agencies. To create strategy
for funding programmes NGO should start from transparency, accountability and
communication. For <span style="color: blue;">funding</span> strategy NGOs have
to create a plan that should include the way and methods of fund raising. NGOs
always need funds even when if already running any project, but after the
project ends; they need for more funding to sustain their programme. And it is
not easy to get the desired support from donors all the time. NGOs should keep
the funding strategy ready to avoid tasks from such situations.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">NGOs
India has been providing information through useful resources for NGO Fund
Raising. Providing the information of funding process that NGO can know that
how to raise funds. For fund raising NGOs have to be familiar with the
requirements to get funds, preparation to prepare documents, to prepare
Projects, to know Project writing tips and basic requirements to prepare
effective projects so NGO can get funds almost surely and easily if the NGO
deserves for so. NGO resource include various Project Formats, certain
Guidelines to Project Proposals, How to get foreign funds, How to write Concept
note, How to approach funding agencies to get funds, Why, Where and How to get
FCRA, How to get registration u/s 12AA, 80G, 35 AC (i – ii), (i – iii) of
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strategy and process to get funds.</span></p>
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your truth. Reach deep within, and reconnect with the essence of your being.
Separate yourself from the lies and illusions which are not you. </span></p>
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account, your IRA, your portfolio, your credit score, your degree, your intelligence,
your feelings, your occupation, your town, your sports team, your nation or
your religion. You are not even your emotions, judgments or your fears. You are
something much deeper and much more wonderful. You are something that intellect
and science can never even begin to fully describe.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-transform: uppercase;">3. Don’t
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unfolding in this world. You are a part of that nature which is under great
strain.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-transform: uppercase;">5. Be
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yourself, because you cannot escape yourself. You can’t run from thing to thing
and person to person and expect to create anything meaningful in your life. No
matter where you run, to a rural village or a big city, to a new job, or a new
partner — there you are, the same you. Without inner tranquility and wisdom, we
are tormented wherever we go.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-transform: uppercase;">6. Look for
the beauty in life to find beauty within!</span></b></p>
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you who you really are. Noticing the beauty will begin to heal you. Notice the
beauty everywhere. Notice the beauty within you.</span></p>
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Best-Seller, “Simple Reminders.”)</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
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GK Groupshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12001863957726192755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1081874969006764148.post-26532672831785565142015-11-06T11:28:00.000-08:002020-11-06T11:30:57.478-08:00MY VILLAGE-MY PRIDE<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwETdU6pp2BJ2_LRQWbufO1yLCYRev2_TzW8cqaVOftYDF1v1W30_4POrXsx3rYK4-XATX5LDARFGkL-49thIXTk6lYKNbZNChYkHpzgsPOI8nohJm7jlz4FtBmQKkhEJVQNDaAIK7ztw/s1600/3.+mvmp+2020.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwETdU6pp2BJ2_LRQWbufO1yLCYRev2_TzW8cqaVOftYDF1v1W30_4POrXsx3rYK4-XATX5LDARFGkL-49thIXTk6lYKNbZNChYkHpzgsPOI8nohJm7jlz4FtBmQKkhEJVQNDaAIK7ztw/w640-h320/3.+mvmp+2020.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Nature has always been very vivacious, generous and elastic to a very
large extent. India is a culturally rich and dissimilar country where
people speak many different languages, with many communities which live
in their particular social arrangements absolutely depending on their
environment to ensure their livelihood. Culture replicates our history,
tradition and our lifestyles. In this sense, My Village-My Pride is a
unique camping to promote the Tradition, Culture and Lifestyle of the
people of Northeast India to the world. Through this camping we hope
that the young people should be expecting to learn more about their
tradition, cultural and heritage as well as leniency and veneration for
other cultures and traditions.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gkdutta.com/myvillage/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="151" data-original-width="1526" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WPZKn1KB6WYVAu_ktQ_j0c5ccWod6LRc4dA-JKI-SLiVAN9k_V_XVV_0C_NocBmhkV7f2Si_n-GtH0fT53q9zpslIffvnJ3XqjF5O5zyNEzn-u_sdpg4fIftx-tIp4XioW1ihGTmQaw/w640-h64/Donate.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div>GK Groupshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12001863957726192755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1081874969006764148.post-15138603529268972622015-11-06T11:26:00.000-08:002020-11-06T11:31:27.136-08:00LET’S MAKE A SMILE<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVw_kqN-k1zdqRasIBtXmRIQk3psEHhyphenhyphenpS_VJZCAF5-_xR2DKxlRNj1Cm0sDAbrFf3K6W4dZLhoxQmpF0J6JK_sM0rBMC7rU06w3yPawueJa0-tiA7xS3MlczufmJlMEhsX7U_eVcGu8/s1600/4.+lmas+2020.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVw_kqN-k1zdqRasIBtXmRIQk3psEHhyphenhyphenpS_VJZCAF5-_xR2DKxlRNj1Cm0sDAbrFf3K6W4dZLhoxQmpF0J6JK_sM0rBMC7rU06w3yPawueJa0-tiA7xS3MlczufmJlMEhsX7U_eVcGu8/w640-h320/4.+lmas+2020.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Let’s Make A Smile</b> is an Initiative of <b>GK Dutta</b> to support the
underprivileged people and bring a smile in their face. Let’s Make A
Smile is a cause working to create lasting change in the lives of
children, elderly people and communities living in poverty and
injustice. Let’s Make A Smile serves all people regardless of religion,
caste, race, ethnicity or gender.</span></p></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.gkdutta.com/smile/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="151" data-original-width="1526" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WPZKn1KB6WYVAu_ktQ_j0c5ccWod6LRc4dA-JKI-SLiVAN9k_V_XVV_0C_NocBmhkV7f2Si_n-GtH0fT53q9zpslIffvnJ3XqjF5O5zyNEzn-u_sdpg4fIftx-tIp4XioW1ihGTmQaw/w640-h64/Donate.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>GK Groupshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12001863957726192755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1081874969006764148.post-71168752702518378942015-11-06T11:20:00.000-08:002020-11-06T11:31:11.754-08:00YOU ARE NOT ALONE<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMWG5v5SpA1z2iwu6jo3MJuGdKHY0gwGEIq2PR9LA0znQdytcqbNrLOY6YeCHFU7XSPkDbxZyVgPcNFh72epnZ6l4-3t8TN4r79_RlfkG0MomHA5MuxtEv2UCOpC9dGgFWkkD6DTu9FU/s1600/6.+yana+2020.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMWG5v5SpA1z2iwu6jo3MJuGdKHY0gwGEIq2PR9LA0znQdytcqbNrLOY6YeCHFU7XSPkDbxZyVgPcNFh72epnZ6l4-3t8TN4r79_RlfkG0MomHA5MuxtEv2UCOpC9dGgFWkkD6DTu9FU/w640-h320/6.+yana+2020.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><b>You Are Not Alone</b></span> represent a campaign of <b><span style="color: red;">GK Dutta</span></b>’s
social initiative. This campaign is dedicated to provide legal
assistance to safeguard, nurture, and empower survivors and individuals
who are most vulnerable to become victims of human rights abuses
throughout the Tripura subcontinent. <span style="color: red;"><b>You Are Not Alone</b></span>
campaign’s primary focus is to end widespread violence against women
and girls, to change societal values and attitudes towards women and
girls, and to install the value and dignity of human rights within
villages across the state.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gkdutta.com/yana/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="151" data-original-width="1526" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDoDpzpdUD4cSs9BfsPPTiI-8jSrxqbBTFSZxtwB-mBp2rENXLbZ1LoXMdca2SBSqjG4zA4SLSK9jmFX564Iy2lqP0I_8SNW0iCTqxi78JgcOrTXY1VcCYB_-5t2kn_kLynGHjqkRd1o/w640-h64/Donate.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div>GK Groupshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12001863957726192755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1081874969006764148.post-66418301564530662552015-10-16T08:06:00.000-07:002020-10-04T04:47:42.744-07:00GOVERNMENT SPONSORED SUBSIDY SCHEMES IN NABARD!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<td style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://oldsite.nabard.org/fileupload/DataBank/Circulars/Circular%20141%20E.pdf" target="_blank"><span>Centrally Sponsored Scheme – Integrated Development of Small Ruminants and Rabbits</span></a></b></span></span></td>
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<td style="text-align: justify;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span>2.</span></b></span></span></td>
<td style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://oldsite.nabard.org/pdf/Est.%20of%20rural%20slaughterhouses-circular%20and%20guidelines.doc" target="_blank"><span>Centrally Sponsored Scheme – Establishment/ Modernisation of Rural Slaughter Houses</span></a></b></span></span></td>
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<td style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://oldsite.nabard.org/pdf/Est.%20of%20poultry%20estate-%20circular%20and%20guidelines.pdf" target="_blank"><span>Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Establishing “Poultry Estates” and Mother Units For Rural Backyard Poultry</span></a></b></span></span></td>
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<td style="text-align: justify;" width="96%"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://oldsite.nabard.org/pdf/newCISSOrganicfarming.pdf" target="_blank"><span>Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme for Commercial Production Units of Organic Inputs</span></a></b></span></span></td>
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<td style="text-align: justify;" width="96%"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://oldsite.nabard.org/pdf/circular-Cold%20storage.pdf" target="_blank"><span>Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme for Cold Storage and Onion godowns</span></a></b></span></span></td>
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<td style="text-align: justify;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span>6.</span></b></span></span></td>
<td style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://oldsite.nabard.org/pdf/Grameen%20Bhandran%20Yojana.pdf" target="_blank"><span>Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme for Rural godowns</span></a></b></span></span></td>
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<td style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span></td>
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<td style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://oldsite.nabard.org/pdf/Op.%20guidelines%20-%20AMI.pdf" target="_blank"><span>Scheme for Development / Strengthening of Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure, Grading and Standardization</span></a></b></span></span></td>
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<td style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span></td>
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<td style="text-align: justify;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span>8.</span></b></span></span></td>
<td style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://oldsite.nabard.org/pdf/ACABC-revised%20guidelines-English.pdf" target="_blank"><span>Central Sector Scheme – Establishing Agri Clinics and Agri Business Centres (ACABCs) by Agriculture Graduates</span></a></b></span></span></td>
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<td style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span></td>
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<td style="text-align: justify;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span>9.</span></b></span></span></td>
<td style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://oldsite.nabard.org/fileupload/DataBank/Circulars/Circular%20129%20E.pdf" target="_blank"><span>Scheme for Salvaging and Rearing of Male Buffaloe Calves</span></a></b></span></span></td>
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<td style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span></td>
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<td style="text-align: justify;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span>10.</span></b></span></span></td>
<td style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://oldsite.nabard.org/fileupload/DataBank/Circulars/Circular%20130%20E.pdf" target="_blank"><span>Scheme for Pig development</span></a></b></span></span></td>
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<td style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span></td>
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<td style="text-align: justify;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span>11.</span></b></span></span></td>
<td style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://oldsite.nabard.org/fileupload/DataBank/Circulars/ICD%20Eng%20Circular%20167.pdf" target="_blank"><span>Scheme for Utilization of Fallen Animals</span></a></b></span></span></td>
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<td style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://oldsite.nabard.org/pdf/Eng%20solar%20circular-with%20encl%2017.02.11.pdf" target="_blank"><span>Capital Subsidy-cum-Refinance Scheme for Installation of Solar Off-grid</span></a></b></span></span></td>
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<td style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://oldsite.nabard.org/deds_brochure.asp" target="_blank"><span>GoI Scheme – DAIRY ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT SCHEME</span></a></b></span></span></td></tr>
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GK Groupshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12001863957726192755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1081874969006764148.post-60748974814615111122015-09-29T10:26:00.000-07:002020-10-04T04:47:42.744-07:00HOW TO WRITE AN ATTRACTIVE AND EFFECTIVE PROJECT TITLE FOR YOUR PROJECT PROPOSAL!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The title of a project is of ultimate
importance, thus make sure to take your time to find the best one. Titles must
be attractive and exciting at the same time. The title must convey the meaning,
the area of intervention and the goals of the project while being enticing.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">It is good practice to select the final title
together with all the other members of the NGO. Whereas the project proposal is
very technical and requires specific skills that not everybody may possess, the
title represents everybody’s efforts, expectations, and aspirations.
Accordingly, all the members should be asked to participate in the process of
selecting the title to make sure that they all feel excited by the idea of
working towards its development.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Firstly, write down on paper five key words,
which summarise your project. For instance if your project will organise a
communal meal in a certain neighbourhood known for its lack of social cohesion,
in order to improve relationships among those living there, write: food,
dinner-party, neighbourhood, community, and social cohesion. Gather all the
members of your NGO for a collective brainstorming session. Write down the five
words you selected on a board and ask the group at large to work with those
words and suggest possible titles. It is important that you set your goal for
the meeting as that of coming up with the best three title-proposals within a
couple of hours. Make sure to prepare coffees and cakes for your collaborators
(it is not proven that sugar helps creativity, but it will create a more
relaxed atmosphere). Set aside an hour to produce a long list of titles and
another hour to shortlist the best three. Keep the meeting within the 2 hours
proposed to maintain concentration among the group. You could decide whether to
work within smaller groups or with one big group according to the size of the
NGO and group dynamics. At the end of the meeting you should have your three
short listed titles. At this point, you should organise a focus group with a
group of five to ten friends. Present in brief the project to the focus group
and write the three final project titles on a board. Ask to the participants to
choose one and to explain why they selected it. Take notes during the
discussion. By the end of the focus group you should have all the information
you need to make your final choice. Read through the notes you have taken and
assess the information you have gathered. Write for each of the titles their
strengths and weaknesses. Compare your results and take your final decision.
Make sure to circulate the final title among all the members of your NGO who
participated in the process to communicate the final decision.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">In brief, the best title will: 1) give a
general idea of what the project is about 2) make you curious about the project
and prompt you to read more and to participate in it 3) not be descriptive, but
allusive 4) catch people’s attention because of a play of words or a reference
to movies, books, popular culture etc. 5) be simple and straightforward (avoid
overcomplicated titles) 6) be memorable.</span></span><br />
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GK Groupshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12001863957726192755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1081874969006764148.post-14943782138316380202015-09-10T09:52:00.000-07:002020-10-04T04:47:42.742-07:00GOVERNMENT OF INDIA GUIDELINES FOR ASSISTING NGOS / VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Ministry of Social Welfare and Empowerment, Government of India,
assists NGOs in various ways to bring about social welface schemes to
the weaker and marginalised sections of the society. The ministry has a
set of guidelines for NGOs to seek assistance from the government which
are mentioned below:- </span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><h2 style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><b>The Background</b><b> </b></u></span></h2>
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</span><ol style="text-align: justify;">
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Ministry is charged with the promotion of welfare,
ensuring social justice for and empowerment of disadvantaged and
marginalized sections of society.It is the responsibility of the
Ministry to reach the target group which includes the Scheduled Castes,
Minorities, Backward Classes, Disabled, Aged Persons, Street children
and victims of Drug Abuse.The objective is to bring them into the
mainstream of development by assisting them to overcome their social,
physical and educational handicaps.In this manner, their progress
through capacity building can be ensured.This would equip them to employ
their capabilities to their fullest potential reducing their reliance /
dependence on others and achieving independence to the maximum extent
possible - the ultimate goal of such assistance extended by the
Government. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The financial resources available with the
Central and State Governments are limited and therefore it is necessary
to ensure that the resources of the State are optimally utilized to
bring maximum benefit to maximum number. It has been recognized that
along side the efforts of the state, the services of the voluntary
organization in assisting the target groups are indispensable.They
supplement the efforts of the state in ensuring that the benefits reach
the maximum number.In certain cases, it is the voluntary organizations
that are in a better position to implement the schemes of the Govt. in a
more efficient manner than Govt. itself.This is primarily attributable
to the highly committed and dedicated human resources that are available
with the voluntary organizations.Further, they often have better
expertise and are more knowledgeable about the local conditions that
make them a better delivery system than what the Govt. can put together.
Therefore increasing participation of the voluntary organizations in
nation and society building is not only desirable but also crucial. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The
presence of Voluntary organizations is not uniform throughout the
nation. Similarly, there are certain spheres of activities that attract
more voluntary organizations just as their concentration in some
regions. This twin situation often results in disparate development of
regions as well as of sectors. It is the intention of the Ministry to
encourage the horizontal spread of development alongside sectoral growth
in spheres that have received comparatively less attention or may need
more attention. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It is also the experience of the Ministry
that some voluntary organizations are better equipped to avail of the
financial assistance from the Ministry than others. Ideally, the scarce
resource should be available to voluntary organizations according to the
regions and sectors that require intervention according to the problems
the society may be confronted with and the priorities identified by the
Government. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Some Voluntary organizations also thrive
exclusively on aid from Govt. This is a situation that needs to be
reversed. Voluntary organizations should be able to build on the support
from the Govt. and establish other support systems that would gradually
reduce their dependence on Govt. Such a policy would enable the growth
of more voluntary organizations that can work in more sectors. The
objective of the Govt. is not the support of existing voluntary
organizations alone, but to encourage growth of new ones as well. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It
should be the intention of the voluntary organizations to obtain
support of other sources for their operation. This could be achieved
after they are able to establish themselves with the support of the
Govt. and prove their usefulness to the society at large. With the
credibility that they may be able to earn, they would be able to enlist
the support of corporate houses and even the community. Contributions
both in kind and finances would become easily available once credentials
are firmly recognized. Additional resources could be mobilized in this
manner. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Voluntary organizations should also accord
increasing priority to the involvement of the community in the social
activity that the organization may be undertaking. Community involvement
in projects has several apparent and consequential or spin-off
benefits. It helps in improving the efficacy of the programme, effecting
attitudinal changes towards the beneficiaries, identification of those
acutely in need of the assistance and change in the psyche (feeling of
acceptance or recognition by society can lead to increased motivation)
of those affected and the like. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Voluntary organizations be
encouraged through a system of matching grants to raise resources from
the public, business houses, national and international organizations.</span></li>
</ol>
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GK Groupshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12001863957726192755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1081874969006764148.post-8189827208610478702015-05-08T10:21:00.000-07:002020-10-04T04:47:42.742-07:00IMPORTANT POINTS NGOS NEED TO FOCUS WHILE WRITING PROJECT REPORTS!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Apart from all the above, consider the following points while writing in order to produce quality reports:</span>
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<ul>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">‘A picture is worth a thousand words’
goes an old cliché. Hence do not hesitate in including appropriate
pictures at appropriate places in your report but do remember to attach
the captions with them. The number of pictures should be balanced with
the length of text in your report. You may attach the pictures as
‘picture gallery’ at the end of the report of the filed activities or
the training programmes if you want to include lots of pictures in your
report. It adds attraction as well as authenticity to your report.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For presentation of comparisons in
report, use of table or graph is suggestible. Though you may give a
description but even after giving such description, adding a table or
graph just next to your description enhances its readability. However
before putting the comparison data in the table or graph, identify the
trend and check whether the data provided by you prove what you want to
establish.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Always define specific terminology and
abbreviations used in your report. You may define them in the brackets
right after its first use or you may append the definition of all the
abbreviations or terminologies, appearing in your report, collectively
as a separate section, in the beginning or at the end of your report.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Avoid using figurative language. Keep it simple.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Formatting of report is also very
important. A very good report loses its readability and attraction in
the absence of formatting. Though it may appear very trivial to you but
use of same font throughout the report, emphasizing the text by writing
it in bold or italics, numbering the headings, subheadings and points
under them appropriately (you may refer the numbering as it is done in
this write-up itself), numbering the tables and graphs, adding the
caption to the photographs etc. helps reader to understand your report
in a better manner.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Prepare your report well in advance.
Keep time for proof reading and reviewing it yourself as well as for
taking reviews and feedback from others on the project<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null">.</a> Their constructive suggestions may help you in refining your report.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Last but not the least; develop the
habit of reading reports or documentation of other projects as well on
internet or otherwise. As a beginner it will be of great help and
gradually you will be skilled in the art of writing very good reports.</span></li>
</ul>
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Source: fundsforngos </span></div>
GK Groupshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12001863957726192755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1081874969006764148.post-10000590363447331802014-06-13T09:49:00.000-07:002020-10-04T04:47:42.742-07:00HOW NGOS CAN ORGANIZE EFFECTIVE TRAINING PROGRAMMES!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Capacity building is an important component of human resource
development in an organization. By developing the capacities of human
resources, the organizations as well as the employees make progress.
However capacity building is not as simple as it appears at first
instance. It demands a systematic planning much ahead of the actual
training starts. Especially in the backdrop of the kind of work we the
NGOs are involved with and the resources we have, it becomes all the
more important to adopt a systematic approach towards capacity building
or training so that the desired results may be achieved. </span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Given the importance of capacity building, many of the projects also do
involve the component of capacity building these days. In such cases we
think of training as just a project activity and most of the time get
entangled in hardware aspects as making logistic arrangements, engaging a
trainer or facilitator etc. and do not focus on software aspect which
is the soul of bringing the social change we are aiming at. </span></div>
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Hence, to develop the employees through their capacity building or to
bring about a positive change in the society at large through training
as a project activity, we must follow a systematic path as follows:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><strong>Identify the training needs through training need assessment: </strong></u></span></div>
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First of all we need to know the gap areas where the training is needed.
To identify these gaps a systematic analysis is required. This involves
finding answers to questions whether training is actually needed or
which are the areas that need an improvement through training. There are
several methods which may be used for training need assessment such as
questionnaires or focused group discussions etc. Based on the target
group we should choose the method for need assessment. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><strong>Set the objectives of training:</strong></u></span></div>
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Once training needs get identified, we need to set the objective of our training programme to fulfill these needs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><strong>Finalize the contents or topics for the training:</strong></u></span></div>
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Based on the need areas and objectives,
we need to finalize the contents of the training as what we are going to
make participants learn in the training programme.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><strong>Prepare a training design:</strong></u></span></div>
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After the objectives are set, we need to
prepare a training design or outline as how the training programme will
run. This is one of the most crucial stages of organizing a training
programme as the success of training depends much on the fact that how
cautiously we have drawn the outline of the training. Concerning the
objectives and available resources and time we have, we need to put the
contents of the training in a time frame. At this stage only we need to
choose our methodologies for the training. It should be noted that
methodologies must be according to the content, target group and the
objective of the training. You may opt for different methodologies for
different topics or sessions. Simultaneously you need to foresee the
logistic requirement for taking up the session at this stage only and
you should write it down in your training design so that you may arrange
them beforehand. Thus your training design should include:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What contents will be taken up in the training and their time limit</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What methodologies will be adopted for the contents</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What materials will be needed</span></li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><strong>Develop a module for the training:</strong></u></span></div>
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Based on your design, develop a module
for the whole training programme. The module should include each and
every step of each and every session you are taking up in the training.
In short it should have a session by session description of how to
proceed. It will guide as how to move a session smoothly. Try to include
the basic reference material also in your module or refer to other
available references for a fuller understanding of the topic you are
going to take up. Do not forget to discuss the module with other
trainers or facilitators if you are engaging someone else for the
training. This will make the sessions go smoother and will also wash of
confusions earlier.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><strong>Organize the training:</strong></u></span></div>
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Finishing the above tasks you may proceed with the organizing training programme as per your training module.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><strong>Evaluation of the training:</strong></u></span></div>
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Evaluation of training is very important
to measure whether the objectives of training are fulfilled. Hence do
not forget to evaluate your training programme. You may go for the
mid-term evaluation if it’s a long term training programme to judge
whether it’s going in the right direction and mend it if required. A
participatory evaluation is always more beneficial.</span></div>
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Source: Fundsforngos </span></div>
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GK Groupshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12001863957726192755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1081874969006764148.post-90999030283154075592013-09-11T09:14:00.000-07:002020-10-04T04:47:42.745-07:00HOW TO DEVELOP AN NGO ANNUAL REPORT THAT CAN ALSO HELP RAISE FUNDS!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">An Annual Report is a document drafted
by NGOs to disseminate the results of all the activities designed and
developed in the past twelve months. This report is important for three
main reasons:</span></div>
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</span><ol start="1" style="text-align: justify;">
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The reports gives the opportunity to share with your donors and the wider audience the achievements of your NGO</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The writing of the report enables the NGO members to critically
engage with what has been done in order to set new goals and to develop
new strategies for the future by drawing on past experience</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The report summarises what the NGO has been doing thus it becomes a
way to archive your activities and to create a database, which could be
accessed by old and new members of the NGO and contributing to the
writing of the history of the NGO</span></li>
</ol>
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A part from the archival character of
this report, it is also important to consider that you can proactively
engage with the writing of it as a way to further your fundraising
activities. In fact, this report will give you the possibility to
highlight major achievements of your NGO thus increasing its potential
to secure more funding. In fact, once your report is done you can
disseminate its contents through your website and public profiles to
give visibility to your organisation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><b>IN ORDER TO DRAFT A SUCCESSFUL REPORT YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THAT:</b></u></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">An excellent report is consistent, clear, and easy to read.
Accordingly, you should start by creating a template that you will use
to expand on each of the activities implemented. It is important to
highlight: name of donors, the amount of money received, title of the
project, rationale and main goals, methodology, activities implemented
with their time frame, and outputs. Disregarding the number of activities
implemented, the final document shall not exceed a maximum of 10 pages.
Remember that your goal is to produce a report that is easy to read
thus brevity and clarity are here the key to success.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Once the report is drafted and approved by all the members of the
NGO, send it to your donors. They will appreciate your efforts in
developing and strengthening your working relationship with them and
also it will give them the opportunity to assess other activities
implemented by your NGO, which might have been sponsored by other
donors.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Publish the report in the NGO website and all the other public
profiles your NGO might have (including social network). Remember that
all those who will visit your profiles will access this information to
get to know your organisation. By reading about your achievements and
strategies implemented by the organisation you will enable other members
of the civil society
to review your activities and, as such, you could attract new attention
on your projects. Also, by disseminating your results you will make
yourself known and be sure that new organisations will contact you to
draft new project proposals together in the future thus expanding your
fundraising potentials.</span></li>
</ol>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Overall, while drafting your annual
report, remember that this is a longer version of a business card that
you will send to potential donors in order to prove your abilities in
developing successful project and attract funding.</span></div>
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<i><b>Source: <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">fundsforngos</span></span></b></i></span></div>
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GK Groupshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12001863957726192755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1081874969006764148.post-65913490202850812852013-09-07T09:55:00.000-07:002020-10-04T04:47:42.744-07:00HOW NGOS CAN DEVELOP BUDGETS IN THEIR PROPOSALS?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Developing and managing budgets can be a challenging task for NGOs
whenever they need to plan a project, write a proposal and implement an
activity. Efficient financial management is essential for the growth of
any organization.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Besides, if you have well-managed and transparent financial system, it
also enables donor agencies to gain confidence in your NGO and offer to
support
to it. However, setting up an efficient financial management system
requires a sound understanding of financial practices and principles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Here we are providing a basic guide for
NGOs so that they can improve their capacity in developing and managing
budgets for their organization and project and contribute towards an
overall effective financial system.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong><i><u>Source: fundsforngos</u></i></strong> </span></div>
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GK Groupshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12001863957726192755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1081874969006764148.post-983390067628878012013-09-07T09:28:00.000-07:002020-10-04T04:47:42.742-07:00GUIDELINES FOR NGO/VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><b>THE BACKGROUND</b></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
1. The Ministry is charged with the promotion of welfare, ensuring social
justice for and empowerment of disadvantaged and marginalized sections of
society. It is the responsibility of the Ministry to reach the target group
which includes the Scheduled Castes, Minorities, Backward Classes, Disabled,
Aged Persons, Street children and victims of Drug Abuse. The objective is to
bring them into the mainstream of development by assisting them to overcome
their social, physical and educational handicaps. In this manner, their progress
through capacity building can be ensured. This would equip them to employ their
capabilities to their fullest potential reducing their reliance/dependence on
others and achieving independence to the maximum extent possible - the ultimate
goal of such assistance extended by the Govt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
2. The financial resources available with the Central and State Governments
are limited and therefore it is necessary to ensure that the resources of the
State are optimally utilized to bring maximum benefit to maximum number.It has
been recognized that along side the efforts of the state, the services of the
voluntary organization in assisting the target groups are indispensable. They
supplement the efforts of the state in ensuring that the benefits reach the
maximum number. In certain cases, it is the voluntary organizations that are in
a better position to implement the schemes of the Govt. in a more efficient
manner than Govt. itself. This is primarily attributable to the highly committed
and dedicated human resources that are available with the voluntary
organizations. Further, they often have better expertise and are more
knowledgeable about the local conditions that make them a better delivery system
than what the Govt. can put together. Therefore increasing participation of the
voluntary organizations in nation and society building is not only desirable but
also crucial.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
3. The presence of Voluntary organizations is not uniform throughout the
nation. Similarly, there are certain spheres of activities that attract more
voluntary organizations just as their concentration in some regions. This twin
situation often results in disparate development of regions as well as of
sectors. It is the intention of the Ministry to encourage the horizontal spread
of development alongside sectoral growth in spheres that have received
comparatively less attention or may need more attention.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
4. It is also the experience of the Ministry that some voluntary
organizations are better equipped to avail of the financial assistance from the
Ministry than others. Ideally, the scarce resource should be available to
voluntary organizations according to the regions and sectors that require
intervention according to the problems the society may be confronted with and
the priorities identified by the Govt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
5. Some Voluntary organizations also thrive exclusively on aid from Govt.
This is a situation that needs to be reversed. Voluntary organizations should be
able to build on the support from the Govt. and establish other support systems
that would gradually reduce their dependence on Govt. Such a policy would enable
the growth of more voluntary organizations that can work in more sectors. The
objective of the Govt. is not the support of existing voluntary organizations
alone, but to encourage growth of new ones as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
6. It should be the intention of the voluntary organizations to obtain
support of other sources for their operation. This could be achieved after they
are able to establish themselves with the support of the Govt. and prove their
usefulness to the society at large. With the credibility that they may be able
to earn, they would be able to enlist the support of corporate houses and even
the community. Contributions both in kind and finances would become easily
available once credentials are firmly recognized. Additional resources could be
mobilized in this manner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
7. Enlisting of the support of the community at large is a time-tested method
of harnessing resources for the functioning of voluntary organizations.
Organizations in developed nations mainly rely on this strategy to make their
functioning more effective. Appeals to the community receive committed responses
from socially minded individuals and organizations. There are several of them
who would contribute willingly to development in areas that may hold their
concern but may not be aware of the method of involving themselves in such
activities. Harnessing the vast reservoir of goodwill is something that should
receive increasing attention of the voluntary organizations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
8. Voluntary organizations should also accord increasing priority to the
involvement of the community in the social activity that the organization may be
undertaking. Community involvement in projects has several apparent and
consequential or spin-off benefits. It helps in improving the efficacy of the
programme, effecting attitudinal changes towards the beneficiaries,
identification of those acutely in need of the assistance and change in the
psyche (feeling of acceptance or recognition by society can lead to increased
motivation) of those affected and the like.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
9. Voluntary organizations be encouraged through a system of matching grants
to raise resources from the public, business houses, national and international
organizations.</span></div>
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</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><b>II. ADVANCE ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY MINISTRY</b></u></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
1. The Ministry could in the beginning of every two years take out
advertisements in all the states through newspapers inviting voluntary
organizations to register with the Ministry. This would enable the Ministry to
have a database about the voluntary organizations spread through out the nation.
This is important because it would provide a wealth of information about the
various organizations such as their organizational strength, human resources
capacity, expertise, reach/presence etc. At times of need the Ministry could
intervene socially in regions and areas that may require special attention by
assisting such organizations according to the exigencies of time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
2. Evolve annual action plans according to the priorities that the Govt. of
the day may have to intervene in regions and sectors to beget the desired
changes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
3. Assistance to agencies could be based on such priorities rather than
waiting for voluntary agencies to approach the Govt. for assistance. In this
manner there can be a concerted attack on social evils/problems or areas to
engender change with the Govt. sponsoring such metamorphosis. This would be a
potent instrument in Govt. hands. Used wisely it could be an instrument of
positive change.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
4. According to the data collected, organizations may be grouped according to
their expertise and geographical regions of operation and the manpower at their
command.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
5. The exercise for the identification should be undertaken in the month of
December so that the plan could be launched as soon as the financial year
begins.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
6. An amount of around 10% of the funds earmarked by the Ministry for
assistance to voluntary organizations will be reserved for utilization in areas
where the Ministry sees a need for special intervention on account of social
problems that may have arisen on account of natural and other calamities or
other unforeseen developments.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><b>III. PRIORITIES TO BE ACCORDED BY GOVERNMENT</b></u></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
1. A transparent system be developed in the Ministry for processing release
of grants to Voluntary Organizations.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
2. As far as possible, new projects shall be approved in respect of those
voluntary organizations which locate these in rural areas which are not
benefitting from voluntary action at present. However, this would not apply in
the case of schemes which are specifically aimed at tackling problems relating
to urban areas.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
3. Since the funds available for assisting the efforts of the voluntary
sector in the field of social welfare are limited, assistance from the Govt.
shall be limited to duration of 10 years in case of new project. Those on-going
projects that have been receiving assistance for the last 5 years and above will
be given a phase out period of 5 years and in respect of those assisted for a
lesser period the phase out period shall be 10 years. Where the phase out period
is 5 years grants shall be reduced by an amount of 20% every year. In case of a
phase out period of 10 years the reduction in grant shall be 10% every year.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
4. Voluntary organizations shall recover some proportion of the expenses
incurred on the beneficiaries through user charges from families of
beneficiaries or beneficiaries themselves for the services rendered. The user
charges may be fixed by the NGO keeping in view the income strata of the
population benefiting by voluntary action. The scale of charges shall be
displayed prominently through a board put up in public view. The user charges
recovered shall be fully accounted for in the annual audited accounts of the
NGO.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
5. Monitoring of utilization of funds released by the Ministry be ensured
through periodical reports from the assisted organization and field inspections
by representatives of independent organizations/State Government/Others.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
6. Voluntary organizations may be required to display boards which should be
erected at each service centre clearly indicating that the organization is
running under the aegis of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
7. Public should be able to register their suggestions for the improvement of
the functioning of the organizations and a suggestion box may be provided at all
such service centres. Inspection agencies and the Ministry officials may have
access to them. Making suitable changes according to the suggestions received
may help in making the organizations more responsive to local problems/needs.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
8. Releases should be time bound and progress determined. The voluntary
organization should be able to in advance project their requirements and the
achievements they would be able to register. Releases thereafter should not be
time-consuming and should be made time-bound. Once there is evidence of
progress, advances should be released.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
9. Professionalism in voluntary organizations and involvement of qualified
persons should be promoted.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
10. The releases of funds made by the Ministry to voluntary organizations
should be adequately publicised so that the general public is aware of the
activities of the Voluntary Organizations in the area and periodic feedback is
available to the Ministry through public representatives, local bodies and the
press on the performance of these organizations.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
11. At least one branch of a Voluntary Organization should be inspected once
a year. Schedule for inspection may be prepared by March itself and a format
should be prepared to make the assessment of the performance.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
12. Each Voluntary Organization shall submit an Annual Report to the
Ministry. They will include the per capita expenditure incurred on the
beneficiaries. This would be one of the key instruments to measure the
efficiency of the organizations and would provide a comparison between
organizations and regions.</span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
</div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><b>IV. PRIORITIZATION GUIDELINES FOR FUNDING PROJECTS RUN BY VOLUNTARY
ORGANIZATIONS:</b></u></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
1. New projects will be favoured in rural areas, urban areas in cases of
extreme need and in States where voluntary action has so far not been
significant.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
2. In order to be eligible for assistance, a Voluntary Organization should
have been registered for a period of at least two years and should have been
actively working in its sector for a period of two years. Such projects will not
be taken up for assistance where the activities are proposed to commence after
the project is sanctioned and funds released by the Ministry. Besides, the NGO
would be required to maintain its level of contribution at least at the level of
expenses that were being incurred by it before assistance from the Ministry
commenced. An undertaking in this regard would be required from the Voluntary
Organization at the time of submission of the initial application for grant.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
3. Such projects will be favoured for sanction where the Voluntary
Organization is locally based and its operations reflect involvement with the
community.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
4. Projects proposed for implementation by established Voluntary Organization
in green field areas by setting up their local chapters, will be favoured.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
5. A Project proposal complete in all respects ( as per guidelines issued by
the Ministry) will be funded initially for a period of one year at a time for
five years.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
6. No grants will be released for acquisition of immoveable assets or the
construction of buildings during the initial five year period of assistance by
the Ministry to any NGO.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
7. Release of further grants will be conditional on satisfactory operation of
the activities of the organization as established through monitoring reports and
periodical inspections.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
8. Voluntary Organizations would be expected to raise resources through
donations from general public, business houses etc. beyond initial requirement
of 10% to be contributed by the Voluntary Organization itself so that the
activities of the project become self sustainable and grants from the Ministry
can be tapered off through a cut of around 15% every year after the first five
years.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
9. Voluntary Organization would be expected to progressively professionalise
their management and increase proportion of qualified staff.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
10. The Ministry would release grant in aid for a project at a particular
location for a maximum period of 10 years.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
11. In case of Voluntary Organizations seeking grant for a new project it
would be required to furnish complete information about all sources of funding
and a list of projects financed/supported through such funding.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><b>V. PROCEDURE FOR PROCESSING GRANT IN AID CASES IN RESPECT OF VOLUNTARY
ORGANIZATIONS:</b></u></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>(A) Application:</b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
a. Format for making application for release of grant in aid are part of the
prescribed schemes (which would be consolidated into a reference compendium for
the use of the Voluntary Organizations).</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
b. Cases for sanction of new projects should be received latest by 30th Sept.
of the financial year in question.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
c. In respect of continuing projects, cases for first instalment shall be
forwarded by the implementing Voluntary Organizations by 31st May and for second
instalment by 30th October to the designated agency/State Govt. which shall be
required to complete the inspection and ensure that the cases for release of the
first and second instalments reach the Ministry by 30th June and 30th October,
respectively.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
d. In case the inspection is to be carried out by the State Govt., the
District Magistrate (or DWO through DM) can send his/her report directly to the
Ministry which shall await the State Government’s recommendations for a period
of one month and failing its receipt shall proceed on the recommendations made
by the District Magistrate.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>(B) Processing of cases:</b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
a. Each Voluntary Organization assisted by the Ministry will be assigned a
registration number which will be used in tracking cases.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
b. Application received in the Ministry will be processed within 30 days and
queries, if any, will be referred to the voluntary organization within this
period.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
c. Funding by the Ministry is not a matter of right even if the NGO fulfils
all eligibility conditions but the application for assistance will be considered
on merits keeping in view the need for intervention through voluntary action in
the particular sector and area, number of organizations already funded in the
area/state and availability of financial resources with the Ministry. The
Ministry’s decision in this regard will be final.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
d. Quantum of assistance would depend on the area of operation of the
voluntary organization. The financial norms indicated in the schemes are only
indicative and the actual funding may be lower keeping in view the local
situation. Special consideration may have to be made in the case of hilly and
difficult areas and the island UTs.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
e. If the application is complete in all respects, grant in aid will be
sanctioned within 45 days in eligible cases.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
f. Where voluntary organization is connected with e-mail, this facility will
be used for communicating with the voluntary organization and receiving return
responses.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
g. After a period of 45 days has elapsed from the receipt of application in
the Ministry, the concerned voluntary organization will be entitled to obtain
the status of the case through e-mail.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
h. Procedure will separately be prescribed for accelerated release of
installments in case of established voluntary organizations.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>(C ) Disbursement of funds:</b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
a. After sanction order is issued by the Ministry duly filled in bond will be
called from the voluntary organization with pre-receipted bill for the amount
sanctioned to the voluntary organizataions.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
b. Undertaking regarding immovable assets created and developed through
assistance from Ministry devolving to local body/State Govt. /body to be
prescribed by Ministry in case of unsatisfactory utilization of the same by
voluntary organization to be furnished before release of funds.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
c. Funds will be released through Demand Draft to be issued in favour of the
voluntary organization payable into designated account.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
d. The feasibility of direct transfer of funds from the Ministry’s bankers
to the designated bank account of the voluntary organization would be explo</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>VI. INSPECTION AND MONITORING PROCEDURE:</b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
1. State-wise panels would be prepared by each Bureau/NGO Division. The
application for the new projects would be sanctioned on the recommendation of
the State Panel/State Government.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
2. The assisted voluntary organization would be required to submit annual
reports in the prescribed format indicating physical achievements and
utilization progress regarding released funds.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
3. In addition, voluntary organizations shall be required to incorporate in
their report the actual number of beneficiaries who may have been rehabilitated
in different callings where the voluntary organizations are involved in such
tasks. Keeping data on this aspect also would help the Ministry to make an
assessment of the impact of its policies on the ultimate beneficiary and also
help in grading voluntary organizations.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
4. The Annual Report that would be submitted shall include the details of the
entire gamut of their activities and the financial assistance they may be
receiving from all the sources for all the projects they are undertaking.
Financial assistance received under any head may also be included in the report
with the purpose for which the assistance may have been extended.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
5. Periodic interaction on regional basis between voluntary organizations,
beneficiaries, and Ministry’s officials should be arranged.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
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6. Whenever funds are released, information about it should be sent to the
District authorities, Zila Parishad, the MP and MLA representing the region.</span></div>
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7. In a prescribed format, the voluntary organization should report the
progress achieved on half yearly basis. This shall enable comparison with the
project projections that may have made at the beginning of the year.</span></div>
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8. State-wise panels of designated agencies would be prepared by each
bureau/NGO Division for carrying out periodic physical inspection of the working
of the assisted Voluntary Organization. These agencies could be the National
Institutes, Institues of Social work, Universities etc. in the respective
States.</span></div>
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9. For ongoing projects, inspection would be carried out by teams deputed by
the designated agency for this purpose.</span></div>
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10. Inspection would be carried out by Ministry officials each year in 5% of
the cases.</span></div>
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11. The designated agency would be released an amount of Rs. 3000/- per month
or the amount that may be agreed upon for the maintenance of records and would
perform its role as such for a period of two years.</span></div>
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12. The inspection team from the designated agency shall also be paid
remuneration that would not exceed 1% of the assistance that is being given to
the NGO and which would further be subject to the ceilings prescribed from time
to time by the Ministry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><b>VII. PENALTIES IN CASE OF MISUTILIZATION OF GRANTS:</b></u></span></div>
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1. The members of the executive of the Voluntary Organization would be liable
for recovery of misused grants. The V.O. as well as members of its Managing
Committee would also be blacklisted by the Ministry.</span></div>
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2. All immovable assets created out of the funds from the Govt. shall be in
the name of the Govt. and ownership shall be with the Ministry of Social Justice
and Empowerment. Immovable assets created from the funds of the Ministry, if not
utilized as envisaged in the scheme, would be taken over by the local body/State
Government/body prescribed by Ministry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><b>VIII. CESSATION OF VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES:</b></u></span></div>
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In the case of permanent closure of a project in any area by the Voluntary
Organization, immovable assets created through assistance of the Ministry would
be handed over through the State Govt. to local body/Panchayat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><b>IX. RELAXATION:</b></u></span></div>
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The Ministry of SJ&E shall have the power to relax any part of these
guidelines in favour of a voluntary organization if it is seen that the V.O. is
working in a tribal/SC dominated area or in poor districts where SCs/STs are the
target groups of the programme and where the V.O. may face genuine difficulty in
raising resources to sustain its activities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><i>Source: Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment</i></b></span></div>
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GK Groupshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12001863957726192755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1081874969006764148.post-57392862298562819442012-09-21T09:10:00.000-07:002020-10-04T04:47:42.744-07:00HOW TO CONNECT WITH GRANTMAKERS FOR GREATER IMPACT!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">There
are thousands of articles, books and guides written about the art of
grant fundraising, yet they all share one piece of advice in common.
Contact your grantmaker before applying. Most every guide I have ever
read and interview I’ve listened to has advocated for the same thing.
The exact reasons why you should do this and what you should say once
you have them on the other end of a phoneline tends to get a little bit
fuzzy. It seems to be common knowledge that it is good practice and that
you should take advantage of the opportunity if grantmakers give you
the chance, but many people are unsure of exactly what they should say
and why.</span></span></div>
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Well, we thought it was time to put an
end to all of the confusion for good. FundsforNGOs presents our simple
five step guide to why you should contact your next grant funder.</span></div>
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1. Often it is difficult to think of the
donor – recipient relationship as just like any other, but it really
is. Forget the financial side at this stage and instead realise that the
best relationships are founded on mutual respect, honesty and
accountability. The first reason to contact a grantfunder is to
introduce yourself, and your NGO, and work to build a positive
impression in your contacts mind. Even just a few minutes on the phone
to provide a quick insight into your organisation’s work and that you
will be submitting an application can give you that edge which will help
to get your proposal to the next stage.</span></div>
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2. If you don’t already have a quick two
minute spiel about your organisation ready to go at a moments notice
then there has never been a better time to establish one. You never know
when you might meet someone who can support your work and you don’t
want to be left struggling for words when trying to explain exactly what
it is your organisations does and why it matters. The ability to
quickly and simply explain the purpose and value of your organisation is
a skill that will prove to have tremendous value, help you navigate
potentially difficult situations and support you to maximise
opportunities that emerge in front of you.</span></div>
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Test out your new description of your
NGO with a grantfunder to provide them with enough information to
understand what you organisation does, how it does it, what problem it
is trying to solve, who are it’s beneficiaries and what impact it has
made to date. This will ensure that they know just enough to be able to
recognise your application when it arrives and there is a chance that
following your discussion they may even have been eargely awaiting it!</span></div>
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3. There is no reason to be shy about
why you are calling, grantfunders know the game just like you do, be
open, honest and take the opportunity to quickly present your
organisation in the best light. Often representatives at grantmaking
organisation’s love to hear about organisation’s working in similar
fields to them, but often they just don’t have the time. Many foundations
and similar organisations are understaffed and overworked, therefore it
is important to keep the length of your conversation to a comfortable
duration for both parties. Stay on point and keep your messages simple
whilst paying keen attention to the tone and reactions of your contact
as it is important not to overstay your welcome.</span></div>
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You should ideally aim for a
conversation of just a couple of minutes before wishing them well and
thanking them for their time. If you can leave a good impression of both
you and your organisation it will provide you in great stead for
developing closer and stronger relationships with the funder going
forward into the future.</span></div>
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4. After you have taken the opportunity
to share the work of your organisation it is time to take advantage of a
brief window of opportunity to ask the funder a couple of questions.
The questions that you choose to ask will depend on your circumstances,
your knowledge and your priorities with the only right answer being what
information is most valuable to you. Many people ask for a contact name
for who to direct their application to or ask if there are any
application forms that proposals should be completed on. Whilst these
questions have their place, often they are answered in the
organisation’s call for proposals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
One of the best ways of discovering new
information that can help guide the writing of your proposal is to ask
open questions that give the funder the chance to tell you what is
important. Try to avoid questions that are directly covered in the
official guidelines but instead try to find a gap in information that
will provide an opportunity for the funder to speak to provide genuine
insight that you wouldn’t get otherwise. A few questions that can often
reveal some enlightening information are listed below.</span></div>
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</span><ul style="text-align: justify;">
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What type of organisation’s do you like to work with?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What qualities do you look for in a project?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What type of projects have proven to be the most successful?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What do you look for and what should I avoid when writing my application?</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
5. Our final top tip for making the most
of contacting a future funder is to listen intently and if you can take
notes of everything they say. Representatives of grant making bodies
have a wealth of knowledge and experience that you can apply to future
funding proposals. Call for Proposal documents are often very formal and
factual but sometimes lack depth, whereas representatives can often
offer far greater insight into the funder, different funding priorities,
organisations that they like to work with and what makes for a strong
proposal. These people represent a valuable mine of knowledge that can
make a real, practical difference to how you develop your projects with a
particular funder in mind.</span></div>
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Listen closely and you will get a feel
for what excites and interests the funder as well as things that they
are not so interested in. Take the chance to share a few details about
the projct you hope the funder you support and there is a good chance
that they will be able to share with you what elements will appeal to
the funder and which bits you should consider changing. This first
conversation with a funder can achieve far more than just establishing a
relationship, it can provide you with crucial information and insight
that you can use to shape your projects and applications to give you the
very best chance of success.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Do you have experiences of contacting funders? What advice can you
offer? Get involved in the FundsforNGOs community and let us know in the
comments.</span></div>
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GK Groupshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12001863957726192755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1081874969006764148.post-48647347766978556102012-07-20T09:23:00.000-07:002020-10-04T04:47:42.743-07:00WHAT IS SWARNJAYANTI GRAM SWAROZGAR YOJANA (SGSY)?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Objective:</b> It
is a Self-Employment Programme sponsored by the Central government.
Assistance is given to the poor families living below the poverty line
in rural areas. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><b>How</b></u><b>: </b>People taking up
Self-Employment can do activity either individually or in Groups, called
the Self-Help Groups. For successful Self-Employment, it is necessary
to take up the right activity. For this purpose, 4 to 5 activities are
selected in each Block with the help of officials, non-officials and
the Bankers. These are called ‘Key Activities’, and should be such that
they give the Swarozgaris an income of Rs. 2000 per month, net of Bank
loan repayment. If any BPL person feel that he/she can gainfully
take up any activity he/she should immediately approach the
Sarpanch/Chairman/Head or the BDO or the Branch Manager of the nearest
Bank.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u>Self-Help Group :</u></span></b> </div>
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A
Self- Help Group (SHG) generally is a team of 10-20 persons. However,
in difficult areas like deserts, hills and areas with scattered and
sparse population and in case of minor irrigation and disabled persons,
this number may be from 5 to 20.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u>Compositions of Self-Help Group :</u></span></b></div>
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In
most cases, members of the SHG should be to families below the poverty.
However, if necessary, a maximum of 20%, and in exceptional cases,
where essentially required, upto a maximum of 30% of the members in a
Group may be from families marginally above the poverty line, living
continuously with BPL families and if they are acceptable to BPL members
of the Group. The APL members of Group will not be eligible for subsidy
under the scheme and shall not become office bearers (group leader,
assistant group leader or treasurer ) of the group. The BPL families
must actively participate in the management and decision making which
should not be entirely in the hands of APL families. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u>Subsidy Norms for SHGs and Disabled persons :</u></span></b></div>
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Subsidy
will be uniform at 30% of the project cost, subject to a maximum of Rs.
7500/-. In respect of SC/STs and disabled persons however, these will
be 50% and Rs. 10,000/- respectively. For SHGs, the subsidy would be 50%
of the project cost subject to per capital subsidy of Rs. 10,000/- or
monetary limit on subsidy for irrigation projects.</span></div>
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GK Groupshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12001863957726192755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1081874969006764148.post-69921167013905868562011-09-29T09:07:00.000-07:002020-10-04T04:47:42.745-07:00A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE FOR NGOS WORKING WITH GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Introduction</strong></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Gender-based
violence (GBV) can be defined as any act that causes physical, sexual or
emotional harm and reinforces gender inequality. Women are
disproportionately affected by GBV (although it applies to men and boys,
as well), yet women’s rights issues remain hugely underfunded with the
majority of aid still reaching males. GBV is an issue that affects
hundreds of millions of people around the world and has particular
implications for those holding a marginalized racial, ethnic, class, indigenous,
or disabled status. Thus, to effectively combat GBV it is essential to
recognize that this problem is central to all humanitarian issues (e.g.
emergency relief, health, education,
etc.) and not just those focused on gender. In this guide you will find
information on some of the major issues within GBV, basic
grant-application tips, 15 foundations that fund initiatives fighting
GBV, and a list of networks and resources.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Child Marriage</strong></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
According to the global partnership “Girls Not Brides,” around 14
million girls under 18 (sometimes as young as 8) are married each year.
Girls who are forced into child marriages face increased risk of
encountering domestic violence, experiencing complications and /or
fatality during pregnancy and childbirth, and contracting sexually
transmitted infections, including HIV. Additionally, they are denied
access to education and in the vast majority of cases live in lifelong
poverty.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)</strong></span></u></div>
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The World Health Organization estimates that between 125 and 150
million women and girls alive today have experience female genital
mutilation (FGM), which involves the partial or complete removal and, in
some cases, reshaping of external female genitalia. This practice has
no proven health benefits and puts women at risk for hemorrhaging,
infection (including HIV), infertility, complications during childbirth,
cysts, and various other physical and psychological problems. Cultures
that practice FGM believe it is necessary for social acceptance,
hygiene, and controlling female sexual desire. FGM is performed in 28
countries across Africa, as well as in parts of the Middle East and Southeast Asia.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Sex Trafficking</strong></span></u></div>
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Sex trafficking is considered a violation of human rights
and a form of sex discrimination, as nearly all victims are female.
Sexually exploited women and girls are often experience various
violations, including but not limited to forced sex with pimps and
customers, beatings, and forced abortions. Sexual exploitation is hugely
underreported because victims fear stigmatization, are threatened with
violence and deprivation of food or money, lack faith in institutions,
or have limited access to legal services or knowledge about how to
navigate them.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Honor Killings </strong></span></u></div>
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In some honor-based societies individuals are punished by death for
violating cultural and religious norms. Women and LGBT identified people
are disproportionately affected by this custom, as this punishment is
carried out for individuals who have been raped, refuse suitors, have
extra-marital sexual relations, seek divorce, or engage in homosexual
acts. These killings are often carried out through stoning, shooting,
burning, and live burial. Husbands and male family members who commit
these killings often escape punishment or face reduced sentences because
these crimes are viewed as socially acceptable in certain areas.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Sexual and Domestic Violence</strong></span></u></div>
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One in three women will encounter sexual violence in her lifetime, and every year millions of children
are sexually abused. Sexual abuse results in a range of damaging
physical and emotional effects, including: depression, suicide,
post-traumatic stress disorder, reproductive health issues, and
potential exposure to sexually transmitted infections and HIV. Sexual
and domestic violence simultaneously results from and reproduces low
levels of education, exposure to and normalization of violence, drug and
alcohol abuse, and a culture that subordinates women and girls.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Conflict Zones and Natural Disasters</strong></span></u></div>
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Areas affected by conflict and natural disasters also see high rates
of GBV. Violent rape and torture is often used as a weapon in warzones,
such as in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan,
and can result in severe injuries and trauma. Natural disasters also
put women at high risk for sexual assault; a March 2010 UNFPA survey in
Port-au-Prince, Haiti found that 3% of the city’s population had been
sexually assaulted in the three months that had passed since the January
12<sup>th</sup>, 2010 earthquake had struck. Individuals in war and
disaster zones may have difficulty accessing potentially life-saving
medical, legal, and mental health services after surviving GBV.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>How NGOs Can Help</strong></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Many steps can be taken to support victims of GBV, no matter the
focus of your NGO’s work. NGOs have the potential to end violence by
getting involved in research,
advocating for policy reform, addressing GBV through reproductive
health and humanitarian relief programs, educating men and boys about
gender equity, shifting attitudes about violent behavior, working with
spiritual and cultural leaders, and reaching out to the most vulnerable
populations.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>How Do I Use this Information?</strong></span></u></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><ul style="text-align: justify;">
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To start, conduct research on the foundation:
find out if they are active in your region, whether they fund the
specific cause your NGO is involved with, and what projects they have
funded in the past.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Make sure the donor organization exercises values that align with
those of your NGO, as under some circumstances accepting funding may
entail certain risks. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Network with the donor over the phone or in person to learn more about their priorities and criteria for grant applications.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If the organization is interested in what you do and requests an
application, develop a letter of inquiry, concept note, or brief
proposal as per their instructions.</span></li>
</ul>
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</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<u><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>15 Donors for Causes Fighting Gender-Based Violence</strong></span></u></div>
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</span><ol style="text-align: justify;">
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.abilis.fi/index.php?lang=en">ABILIS Foundation</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.astraia.org/#%21home/c1zw2">Astraia Female Leadership Foundation</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://cbdct.org/map.php">CBD Charitable Trust</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.channelfoundation.org/">Channel Foundation</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.comicrelief.com/">Comic Relief</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.diakonia.se/main_eng.htm">Diakonia</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/index_en.htm">Europe AID</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.forwarduk.org.uk/">Foundation for Women’s Health Research and Development (FORWARD)</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/">Global Fund for Women</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.greenbaumfoundation.org/">Greenbaum Foundation</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.hfg.org/rp/introduction.htm">Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.fidh.org/en/">International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH)</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.mamacash.org/">Mama Cash</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.sigrid-rausing-trust.org/">Sigrid Rausing Trust</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.ri.org/">Relief International</a></span></li>
</ol>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Networks</strong></span></u></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><ul style="text-align: justify;">
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://coalitionforadolescentgirls.org/about-us/">The Coalition for Adolescent Girls</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.fgmnetwork.org/index.php">The Female Genital Cutting Education and Networking Project</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.gadnetwork.org/">Gender and Development Network</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://gbvaor.net/">Gender-Based Violence Area of Responsibility</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.girlsnotbrides.org/">Girls Not Brides</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://menengage.org/">MenEngage</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://safeworldcommunity.net/">Safe World Community</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wcnetwork.org.za/">Western Cape Network on Violence Against Women</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wave-network.org/">Women Against Violence Europe</a></span></li>
</ul>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>NGOs Working in the Field and Their Partners</strong></span></u></div>
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</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://medicazenica.org/uk/">Medica Zenica</a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Medica Zenica provides psycho-social and medical support to women who
have been affected by sexual violence, torture, war violence, and
sexual exploitation.</span></div>
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Partners:</span></div>
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</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Christlicher Friedensdienst cfd Switzerland, Foundation Open Society
Institute, UN Women-Project office in BiH, medica mondiale Germany,
Louis Leitz Stiftung Germany, Women’s World Day of Prayer Germany, King
Badouin Foundation, GIZ, Uni Credit Bank and Uni Credit Foundation,
Mozaik Foundation, NARKO-NE, Zenica Doboj Canton, Zenica Municipality,
Ministry of Security BiH, Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees BiH,
Save the Children International, UNDP Bosnia and Herzegovina, Webster Humanitarian Association.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.promundo.org.br/en/about-us/introduction/">Promundo</a></span></div>
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</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Promundo is a Brazilian organization that engages men and boys in
education about gender equality and prevention of violence against
women.</span></div>
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</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Partners:</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
MenEngage, RHEG-Network of Men for Gender Equity, Intercambios, Don’t
Hit, Educate, Sports Network for Social Change, Early Childhood
National Network, Popular Forum for the Defense of Children and
Adolescents, Rio de Janeiro State Youth Forum</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wclac.org/english/etemplate.php?id=1171">Women’s Center for Legal Aid and Counseling</a></span></div>
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</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Women’s Center for Legal Aid and Counseling is a non-profit,
non-governmental feminist organization that addresses gender-based
violence in Palestine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Partners:</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
OXFAM-NOVIB (Dutch Organisation for International Development), The
Representative Office of Norway, Dan Church Aid Middle East, Bread for
the World – Protestant Development Service- Protestant Agency for
Diakonia and Development, Foundation Open Society Institute, Human
Rights & International Humanitarian Law Secretariat – (WCLAC
benefits from joint funds and indirect partnership with the governments
of Switzerland, Denmark, the Netherlands
and Sweden), Caritas Switzerland, Drosos Foundation, European Union,
United Nations Development Fund (UNDP), BroederlijkDelen, Icelandic
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The German Representative Office,
Representative Office of Canada to the Palestinian Authority, Women’s World Day of Prayer, Donor Direct Action.</span></div>
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GK Groupshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12001863957726192755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1081874969006764148.post-53722697952943241082011-06-17T09:17:00.000-07:002020-10-04T04:47:42.743-07:00HOW TO DEVELOP A COMMUNICATIONS POLICY FOR AN NGO?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Developing a
clear and consistent communications policy for your NGO will contribute
to the fulfillment of your annual financial plan. Considering that
contacting donors for general enquiry, updates, and day-to-day
clarifications is vital to your NGO, it is important that the ways in
which members of staff make use of available means of communication is
constantly monitored and recorded.</span></div>
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Ideally your office will be provided
with a telephone line, fax, and a fast Internet connection. Accordingly,
employees and volunteers will make use of said means of communication
to carry out their daily activities. A successful policy will ensure
that all the communications are made in a cost effective way to cut on
unnecessary expenses. Below you will find useful tips to develop your
own communications policy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<b>1) <span style="text-decoration: underline;">General guidelines</span>.</b>
Telephone calls should be limited to your local area. In fact,
long-distance calls could be extremely expensive and, often,
unnecessary. Instead, state in your policy document that the
preferential means of communication shall be considered the e-mail.
Donors and potential stakeholders are normally easily reachable via
e-mail. In case of long-term working relationships with someone based
abroad, make sure to agree with your partner to communicate via e-mails.
In doing so, you will ensure that they will consistently check their
inbox. If you are interacting with someone living in a different time
zone, account for the time gap when sending your e-mail and in order to
estimate when is realistic to expect to receive an answer (keep this in
mind if you need an urgent answer to your queries). Consider asking to
existing partners whether you could contact them via Skype. In fact, it
could be quicker to talk to them and, by using Skype you won’t incur in
expensive telephone bills.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
If you need to contact a potential donor
or collaborator, look up for their e-mail address and ask, at the end
of your mail, whether they would rather be contacted in other ways to
ensure that you are meeting their communications policy. However, always
state that your preferential means of communication is electronic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Fax should be used to send important
documents when electronic submissions are not possible. Keep the length
of faxes at minimum when possible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
It could be necessary to dispatch
parcels with documents or other material for dissemination or
advertisement campaigns. Make sure to research
your area and to find the cheapest courier. Establish a long-term
working relationship with them and ask whether they offer special rates
for returning customers.</span></div>
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<b>2) <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Monitoring and regulation of the access of staff to existing means of communications</span>.</b>
Once you clarified the preferential ways in which your NGO shall
contact people and institutions make sure to clarify ways in which the
office staff will use the office equipment. First of all, it should be
made clear that, in general, no private calls shall be made from the
office. Prepare a form to be placed near the telephone in which each
call must be recorded. In doing so, you will find it easier to monitor
the usage of the telephone line and also, private calls shall be
highlighted and paid for at the end of the month. If staff needs to make
calls when working outside the office, provide them with credit for
their mobile phones or pre-paid telephone cards. In doing so, you will
ensure that nobody is taking advantage of the NGO financial resources.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
It is also important that all the
electronic communications relevant to ongoing projects are filed in a
shared folder that is made available to everybody in order to keep all
the office updated.</span></div>
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GK Groupshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12001863957726192755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1081874969006764148.post-78123205572844846482010-04-10T08:58:00.000-07:002020-10-04T04:47:42.745-07:00FUNDRAISING ESSENTIALS: CREATING THE PERFECT FUNDRAISING MIX FOR YOUR NGO!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">NGOs should never really on just one
form of fundraising, however lucrative or secure it may seem at the
time. It leaves your organisation open to significant risks that could
bring down an otherwise successful operation. Nothing should be taken
for granted, as we’ve all experienced through the recent financial
crisis and recession, not even large endowment funds locked up in banks
are immune from changes in the economic climate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Rather, NGOs should seek to create a
balanced mix of different income streams that enable them to be
sustainable and resist shocks to their finances. Creating the right mix
of fundraising sources is not just a vital component in your NGOs
financial health,
but also a major factor in encouraging other donors to contribute to
your cause, especially over the long term. Major grant making
organisations, corporate business and increasingly individuals will be
reluctant to contribute funds to your NGO if they are fearful that you
are too reliant on a single type of income that could dry up at any
point. Not only does a healthy mix of income sources reduce the
likelihood of financial collapse, it actually serves to encourage donors
to invest more in your organisation than they might otherwise.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">All organisations are different and they all operate in their own unique environments,
but a general rule for the industry is to be conscious if any of your
income streams account for more than 30 percent of your total income.
The theory behind this rule is that NGOs and similar organisations give
themselves an opportunity to adapt if they suddenly lose 30% of their
income, but if they lose much more it becomes exceptionally difficult to
survive in a meaningful way.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">With these issues in mind, each NGO
needs to reach its own conclusions about the different types of income
it wishes to target. Established NGOs may already be successful in a few
areas and are simply looking to diversify their income whereas new
organisations have a great opportunity to start on the right foot.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A common frustration remains within many
NGOs though in that often people don’t appreciate the wealth of
different fundraising options available to them. We’ve produced an
overview of all the major income streams that are common within NGOs
around the world to help you decide which income streams are right for
your organisation. Different income sources work better in different
environments. For example, legacies are a much more significant source
of funding in the developed world than in less developed countries. You
should select the income streams you wish to target by evaluating your
strengths and assets. If you can work to your strengths, whether that is
a great board of directors or great community links, you will be able
to identify which sources are best for your NGO.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Online Fundraising</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">An ever increasing number of NGOs are
turning to the internet to raise funds to support their work. The
methods vary hugely from the basic donate button on an organisation’s
website through to crowdsourced fundraising tools such as Kickstarter
and Indiegogo. Other great examples of organisation’s utilising the
internet to raise funds are the NSPCC in the UK
who operate a search engine which generates micro donations every time
it is used. Whilst Better The World provides tools that allow supporters
to view adverts in return for small donations to the charity. New
opportunities are emerging all the time with an ever greater proportion
of charitable income stemming from online sources. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Corporate</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Corporate support to NGOs was estimated
at around $15 billion in 2010 and as one of the fastest growing sectors
of giving that figure is only likely to grow further. Corporate support
comes in a huge variety of forms with the biggest being corporate
grants, employee fundraising and gift matching. Throughout the world
more and more corporations are investing in Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) and already more 65% of Fortune 500 companies offer
gift matching programs whilst 40% offer employee fundraising and
volunteer programs. Like funding from grant making organisations,
securing corporate support can be extremely competitive and generally it
is best to approach companies that your organisation has a synergy
with. For example, a company that specialise in childrens products and
services are more likely to support a cause related to children whilst a
company that sells spectacles is more likely to support organisations
that support older people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Trading</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Most fundraising opportunities involve
securing a charitable gift to support your work with little or no
tangible return for a contribution. Trading is more in keeping with a
traditional business where a price is set on the delivery of products
and services. This is the mainstay of most social enterprises who work
to be sustainable by selling something of value. This may be as big as a
major service to a government or as small as charity beneficiaries
making small but regular contributions to support the organisation who
provides services to them. The Girl Scouts in the USA are a great
example of a non-profit organisation who derive a significant amount of
income from trading, in their case the selling of cookies. Sponsorship
is another option for NGOs who can include a companys name on a
building, vehicle, promotional materials or some other form of
recognition in return for their support. Charity shops that sell second
hand goods are another great example of NGOs using for profit tactics to
support their non-profit activities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Events</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Events are another source of funds for
many NGOs. From sponsored runs and gala balls to concerts, non-profits
often use events to raise both money and awareness of their work which
help them to reach new audiences and attract donors to other income
streams. Income can be generated from sponsored participation as is
common in sponsored events like runs or they can come from ticket sales
themselves which you would expect at a concert. Normally organisations
provide further opportunities to donate to their cause through other
income streams at the event whether through a simple donations box, text
giving, auctions, raffles or sponsorship in the event program. Events
can be quite time consuming and there is often competition so NGOs
should be aware of what is demanded of them before deciding to raise
money through events.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Individual Donations</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For many NGOs, especially in the
developed world, individual donors have long been and continue to be the
greatest source of funding available. This donor balance is also common
in countries with an established record of philanthropy. NGOs in India
for example have reported that 75.7% of them receive the majority of
their income from individuals whereas just 24.3% reported that they
recieve the bulk of their income in the form of grant funding.
Individual donors can be targeted through a myriad of means and
represent a less intensive form of fundraising compared to project
proposals and corporate fundraising. NGOs can particularly benefit from
individual donors by working to develop and nurture their donors over
time to create a stronger bond and in turn greater financial
contributions as well as powerful word of mouth recommendations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>In Kind Gifts </b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Contributions in the form of goods or
professional services can be a great asset to an NGO and operates as a
cost effective way for a business or corporation to offer effective
support. Examples of In Kind gifts include a telecommunications company
donating either phone handsets or discounted air time to an NGO. This
serves to reduce costs for the NGO and allow them to spend a greater
proportion of their income on supporting their beneficiaries.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Legacies</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Gifts from estates via a Will, trust or
another beneficiary designation represent a potentially lucrative
opportunity for well established NGOs. Securing legacies is a much
longer term investment than almost all other forms of fundraising but
can also provide significant rewards that can make a huge different to
the prospects of your organisation. Contributions of this type are
normally from long term supporters of organisations, often from services
users and their familys. Many people will arrange their Wills of their
own accord but to maximise this potential income stream NGOs can provide
access, information and support that can encourage and enable
supporters to leave a legacy gift.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Grants</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Grants are normally larger sums of money
that are designed to fulfil a specific NGO need. Support for
development projects is normally secured by an application process to a
grant making organisation that details what your NGO plans to do, how it
will do it, what difference it will make and how much it will cost.
Grant applications vary from just a short, unsolicited letter through to
demanding, technical and multi-stage proposals than can take up to two
years to generate a result. Grant income if often targeted by NGOs due
to the size of contributions which can kickstart new projects, purchase
equipment and buildings and generally provide a large financial
injection into the organisation. Due to the significant sums involved,
most grant opportunities are over subscribed with rival competition
meaning that a significant amount of work and skill is required to be
successful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Campaigns</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Such campaigns are generally conducted
to raise a significant sum of money, often for a specific cause, whether
it is to provide support in an emergency situation or make major
purchases such as buildings and sophisticated equipment. Campaigns are
designed to encourage both new donors to support the organisation for
the first time as well as encourage regular donors to make either
additional or larger donations than they would normally. Campaigns can
be conducted privately in person or among a smaller selection of
targeted donors as well as opened up to the greater public at large.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Financial Endowments </b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A good number of NGOs, especially larger
organisations, receive annual income from financial endowments, which
is a sum of money that is invested to generate an annual return. These
are often created when an NGO receives a large sum of money from a major
donor, legacy or variety of sources. They are designed to provide a
relatively secure and stable income to the NGO that will enable it to go
forward with additional financial security.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Face to face Fundraising</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">F2F as Face-to-face funding is known as
can be a cost effective way for NGOs to find new donors to their cause.
This type of fundraising is characterised by a representitive requesting
a donation either on the street, in shopping centres, events and by
visiting peoples homes. Either one off donations or regular gifts via
credit cards can be solicited with the former often generating a better
response and the latter offering greater returns over the long term.
This tactic demands the ability to sell the benefits of your NGO quickly
and powerfully as the window to secure a donation is limited.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Major Donors</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A number of NGOs owe their existence to
just a single individual who has either provided seed money or repeat
injections of funding to support the organisations activities. Some
individual donors will be sufficiently invested and supportive of your
organisation’s mission as well as having the financial means to make
significant contributions. Attracting and nurturing these individuals
involves a different approach to smaller donors with a greater
investment in one on one time a common tactic to secure major gifts,
often over a number of months or years. Most major donors or propsective
major donors are well known in their communities and are often targeted
for financial contributions meaning that you need to be as
sophisticated and adaptable to their personality and values in your
approach. Most major donations are ultimately secured by a simple ask,
but suitable groundwork needs to be done beforehand and NGOs will get
the best result if they are able to offer a tangible return, in the form
of impact or development, for any contribution.</span><br />
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