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There are just a few weeks left until the Halton Foundation opens its grant application process! Mark your calendars for Monday, July 1st, 2024. If you are connected with a non-profit organization dedicated to researching and improving human well-being in indoor environments, or one that develops innovative solutions for better indoor environmental quality, this is an opportunity not to be missed. Please share this information with relevant organizations and help spread the word by sharing this post! #wellbeingbyhalton #grantopportunity #fundingopportunity #research #iaqresearch

🚨 Call for Applications: Halton Foundation Grant 2024 🚨 . The Halton Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2024 Grant Program! This is a fantastic opportunity for non-profit organizations focused on improving human wellbeing in indoor environments. 🌟 . 📅 Important Dates: Application Period: July 1, 2024 - September 1, 2024 Grant Decision: November 1, 2024 💡 Grant Details: Types of Grants: One-time grants (single-year) Multi-year grants (up to three years) Start-up program grants Funding Amount: Varies from thousands to tens of thousands of dollars, not exceeding €30,000 per year. 📌 Eligibility: Non-profit organizations researching indoor environmental quality or developing solutions for better indoor environments. 🌟 Previous Grant Recipients: Projects helping children with asthma Funding for the Himalayas Stove project University research on indoor environmental quality 🔗 [Apply Now and Learn More] Don't miss out on this incredible funding opportunity to advance your research and solutions in indoor environmental quality. Share this post with your network and help spread the word! 📢 https://lnkd.in/dXMS_r6D #HaltonFoundation #GrantOpportunity #NonProfit #ResearchFunding #IndoorEnvironment #Wellbeing #Innovation

avinjo promotes the SDGs! avinjo supports community-led NGOs in the Global South with fundraising, all dedicated to achieving the 2030 Agenda. Through this series, our primary goal is to impart knowledge and promote awareness about the Sustainable Development Goals (#SDGs). Let’s continue with the SDG14-SIX-DAY-SERIES This is day 2 ✅️ By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution ✅️ Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels 🌎 🌏 🌍 Avinjo.org - Empowering NGOs Avinjo #Avinjo #NGO #fundraising #crowdfunding #GlobalSouth #nonprofit #SDG14 #Agenda2030 #lifebelowwater Source: https://lnkd.in/ejeKUVb

A colleague of mine, Shani Eribo, has written a paper called "Breaking the exclusion cycle: What can grant-making foundations and non-profits do to achieve a more equitable funding landscape?" It's an excellent article on how organizations can take practical and authentic steps to break the exclusion cycle. I recommend this read. https://bit.ly/4d0zJLL #buildingmissiontogether

avinjo promotes the SDGs! avinjo supports community-led NGOs in the Global South with fundraising, all dedicated to achieving the 2030 Agenda. Through this series, our primary goal is to impart knowledge and promote awareness about the Sustainable Development Goals (#SDGs). Let’s continue with the SDG11-SIX-DAY-SERIES This is day 5 ✅️ Take an active interest in the governance and management of your city. Advocate for the kind of city you believe you need. ✅️ Develop a vision for your building, street, and neighbourhood, and act on that vision. Are there enough jobs? Can your children walk to school safely? Can you walk with your family at night? How far is the nearest public transport? What’s the air quality like? What are your shared public spaces like? The better the conditions you create in your community, the greater the effect on quality of life. 🌎 🌏 🌍 Avinjo.org - Empowering NGOs avinjo #Avinjo #NGO #fundraising #crowdfunding #GlobalSouth #nonprofit #SDG11 #Agenda2030 #sustainablecities Source: https://lnkd.in/ejeKUVb

We are happy to announce that TCLP's Community Investment Fund has awarded $80,000 to Presbyterian Church of Traverse City 🎉Congratulations! The $80,000 will support the Presbyterian Church's facility upgrades to become carbon neutral, lower energy costs and demonstrate earth care. 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙏𝘾𝙇𝙋'𝙨 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙁𝙪𝙣𝙙: Are you a non-profit organization operating in the Traverse City service area that has a program or project that can benefit the Traverse City community? Does your project aim to promote energy-related education, improve the quality of the natural resources of Traverse City, and support a sustainable environment? If your answer is yes to the above questions, we invite you to apply for TCLP's Community Investment Fund. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟯𝟭𝘀𝘁, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰. Click here to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gjaJT4s8 #TCLPCIF #TCLPCommunityInvestmentFund #PoweredbyPostiveEnergy #PositveEnergyTCLP

For many non-profits finding a sustainable, long-term funding model to support not only projects but also operations is close to miraculous (for those who don’t know this cartoon, it’s a classic that’s been used many times for many different messages). At least, however, there are a few different funding model options to consider and work on. Based on my recent series of posts, here is my final list - according to personal preference - with links to each of the relevant posts. They're ranked from most preferred to least preferred and I've tried to summrise the pros and cons of each in the comments box. NON PROFIT FUNDING MODELS - THE FINAL LIST 1) GOVERNMENT https://lnkd.in/gbnYDDSW 2) COMMUNITY https://lnkd.in/g5Cu8SJT 3) FOUNDATIONS https://lnkd.in/gwZFzsmr 4) PHILANTHROPY https://lnkd.in/gqtqdz8i 5) EARNED INCOME https://lnkd.in/gZ9r-pE8 6) CORPORATE https://lnkd.in/gP39djfy 7) DEVELOPMENT https://lnkd.in/gwn_p6g6 8) INDIVIDUAL https://lnkd.in/gSMV_z7c

NIKA WastePlan is largely owned by Nika Capital, a non-profit company focused on eradicating socio-economic inequality (including it’s after effects) by channeling funds towards education to those in need. Supplemented by genuine generosity, Nika acts as both a pioneer and a channel through which companies can form part of and contribute to the betterment of our local society. Functioning similarly as a trust, Nika is registered as a Public Benefit Organisation (PBO) affording “black shareholding ownership” to companies that contribute towards it’s capital portfolio and scheme. To learn more about Nika Capital, click below: https://hubs.la/Q02CBXt-0 #WastePlan #WasteManagement #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #WasteReduction #GreenBusiness #WasteHasValue #wastetoenergy #Waste2Opportunity #EnvironmentalSolutions #SustainableFuture #WasteDiversion #WasteAudit #ESGReporting #WasteSolutionProvider #ZeroWaste #Recycling #WasteFree #SustainableBusiness #ResourceManagement #WasteAwareness #SustainableDevelopment #zerowastebusiness

Excited to take on this challenge!! 💥 Ready to rumble and make an impact! This year, our passion for innovation and technology is taking a dedicated step towards helping develop VR-based therapy for children. Did you know that nearly 14% of children in the Netherlands are associated with some form of therapy before their 18th birthday? That's almost half a million children! 🤯 That's why 20 of our Ciphians are training hard with the goal to raise awareness and donations for this cause by running in the Rotterdam Marathon. 📢 And this is where you come in! Via the link below, you can show your support by donating towards our goal of €10,000. Whatever the amount, every euro is a step closer to our goal. 👉 https://lnkd.in/eydPZeKR In support of Emeritus Professor Elizabeth Utens' pioneering research we want to help collect funds to develop VR-therapy for children with selective mutism. Selective mutism is a type of anxiety disorder where children do not speak in certain settings. For example, a child speaks at home, but doesn't speak at school. This affects all areas of their lives, which has a knock-on effect in regards to their development and learning. Through Virtual Reality (VR)-therapy, children can undergo exposure therapy and overcome these situations to eventually regain their ability to speak. What makes VR such a great tool is the complete customisability in such that you can virtually create any situation by which a child can practice and overcome their fears. A beautiful initiative in which we want to make a difference! 💞

Why would an NGO take half the amount of funding on offer? I recently did a poll in an online community of NGO fund raisers and leaders. The options were simple: 1) would you choose INR 1 million of unrestricted annual funding commitment for three years, or 2) Take INR 2 million of annual program funding from the same funder for three years with an indirect cost cap of 10%. Most of the NGO leaders chose unrestricted funding, and even those who chose the latter, said that they were doing so because of their current situation where they are striving to cover their program budgets. Many also said that if this wasnt their current reality, they would have gladly chosen option 1. Coming back to the original question I posed- the answer is quality of funding. These hundred odd NGO leaders with probably a 1000+ years of combined experience in the social sector were willing to choose half the amount of funding because they understand the value of, and benefits of the unrestrictive nature of funding. Such funding allows NGOs to experiment, innovate, to invest in bottlenecks which are holding them back, in capabilities which can create an exponential impact and in a nutshell allows them to serve their constituents better. So if you are a funder... it is time to reflect on the quality of funding you are providing. Are you truly adhering to your own quality standards when it comes to philanthropic giving or are you giving low quality grants which NGOs receive in absence of any other option? What exactly is your market positioning in this case?