30/06/2014 Women's Initiative Grant Rules

The 2014 Alexia Women's Initiative Grant is currently accepting applications.

The Alexia Foundation is pleased to announce the call for entries for the 2014 Women's Initiative Grant which will provide a $25,000 grant for a project to be produced on a significant issue involving and affecting women anywhere in the world.

01/07/2014 The Peter F. Drucker Award of $100,000 for Non-profit Innovation

The Peter F. Drucker Award of $100,000 for Non-profit Innovation

The Peter F. Drucker Award of $100,000 for Non-Profit Innovation has been launched for the year 2014. Non-profitorganizations demonstrating change that creates a new dimension of performance are invited to submit application for the award. Highly effective programs that have made a demonstrable difference in the lives of the people they serve are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Drucker Institute of Claremont Graduate University offers the annual award which was launched by Peter Drucker himself in 1991. Peter F. Drucker was a writer, professor, management consultant and self-described ‘social ecologist,’ who explored the way human beings organize themselves and interact much the way an ecologist would observe and analyze the biological world. Drucker was faculty at Claremont Graduate University for 30-plus years. In 2002, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.

The major purpose of the award is to find the innovators (small or large), recognize and celebrate their example, and to inspire others.

Eligibility Criteria –

• Applicant organization must be an IRS-certified 501(c)(3). Applicant must submit a copy of the 501(c)(3) determination letter along with the application.
• Non-profit under an umbrella organization who do not have 501(c)(3) status can also apply. They must list the parent organization as applicant and their own work as specific program.
• Application can be made for a specific program or for the entire organization.

To begin with application, the organization must create an account and proceed.

For more information, please visit Award Announcement.

23/04/2014 Prêmio Usinas do Trabalho

A edição do 2014 do edital do Prêmio Usinas do Trabalho foi publicado pelo Instituto Consulado da Mulher. O edital tem como objetivo selecionar iniciativas de empreendedorismo feminino, popular e de economia solidária. Serão escolhidos 20 empreendimentos coletivos que atuem na área de lavanderia e alimentação, inscritos por organizações da sociedade civil, sendo que os dez primeiros classificados receberão assessoria do Consulado, 5 mil reais e outros benefícios.

09/04/2014 Rising Voices

Ideias para projetos que apoiem as comunidades a contar sua própria história a partir do uso da mídia podem ser enviadas para a chamada de micro financiamentos da iniciativa Rising Voices. O financiamento varia entre 2.000 e 2.500 dólares (4.600 e 5.750 reais, aproximadamente) e a organização não precisa estar legalmente constituída para enviar um projeto: pode ser um movimento social ou uma comunidade.

14/04/2014 AfDB Group invites Logo Submissions for the African Natural Resources Center

Logo submissions are invited by the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) for its newest department ‘the African Natural Resources Center’(ANRC).

30/04/2014 Submit Short-Proposals for Swiss Re Foundation ReSource Awards 2015

Swiss Re Foundation is accepting short proposals from Non-government organizations, private, scientific or public institutions for ReSource Awards 2015. Projects which genuinely seek to contribute to raising awareness of the ecological, social and economic significance of water sources and watersheds in developing and emerging countries are prioritized for the award. Bodies with strong links to the local communities in regions where water sources are located are particularly encouraged to participate in the competition.

31/08/2014 International Smart Gear Competition of WWF

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is inviting entries from individuals around the world for 2014 International Smart GearCompetition. The competition seeks entries that put forward innovative, environmentally friendly ways to reduce the amount of fisheries bycatch.

Prizes –

1. Grand Prize – $30,000
2. Runners-Up (2) – $10,000 each
3. Special Tuna Bycatch Reduction Prize – $7,500
4. Special Marine Mammal Bycatch Reduction Prize – $7,500

Eligibility Criteria –

• Entries are accepted from all kinds of people who care about fishing – from gear technologists and fishermen to engineers and chemists.
• Entrant must be at least 18 years old at the time of entry.
• Entrants may work as a team or individually.
• Employees, directors, agents, current contractors, and relatives of employees, directors, or commissioners of World Wildlife Fund, Inc., any WWF National Organization, the Marine Mammal Commission, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Bumble Bee Foods, Foundation Segre and John West Foods are ineligible to enter the competition.

For more information, please visit Smart Gear Competition page. Remember to click the competition rules and read.