Search
Close this search box.

NNNGO Top 100 Civil Society Leaders in Nigeria List includes Philanthropy Circuit Founder, Others

The Nigeria Network of NGOs (NNNGO) recently published its list of the Top 100 civil society leaders in Nigeria to celebrate the energy, innovation, leadership, resilience, and courage of individuals who are “using their influence, ideas, example, talent and discoveries to shape our country and world.” According to the Network’s Secretariat, the final list of […]
Read More

2022 Sankalp Africa Awards for Africa’s Most Promising Entrepreneurs

About the Opportunity The Sankalp Awards is a celebration of outstanding social entrepreneurs and a showcase of innovative and successful businesses globally.  The 2021 Edition of Sankalp Global Awards is looking for social entrepreneurs who are mainstreaming impact, are making a positive impact on society, gaining hands-on experience and networking with a global community. REQUIREMENTS […]
Read More

SHOFCO: Transforming Urban Slums Through Strategic Systemic Change

Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) is a grassroots movement based in Nairobi, Kenya, in urban slums providing services, community advocacy platforms, and education and leadership development for women and girls. SHOFCO serves more than 350,000 urban slum dwellers in 10 slums across three cities in Kenya. The organization currently operates in 10 slums across Kenya: […]
Read More

How Unrestricted Should Funding Be?

INGOs prefer unrestricted funds, often for good reasons. For funders this can feel like: ‘Just give us the money and go away .’ Yet many funders like me want to be part of the process and to offer time and expertise too – based on our experience as strategic philanthropists. There is growing support today, […]
Read More

Dalai Lama Fellowship for Young Social Innovators

About the Opportunity Dalai Lama Fellows (DLF) offers emerging social innovators a rigorous, interdisciplinary, and deeply contemplative program to reimagine leadership as involving self-awareness, personal sustainability, genuine compassion for others, and the capacity to skillfully navigate complex systems at multiple levels. Our Fellows learn practices for cultivating emotional intelligence, self-care, resilience, empathy, deep listening, and […]
Read More

Johnson & Johnson One Young World Scholarship Program

About the Opportunity Johnson & Johnson is the world’s largest healthcare company aspiring to care for the world, one person at a time. Over 130,000 employees in 60 countries are united in a common mission: To help people everywhere live longer, healthier, happier lives. The Johnson & Johnson Global Community Impact Team supports and champions the […]
Read More

World Health Organization (WHO) Youth Council: Call for Nominations

About the Opportunity The World Health Organization (WHO) wants to collaborate with representatives of health and non-health youth organizations on key health and development issues affecting young people to co-create a comprehensive and inclusive WHO Youth Engagement Strategy.   WHO is setting up the Youth Council as a dynamic network for stakeholders to amplify the voices […]
Read More

It’s time for Nonprofits to Tighten their Cybersecurity Standards

“We do not attack health care, education, charitable organizations, [and] social services,” said a representative of LockBit 2.0 (a prominent cybercrime gang) in an interview with the Russian YouTube channel OSINT earlier this year. As honorable as that makes cybercriminals sound, a glance at recent news headlines tells a different story. From the United States to Australia to Ireland, all kinds of […]
Read More

Energy Globe Award for Sustainable Energy Products

About the Grant The objective of the ENERGY GLOBE Award is to present successful sustainable projects to a global audience and to demonstrate that for most of our environmental problems feasible solutions are already available. Projects submitted from over 180 countries participate each year in the Energy Globe Awards. For 2021 innovative projects and smart […]
Read More

Pepsico Greenhouse Accelerator: MENA Sustainability Edition

About the Grant The PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator: MENA Sustainability Edition will identify and support emerging and disruptive technologies and services focused on reducing, recycling, and reinventing packaging materials. Innovation concepts could be new products, technologies, or services that help to reduce, recycle, or reinvent packaging. These could include, but are not limited to: biodegradable or reusable […]
Read More