• People in Dhaka, Bangladesh from above
    Article

    How the first Humanitarian Impact Bond will transform financing of aid

    ICRC's new way of financing humanitarian work has the potential to modernise the existing funding mechanisms and test new ways of supporting people in need.

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  • Article

    What does DFID’s new approach to cost transparency mean for the sector?

    By ensuring CSOs will no longer be trapped in a starvation cycle, DFID will be supporting the existence of a more diverse range and size of CSOs, each with their own areas of expertise and community reach.

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  • children in a circle
    Article

    6 fundraising tips for small NGOs

    Top tips to help small NGOs improve their fundraising from GlobalGiving.

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Funding

To help NGOs adapt to increasing funding pressures and complexities, we offer resources and support on securing sustainable funding, including guide to open grant funding and our reguarly updated upcoming funding opportunities page.  

You can also find out more about value for money, payment by results, EC funding and cost recovery.

News and views

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How do CSO leaders rank SDGs and aid donors?

A new survey looks at what CSO leaders think of different international donors and which SDGs are the most important.
4 July 2018
Night market

DFID must do more to encourage greater participation in contracts

The Supplier Review was supposed to broaden and diversify DFID's supplier base, but research shows that significant numbers of contracts are going to the same organisations.
28 June 2018
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The evolving landscape of DFID contracts

Commercial contracting continues to grow with the DFID Supplier Review leading to changes in how NGOs should approach and access contracts.
21 May 2018