- Introduction
- Latest article: Networking by design not by default!
- Frank Julie's background
- In-house workshops
- Workshop contents
- Leadership and Management of NPOs
- Professional fundraising: Principles & Practices
- How to write the winning proposal
- How to get your Board on board
- Strategic planning
- Personal leadership and life management
- Effective money management
- Marketing & Media for NPOs
- Financial Management for Non-profits
- Effective Networking for Sustainability
- Professional Job Seeking Skills
- Books by Frank Julie
- Resources & Links
- Clients
- Donor Resources
- Project: Leader to Leader - Leading from where you are!
- Workshop pictures
- The myth of academic based leadership training
- 13 steps to develop a NGO financial sustainability strategy
- 18 ideas to avoid a funding crisis
- 13 Less known habits of highly effective leaders
- YoungPeople@Work Volunteer Project
- Train-the-Trainer Course
- Contact details
Donor links and resources:
- Donors that focus on Children, HIV & AIDS
- Contributors
- International donors
- South African donors
- Donors that focus on Youth Development
Links to more websites:
On these sites you will find links to donors and further suggestions and advice for fundraising:
- UK Fundraising, Books - www.fundraising.co.uk/amazonbooks
- Foundation Center - www.foundationcenter.org
- Council on Foundations - www.cof.org
- Access the latest donor directory for non-profits on this site. Type "donor directory" in the search facility and then click on the link that pops up. www.capegateway.gov.za
- www.fundraising-tips.co.za (for tips on how to be successful in a fundraising campaign).
- www.devdir.org (for a list of development organizations in SA and internationally).
- www.charitychannel.com (the world’s largest on-line community of non-profit professionals).
- www.prodder.org.za (free NGO on-line directory in SA).
- www.sangonet.org.za (important website for NGOs keeping you up to date about developments in the NGO world; also useful articles on development challenges)
- www.saifundraising.org.za (SA Institute of Fundraising is a professional body representing fundraising practitioners in Southern Africa).
- www.raise-funds.com - A non-profit funding resource by Tony Poderis.
- www.aidsbuzz.org.za - A good resource for HIV/Aids organizations focusing on donors in the sector, training opportunities and materials.
- www.magi.org.za - Magi is the Multi-Agency Grants Initiative consisting of a consortium of four donors providing financial support for various community projects.
- www.eof.org.za - The site of the Equal Opportunity Foundation, a donor agency focusing on Early Childhood Development, HIV/Aids and Income Generation projects.
- www.comchest.org.za - The site of the Community Chest-Western Cape. Funding is provided to cover operational costs of NPOs. Criteria for funding include NPO registration and 1 year audited financial statements. The Community Chest provides training in how to apply to prospective recipients. Branches also operate in Kwazulu-Natal (Pietermaritzburg), Eastern Cape and Gauteng. Email [email protected] for more information.
- www.spza.org - Stichting Projecten Zuid-Afrika (SPZA) - South Africa Foundation based in the Netherlands. This foundation provides small scale funding to mainly holiday school- and early childhood development projects. Download a free manual on how you can start your own holiday school project from this website. Contact Martje Boerma for more information at [email protected]
- www.dgmt.co.za - The D G Murray Trust (DGMT) is a Public Benefit Organisation that contributes to development processes through initiating, supporting and undertaking programmes and projects that create an enabling environment in which South Africans are able to fulfil their potential, human needs and aspirations.This is done in an ethical manner through working with service providers and development agencies involved in educational, social development and related philanthropic activities.
- www.eed.de - Church Development Service (Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst - EED) is an association of the Protestant Churches in Germany. By means of financial contributions, personnel involvement, scholarships and consultancy services EED supports the development work of churches, Christian and secular organisations. In this worldwide partnership, EED is participating in establishing a just society. It takes and promotes action to arouse and enhance people's willingness to stand up to overcome need, poverty, persecution and violence. Email: [email protected] Website: www.eed.de or email: [email protected]
- www.close-the-gap - Close the Gap offers new and refurbished computers, printers and software to organisations and projects in developing countries.
- www.scn.org/cmp/ahist.htm - Community Empowerment. This website offers a wide range of materials - training modules, methodologies, as well as resources to guide policy, management and strategic planning. For practitioners and community workers involved in empowerment or development programmes.
www.youthportal.org.za - Information on where to obtain scholarships. - www.cordaid.nl - Catholic Organization for Development Aid (Cordaid) combines more than 90 years’ experience and expertise in emergency aid and structural poverty eradication. We are one of the biggest international development organisations with a network of almost a thousand partner organisations in 36 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Cordaid organisation is structured around the programmes. There are four programme sectors: Participation, Emergency Aid and Reconstruction , Health and Well-being and Entrepreneurship. (Cordaid is in the process of exiting from South Africa)
- www.fundsforngos.org (subscribe to get regular updates about request for proposals from around the world)
- Foundations in Europe:
Sweden: www.ab.lst.se/tillst/ovrigt/stift.htm
Austria: www.ngo.at
Italy: www.fondazioni.it
Spain: www.ccfundacions.org
France: www.fdf.org
Switzerland: www.edi.admin.ch
Germany: www.hoppenstedt.com
United Kingdom: www.dfid.gov.uk (Department for International Development that replaced the British government Overseas Development Agency)
www.comicrelief.org.uk - the largest non-government donor body in the UK
Canada: www.cccc.org - Canadian Council of Christian Charities
www.ccpa.za - Canadian Centre for Philantropy publishes a guide to Foundations and Grants.
