SOURCES DE FINANCEMENT POUR LE GENRE - EXTRAIT DU BULLETIN DE SIYANDA

Siyanda Update: Funding, Issue No. 41, March 2006

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Quick Guide: Funding
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Funding for gender issues is declining in almost all development sectors. Women's groups should therefore build on their fundraising skills and look to alternative funding sources.
- Funding Sources for Gender-Equality and Women-focused Projects, BRIDGE (ed.), 2006
This document is a list of potential funding sources for gender equality and women-focused projects.

- Scholarships, BRIDGE (ed.), 2006
This resource provides information on grants for women needing support for study, research and training.

- Where is the Money for Women's Rights? Assessing the Role of Donors in the Promotion of Women's Rights and the Support of Women's Rights Organizations, Clark, C., Sprenger, E., VeneKlasen, L., of Just Associates in collaboration with Alpizar Duran, L. and Kerr, J. of AWID, 2005
This study shows the recent trends in the financing of women's rights work and organisations.

- Writing a Funding Proposal, Shapiro, J./CIVICUS, 2005
A toolkit on how to prepare, write and follow-up funding proposals.

- Women's Fundraising Handbook (English, Frenchand Spanish), Global Fund for Women, 2005
This handbook draws on the expertise of Global Fund for Women staff and provides advice on raising money to fund women's rights work.

- Guide for Designing Results-Oriented Projects and Writing Successful Proposals (English and Spanish), IPPF, 2002
A guide on how to design projects and get funding for them.

- Making A Difference: New Wealth, Women & Philanthropy: Partnerships For Supporting Women & Girls, 2001
This tool explains how women's funding organisations can target newly wealthy women.

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Features: New! Funding and Scholarships Sections
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In response to users' information requests, and to complement this month's update, BRIDGE added two new topics - Gender Funding and Scholarships - in the Participate section:

Please check regularly for new additions, and feel free to post gender funding and scholarships opportunities by clicking on Add Comment.