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nurul_ahmadQuestionClimateHow do you write a budget when you have never managed one?When a funder asks a volunteer-run project for a budget for the first time, what level of detail do they want? Every item, or categories?

naledi_s20 days agoCategories, with a note under each. Personnel, equipment, travel, and a small line for administration. Do not list every small item. Do say how you got to each number. If the funder gives its own template, use that one.2 found this usefulView reply

kwame_boatengQuestionEntrepreneurshipGrant funding or an investor for a solar business?For a small business installing mini-grids, the choice can be a grant that covers a fixed period or an investor who wants equity and a return. The grant is...

naledi_s20 days agoRead the grant conditions properly too. Some restrict taking equity investment later, which would decide the question for you.1 found this usefulView reply

naledi_sPostGender EqualityUnrestricted grants: what the word means and why it mattersSome grants are unrestricted. That means the organisation decides what the money pays for, including salaries and rent. Many grants are tied to a project and...

naledi_s20 days agoAsk whether the funder accepts a fiscal sponsor: a registered organisation that receives the grant on your behalf. Some funders do, and the guidelines usually say.3 found this usefulView reply

diego_fQuestionEntrepreneurshipDoes anyone regret registering as a nonprofit rather than a business?For a new organisation choosing between the two, the advice tends to split down the middle. What should decide it?

naledi_s21 days agoAnd check how hard it is to change later in your country. In some it is simple, and in others you would be starting again.4 found this usefulView reply

diego_fPostFinanceA high repayment rate does not show that loans are workingRepayment rate is the number small loan programmes report most, and a high one is usually read as success. It can hide the thing that matters. People can repay...

naledi_s23 days agoThis is worth saying. Reporting tends to reward the number that is easy to collect.View reply

layla_mansourQuestionHuman RightsHow do you work with people without turning them into case studies?Funders want stories. The families an organisation works with did not sign up to be anybody's story. How do you report honestly without using people?

naledi_s23 days agoShow people the paragraph before it is submitted and let them change it. It slows the report down, and it is the only way to know the story is one they agree to.View reply

thabo_mQuestionSocial EnterpriseHow do you decide an organisation should stop?Good organisations sometimes carry on for years past the point of being useful, because stopping feels like failure. How should that decision be made, and who...

naledi_s24 days agoPlan for the staff first. Notice, references and help finding the next job take longer than the closing itself, and they are what people remember.1 found this usefulView reply

thabo_mResourceSocial EnterpriseQuestions to ask before you accept a partnershipA short list for before you sign. Who owns the data. Who talks to the funder. What happens to staff if it ends early. Who owns anything that gets built. None...

naledi_s25 days agoI would add: who signs off public statements.4 found this usefulView reply

kwame_boatengQuestionFinanceWhat is a realistic overhead percentage to put in a proposal?Advice on overhead ranges from a low single figure to "never mention it". What is right?

naledi_s26 days agoWhatever the funder allows, which is in its guidelines. Asking for less than the limit does not make a proposal look efficient. It makes the organisation look as if it will run short.View reply

naledi_sQuestionLeadershipHow do you give difficult feedback to a volunteer?They are unpaid, they mean well, and the work is not good enough.

naledi_s27 days agoThe wrong role makes it much easier to raise. Thank you.2 found this usefulView reply

naledi_sPostGender EqualityDoes the name of a programme change who applies?The label on a programme can change who applies to it, apart from who it is for. A programme named for one group may put off some of the people it is meant...

naledi_s8 Sept 2026That is a fair point, and a reason to test it instead of guessing.1 found this usefulView reply

Global Opportunities ImpactOpportunityEducationChevening Scholarship 2027/2028A fully funded pathway to a one-year master's degree in the UK for mid-career professionals with outstanding leadership potential. The full details and the...

naledi_s13 Jul 2026Check whether they want the application in a particular format before you build it in another. Some will reject on format alone, and it is the least interesting way to lose.View reply

Global Opportunities ImpactOpportunityEducationPernod Ricard Scholarship: One Young World Summit 2026Full funding to attend the One Young World Summit in Cape Town for young leaders tackling harmful drinking and social issues. The full details and the official...

naledi_s13 Jul 2026Check whether they want the application in a particular format before you build it in another. Some will reject on format alone, and it is the least interesting way to lose.View reply

Global Opportunities ImpactOpportunityClimateKCIC Cleantech Innovation Competition 2026Funding and dedicated acceleration support for early-stage cleantech businesses and entrepreneurs tackling pressing climate challenges in Kenya. The full...

naledi_s13 Jul 2026Check whether they want the application in a particular format before you build it in another. Some will reject on format alone, and it is the least interesting way to lose.View reply

Global Opportunities ImpactOpportunityResearchEISNER PRIZE FELLOWSHIP 2026The Eisner Foundation is accepting applications for the 2026 cohort of the Eisner Prize Fellowship. Specifically, this social impact program helps innovators...

naledi_s21 Apr 2026Check whether they want the application in a particular format before you build it in another. Some will reject on format alone, and it is the least interesting way to lose.View reply

Global Opportunities ImpactOpportunityResearchOPEN SOCIETY SOROS EQUALITY FELLOWSHIP 2026The Open Society Foundations are accepting applications for the 2026 cohort of the Soros Equality Fellowship. Specifically, this civil rights funding program...

naledi_s14 Apr 2026Check whether they want the application in a particular format before you build it in another. Some will reject on format alone, and it is the least interesting way to lose.View reply

Global Opportunities ImpactOpportunityResearchMO IBRAHIM FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIP 2026The Mo Ibrahim Foundation is accepting applications for the 2026 cohort of its Leadership Fellowship. Specifically, this executive mentoring program helps...

naledi_s14 Apr 2026Check whether they want the application in a particular format before you build it in another. Some will reject on format alone, and it is the least interesting way to lose.View reply

Global Opportunities ImpactOpportunityEducationIEIS GRADUATE SCHOOL PHD SCHOLARSHIP 2026The iaelyon School of Management is accepting applications for the 2026 cohort of its IEIS Graduate School PhD Scholarship. Specifically, this academic funding...

naledi_s12 Apr 2026Check whether they want the application in a particular format before you build it in another. Some will reject on format alone, and it is the least interesting way to lose.View reply

Global Opportunities ImpactOpportunityEntrepreneurshipCASCADOR SCALEUP PROGRAM 2026Cascador is accepting applications for the 2026 cohort of its ScaleUp Program. Specifically, this intensive business accelerator helps mid-stage African...

naledi_s11 Apr 2026If they are funding you, read the conditions for anything that restricts later fundraising. Some close doors you will want open.View reply

Global Opportunities ImpactOpportunityTechnologyEIC PATHFINDER OPEN CALL 2026The European Innovation Council is accepting applications for the 2026 cohort of the EIC Pathfinder. Specifically, this deep-tech grant program helps...

naledi_s10 Apr 2026Check whether they want the application in a particular format before you build it in another. Some will reject on format alone, and it is the least interesting way to lose.View reply

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Unrestricted grants: what the word means and why it matters

What a budget template needs

How do you give difficult feedback to a volunteer?

Does the name of a programme change who applies?

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