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Web Sites
ACCION International
http://www.accion.org/
Tucson-based ACCION International is dedicated to fighting poverty and bringing financial services to poor but enterprising businessmen and women -- street vendors, seamstresses, sandal makers - through the practice of microlending. In addition to its programs in a number of U.S. states, the organization operates a Latin American network of 18 microlending institutions that serves 450,000 clients in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela.
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African Development Foundation (ADF)
http://www.adf.gov/applicationenglish.pdf
The African Development Foundation (ADF) is the principal agency of the U. S. Government that supports community-based, self-help initiatives that alleviate poverty and promote sustainable development in Africa. Established by Congress in 1980 (see the African Development Foundation Act), it became operational in 1984. Over the last fifteen years, ADF has funded over 1300 activities in 34 African countries.
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African Services Committee
http://www.africanservices.org/
ASC was founded in 1981 by a group of refugees to provide relief and assistance for diverse ethnic immigrant and refugee groups in need of food, shelter, clothing, medical care, legal services, housing, and employment. The ASC site provides information for immigrants, African NGOs?, health promotion and disease prevention, and HIV care and support.
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Africare
http://www.africare.org/
Founded in 1971, Africare's self-help programs assist Africans in the broad areas of food, water, the environment, health, private-sector development, governance, and emergency humanitarian aid.
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Aga Khan Development Network
http://www.akdn.org/
The Aga Khan Foundation is a non-denominational, international development agency established by His Highness the Aga Khan in 1967. Its mission is to develop and promote creative solutions to problems that impede social development, primarily in Asia and East Africa. Created as a private, non-profit foundation under Swiss law, it has branches and independent affiliates in 12 countries. It is a modern vehicle for traditional philanthropy in the Ismaili Muslim community under the leadership of the Aga Khan.
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American Near East Refugee Aid
http://www.anera.org/
D.C.-based ANERA's mission is to reduce poverty and relieve suffering in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Lebanon, thereby improving the lives of all people in the Middle East. The organization coordinates health, education, and economic development projects in cooperation with local institutions and also provides humanitarian aid and relief to Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
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Conservation, Food, & Health Foundation
http://cfhfoundation.grantsmanagement08.com/
Provides grants to assist in the conservation of natural resources, the production and distribution of food, and the improvement and promotion of health in the developing world.
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Family Care Foundation (FCF)
http://www.familycare.org/
Operates projects and provides support and training for grassroots organizations in developing countries. FCF's slogan "Caring for Today ... Investing in Tomorrow" is enacted via our global relief and development network which provides both emergency services and sustained development for communities, families and children in 50 countries.
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Federal Resource Guide for Supporting State International Engagement:
Coping, Competing, and Cooperating in a Global Economy
http://web.archive.org/web/20031208095717/http://www.usaep.org/downloads/FederalGuide.pdf
Federal assistance for international initiatives from the United States Agency for International Development. August 2002. 195pp.
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FundsNet International Grants and Funders
http://www.fundsnetservices.com/internat.htm
A compilation of web links by FundsNet.
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FundsNet International Programs : Corporate Philanthropy
http://www.fundsnetservices.com/showcats.php?sbcat_id=10
A compilation of web links by FundsNet.
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FundsNet Latin American Programs : Corporate Philanthropy
http://www.fundsnetservices.com/lat01.htm
A compilation of web links by FundsNet. Focuses on corporate grantmakers in Spanish or Portuguese-speaking countries of Central and South America and the Caribbean.
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FundsNet Latino Grantmakers
http://www.fundsnetservices.com/latino.htm
A collection of web links by FundsNet. Focuses on grantmakers in Spanish or Portuguese-speaking countries of Central and South America and the Caribbean.
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International Affairs/Devevlopment RFPs Posted by the Foundation Center PND Digest
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_intl_affairs.jhtml
Each RFP listing provides a brief overview of a current funding opportunity offered by a foundation or other grantmaking organization. Interested applicants should read the full RFP at the grantmaker's Web site or contact the grantmaker directly for complete program guidelines and eligibility requirements before submitting a proposal to that grantmaker.
Also listed under Grants for Individuals - Political Science
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National Endowment for Democracy
Democracy Resource Center
Sources of Funding in International Democratic Development Database
http://www.ned.org/dbtw-wpd/textbase/searchFunding.html
This database contains information on over 100 philanthropic organizations that provide funding, fellowships and awards for those working in the area of international democratic development.
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National Endowment for Democracy
Fellowship Program
http://www.ned.org/forum/fellows.html
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National Endowment for Democracy
Grants Program
http://www.ned.org/grants/grants.html
NED supports projects that promote political and economic freedom, a strong civil society, independent media, human rights and the rule of law.
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Near East Foundation
http://www.neareast.org/
A private, nonprofit development agency established in 1915, NEF works directly and through local institutions to help people in the Middle East and Africa build better lives for themselves and their communities. It does this by helping communities articulate their needs, determine priorities, and access resources; by providing its own funding and store of knowledge and expertise; and by recruiting nearly all of its staff from the countries served, creating a strong legacy of grassroots involvement for the future.
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Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship
http://www.skoll.org/skollawards/index.asp
The Skoll Foundation was created by Jeff Skoll in 1999 to pursue his vision of a world where all people, regardless of geography, background or economic status, enjoy and employ the full range of their talents and abilities. Skoll, who was the first President of eBay, believes that strategic investments in the right people can lead to lasting social change. The Skoll Foundation’s mission is to advance systemic change to benefit communities around the world by investing in, connecting and celebrating social entrepreneurs. It does this through its flagship award program, the Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship. These three-year awards support the continuation, replication or extension of programs that have proved successful in addressing a broad array of critical social issues: tolerance and human rights, health, environmental sustainability, economic and social equity, institutional responsibility, and peace and security.
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Books
The books mentioned on this page are available for public use in the Michigan State University Libraries. If you are unable to visit our library, consider visiting a Foundation Center Cooperating Collection in your home state or a local public library in your home town. If the books are not available there, ask about interlibrary loan or visit a local bookstore to find out whether they can be purchased.
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORY 1991 : A GUIDE TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. Pamela Korsmeyer, ed. Detroit, MI. : Omigraphics, Inc., 1991. 625pp. Main Library Stacks HC60 .D478 1991
Includes information on private and public organizations, including foundations, universities, government agencies, and associations.
FEDERAL FUNDING GUIDE FOR LANGUAGE AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION. Laura Owen. Joint National Committee for Languages and the National Council for Language and International Studies. Lincolnwood, IL : National Textbook Company, 1996. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center LB2825 .F35 1995
Provides program descriptions and contact information on Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for specific grant programs. Also provides information on funding not usually found in sources listing international education and exchange grant programs. Includes high school, community development, ESL, and bilingual education programs that make the booklet useful to grant seekers working in community-based organizations and high school districts as well.
Also listed under Education.
FOUNDATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS : SEARCH FOR SECURITY. Mary E. Lord and
Bruce Seymore, II, eds. Washington, D.C. : Access, 1996. 272pp. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center JX1905.5 .F688 1996
Contains profiles for 388 US and non-US private and corporate foundations and government agencies which make grants in world affairs. Foundation profiles include general information about the foundation, foundation history and purpose, international
affairs program guidelines and retrictions, application information and deadlines, the most current available financial data, and sample grants. Also includes an overview essay, bibliography,and extensive indices.
FUNDING FOR CIVIL SOCIETY: A GUIDE TO U.S. GRANTMAKERS GIVING IN CENTRAL/EASTERN EUROPE AND THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES. Marin Richeson, ed. Washington, D.C. : Voice International, 1998. 170pp. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center HC244 .R52 1998
Profiles 55 grantmakers that support nonprofit organizations in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Appendices include an essay on writing an effective proposal, tips for foreign charities looking to U.S. corporations for funds, the common grant application form developed by the National Network of Grantmakers, and an index of grant makers organized by countries they support. Publisher's description. To order a copy, call (202) 737-2870.
FUNDING RESOURCES FOR WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. Marilyn Richards. Washington, D.C. : New TransCentury Foundation, 1978. 96pp. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center HQ1236 .R5 1978
Identifies selected U.S. private foundations, U.S. government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and church groups which fund projects in this area, along with a few selected U.N. organizations. Also provides tips on researching multinational corporations as a possible funding source.
GUIDE TO FUNDING FOR INTERNATIONAL AND FOREIGN PROGRAMS. New York, N.Y. : Foundation Center, biennial. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center HG177 .G85
Grantmakers featured in this Guide provide funding for international relief, disaster assistance, human rights, civil liberties, community development, conferences, and education. Get all the facts you need with over 1,500 up-to-date grantmaker profiles featuring financial data, giving priorities, application procedures, contact names, and key officials. Gain insight into giving interests with over 8,700 descriptions of recently awarded grants and find the information you need quickly with helpful indexes. The book costs $125 for your own personal copy; MSU Library visitors can consult the book free of charge. Keep latest three editions in Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center.
GUIDE TO GRANTMAKING IN INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND THE PREVENTION OF NUCLEAR WAR,
see Search for Security.
INTERNATIONAL GRANTMAKING: A REPORT ON U.S. FOUNDATION TRENDS III. Loren Renz. New York, N.Y. : Foundation Center, 2004. 3d edition 97pp. Main Library Reference Funding Center (1, East) HV90 I58 2004
Prepared in cooperation with the Council on Foundations as an update to the 2000 International Grantmaking II study, this report examines perspectives on the post-9/11 funding climate and the current outlook for the field based on a 2004 survey of more than 60 leading U.S. international grantmakers. It also documents trends in international giving based on the grants of over 600 larger U.S. foundations. In particular, the study analyzes shifts in giving priorities, countries/regions targeted for support, and the impact of new large funders.
INTERNATIONAL GRANTMAKING II: AN UPDATE ON U.S. FOUNDATION TRENDS. Loren Renz, Josefina Samson-Atienza ; contributor, Steven Lawrence. New York, N.Y. : Foundation Center, 2000. 2nd edition, 111pp. Main Library Stacks HV90 .I58 2000
INTERNATIONAL GRANTMAKING : A REPORT ON U.S. FOUNDATION TRENDS. Loren Renz. New York, N.Y. : Foundation Center, 1997. 241pp. Main Library Stacks HV97 .A3 I57 1997
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FUNDING AND RESOURCES BOOK : THE EDUCATION INTERFACE GUIDE TO SOURCES OF SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION. Ginny Gutierrez and Ward Morehouse, eds. New York, N.Y. ; Apex Press, 1990. 5th edition, looseleaf. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center LC1099 .C57 1990
Includes hundreds of sources of support for international education, training, and research at all levels -- elementary and secondary, undergraduate and graduate, post-graduate, and adult or community. Produced by the Council on International and Public Affairs.
Also listed under Education.
SEARCH FOR SECURITY : A GUIDE TO GRANTMAKING IN INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND THE PREVENTION OF NUCLEAR WAR. The Forum Institute. Washington, D.C. : The Forum Institute, 1985. 281pp. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center HV25 .S42 1985
A road map to grantseeking and grantmaking in international security and the prevention of nuclear war. Covers approximately 70 foundations and 100 local and national organizations that provide funding in this area.
SEARCH FOR SECURITY : THE ACCESS GUIDE TO FOUNDATIONS IN PEACE, SECURITY, AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. Anne Allen, ed. Washington, D.C. : Access, 1989. 191pp. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center HV25 .S42 1989
Provides information on 158 private and corporate U.S. foundations that award grants in the field of international security and peace. The book also contains an analysis of giving to the international security field in 1988 and discusses the current outlook and future trends in this area based on research and interviews with foundation officials and others.
WORLD GUIDE TO FOUNDATIONS. Munchen: K. G. Saur. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center AS911 .A2 W59
The first edition published in October 1997 contained close to 22,000 foundations world wide. The second, two-volume edition has now doubled that number. Volume I Europe includes 20,743 foundations while Volume II Africa, America, Asia, and Oceana documents 20,500 entries. Each entry provides the name of the foundation, address, telephone, e-mail, fax, year of foundation's creation, chair, managing director, donors, assets, income and expenditures, and aims.
Miscellaneous
Grants to Aid Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Education Overseas: a Sampling
Agora Foundation (Mountain View, Calif.) : To study the effectiveness of its water projects, expand its ability to reach more people, and help start a credit program that provides small loans to pay for water and sanitation projects: $4-million over four years to WaterPartners International (Kansas City, Mo.).
Howard G. Buffett Foundation (Decatur, Ill.) : To provide 120 boreholes and 2,000 latrines, as well as hygiene education, to 120,000 people in Sudan: $2.7-million over four years to CARE (Atlanta).
Case Foundation (Washington): To distribute merry-go-round devices, which act simultaneously as a game for children and a pump to deliver clean water, in 10 African countries: $5-million over three years to PlayPumps International (Johannesburg and Washington).
Coca-Cola Foundation (Atlanta) : For projects designed to provide safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene education in developing countries: $1-million to Global Water Challenge (Washington).
Michael and Susan Dell Foundation (Austin, Tex.): To build 123 wells in rural Ethiopia: $400,000 to A Glimmer of Hope Foundation (Austin).
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Seattle) : To collect and distribute data about approaches used in rural Kenya to purify water and keep it clean, such as protecting sources and treating water in households: $1.9-million over three years to the University of California at Berkeley.
Gibson Foundation (Memphis) : To install water-purification systems at five orphanages in China: $20,000 to A Child's Right (Tacoma, Wash.).
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (Los Angeles) : To provide clean water and sanitation in Ghana, Mali, and Niger: $2.6-million to Unicef (New York).
Kind World Foundation (Santa Fe, N.M.) : To build rooftop water-catchment tanks at schools in Kenya: $110,000 to Waterlines (Santa Fe).
Nalco Foundation (Naperville, Ill.) : For a water, sanitation, and hygiene program in India that includes removing arsenic from drinking water: $100,000 to Water for People (Denver).
Nike Foundation (Beaverton, Ore.) : To study the special needs of women and adolescent girls in Burkina Faso so as to help WaterAid and its partners improve their water and sanitation services: $51,804 to WaterAid America (New York).
P&G Fund (Cincinnati) : For public education on clean water and hygiene and to sell at cost packets of a powder that purifies drinking water to households and schools in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, and Uganda: $1.3-million to Population Services International (Washington).
Starbucks Foundation (Seattle) : To provide water, sanitation, and hygiene services in Samburu, Kenya: $1-million to International Medical Corps (Santa Monica, Calif.).
Wallace Genetic Foundation (Washington) : For general support of a group that works to increase public awareness and donations for water, sanitation, and hygiene education overseas: $175,000 to Water Advocates (Washington).
Compiled by Nicole Lewis, Chronicle of Philanthropy, October 18, 2007.
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