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J a c k K . B o y s o n , I n t e r n a t i o n a l Y o u t h Fo u n d a t i o n , A u t h o r

Yumi Sera, World Bank, Editor

Small Grants Program, Social Development Departmen t, W orld BankInternational Y outh Founda tion, Baltimore, Maryland USA

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August 2001

This document was prepared in partnership between theInternational Youth Foundation and the Small Grants Program of theWorld Bank. It is not a formal publication of the World Bank.

The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in thisdocument are entirely those of the author(s) and should not be

attributed in any manner to the World Bank, to its affiliatedorganizations, or members of its Board of Executive Directors or thecountries they represent. Citation in this document does notconstitute an endorsement of the organization.

Copies of this document are available from the World Bank website,www.worldbank.org/ngos.

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The Small Grants Program is managed by the NGO and CivilSociety Unit, Social Development Department and funded by the

Development Grant Facility of the World Bank. Since 1983, it hasprovided funding to civil society organizations to promote dialogueand dissemination of information on development and to enhancepartnerships with key players in the development arena. The purposeof the Program is to support the empowerment of citizens to havegreater control over development processes, thereby making theseprocesses more inclusive and equitable. Funding to civil societyorganizations is provided through participating World Bank CountryOffices.

The Interna tional Y outh Foundation (IYF) was established in1990 to bring worldwide support to the many exceptional local effortsthat are changing young lives in every corner of the globe. Throughgreat progress has been made in keeping more children alive, an evengreater number are growing up with little education, job training,productive employmentor hope. Yet in many communities aroundthe world, innovative programs and practices have been developed tomeet these urgent needs. IYF is dedicated to increasing theeffectiveness, scale, and sustainability of these proven approaches. It

does so by drawing on the expertise of a worldwide network ofPartner organizations to ensure that the best programs are identifiedand expanded. In its work with more than 160 companies,foundations, bilateral and multilateral agencies, andnongovernmental organizations worldwide, IYF is focused onbuilding in-depth strategic partnerships among the business, public,and civil society sectors.

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Preface

Development organizations throughout the world are often in need ofknowing how to contact donors who could provide them services andfunding. This guide has been prepared to help developmentprofessionals with a list of directories and Websites that provideinsights and information on the geographical and programmaticpriorities and application procedures of international donors. Anample margin is provided for you to write down your findings as youresearch particular donors. Website links are provided, but some ofthe links may not always work or may change.

Because the fields of development and philanthropy are changingrapidly, the author realizes that the information presented in thisguide will become outdated. Please help us keep it current with newsources.

If development organizations find this guide to be useful, please shareyour thoughts and reactions so that other practitioners could learnfrom your experience.

Do you know of other relevant publications and Websites that shouldbe included in future editions of this guide? Send your suggestions to:

Jack K. BoysonSenior Project PlannerInternational Youth Foundation32 South Street, Suite 500Baltimore, Maryland, USA 21202Fax: 410 347 1188

E-mail: [email protected] 2001

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Table of Contents

PageI. Technical Assistance in

How to Mobilize Resour ces 2

II. Categories of Dono rs 4

III. Researching Donor s 8

a. Pub lished Director ies 8

b. Electronic Resou rces for 11Researching the W eb

c. W eb Portals for Donor 12Websites

1. Regional 12

2. W orldwide 16

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I. Technical Assistance in How to MobilizeResources

One of the important challenges facing any community-based or nongovernmental organization is how to keep

the good work of the organization going. How can suchan organization attract a broad base of support to sustainitself? Where can it go to get technical assistance on howto diversify its sources of support? The followingWebsites offer online and other technical assistance onresource mobilization methods:

About Nonprofit Charitable Organizationshttp://nonprofit.about.com/About contains information on a broad range of topicsrelated to operating an NGO. The site containsinformation on how to do Web-based fundraising, stafftraining, donor information, management information,public relations, technology, and managing volunteers.

The Chronicle of Philanthropyhttp://philanthropy.com/The Chronicle is a biweekly newspaper with extensivecoverage on fundraising, technical assistance, and issuesfacing NGOs from a U.S. perspective.

CIVICUShttp://www.civicus.org

Civicus conducts several programs on resourcemobilization and corporate philanthropy. It alsomaintains a database on organizations that work tostrengthen and grow civil society organizationsworldwide.

The Foundation Centerhttp://www.fdncenter.org/The FCs Website contains a broad array of fundraisinginformation, including donor directories, an onlinelibrarian to answer questions, proposal writing guides,

valuable tips on fundraising, downloadable commongrant applications forms from specific donors, trainingand seminar directories, and a guide to libraries housingthe FC's directories. You can also subscribe to theirweekly email newsletter entitled Philanthropy NewsDigest. Just email to the following address:[email protected] the wordsSUBSCRIBE PND-L your name in the text.

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InnoNethttp://www.innonet.org/about/mission.cfmInnoNet's mission is to build the skills, knowledge, and

processes within public and nonprofit organizations toimprove their overall organizational learning andeffectiveness.

The International Training and Consulting Institutehttp://www.iyfnet.org/The ITCI is a unit of the International Youth Foundationthat provides technical assistance and training worldwideto help NGOs diversify their revenue streams and sustainthemselves.

Internet Prospector:http://www.internet-prospector.org/

The IP provides donor prospectors with numerous tipson how to conduct funding research on the Web. Itcontains numerous links to other useful sources ofinformation on donors, both domestic and international.The IP alsopublishes a monthly online newsletter thatcontains a section on international prospect research.

INTFUND: A listserve for discussion of issues related tointernational fundraising. To subscribe, mail to:[email protected] [note: this is a numeral 1, not a

letter l] in the body of the message, type: subscribeINTFUND, messages to the list go to:mailto:[email protected]

National Center for Nonprofit Boardshttp://www.ncnb.org/links.htmBesides offering technical assistance to NGOs seeking toengage their boards in fundraising, NCNB also offersnumerous linkages to other organizations providingtechnical assistance in fundraising.

Philanthropy Journalhttp://www.pj.org.This Website provides hyperlinks to other foundationhomepages. You can subscribe to a free email weeklyfundraising newsletter entitled Philanthropy JournalAlert from the publishers ofPhilanthropy Journal.Send your email address [email protected].

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Philanthropy Searchwww.philanthropysearch.com/

Sponsored by the US-Based National Society forFundraising Executives, this portal serves as a gateway tothe online world of philanthropy and nonprofits. Veryuseful is the Websites speed search functions in whichone either clicks on a category related to donors or typesin a word search for information on a specific fundraisingtopic.

Synergos Institutehttp://www.synergos.org/

The Synergos Institute maintains a knowledge base onmobilizing resources and support that includes

suggestions on formulating strategies to mobilizeresources, building endowments, raising resources frominternational foundations, fundraising from individualsand the public, creating a financial bridge to the privatesector, working with Official Development AssistanceAgencies, and generating earned income.UK Fundraisinghttp://www.fundraising.co.uk/

This site is an electronic fundraising resource for UK andEuropean nonprofit grantseekers.

II . Categories of Donor s.

There are a wide variety of funding sources that offersupport for development projects. Below is a list of donorcategories containing a few examples of specific donororganizations within a particular category:

Official Development Assistance (ODA) Agencies.The majority of governments in the NorthernHemisphere operate agencies or departmentsoften housed in their embassiesthat providefinancial aid to NGOs and community-basedorganizations. Apart from these ODA units oragencies, some embassies also manage smallgrants programs out of the office of theAmbassador or community relations unit. Thefollowing are a few examples of such agencies: theAustralian Agency for International Development

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(AUSAID), and the Canadian InternationalDevelopment Agency (CIDA), the Ministry forEconomic Cooperation and Development(BMZ/Germany), the Department forInternational Development (DFID/UK), the

European Union (EU), the Japan InternationalCooperation Agency (JICA), the SwedishInternational Development Agency,(SIDA/Sweden), and the United States Agency forInternational Development (USAID).

United Nations Agencies. Since manygovernments contribute to the operations ofUnited Nations agencies, these agencies are calledmultilateral. Often multilateral assistance isfrequently directed toward government programs,but many UN agencies work closely with NGOs.Examples of such agencies are the following: theInternational Labor Organization (ILO), UnitedNations International Children's Emergency Fund(UNICEF), the United Nations DevelopmentProgram (UNDP), United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO),United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA); WorldHealth Organization (WHO); and United NationsDevelopment Fund for Women (UNIFEM).

Multilateral Development Banks. Multilateral

Development Banks are also consideredmultilateral because many governments contributeto their operations. Such banks may be global orregional in geographical focus. Although theirprimary business is offering loans and policyadvice to client governments, often their localcountry offices make small grants to NGOs andcommunity-based organizations. Examples ofMultilateral Development Banks include: theAfrican Development Bank (headquartered in Coted'Ivoire), Asian Development Bank

(headquartered in the Philippines), the EuropeanBank for Reconstruction and Development(headquartered in the United Kingdom), the Inter-American Development Bank (headquartered inthe United States), the Japan Bank forInternational Cooperation (headquartered inJapan), and the World Bank (headquartered in theUnited States).

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International Foundations. Foundations are

independent entities in the business of makinggrants to NGOs and community-basedorganizations. Often they derive their income from

an endowment, a wealthy benefactor, acorporation, or constant fundraising. Examples ofinternational foundations include: the AsianDevelopment Trust (Japan), W.K. KelloggFoundation (United States), Kaiser FamilyFoundation (United States), the Ford Foundation(United States), the Bernard van Leer Foundation(Netherlands), Fundacin CODESPA (Spain), theJohn D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation(United States), the Rockefeller BrothersFoundation (United States), the Wellcome Trust(United Kingdom), Fondation de France (France),Fondation Roi Baudouin (Belgium), the SorosNetwork of Foundations/Open Society (UnitedStates), and the Aga Khan Foundation(Switzerland).

Global Corporations. Many global companiesdemonstrate their social responsibility bysupporting projects in communities where theyoperate. Examples include: ABB ASEA BrownBoveri Ltd., (Switzerland), Aegon NV(Netherlands), Bertlesmann AG (Germany),

Robert Bosch (Germany), Citibank (UnitedStates), Coca-Cola (United States), Deutsche Bank(Germany), H. B. Fuller (United States), Honda(Japan), Grand Met (United Kingdom), Imetal(France), Levi Strauss & Company (United States),MicroSoft (United States), J.P. Morgan (UnitedStates), Odebrecht (Brazil), Shell (Netherlands),and Sony (Japan).

International Nongovernmental Organizations.International NGOs are global charities that raise

funding from a variety of sources, including thegeneral public, to support projects in thedeveloping world. Sometimes they are specialistorganizaitons focusing on health, agriculture,emergency relief, environment, education,community development, or micro lending, or acombination of areas. Examples of suchorganizations include: ActionAid (United

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Kingdom), CARE (United States), ConcernWorldwide (Ireland), Helvetas (Switzerland)Intermon (Spain), Norwegian People's Aid(Norway), Groupe Developpment, (France),Medecins Sans Frontieres (France), Oxfam

(United Kingdom), PLAN International (UnitedKingdom), Save the Children (United States), andTerra des Hommes (Swizerland).

International Church-Based or ReligiousOrganizations. There are many churches andreligious organizations that fund a broad rangecommunity development projects. Examples ofsuch organizations include: the AdventistDevelopment and Relief Agency (United States),ChristianAid (United Kingdom), Caritas(Germany), Catholic Relief Services (UnitedStates), Evangelische Zentralstelle frEntwicklungshife, EZE (Germany), InterkerkelijkeOrganisatie Voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking(Netherlands), Brot fr die Welt (Germany), andWorld Vision (United States).

In addition to the above institutions, it is important notto overlook host country sources for your project:

Government Sources, such as the ministries ordepartments of health, education, and public

welfare, and provincial and local governmentsources.

Local Businesses, such as banks, real estatecompanies, service and industrial companies, etc.,and local subsidiaries or partners of multinationalcorporations.

Local Independent Foundations and Trusts, suchas the Tsao Foundation (Singapore), Fundao Vitae (Brazil), Fundacin Amparo (Mexico),

Fundacin Social (Colombia); CP Foundation(Thai), and the Kagiso Trust (South Africa).

Community Foundations. Community foundationsare independent, grant making organizations thatmobilize resources from a variety of sources,including the general public. Such foundations arededicated to addressing critical societal needs and

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on improving the quality of life of specificsegments of a community in a limited geographicarea. Examples of such foundations include: theKenya Community Development Foundation(Kenya), the Community Development Foundation

(Mozambique), Oaxaca Community Foundation(Mexico), the Rustenberg Community Foundation,(South Africa), and the Healthy City Community

Foundation (Slovak Republic).

Service Clubs and Membership Associations.Local service clubs and membership organizationsare often another source of funding for localprojects. Examples of such associations include:Rotary International, Lions Clubs International,chambers of commerce, and trade associations ofspecific industries.

III . Researching Donors and IntermediaryOrganizations.

After you have narrowed down the categories of donorsyou would like to contact, the next step is to find out asmuch information as possible on their programmaticpriorities, geographical priorities, and applicationprocedures. There are two ways to go about this. One wayto go to an embassy, public, or university library and

research the various published directories that funddevelopment programs. If you have access to a computerand connection to a phone line, the second way is toresearch the various portals that provide linkages to theWebsites of specific donors.

a. Published Directories. The following list containssome examples of directories in print and newslettersthat are useful for identifying sources of funding fordevelopment programs. Contact the publisher directlyif you wish to purchase a particular directory.

Canadian Directory to Foundations, Canadian Centrefor Philanthropy, 1329 Bay Street, Suite 200, Toronto,Ontario, Canada M5R 2C4

Company Giving in Europe, The Directory of SocialChange, Radius Works, Back Lane, London NW3 1HL,England

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Danish Foundations, Foundation for InternationalUnderstanding, Nyt Nordisk Forlag, Arnold BusckA/S, 49 Kobmagergade, DK-1150, Copenhagen,Denmark

Directory of Japanese Giving, CorporatePhilanthropy Report, 2727 Fairview Avenue East,Suite D, Seattle, WA 98102 USA

Directory of International Corporate Giving inAmerica & Abroad, The Taft Group, 27500 DrakeRoad, Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3535

Directory of Non-Governmental Organizations inSustainable Development Parts I & II, Populationand Development, Directory of Non-GovernmentalOrganizations in OECD Countries , and Non-Governmental Organizations and Governments:Stakeholders for Development, Head of PublicationsService, OECD, 2, rue Andre-Pascal, 75775 ParisCEDEX 16, France

EFC Monitor (quarterly publication), InternationalGuide to Funders Interested in Central and EasternEurope, Directory of Foundations and CorporateMembers of the European Foundation Center(updated yearly) European Foundation Centre,

Publications Office, 51 rue de la Concorde, B-1050Brussels, Belgium

Foundations in International Affiars,ACCESS: AnInternational Affairs Information Service, 1511 KStreet, N.W., Suite 643, Washington, D.C. USA200005

Grants for Foreign and International Programs,Guide to Funding for International & ForeignPrograms, The Foundation Center, 79 Fifth Avenue,

New York, NY 10003-3076 USA

Grants from Europe, National Council for VoluntaryOrganizations, Regent's Wharf, 8 All Saints Street,London N1 9RL United Kingdom

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Guide to European Community Grants and Loans,Eurofi plc, Guildgate House, Pelican Lane, Newbury,Berkshire, RG13 1NX, England

Hoover's Handbook of World Business, The

Reference Press, 644 Highway 290 E. Suite E-104,Austin, Texas 78723

Inside Japanese Support, Directory of InternationalCorporate Giving, The Taft Group, 12300 TwinbrookParkway, Suite 450, Rockville, MD 20852 USA

InterAction Member Profiles, American Council forVoluntary International Action, 1717 MassachusettsAvenue, NW, Suite 801, Washington, DC USA 20036

International Encyclopedia of Foundations (1990),Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, WestportConnecticut, USA 06881

International Foundation Directory, EuropaPublications Limited, 18 Bedford Square, London,EC1b 3JN U.K.

The NGLS Handbook, United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service, Room 6015, 866 UNPlaza, New York, NY 10017

National Directory of Grantmaking Public Charities,The Foundation Center, 79 Fifth Avenue, New York,NY USA 10003-3076

Nederland en Ontwikkelingslanden Adreslijst,Voorlichtingsdienst Ontwikkelingssamenwerkin,Bezuidenhoutseweg 67, Postbus 20061, 2500 EB DenHaag, Nederland

The Reality of AID, International Council ofVoluntary Agencies, Case Postale 216, 1211 Geneva 21

Switzerland

United Nations Handbook, Ministry of ForeignAffairs and Trade, Private Bag 18902, ParliamentBuildings, Wellington, New Zealand

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Verzeichnis der Deutschen Stiftungen (1991),Bundesverband Deutscher Stiftungen e.V.Adenaueralle 15 W-5300 Bonn 1 Germany

WFC/International Philanthropy(quarterly), World

Fundraising Council Secretariat, 1101 King Street,Suite 700, Alexandria, Virginia, 22314 USA

b. Electronic Resources for Researching theWeb. In addition to the directories mentioned above,consider going online and researching the WorldWide Web. The major advantage of obtaininginformation from the web is one of timelinessyouare likely to find the latest information about aparticular donor. Nevertheless, always check the entrydates of Web text to see if the information is current.

The following are some recommended Websites thatprovide assistance in researching the Web:

A Grant Seekers Guide to the Internet: Revised byGrant and Sonenberg is a very readable publicationfor those not familiar with using the Web to identifyfunding resources. This document can be accessed athttp://www.mindspring.com/~ajgrant/guide.htm.

Guide to Grantseeking on the Web is a print guide toresearching the web (The Foundation Center, 79 FifthAvenue, New York, NY 10003-3076).It contains atoolkit of resources for identifying funding sources, aglossary of common terms, and a bibliography ofrelated resources in the field. This book helps thedonor prospector to develop an organized, focusedapproach to funding research on the Web while savingvaluable research time.

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c. Web Portals for Donor Websites. The followingportals provide direct linkages to hundreds ofgrantmaker Websites on a regional or worldwidebasis:

1. Regional Websites of Donors.

A f r i c a a n d t h e M i d d l e E a s t :

African Development Bankhttp://www.afdb.org/The African Development Banks Websiteprovides information on how it invests incombating poverty and improving the lives ofpeoples on the continent of Africa.

African Development Foundationhttp://www.sdnp.undp.org/sdncmr/subweb/adf.htm

The African Development Foundations Websitedescribes how it supports self-help developmentinitiatives of under-privileged people of Africa.

ArabNethttp://www.arab.net

An online resource for information on the Arabworld in the Middle East & North Africa,particularly useful in identifying multi-nationalcorporations active in region. For additionalinformation, also see the following Websites:

Southern African Grantmakers Associationhttp://www.wingsweb.org/DirectoryInformation/SAGA.htm

SAGA provides professional development andtechnical assistance to independent, voluntary andnonprofit organizations and individuals involvedin funding development projects in SouthernAfrica.

Asia and th e Pacific

Asian Development Bank:http://www.asiandevbank.org/ADBs Website provides detailed information onits geographical and programmatic priorities andapplication procedures. See the following page forinformation on current projects by country andcategory:http://www.asiandevbank.org/projects

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Asia Pacific Philanthropy Information Network

http://www.asianphilanthropy.org/

The Asia Pacific Philanthropy InformationNetwork seeks to: make available contemporaryinformation about philanthropy and the thirdsector within the Asia Pacific region, and buildstrong networks between researchers seeking tounderstand philanthropy and the third sectorwithin the region. The Asian Pacific PhilanthropyConsortium aims to promote the flow andeffectiveness of philanthropy in the region.http://www.asianphilanthropy.org/appc/

Indian Centre for Philanthropywww.indev.nic.in/icp

The ICP acts as a clearinghouse of information onnational and international philanthropy.

Japan Foundation Centrehttp://www.jfc.or.jpThe Centre provides authoritative information onJapanese grant-making foundations tograntmakers and grantseekers.

League of Corporate Foundationshttp://www.wingsweb.org/DirectoryInformation/

LCF.htmThe LCF mobilizes the business sector in thePhilippines to work with communities and partnerinstitutions on sustainable development programs.

Philanthropy Australiahttp://www.philanthropy.org.au/PA is the national association which representsAustralia's leading private, family, corporate andcommunity Trusts and foundations, some whichgive internationally or regionally.

Philippine Business for Social Progresshttp://www.pbsp.org.ph/PBSP is a private, national, and non-profitcorporate-led foundation that encourages businesssector commitment to social development.

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Philanthropy New Zealandwww.philanthropy.org.nzPNZ is a membership organization representingprivate trusts and foundations and those grant-making trusts unique to New Zealand created

through the sale of community banks and energyutilities.

Eastern and Central Europe an d theFormer Soviet Union:

Charity-Know-Howhttp://www.charitynet.orgAn initiative of the British Foreign andCommonwealth Office, numerous charitablefoundations, and other donors to provide technicalassistance to organizations working the Centraland Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.

Czech Donors Forumhttp://www.czechdonors.cz/The Donors Forum is an association of Czech andforeign donorsprivate, government andcorporatewhose members support thedevelopment of a civil society in the CzechRepublic by encouraging philanthropy andsupporting non-governmental organizations.

Donors Forumhttp://www.wingsweb.org/DirectoryInformation/DFSlovakia.htmThe Donors Forum is an association of Slovak andforeign donors, both private and governmental.

European Bank for Reconstruction andDevelopmenthttp://www.ebrd.comThis Website provides detailed information on theEBRD's programmatic and geographical priorities

in Eastern and Central Europe and the countries ofthe Former Soviet Union.

NGONEThttp://www.ngonet.org/fundr.htm

This Website has been created to provideinformation to, for, and about NGOs in Centraland Eastern Europe. The Fundraising Support link

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includes a guide to a variety of funders supportingprojects in this region.

Latin America and the Caribbean:

Centre for Philanthropywww.charity.bmThe Centre is the clearinghouse and database forBermudas trusts and foundations.

Centro Colombiano de ResponsibilidadEmpresarialwww.ccre.org.coThe Centro promotes philanthropy and socialresponsibility among Colombian companies.

Centro Mexicano de Filanthropiahttp://www.cemefi.org/ CEMEFI is an association of Mexican foundationsand trusts that promotes philanthropy in Mexico.

Grupo de Fundacineswww.gdf.org.arGDF is an association of foundations andcorporate donors in Argentina.

Grupo de Institutos, Fundacoes e Empresaswww.gife.org.br

GIFE is a membership association that includesinstitutes, foundations and corporations which areactive within the Third Sector in Brazil, makingprivate resources available for public purposes.

Inter-American Development Bank:http://www.iadb.org/Website of the IADB provides detailed informationon the Banks geographic and programmaticpriorities. The IADB also has the web page for theInter-American Working Group on Youth

Development with hyperlinks to other sites.

Inter-American Foundationhttp://www.iaf.govThe Inter-American Foundations Websiteprovides an overview of its work in Latin Americaand the Caribbean to promote equitable,responsive, and participatory self-help

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development. The Website also describes how IAFenters into partnerships with public- and private-sector entities to scale up support and mobilizelocal, national, and international resources forgrassroots development.

Jamaican Foundations and Corporate Donorshttp://www.wingsweb.org/DirectoryInformation/JFCD.htm

The JFCD publishes directories on Jamaican trusts and

foundations.

The Synergos Institutehttp://www.synergos.org/globalphilanthropy/database/

The Synergos Institute maintains a searchabledatabase containing profiles of over 120foundations and grantmakers operating in LatinAmerican countries.

2. World-wide:

Action Without Bordershttp://www.idealist.org/ This is Website contains thousands of links to thehomepages of community-based NGOs,international NGOs, grassroots organizations, andinternational and country-specific donors in 130countries. Using its search functions, you canidentify and provide hyperlinks to the Websites of

numerous donors scattered all over the world.

Association of Voluntary Service Organizations(AVSO)http://village.agoranet.be/~aviso/links.html This Website serves as a resource for recruitingvolunteers to work overseas and also provides alinkage to EU funding for youth and education.

British Library for Developmental Studieshttp://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/

This Website provides access to detailedinformation on national/government aid agencies,regional aid agencies and development banks, the World Bank Group, United Nations Agencies, non-governmental organizations as donors, volunteersupplying aid agencies, and other development aidsources.

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Charity Village:http://www.charityvillage.com/charityvillage/fund.asp

This Canadian Website serves as a informationkiosk for both Canadian and international NGOs.It contains links to online databases anddirectories of Canadian funding agencies, many ofwhom fund abroad.

The Communication Initiativehttp://www.comminit.comCIs Website contains links to a number of multi-and bilateral donor agencies and also containsinformation on strategic thinking, planningmodels, and monographs on a wide range ofdevelopment topics.

The Council on Foundations

http://www.cof.orgPrimarily directed toward the trustees and staff ofU.S.-based donor institutions, this Websiteprovides information, ideas, analysis andcommentary relevant to effective grantmaking.

Deutsches Spendeinstitue Krefeld (GermanCharities Institute)http://www.dsk.de/engl/In German and English, this Website providesinformation on philanthropy in Germany and

more than 5,200 German not-for-profitorganizations. It also includes links to theWebsites of a number of German donors workinginternationally.

Development Gatewayhttp://www.developmentgateway.comThe Development Gateway of the World Bank isdesigned to help communities, organizations, andindividuals build partnerships, share ideas, andwork together to reduce poverty. Its database

contains comprehensive information on a broadvariety of development topics. The Website alsoserves as a portal to a significant number ofresource and specialized technical assistanceorganizations.

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Directory of Development Organizationshttp://www.devdir.org/right.htmlThis Website provides an online guide to micro-finance organizations, small enterprise

development organizations, development agencies,private sector organizations, development banks,and government ministries.

European Foundation Centres Funders Onlinehttp://www.fundersonline.org/The EFC has incorporated a useful searchmechanism for identifying potential foundationand corporate funders active in Europe andelsewhere.

European Forum on International Cooperation:http://www.oneworld.org/euforicEUFORIC contains information on official andnon-governmental donor agencies in Austria,Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, theNetherlands, Portugal, Spain, and the UnitedKingdom.

Eurongos:http://www.eurongos.org/english/main_guide.htm

Eurongos has a search function to identify wherethe 16 European Official Development Assistance

Agencies are working and what areas they arefunding.

Fondsen In Nederlandhttp://www.verenigingvanfondsen.nl/ The Association of Foundations in the Netherlands(FIN) provides information on foundations in theNetherlands. The 'Fondsenboek', a directory whichis published every two years by the FIN, providesinformation on approximately 600 Dutchfoundations.

Fundsnetservicehttp://www.fundsnetservices.com/internat.htmThis gateway Website provides links to theWebsites of numerous non-U.S.-basedfoundations.

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Grantmakers Without Bordershttp://www.internationaldonors.orgGrantmakers seeks to expand internationalphilanthropy and serves as a clearinghouse ongiving internationally.

Guidestarhttp://www.guidestar.orgGuidestar is another gateway Website with asearch engine that can be used to identify U.S.-based donors interested in specific countries. Thesite also includes news on the world ofphilanthropy. Grant seekers can also post fundingrequests online.

International Chamber ofCommercehttp://www.iccwbo.org/

This is a first stop Website for identifyingcompanies located in any region of the world thatcould be approached for funding andcollaboration.

International Youth Foundationhttp://www.iyfnet.orgIYFs Website contains information about itsglobal network of country partners that providefinancial and technical assistance to local youth-led and youth-serving programs.

National Endowment for Democracyhttp://www.ned.orgThe NED offers a portal to over 80 donorsworldwide that fund projects dealing with humanrights, democracy building, and conflictresolution.

Organization for Economic Co-operation andDevelopmenthttp://www.oecd.org/dac/htm/dacsites.htm

The OECDs Website contains linkages to thehome pages of the member countries of theDevelopment Assistance Committee (DAC),including Australia, Canada, EuropeanCommission, France, Germany, Japan, NewZealand, Norway, Spain, Belgium, Denmark,Finland, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom,Sweden, and the United States.

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United Nations Development Programhttp://www.undp.orgThe UNDPs Website contains detailedinformation on its geographical and programmatic

priorities.

United Nations Non-Governmental LiaisonService (NGLS)http://www.un.org/MoreInfo/ngolink/welcome.htm

This is the Website of the UN agency responsiblefor coordinating dialogue and cooperationbetween the UN system and NGOs. Also includedis a list of numbers for NGO liaison officers at thevarious divisions of UN headquarters in New York.

United States International Grantmakershttp://www.usig.orgThe purpose of this site is to facilitate internationalgrantmaking by providing access to countryreports and laws governing nonprofits and otherinformational materials and resources. The siteserves both grantmakers and grantseekers bysupporting and facilitating the process of makinggrants overseas.

United States Agency for InternationalDevelopment

http://www.usaid.gov/USAID's Website provides detailed information oneach of the agencys programmatic andgeographical priorities and applicationprocedures.

The World Bank NGO and Civil Society Unithttp://www.worldbank.org/ngos This site provides extensive information on howNGOs and Civil Society Organizations can work inpartnership with the World Bank. It also provides

linkages to the Banks priority themes and issues,its policies and guidelines for working with theNGO sector, and contact information of key staff.

WINGShttp://www.wingsweb.org/ This Website is maintained by the Council ofFoundations and provides numerous hyperlinks to

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national and regional grantmaking associations,philanthropic centers, donor consortia, advisorygroups, and other types of organizations providingspecialized services to grantmakers in specificcountries throughout the world.

In this short monograph, I have described many of theresources that are available in printed directories and onthe Internet that provide in depth information on donors.By researching these directories and Websites, you willnow be able to identify donors who could be approachedto support your development projects. Success!

Jack K. BoysonAugust 2001