Sep 20, 2024 | Donors, Donors, Handbook, HVFC News, Strategy, Strategy
White Paper Implications of the new Dutch international development budget A sector under pressure The Dutch government’s newly proposed international development budget introduces drastic cuts that will reshape the sector. Starting with a €300 million reduction in...
Mar 28, 2024 | Donors, HVFC News, Strategy
The Hague Humanity Hub and HVFC International launch the Access to Funding Program The Hague Humanity Hub and HVFC International are excited to launch a dedicated program on fundraising knowledge and capability building for organizations and professionals in the peace...
Feb 22, 2024 | Impact
Navigating the World of Impact Donations: What Donors Really Want In the evolving landscape of philanthropy, impact donors are emerging as pivotal figures. These are the individuals and organizations committed to funding projects that promise substantial social,...
Aug 23, 2023 | Strategy
Fondsenwerving in het VK, Singapore en de VS The following paragraphs are an excerpt from a featured article on Vakblad Fondsenwerving. To read the whole article, please visit this link. Aan tafel zitten vier adviseurs van bureau HVFC International die werkzaam zijn...
Jul 10, 2023 | Donors, Strategy
New tax scheme for Singapore philanthropy Singapore is set to implement a new tax scheme that will enable donors with family offices to receive a 100% tax deduction for overseas donations, effective on January 1st, 2024. This marks a significant shift in the...
Mar 21, 2023 | Donors, Strategy
How you can tap into the US foundations market for your nonprofit Webinar Global giving by US foundations keeps on growing. How can you tap into it? At 90+ billion USD per year (Giving USA, 2022), the US foundation market is enormous. And it keeps on growing steadily....
Jan 17, 2023 | Impact
Impact as a guiding principle in fundraising Total reading time: 15 minutes Index 1. Introduction 2. Impact as a guiding principle in shaping the global development field 3. Impact investment 4. The impact journey Introduction Developments within the global...
Dec 2, 2022 | Recruitment
What’s in a name:do job titles matter? For our recruitment services, we have come across numerous job descriptions for vacancies. Each vacancy is accompanied with a carefully thought-out job title in the hope to attract the right talent for the job. It is a tricky...
Mar 30, 2022 | Proposals, Strategy
The winning consortium It is no surprise that one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Goal 17, focuses on partnerships. Goal 17 underlines that strong partnerships and cooperation are crucial for the realization of SDGS. “The world is more interconnected than...
Feb 22, 2022 | Communication
Crafting a Brand That Appeals to Donors Getting grants and funds from institutional donors takes effort. In a previous post, we discussed Mapping and Approaching New Donors, explaining that approaching an institutional donor isn’t simply about money — you...
Jan 4, 2022 | Donors, Strategy
Black Lives Matter and COVID-19 influencing USAID’s new vision? Learn how to work with USAID Last month, USAID Administrator Samantha Power outlined “A New Vision for Global Development,” which places inclusive development at the fore of the Agency’s...
Jan 4, 2022 | Recruitment
30 seconds to stand out Be the first to know about new opportunities Following a poll of 1,000 UK people involved in recruitment commissioned by Adecco Retail, it is now a truth generally acknowledged that it takes 34 seconds for a recruiter to decide whether a CV is...
Dec 15, 2021 | Donors, Strategy
HVFC Trends Research on Fundraising | Takeaway 6 The power of a strong strategy Explore all takeaways The competition in the fundraising landscape is growing. This is even more so with the constantly changing COVID-19 situation which causes economic uncertainty. In...
Dec 15, 2021 | Donors, Strategy
HVFC Trends Research on Fundraising | Takeaway 5 Fundraising during and after the COVID-19 pandemic Explore all takeaways The COVID-19 pandemic causes economic uncertainty. Many development professionals expressed worries that COVID-19 and the corresponding...
Dec 15, 2021 | Donors, Strategy
HVFC Trends Research on Fundraising | Takeaway 4 Building strong relationships for successful partnerships Explore all takeaways Some of you noticed a shift from bilateral donors to a more economic approach to development cooperation. On the one hand, bilateral...
Dec 15, 2021 | Donors, Strategy
HVFC Trends Research on Fundraising | Takeaway 3 Striking a balance between trust and accountability Explore all takeaways From the challenges on reporting-, financial management-, and increasing threshold criteria, and from the challenges on getting unearmarked...
Dec 15, 2021 | Donors, Strategy
HVFC Trends Research on Fundraising | Takeaway 2 Finding funds for overhead and unearmarked funding Explore all takeaways Both survey respondents and interviewees emphasized the importance of unearmarked funding, especially to quickly act in unexpected situations...
Dec 13, 2021 | Donors, Strategy
HVFC Trends Research on Fundraising | Takeaway 1 outdoing your growing competition in the fundraising landscape Explore all takeaways Competition in the fundraising sector is becoming increasingly challenging to manage. Related to this, most of you find it...
Nov 24, 2021 | Recruitment
3 QUESTIONS TO ASK WHEN HIRING A FUNDRAISER Are you looking for a new fundraiser for your organization hoping to boost your funding? Do you envision someone who is passionate about your cause, has a successful track record, masters Theory of Change and also has a good...
Nov 15, 2021 | Donors
USAID GOES LOCAL! Six months after being appointed as the Administrator of USAID under the Biden administration, Samantha Power set her agenda for USAID for the coming four years during a speech early November. Stressing the urgency of current issues such as the...
Oct 26, 2021 | Communication
Tea break with waris mohamed issa Founder at Kasoo Kabo – Bounce Back From Trauma Meet all our interviewees What kicks you off in the morning? My work, definitely! I started developing a program called Kasoo Kabo (meaning “to bounce back”) earlier this year. It...
Sep 7, 2021 | Data, Evaluation, Impact
Tea break with fotoula theodoulou Quality Assurance Director at Stepping Stones International Meet all our interviewees What kicks off your Monday morning? Working where I work! I’ve witnessed the difference my workplace, Stepping Stones International (SSI)...
Aug 10, 2021 | Communication, Impact
how to capture success stories that matter to your donors & your team? Do you find it hard to communicate your successes to your donor, or to identify what your project or your organization have accomplished? In this blog, I give you a few tips on how to capture and...
Aug 10, 2021 | Communication, Impact, Proposals
7 must-dos to Write POWERFUL SUCCESS STORIES You can be changing the world through impact-driven programs, but if you do not communicate about it, neither your donors or supporters, nor your team will be aware of your work. As a result, you could miss valuable funding...
