Webinar: Understanding the Netherlands’ New Development Priorities
Understanding the Netherlands' New Development Priorities Webinar On 20 February 2025, the Dutch government has introduced a new direction for its development policy, as outlined in the Beleidsbrief Ontwikkelingshulp. With significant budget cuts and a sharpened focus...
Webinar: Navigating European Commission Funding
Navigating European Commission Funding Webinar The funding landscape is shifting now more than ever, and it can feel overwhelming to look for alternative sources. To support international NGOs in navigating these shifts, we’re launching a new webinar series on...
European Commission Funding Readiness Quick Scan
Free tool European Commission Funding Readiness Quick Scan Is Your Organization Ready for EC Funding? Applying for European Commission funding can be challenging, but our Quick Scan helps you assess your readiness with ease. Answer a few key questions, and our experts...
White Paper: Implications of the new Dutch international development budget
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...
The Hague Humanity Hub and HVFC International launch the Access to Funding Programme
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...
Navigating the World of Impact Donations: What Donors Really Want
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,...
Fundraising in the UK, Singapore and the US (in Dutch)
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...
New Tax Scheme for Singapore Philanthropy
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...
Webinar: How you can tap into the US foundations market for your nonprofit
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....
Impact as a Guiding Principle in Fundraising
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...
What’s in a job title
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...
The Winning Consortium
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...
Crafting a brand that appeals to donors
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...
Black Lives Matter and COVID-19 influencing USAID’s new vision?
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...
30 seconds to stand out
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...
The power of a strong 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...
Fundraising during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
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...
Building strong relationships for successful partnerships
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...
Striking a balance between trust and accountability
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...
Finding funds for overhead and unearmarked funding
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...
Outdoing your growing competition in the fundraising landscape
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...
3 questions to ask when hiring a fundraiser
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...