Feb 4, 2026 | All, Free tools, Proposal Writing
Free Handbook Writing a Winning Proposal Tips and tricks for both writers and reviewers to enhance the quality of your funding proposals. Get the FREE Handbook Everything starts with a sound and solid plan. This handbook is meant to help you present your plan in the...
Jan 2, 2026 | All, Free tools, Proposal Writing
How to write proposals that resonate for your donors? Proposal writing is often the last step in securing funding from a donor. After studying the donor, work on the relationship and perhaps co-create project ideas: all the ideas need to be put on paper. The...
Nov 20, 2025 | All, Donors, European Foundations, Free tools, Strategy, Webinars
Shifting Gears - From Grantmaking to Partnership Webinar The Signify Foundation recently made a bold move and shifted its focus from traditional grantmaking to building partnerships. What does this mean for NGOs? In this HVFC Funders Focus webinar, we speak with Yue...
May 19, 2025 | All, Free tools, Strategy
Free Handbook The Impact of Unrestricted Funding A practical guide for nonprofit organizations Nonprofits often face a familiar challenge: navigating a cycle of short-term, project-based grants that limit their flexibility and long-term impact. The Handbook on...
Mar 13, 2025 | All, Donors, European Commission, Free tools, Strategy, Webinars
Navigating European Commission Funding Webinar This webinar – part of HVFC’s Funders Focus Series- focuses on European Commission funding, a key resource for NGOs working in international development. We cover the following topics in this webinar: ✅...
Feb 18, 2025 | All, Donors, European Commission, Free tools, Strategy
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...
Sep 20, 2024 | All, Donors, Free tools, HVFC News, 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 30, 2022 | All, Free tools, Proposal Writing, 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 | All, Free tools, Strategy
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...
Dec 15, 2021 | All, Donors, Free tools, Fundraising Insights, 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 | All, Donors, Free tools, 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...
Apr 1, 2020 | All, Free tools
Free Handbook Boost Your Impact This guide provides information on the different steps to become an impact-driven organization Over the last few years, impact has become one of the buzzwords in the charity sector. We all want to be impactful, but most organizations...
Apr 1, 2020 | All, Free tools, Strategy
Free Handbook Diversify Your Funding This guide provides recommendations to help your organization’s efforts towards resource diversification. Many organizations are in the process of diversifying their funding, moving from relying on one or a few major donors...
Mar 10, 2020 | All, Free tools, Proposal Writing
how to write donor proposals like a marketing expert So, you have written dozens of proposals, and you are sure that you know what you are doing. And, chances are, you probably do. But, despite having an excellent “go/no go” system in place and having dedicated enough...
Oct 30, 2019 | All, Donors, Free tools, Fundraising Insights, Proposal Writing
THEORY OF CHANGE EXPLAINED Theory of change (ToC) has emerged as the new favorite among donors like DFID, BUZA, US and UK foundations. Its popularity and its benefits are changing the way NGOs develop proposals and design programs. Have you ever wondered what Theory...
May 21, 2019 | All, Donors, Free tools, Fundraising Insights, Strategy
OVERCOMING THE BARRIER OF UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS For many nonprofits, striving to expand and diversify their sources of funding is an absolute necessity to ensure survival. Over the past years, public funding for the charitable sector has decreased not only in the...
Feb 14, 2019 | All, Free tools, Strategy
5 REASONS TO DIVERSIFY YOUR FUNDRAISING Last year, we organized our first workshop in Washington D.C. where almost 40 participants from over 30 different organizations gathered to explore various solutions and strategies to diversify their funding. This article gives...
Nov 22, 2018 | All, Free tools, Proposal Writing, Strategy
how to develop the PERFECT proposition? Recently I had a series of interviews with the ”top-fundraisers” of the World Bank. These top-fundraisers are responsible for acquiring funds for the Capital Injections in the bank as well as for the so-called Trust Funds...
Nov 1, 2018 | All, Free tools, Strategy
HOW TO INVOLVE YOUR BOARD IN YOUR FUNDRAISING Last fall, I had the opportunity to give a fundraising workshop for American non-profit board members at Harvard University. In this workshop, we focused on how they could be involved in fundraising for their...
Oct 25, 2018 | All, Donors, Free tools, Fundraising Insights, US Foundations
our top 5 websites to find grants in the u.S.A. Greetings from Washington DC! Currently, I am in the middle of a $ 410 Billion giving market. Isn’t that amazing? And that is not all: according to Giving USA, the American giving market is growing each year with a...
