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Advocacy
Collaborating for Effective Social Activism in West Africa: Experiences, Enabling Factors and Challenges
Social Activism Social Movements Civic space
How to Prepare Your Proposal in under 60 Minutes
Proposal writing
Strengthening Advocacy, Communication and Brand Recognition through Social Media in West Africa
Social Media
Corporate Social Responsibility
Social Accountability Guidebook for CSOs, 2nd Edition
Social accountability
The fundsforNGOs Guide for NGOs on Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Social Responsibility
Covid 19
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Civil Society Organisations in Ghana
Civil Society Organisations Sustainability
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Civil Society Organisations in Liberia
COVID-19 Civil society organisations
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria
COVID-19 Civil Society Organisations
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Civil Society Organisations in Sierra Leone
COVID-19 Civil Society Organisations
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Civil Society Organisations in The Gambia
Civil Society Organisations COVID-19 CSO and Government CSO and Funders
The role and protagonism of civil society in the facing of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
Civil Society organisations COVID-19
Uncovering Potential of Domestic Resource Mobilisation During COVID-19 in Ghana
Domestic resource mobilisation
Gender
Our Voices, Our Environment: the state of funding for women’s environmental action
Women Environment
The Status of women’s leadership in West Africa
Women
The Value of Mobilizing Local Resources for Women’s Rights in the Global South and East"
Women Civil Society Organisations Case studies
Innovations/trends
A Nonprofit’s Guide to Giving Days
Fundraising innovations
CAF Research and Insight: EXPLORING TRENDS AND IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE
Fundraising
The Top Nonprofit Trends in 2022
Fundraising innovations
Miscellaneous
Civil Society and Development in West Africa: Practitioners’ Perspective
Civil society organisations
How NGOs can convert good project ideas into Successful Project Proposals
Project Proposals
How NGOs can use and benefit from Google Ads?
Advertising Fundraising
Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF) website
Community Philanthropy Partnerships and Networking Advocacy
Messaging this Moment: a Handbook for Progressive Communicators
Communication techniques
Open Learning Campus: Accelerating solutions through learning
Learning resources
The Art of Knowledge Exchange: Results-Focused Guide for Development Practitioners
Knowledge dissemination tools
The Public Benefit Organizations Act, 2013
Public benefit organizations (PBO)
Philantrophy
A guide to understanding and applying community philanthropy
Community philanthropy
Africa Philanthropy Network (APN) website
African philanthropy CSO law
Alliance Magazine on Global Philanthropy
Community Philanthropy Social investment examples
Assessment of The Legal Environment for Civil Society In Ghana
CSO law
Baseline Study for the Development of Community Philanthropy in Burkina Faso
Philanthropy Community philanthropy CSO and funders
CAF WORLD GIVING INDEX 2021: A global pandemic special report
Community Philanthropy Volunteering Statistics
Creating an enabling environment for philanthropy through tax incentives
Philanthropy Tax reduction Public Benefit Organisations (PBO)
East Africa Philanthropy Network
African Philanthropy CSO and government CSO law Domestic resource mobilisation Fundraising Knowledge dissemination tools Partnerships and networking
From “Innovation for Localization” to “Local Philanthropy, Localization and Power” A learning report on collaboration across systems
African Philanthropy Community philanthropy Domestic resource mobilisation Donor relations Donors, international Learning resources Localisation agenda Partnerships and networking Philanthropy Power shifting
Indigenous and Afro-descendent Ancestral Practices and Philanthropy in the Americas
Mutual support Community philanthropy
Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace
Philanthropy
Philanthropy in Brazil: a working paper
Philanthropy
Philanthropy in Indonesia: a working paper
Philanthropy
philanthropyfundraising.eu
Masterclass fundraising
Report of Independent Study of the Status of Philanthropy in Tanzania
Philanthropy
Strengthening an enabling environment for community philanthropy in east africa: research on local resource mobilisation trends
African Philanthropy Community philanthropy CSO law Domestic resource mobilisation Knowledge dissemination tools Partnerships and networking
Study on traditional and cultural philanthropy in Burkina Faso
Philanthropy
The case for Community Philanthropy: How the Practice Builds Local Assets, Capacity, and Trust—and Why It Matters
Community philanthropy Community-led development Domestic resource mobilisation
The value of community philanthropy: Results of a consultation
Community philanthropy Domestic resource mobilisation Donor relations Donors, international Philanthropy
Resource Mobilisation
Africa funding landscape: profile of funders focused on Africa/perspectives from the field
CSO and funders
Building a Successful Relationship with Corporate Donors
Corporate Donors
Donors for Small NGOs to create Bigger Impact
Donors, international
Embracing Change: Local fundraising stories
Fundraising Fundraising examples
Faith-based Giving as Alternative Funding Model for Civil Society Organisations in Ghana
Faith-based Giving
Guidebook on Alternative Funding Models for Civil Society Organisations in Africa
Fundraising Civil society organisations
How can Short Concept Notes attract Large Funding
Project Proposals
Shifting the Power
#ShiftThePower: the rise of community philanthropy
Community Philanthropy
Community-driven change: The power of grassroots-led change for long-term impact
Community-led development
Fostering Equitable North-South Civil Society Partnerships: Voices from the South
Civil society organisations
From Poverty to Power – case studies of public campaigning/influence developing country/donor governments.
Advocacy Shift the Power Campaigning
Global Fund for Community Foundations (GFCF) website
Community Philanthropy Shift the power Community-led development
Localisation Agenda, Shift the Power and African Philanthropic Models in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal
Localisation Agenda Shift the Power Community Philanthropy
Planning and Managing Leadership Transitions among CSOs in West Africa
Leadership transition
Reflecting on the role community giving can play in transforming people's wellbeing and development in resource strained communities
Community philanthropy Community-led development
Reimagining Civil Society Collaborations In Development: Starting From The South
Civil Society Organisations Community-led development CSO and funders Domestic resource mobilisation Donor relations Donors, international Learning resources Partnerships and networking Power shifting Shift The Power
Sustainability
Civil Society Organisations’ Sustainability in Ghana: Striving, Surviving or Thriving?
Sustainability Civil Society Organisations
FundsforNGOs Grants and Resources for Sustainability
Fundraising tools Donor relations CSO and funders
National Civil Society Sustainability Strategy for Civil Society in Ghana
Sustainability
WACSI Research reports and WACSI Case stories
Technology for Development Women & Youth Leadership Civil Society Organisations