Saturday, 4 June 2011

Funding Proposal Writing

www.ngosamachar.org.in,

 We are involved in sharing important information and current policy initiatives in the development sector for strengthening

the efforts of all such organizations and NGO's who are involved in development activities.

Ngosamachar works under name of a registered society Society For Services located at New Delhi ( India ).

We provide the following services to NGO’S:



1) Project reports – We prepare the project reports for central govt. schemes, foreign funding agencies & industries. if you

want project reports, Please contact us.


2) Consultancy Services - We provide consultancy services to N.G.O.’s and industries as per your requirements.


3) Database - We provide entire data regarding N.G.O.’s schemes in central govt. schemes in central govt. ministries &central

govt. departments. Please contact us.

4) Liasioning – We provide liasioning services to N.G.O.'s and industries as per your requirements.

5) Registration- We deal all registrations like society, Trust, 80 g , F.C.R.A. ,35 ac, 35 ac 1&2 etc.

6) service charges- We provide total service to N.G.O.’s like information providing, projects follow up, project reports

preparing etc. If you want membership, please contact us.

 


7) Website Designing- We provide website designing and development, domain name registration services & web hosting services

to NGOs and others at affordable rates. If you have any query related to these one then contact us.

Note: We don't interfere in any money matters, we provide service, we take only service charges.

NGO Samachar is a service provider not a funding agency.



We provide a resource of social expertise for the development of projects that are committed to social sustainability. Under

our wide spectrum of social advisory services we contribute in social planning, development of implementative mechanism and

supporting institutional functioning through pragmatic development approach. Our multifaceted professional exposure and

enrichment amply deliver convincing value added services in social assessment, social investment and social management

planning, developing and implementing process. Specifically, we offer the following services:

    Funding Proposal Writing
    Rural & Urban Development Planning
    Poverty Study and Planning
    Resettlement and Rehabilitation Planning
    Indigenous People Development and Planning
    Impact Assessment
    Social Surveys and Development of Research Tools
    Participatory Development Planning
    Social Policy Analysis and Research
    Social Audit
    Community Driven Development (CDD) Planning
    Gender Studies and Planning
    Child Labor and Child Rights
    Social Investment Strategy and Planning
    Risk Assessment and Disaster Management
    Microfinance and Small Enterprises Development
    Community Natural Resources Management
    Rural Water Supply and Sanitation
    Health and Nutrition Studies
    Corporative Social Responsibility (CSR) Planning
    Project Monitoring and Evaluation
    Capacity Assessment and Institutional Strengthening
    Tourism Study and Planning
    Market Research and Media Studie



Funding Proposal Writing

Arrangement of funding is a key task/area of NGOs working in any sector (Health, Education, Poverty, gender equality, human

rights etc.). Most NGOs do not have a capability to send their funding proposals to donor agencies due to the lack of

techniques & expertise.
Funding proposal writing is one of the most difficult tasks in NGOs sector. For this purpose, NGOs need to develop contacts

with professional proposal writing experts who specialize in the area of its proposed activity.
'The Funding Resolve', maintains an elaborate panel of experts who specialize in their respective fields and are aware of

donors' expectations. In addition,
'The Funding Resolve' keeps itself abreast of all the newly emerging tendencies and changing preferences of the donor

agencies and tries to couple the interest of the local NGOs with appropriate members of the donor community.



Rural & Urban Development Planning

We deliver wide spectrum of advisory services for rural and urban development and planning with integrated approach for

economic betterment of people as well as greater social transformation. Our service offerings in rural development and

planning area include:

    Physical and social infrastructure planning
    Livelihood restoration and planning
    Planning, implementation and evaluation of poverty alleviation, infrastructure development and social security programs
    Drinking water, housing and rural transport planning
    Strengthening of rural and local administration, training & research, human resource development, development of

voluntary action etc. for the proper implementation of the programs
    Sustainable planning for desert areas, drought prone areas
    Planning for natural resource management

Our service offerings for urban development and planning cover consulting for social infrastructure, physical infrastructure

planning, demand and need assessment for various services and facilities etc. Our premium offerings include:

    Planning and establishing alternative public transportation systems & pragmatic solution for traffic congestion, air

pollution
    Developing resources, and protecting ecologically sensitive regions
    Planning and study the effects of growth and change on community
    Sheltering the homeless
    Social planning of highways, airports, water and sewer lines, schools, libraries, and cultural and recreational sites
    Study and forecasting future trends in employment, housing, transportation, population and migration
    Urban poverty studies and planning



Poverty Study and Planning

We offer advisory services for study of key poverty issues, poverty measurement, monitoring, analysis, and preparation of

poverty reduction strategies for developing communities. The specific services under poverty study and planning include:

    Preparation of poverty reduction strategies
    Planning pro-poor growth & equality
    Poverty analysis
    Planning for implementation of poverty alleviation project and schemes
    Monitoring and evaluation of poverty related projects and schemes
    Poverty and social impact assessment
    Poverty and health impact assessment



Resettlement and Rehabilitation Planning

Most of the infrastructure development projects cause certain unavoidable temporary human and property losses in the form of

displacement or hindrances to their existing socio- economic conditions. Our pool of experts in the social development

advisory do provide sustainable social planning to mitigate this type of losses from the planning stage till the

implementation and as well as monitoring the impact in the post implementation period. We provide R&R advisory services in

various sectors like Road, Energy, Aviation, Port, Urban Infrastructure and, Housing etc covering wide range of cliental

groups. The prime focus and thrush of our services include the following:

    Resettlement impact assessment
    Development of plan for suitable mitigation measures
    Preparation of resettlement action plan for the project affected people
    Preparation of Land acquisition plans
    Indigenous people's development plan
    Suggesting income restoration measures
    Institutional strengthening of R&R institutions



Indigenous People Development and Planning

Indigenous people/ native tribal people are always vulnerable to any change which affects their socio-cultural identity,

dignity and economic status. We provide advisory services for Indigenous Peoples' development planning in a manner which

ensures that the development process fosters full respect for the dignity, human rights and uniqueness of Indigenous People.

We deliver the following:

    Identification of indigenous people
    Assessment of indigenous people's issues
    Indigenous people development planning
    Title process management
    Native title research and analysis



Impact Assessment

We deliver wide range of impact assessments including social impact assessment for developmental projects, plans, schemes and

programs related to various sectors. Major Service offerings in this area include the following:

    Social impact assessment
    Poverty impact assessment
    Gender impact assessment
    Health impact assessment
    Disasters and risk impact assessment
    Government policy impact assessment


Social Surveys and Development of Research Tools

With our rich academic and consulting expertise and experiences, we deliver a variety of social surveys using contemporary

and innovative research methodologies and research tools. Our service offering include:

    Formulation of appropriate methodologies for social research and analysis
    Development of tools for social surveys and research
    Execution of social surveys and research projects
    Quantitative and qualitative research analysis



Participatory Development Planning

With credible exposure and experience in participatory development planning, we analyze community problems or opportunities

from within a village, cooperative or group and suggest sustainable local development plans and mechanisms. Our participatory

planning approach includes:

    Conducting an external appraisal of current development trends and opportunities
    Conducting an internal appraisal of institutional, financial and resource availability
    Assessment and analysis of the planning options
    Planning of organization's development objectives
    Prioritization of development options to make a strategic plan of action



Social Policy Analysis and Research

With our in house capabilities and wide academic and institutional network we have created an enabling environment for

various social policies analysis and social research across the disciplines and different subject areas of the humanity

faculty. Our advisory services on social policy analysis and research include:

    Labor market, family and community change
    Social exclusion
    New social divisions (class, gender and other dimensions) and inequalities
    Attitudes, behavior and needs and individual decision-making
    The delivery of welfare policies and programs
    Patterns of risk and social protection in welfare
    Criminal justice policy
    The impact of social policy on incomes, opportunities and well being
    International social policy and cross-national comparison



Social Audit

We have been assisting various government and private organizations and agencies to assess and demonstrate their social,

community and environmental benefits and limitations. Our social audit extended to auditing schemes and programs being

implemented in various social development and service involving generating credible user feedback on a variety of qualitative

and quantitative indicators of service delivery like access, usage, quality & reliability, costs and satisfaction etc.


Community Driven Development (CDD) Planning

With our proficient professional and research group, we assist in planning of community-driven development (CDD) by

formulating policy and development framework to give control of decisions and resources to community groups. Our advisory

services to CDD includes planning and development of community institutions, community mobilization, community consultation,

strengthening and finance planning for community institutions, orienting community access to information, and planning &

developing an enabling environment etc.



Gender Studies and Planning

We undertake gender studies and analysis as a practical tool for examining activities, problems, knowledge, and access to

natural resources of both women and men, clarifying where they differ and where they are complementary. We also design,

co-ordinate and supervise projects on the impact of economic reforms on various dimensions of gender-based inequality. Our

development planning emphasizes women empowerment through developing mechanism for women to participate in project planning

and decision making etc in development projects. Our integrated approach of gender impact assessment includes:

    Respective levels of representation and participation in decision-making
    Effective access to resources and effective distribution of these resources
    Norms and values that influence roles, attitudes, behaviors and others' expectations
    Rights, freedoms and access to justice
    Role of women in natural resource management



Child Labor and Child Rights

We assist in assessment of child labor problem in various sectors and contribute in child labor campaigning projects in Asia

particularly in Pakistan. Our professionals have acquired extensive expertise in dealing with labor laws and national and

international child rights and conventions etc. We offer planning and implementation of child labor rehabilitation projects

with integrated approach of their wellbeing.



Social Investment Strategy and Planning

Our approach to social investment strategy focuses on helping various entities to determine both where and how to invest to

maximize social and economic value. Our social investment advisory services include social investment strategy and planning,

assessment of impact of community development programs and delivering community development/social capital programs

/projects. The specific areas are:

    Assessment of social investment portfolio and corporate assets
    Assessing the competitive constraints that could be addressed through social investment
    Developing a social investment management system
    Strategic planning for social investment
    New social investment startup strategy
    Investment strategy for civic bodies
    Public private partnership



Risk Assessment and Disaster Management

We assist individuals, households and communities in dealing with diverse risks to steer sustained economic and social

development and combat unproductive coping strategies. We provide wider scope of socio-economic risk and vulnerability

assessment including deprivation from basic social and economic infrastructures leading to poor health, unemployment, poverty

etc. Our strategic management planning covers sustainable labor market, social insurance, and social assistance policies etc.
With the help of multidisciplinary professionals and planning approach, we design, implement and provide training for

emergency/disaster management solutions to drought, cyclones, floods etc by comprehensive hazard identification, risk

assessment and impact analysis, mitigation strategies, emergency response procedures, and community recovery plans etc.



Microfinance and Small Enterprises Development

Our proficient social and economic development expertise are amply capable of providing advisory services to micro

enterprises, self employment activities and household enterprises for achieving social and economic development. We assist in

raising the ability of the self-employed and rural poor to sustain the economic activities essential to their survival. At

this front, we offer development and formulation of fundamental policy, legal and regulatory framework to allow micro level

financial institutions to develop and operate effectively and capacity assessment and institutional strengthening including

imparting training for their sustainable operations.



Community Natural Resources Management

For community natural resources management, we offer wide range of advisory services with our interdisciplinary approach. We

plan and develop sustainable resource management through improved system suggesting user-friendly and state of the art

technology. Our integrated approaches to natural resource like land and water resources management includes poverty

reduction, food security strengthening and developing enabling environment and to promote national, regional, and global

capacities to combat desertification and restore degraded lands.



Rural Water Supply and Sanitation

Through our enriched professional experiences we deliver people oriented decentralized, demand driven and community based

water supply and sanitation programs for the rural areas. We carry out situational analysis of rural areas, need and demand

assessment for water and sanitation and plan integrated water resource management system such as rain water harvesting and

treatment. Our planning approach envisages sustainable water management for poverty reduction and economic growth in

developing communities.



Health and Nutrition Studies

We do health impact assessment, monitoring and evaluation of community health schemes and projects, impact evaluation of

health schemes and projects on HIV/AIDs, immunization programs etc. We also offer Child Nutrition Studies, Reproductive Child

Health (RCH) Studies, Food Distribution Studies, Food Security Studies, Nutrition Education Studies and Special Supplemental

Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) studies etc.



Corporative Social Responsibility (CSR) Planning

The present day society has started witnessing the relationship between the profit motive business activities and its impact

on the society and environment which is being realized as a part and parcel for the overall business model. Issues like

environmental damage, human cost, rootless-ness due to displacement, improper treatment of workers, and faulty production

leading to social inconvenience or environmental danger, are major concerns.
We provide strategic advice to companies in various sectors like financial, property, automotive, oil and gas, power,

manufacturing and corporate communications with strategic advice on how to identify, access and manage their social,

environmental and ethical responsibilities. This advice enables companies to understand the key drivers in their sector,

report on performance to their stakeholders and gain business benefit. Our main offerings in this area include:

    Formulation of new corporate social planning and policy
    Assessment of the existing CSR policies and suggest the due diligence plan on how the existing CSR can be aligned with

other development activities
    Baseline CSR reviews and business case development
    Social and ethical benchmarking
    Strategic action planning systems
    Corporate environmental and social reporting
    Mechanism for proper implementation of the CSR policy



Project Monitoring and Evaluation

We deliver advisory services for monitoring and evaluation of multispectral development projects, schemes or programs. The

specific areas of our service include monitoring and evaluation of:

    Health and nutrition projects and schemes
    Education projects and programs
    Resettlement plan and project implementation
    Community development projects and schemes
    Livelihood projects and programs
    Poverty alleviation project and schemes, Planning for natural resource management



Capacity Assessment and Institutional Strengthening

Our diversified professionals with interdisciplinary work approach do capacity assessment including organizational strength,

working environment and organization's management practices such as values and ethics, risk management, integrated

performance information, stewardship, leadership, human resources and accountability etc.
Our capacity development exercise accompanied with training, education and technology transfer gives special attention to the

environment in which people apply their skills. We serve not only for public sector management but also extend to

strengthening of civil institutions and investments in social capital. Our integrated approach to institutional strengthening

involves building or improving the co-ordination of national and local government institutions, private entities, and

nongovernmental organizations to deliver comprehensive programs to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters.



Tourism Study and Planning

The dramatic growth of tourism worldwide and its impact on socio-economic development is one of the most remarkable phenomena

of this period. Tourism, as an industry, needs proper planning and strategy for its growth. Our team of experienced

professionals specializes in consulting and research in hospitality marketing, tourism planning, travel research, tourist

demographics, visitor conversion studies, and destination marketing. The broad service areas are situational analysis,

strategic planning, implementation planning and monitoring performances. Specific services provided are:

    Tourism master planning
    Market and economic feasibility studies
    Asset evaluation, strategy development and implementation
    Tourism development strategies and regional tourism plans
    Perception, opinion, demand and satisfaction studies of the tourists
    Impact assessment studies
    Economic impact studies
    Infrastructure planning and its evaluation
    Inventory of tourism assets



Market Research and Media Studies

We offer a wide range of market research and media studies for the competitive market and multifaceted consumer world. Our

advisory services in this area include:

    Market trends studies to identify current and emerging trends within society, including product usage, brand purchasing

habits, shifts in product usage and other important issues facing the industry.
    Benchmark surveys of products and service's prospects, attitudes and opinions before and after an advertisement campaign

to measure how well the advertising is meeting its objectives.
    Brand awareness and preference to explore the position of company, as well as your competitors' positions in the market,

and presents new ideas on how to improve product acceptance.
    Inquiry follow-up study to demonstrate the effectiveness of advertising program and sales-lead tracking system by

surveying prospects who have responded to the advertisement.
    Advertisement evaluation to measure prospects' perceptions and opinions of existing advertisement, or variations in copy

or graphics being considered for a new ad campaign.
    New product development to determine customers' and prospects' unfulfilled needs and aids in the development and

introduction of new product into the market.
    Consumer profile studies provide detailed information about consumer habit in purchasing, product usage, paying capacity,

purchasing influence and strength etc.
    Product usage/application studies provide detailed information on a specific product, including who is currently using

the product, when and why they are using it, and for what applications.
    Pre election opinion pool and exit poll surveys.
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Our Expertise
For Non-Profit Sector:

We provide a range of services to enable NGOs to realize their mission using modern practices and tools. Modern NGOs are

expected to have a professional and efficient approach towards management and in the execution of their operations to achieve

their valued mission. In the role of an NGO Consultant, "The Funding Resolve' works to enable NGOs to realize their

respective missions by making use of modern tools and techniques. We help NGOs to develop their organizational strategies and

management systems, to train their manpower and to strengthen their systems for efficient monitoring and evaluation of their

funded projects and activities, to manage their staff relationships, to augment their communication skills, to inculcate a

spirit of team-working in their ranks with a view to better project management.
For Setting Up a Non-Profit & Non-Government Organization:

'The Funding Resolve' can help you set up an NGO in accordance with the benchmarks laid down by International donor

community. We can discuss with you the areas of your interest, the targets you wish to achieve in a community etc., and

advise you on the required legal formalities.

An NGO should have clear idea of its geographical area of work and its membership. It helps for NGOs to have a written

mission statement, and a project plan with timing and details about how the projects will be carried out.
For Managing a Non-Government & Non-Profit Organizations:

    The Funding Resolve' provides a range of services for effective management of an NGO. Towards this end it helps to give

NGO's.
    A clear mission statement which is understood and agreed by all staff and volunteers.
    A management structure with clear understanding and acceptance of each person's role and responsibilities.
    Detailed project plans (so that everyone knows what is to be done and when).
    Co-operation of management and staff in carrying out the NGO's work.
    Effective safety procedures for field work to protect staff, volunteers and service users.

For Arrangement of Funding:

Arrangement of funding is a key task/area of NGOs working in any sector (Health, Education, Poverty, gender equality, human

rights etc.). Most NGOs do not have a capability to send their funding proposals to donor agencies due to the lack of

techniques & expertise.

Funding proposal writing is one of the most difficult tasks in NGOs sector. For this purpose, NGOs need to develop contacts

with professional proposal writing experts who specialize in the area of its proposed activity.

'The Funding Resolve', maintains an elaborate panel of experts who specialize in their respective fields and are aware of

donors' expectations. In addition, 'The Funding Resolve' keeps itself abreast of all the newly emerging tendencies and

changing preferences of the donor agencies and tries to couple the interest of the local NGOs with appropriate members of the

donor community.