Monday, March 28, 2011

Latest NGO Events and Happenings Part-2 Dated on 29-1-2011

Wildlife Conservation, at arm's length

Taking a contrarian view, Gerry Martin, India's first National Geographic adventurer and wildlife conservationist asks us if we would still scream about saving the tigers if they were destroying our lives while sitting in our backyard.

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Paid, Overseas Fellowship in U.S. and Colombia

Join an Ever-Growing Network of Global Changemakers - Apply NOW to Atlas Corps for Sept 2011

Only one month left to apply!

Atlas Corps (www.atlascorps.org), started in 2006, is an international network of nonprofit leaders and organizations that promotes innovation, cooperation, and solutions to address the world’s 21st century challenges. Our mission is to address critical social issues by developing leaders, strengthening organizations, and promoting innovation through an overseas fellowship of skilled nonprofit professionals. Profiled as a “best practice” in international exchange by the Brookings Institution and featured in the Washington Post as a model social entrepreneurship program, Atlas Corps engages leaders committed to the nonprofit sector in 12 to 18 month, professional fellowships at organizations to learn best practices, build organizational capacity, and return home to create a network of global changemakers. In March 2011, our network of Fellows will include 75 nonprofit leaders from 23 countries. You can join this inspiring network as an individual or organization. Applications for September 2011 are now being accepted (starting Feb. 15, 2011)!

FOR INDIVIDUALS (interested in serving in the USA or Colombia)

The Atlas Corps Fellowship is a 12-month professional fellowship offered twice a year (March & September). Fellows serve at Host Organizations working on issues that complement their expertise. Fellows learn leadership skills while sharing best practices and supplement daily knowledge with theoretical topics presented in the Atlas Corps Nonprofit Management Series. Atlas Service Corps seeks nonprofit leaders from around the world to apply for a September 2011 Fellowship in the United States and Colombia. Expenses are paid in this prestigious 12-month fellowship program, including a living stipend, health insurance, and training.

Eligibility: 2 or more years of relevant experience in the nonprofit/NGO/social sector; Bachelor's degree or equivalent; English proficiency (oral, writing, reading); 35 years or younger; Applying to volunteer in a country other than where you are from; Commitment to return to your home country after the 12-18 month fellowship.

For more information: To serve in USA: bit.ly/USA11F; To serve in Colombia: bit.ly/Colombia11F
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8 Reasons Why Technology Will Play A Key Role In Indian Education

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Scholarships for Women for Higher Studies Overseas

Forms are available till 21 April.

Deadline for submission: 13 May

For details:dorabjitatatrust.org/about/pdf/Scholarship%20Announcement.pdf

From Pervin Sanghvi

TheLady Meherbai D. Tata Education Trust awards scholarships to Indian women
graduates to pursue higher education abroad. The Trust invites applications for
the academic year 2011– 2012 in the study fields of Social Work; Social Science; Education; Education and Welfare of Children with Special Needs; Status– Health and Empowerment of Women; Gender Studies; Child Health, Development Nutrition; Health
Policy and Health Education; Public Health– Community Health Services, Reproductive Health; Rural Development Work (with a focus on women and children) and Communication for Development (with a focus on women’s issues). For further details, please visit our website:dorabjitatatrust.org
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NGO workshop in Mumbai on April 11 on Fundraising during the Joy of Giving Week 2011

There has been a change in date of the NGO workshop on Fundraising during the Joy of Giving Week 2011. It will now be held on April 11, 2011.
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NGO workshop on Fundraising during the Joy of Giving Week 2011 on April 11 in Mumbai

GuideStar India, India’s first fully searchable information portal that showcases the work of 1000+ NGOs, is delighted to invite you to the half-day NGO workshop on Fundraising during the Joy of Giving Week 2011 on April 11 in Mumbai from 9am to 1pm.

What is the Joy of Giving Week (JGW):
The Joy of Giving Week (JGW) is India's "festival of giving". Launched in Sept 27-Oct 3, 2009, the festival is celebrated every year, in the week including Gandhi Jayanti, i.e., October 2, and brings together Indians from all walks of life, to celebrate "giving". From auto drivers to CEOs, school children to celebrities, homemakers to opinion leaders, millions of people give their time, money, resources or skills back to society- by creating or participating in "events" of their choice. Events are organised by NGOs, individuals, social groups, schools, colleges, corporates, media houses and others.

More than 1 million Indians participated in 400+ events held in JGW 2010 and funds and material worth over Rs20 crore was raised.

Why your NGO should be a part of JGW:
While some NGOs have made events during JGW an annual affair to generate awareness and donations, we believe that with some orientation and training, thousands of NGOs could significantly leverage the JGW platform to raise funds and/ or create awareness if they start planning NOW.
You could create your own event or join an existing umbrella event. You could focus on fundraising or simply heighten the awareness about your work. It is a great time to do events with people you know to reach to people they may or may not know. It is a festival during which corporates, schools, colleges, associations, housing societies and individuals are keen to spread joy. Many of them are eager to support NGOs working for their favourite cause. The media devotes space and time to cover events.

Why your NGO should attend this JGW workshop
In the first year of JGW (2009), the NGO workshop focussed on explaining what is JGW and listing out the range of events you could do. Some of the event organisers explained their event so that others could join them or replicate them. Formats were mailed to NGOs to help them think through their events.

What will be done at this NGO workshop:
·Overview of JGW in the 2009 & 2010
·Key platform events planned for JGW 2011 – which you can join
·Show case of replicable events & ideas
·Identification of specific event options for your NGO
·There are worksheets that NGOs will use in small groups to think through and arrive at specific options for each NGO
·JGW Resources

Who should attend this workshop: Ideally the chief functionary AND fundraising head should attend this workshop.

When & where
Monday, April 11 from 9 am to 1pm at
Kalavati Chabbria Hall
Rotary Service Centre, Ground Floor
Rotary Chowk, Juhu Tara Road
Santacruz West, Mumbai 400054
Directions and details will be sent with confirmation mails.

The Joy of Giving Week team thanks the Rotary Club Bombay West for providing their venue, facilities and refreshments for the workshop. They responded to our request within minutes by email!

How to REGISTER for this workshop To register for the workshop, please fill the online form at bit.ly/jgwngoworkshopregn It will take you less than 10 minutes to register.

Registration is FREE but compulsory as we can take in only 100 participants.
Within 2 days of registration, you will receive a confirmation mail from GuideStar India. Please carry a copy of the confirmation mail for entry at the venue.

Register now as confirmation is strictly based on first come first served basis for a maximum of 2 persons (decision makers) from each NGO.

- Team GuideStar India
Phone #: 91 22 26856900/99
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Opportunities @ Drishtee

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Inviting NGOs to participate in clothes collection drive

A group of students from IIT Mumbai in association with Samhita are organizing their annual clothes collection drive across Mumbai from 6th to 15th May, 2011. Last year this campaign saw a turnout of more than 3000 clothes from the campus alone. This year the scope of the campaign is spread across Mumbai and would support a large number of NGOs.

We are looking for NGOs who want to participate in the campaign and get clothes for its beneficiaries. If your organization wishes to participate then please fill the online form on this link http://bit.ly/h9RTtP to provide your requirements.

Please note that this collection drive is limited to NGOs based in Maharashtra

Regards
Organizing Team
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Grant Available for a Photography Project ((tag: Funds Offered))

The deadline is 31st May. Visit the 'Programming' section on the site for details.

From Madhu

Upcoming grant opportunity for photojournalists. mrofoundation.org

GRANT COMPETITION

The Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation for International Photography is currently seeking to award one social documentary photographic project produced in the journalistic tradition of Manuel Rivera-Ortiz. One project based on pressing social issues in the developing world will receive a grant of 5,000 USD to be utilized for the production or completion of a pre-approved project. The Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation for International Photography was set up to support underrepresented photographers, in particular from less developed countries, in four specific program areas: book publications, traveling exhibitions, awards and grants, and educational programs.

Thank you very much in advance for helping us get the word out.
Sincerely,
Manuel Rivera-Ortiz, President & Founder

Manuel Rivera-Ortiz

International Photographer

PARIS |

NEW YORK | ZURICH | ROCHESTER

T: +1 917.720.5769 C: +1 585.414.9020 Email: manuel@rivera-ortiz.com


FOUNDATION

The Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation for International Photography

President / Founder New York • Paris • Zurich

MANUEL RIVERA-ORTIZ photographs the poor and disenfranchised around the world. His photographic stories of hardship and hope in some of the world’s poorest nations serve as a testament to the life he experienced growing up in the barrios throughout Guayama, Puerto Rico-USA.
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Scholarship Available for a Leadership Programme at LSE ((tag: Funds Offered))

The Chevening Gurukul Leadership Programme at the London School of Economics (LSE) is the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s premium scholarship scheme for India. The selected candidates are offered an intense, all expenses-paid, 12 week course at the LSE.

Through a combination of closely supervised project work, academic courses, field visits, seminars, debates and interactions with some of today's top public figures, this is a unique opportunity for up to 16 Indian leaders.

The course will run from late September to mid December 2011.

Applicants for this programme should be Outstanding mid-career professionals with at least five years of work-experience From any field e.g. media, public/private sector, NGO's, politics

The Essar Group is a corporate sponsor for the programme.

Deadline: April 11
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