India NGO Awards 2008 - deadline for entries 4 October 2008
Less than 10 days left to submit your entries for the India NGO Award....
With the October 4thdeadline fast approaching, don't miss your chance to submit an entry for this year's India NGO Awards. NGOs from all over India are invited to apply, and with the introduction of three categories, an NGO's size is no disadvantage.
Three finalists per category will be invited to the National Award ceremony in Delhi, where one winner will be announced in each category and presented with a trophy and cash prize of Rs 4,00,000/-.each. After the Awards, profiles of the national and regional finalists and other success stories will be published in a casebook, which will be distributed across the country.
For more information on how to apply and to download an application form, visit www.resource-alliance.org.
The India NGO Awards were instituted in 2006 as a joint initiative of the Resource Alliance and the Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation, with an aim to advance the country's non-profit sector by promoting financial and organisational sustainability, and strengthening community support of civil society.
The Awards seek to:
Promote good standards and practices in resource mobilisation, accountability and transparency
Recognise and celebrate excellence in the non-profit sector
Identify and strengthen successful resource mobilisation practices
Create examples and inspiration for other non-profits and promote cross-regional learning
Promote the overall credibility of the non-profit sector for long-term sustainability
The Resource Alliance is a UK registered charity whose mission is to build the fundraising capabilities of the non-profit sector worldwide through training, events, knowledge sharing and networking activities including the IFC.
The Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation is a private, independent Indian Foundation whose mission is to develop and promote institutions and initiatives that make a substantial impact on poverty, deprivation and disempowerment of the human and natural environment through an approach which is long term, strategic and leveraged.
posted by Regional Program Officer on Sep 26, 2008
