Trusts, foundations and funds
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Ruben and Elizabeth Rausing Trust
The Ruben and Elizabeth Rausing Trust (now renamed the Sigrid Rausing Trust) provides assistance to organisations working in the field of human rights, women's rights, community development and environmental development. The Trust gave £9.1m in grants in 2002 and the average size of grants was...
Alertnet article: "How to apply for humanitarian world's richest prize"
This article, published on the Alertnet website, details the process of applying for the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, the humanitarian world's largest award. The $1 million prize is awarded by the Foundation to "an organisation making extraordinary contributions toward alleviating human...
Standards of Corporate Social Responsibility
Standards of Corporate Social Responsibility, established by the Social Venture Network, are defined in terms of nine interrelated topics. There are three general topics: ethics, accountability, and governance; and, six topics related to each stakeholder group: investors, employees, business...
Philanthropy News Network
Established in 1998, Philanthropy News Network (PNN) delivers free news, information and resources to all segments of the non-profit global community. Through its daily news website, biweekly e-mail newsletters and monthly newspapers PNN aims to assist and promote better understanding, support and...
Formula for Corporate Funding
A Grants and Foundations Review article from the Charity Channel on how to find funding from corporate partners for events or special projects.
MacArthur Foundation
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a private grant-making institution founded in 1978. Headquartered in Chicago, the Foundation provides grants through four programmes: the human and community development programme, the global security and sustainability programme, the general...
Regional Networking Project (RNP)
RNP supports cross-border collaboration and joint projects between Central and Eastern European NGOs. NGO's applying for grants must be from countries in these regions. Program priorities include enhancing regional security and stability; advancing civil, minority and human rights; furthering...
Council on Foundations (COF)
The Council on Foundations (COF) provides the opportunity, leadership and tools needed by philanthropic organisations to expand, enhance and sustain their ability to advance the common good. They provide leadership expertise, legal services and networking opportunities - among other services - to...
Childwick Trust
The Childwick Trust mainly provides assistance to registered charities working in South Africa and the UK. These include payments to Jewish charities within the UK; supporting charities for people who work or have worked in the mining industry in the Republic of South Africa; supporting the...
Parthenon Trust
This Trust provides help to organisations involved in assisting the aged, victims of conflict and war, the homeless and the hungry. Operations in any country are considered for funding. The Trust gave ₤12m in grants in 2002, with over ₤2m to major charities. The average size of grants was ₤207,000.