A new beginning for Indian fundraising

Great news for NGO's and fundraisers in India.

Echoing what I've been saying all along, The South Asian Fundraisers Group(SAFRG)has called for investment in training Indian fundraisers in Western practices.

It's about time that Indian NGO's woke up to the HUGE potential that charities can have for change. An organised sector makes a big difference to political lobbying, generation of funds and public perceptions.

I do hope this idea of a virtual academy or even workshops etc is successful. Fingers crossed. It's a great step forward.

Full story : http://www.professionalfundraising.co.uk/news/96/may2007/give.asp

http://www.safrg.org/

Help for NGO's in India

Charities in the UK that give to projects in India:

Action for development in India
Action Village India
Agape Alive in India
Aid for India
Aid India Forum
Enable (for Andhra Pradesh and other regions)
Hope India UK
India Direct
The Charles Wallace India Trust (for education)
The Cooper Atkinson Charitable trust for India
The South Asian Health Foundation
The Wye and Brook India Trust (education in Delhi)
Paul Hamlyn Foundation (1987)
J E Joseph Charitable Trust
Just Trust
J B Reubens Foundation
CAFOD India
http://www.austin-hope-pilkington.org.uk/
Merchants of India Trust (for disability projects in Hassan)
BHARUCH MUSLIM MEDICAL AND WELFARE TRUST U K
Reaching the Unreached (health and education in rural Tamil Nadu)
East West Education (vocational training etc)
Felicity Charitable Trust
THE STAFFORD I SASSOON MEMORIAL TRUST FUND (for Jewish girls / women in Calcutta)
British and International Sailors Society (Religious)
Find your feet Ltd (rural India and Malawi - development)
Kalyan Ashram Trust (rural India)
Marr-Munning Trust
Aid India Forum (for poor Indian farmers)
Sikh Missionary Society UK (for advancement of Sikh religion)
THE FRIENDS OF CALCUTTA CATHEDRAL RELIEF SERVICE
THE RUSSELL LATHAM CHARITABLE FUND
CHRISTIANS IN OVERSEAS SERVICE TRUST LIMITED (Religious)
THE MIRIAM DEAN REFUGEE TRUST FUND (South India / orphan children)
BRITISH COUNCIL FOR PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS
DAWOODI BOHRA WELFARE SOCIETY IN GREAT BRITAIN
THE JAMUNA TRUST
JEHANGIR MANEK ANKLESARIA CHARITABLE TRUST
AMBIKA PAUL FOUNDATION
GURU NANAK TRUST FUND
THE COOPER ATKINSON CHARITABLE TRUST FOR INDIA
GOAN WELFARE SOCIETY UK

Indian NGO's

Several hours of trawling through the WWW has led to a blogroll of Indian NGO's and links (see sidebar on the right).

I want to keep this list updated with details of charities and NGO's working in India. If you know of any that's not on the list,please leave details in the 'comments' box and I'll add it to the list.

Someday, I hope to break down the list into categories to make it easier for people to find charities that they are interested in.

In the meantime, browse through the existing links and see if you can help out somewhere. Anything is a blessing!

If you don't have the time or energy to travel beyond work to volunteer, why not volunteer online? Register on http://www.onlinevolunteering.org/ and make a significant difference to the world - without leaving your desk.

Update

Charity Matters is back after a brief absence.

I've updated the blog to now include lists of NGO's in India and other charity blogs around the world. I hope you will find these useful when you want to make a difference and need more information.

Welcome to Charity Matters

Charity Matters is a blog about all things related to the Third Sector.

Coming from India to the UK, I have found the Not-for-Profit industry extremely well organised and planned. I hope to share my experiences and learnings to my many counterparts in India where things may not be so well organised (yet).

Here I hope to post funding availabilty and deadlines for projects in India, besides news and other information. Oh yes, there will be plenty of ideas and why-not-make-this-happen-in-India type of posts.

If you're interested, come back for more and lets make a difference where we can.

If you are an NGO based in India and would like help/more information on funding from the UK or would like help with application forms, leave a comment and I'll get back to you.

All you need to do is ask.