About Mercy Corps: Mercy Corps is a global team of humanitarians, working together on the front lines of today’s biggest crises to create a future of possibility, where everyone can prosper. Mission: to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities. Operating in + […]
Urgent Action Fund’s Rapid Response Grants Program
About the Fund: Urgent Action Fund’s Rapid Response Grants resource the resilience of human rights and gender justice movements by supporting the security and advocacy interventions of activists when a swift response is needed. Specifically, Rapid Response Grants offer quick, flexible funding to respond to security threats or unexpected advocacy […]
The Jerusalem Fund for Education & Community Development Program
About the Fund: The Jerusalem Fund for Education & Community Development is an independent, non-profit, non-political, non-sectarian organization based in Washington, D.C. Funding for operational expenses is derived from investment income. Resume: The Jerusalem Fund extends grants to non-governmental organizations providing humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza, […]
The Rapid Response Facility Funding Program
About the PRF: The Rapid Response Facility (RRF) is an emergency fund that provides grants to protected areas during sudden crises. In particular, we fund efforts to alleviate disaster situations affecting wildlife in UNESCO natural World Heritage sites. Natural World Heritage sites are the most important sites globally for the […]
European Youth Foundation Funding Program
About the EYF: The European Youth Foundation (EYF) is a fund established by the Council of Europe to provide financial and educational support for European youth activities. Eligibility: Only youth NGOs from Council of Europe member states, as well as the European Cultural Convention Signatories: Belarus, Kazakhstan, and the Holy […]
The “Joint Application Development” Methodology Approach (JAD)
What is Joint Application Development (JAD)? Joint Development Application (JAD) is a structured methodology that brings together developers, users and other stakeholders to discuss the software requirements, specifications and other elements of the software development life cycle. It has as a purpose the inclusion of the customer in the development […]
The “Crystal” Methodology Approach
What is the Crystal Method? The Crystal Method is a lightweight, scalable, agile software development technique developed by Alistair Cockburn in 1998. It focuses more on people and their interactions when managing a project rather than on processes and resources. In other words, this structure is a direct outgrowth of […]
The “Adaptive Project Framework” Methodology Approach (APF)
What Is Adaptive Project Framework (APF)? Adaptive project management is a formal and organized process that helps you to progressively develop your choices and activities by learning from the consequences of decisions you have made at previous phases of the project. Through addressing projects with the awareness that core elements […]
The “Outcome Mapping” Methodology Approach
What is Outcome Mapping Methodology Approach? Outcome Mapping (OM) is a methodology for planning, monitoring and evaluating sustainability projects to carry on sustainable social change. It is designed to cope with complexity and is not centered on linear models of change. When to use it? OM can provide a toolset […]
The Project Management Institute’s PMBOK
What is Project Management Institute’s PMBOK? Project Management Institute Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK AKA) is not a project management methodology in and of itself. While some consider it a project management approach, some consider it something like a reference guide. The PMI is a non-profit membership association, project […]