Guides

Funding guides for small NGOs

Short, practical guides on finding calls for proposals, checking eligibility and applying, written for small and local organisations. Each one links to the calls open now.

• How to find funding for a small NGO

  Where calls are published, which donors fund small local organisations, and a weekly routine that keeps you ahead of deadlines.

  4 min read · updated 1 Oct 2026

• Embassy small grants explained

  How embassy funds for local organisations work, who can apply, what they tend to fund and how to prepare before a round opens.

  4 min read · updated 1 Oct 2026

• How to check if your NGO is eligible for a grant

  A step-by-step checklist for reading eligibility rules, so you stop writing proposals for calls you cannot win.

  3 min read · updated 1 Oct 2026

• Writing a concept note: structure and common mistakes

  The usual sections of a concept note, what reviewers look for in each, and the mistakes that most often cost small NGOs a grant.

  3 min read · updated 1 Oct 2026

• EU calls for proposals for local NGOs: where to start

  Where EU calls are published, the roles a local NGO can take, how the two-stage procedure works and what to prepare first.

  3 min read · updated 1 Oct 2026

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