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Odisha NGO Consultancy Services


Monday, March 2, 2015

Three day Capacity Building Program on "NLP Neuro Linguistic Programming & Conflict Resolution" from 17 - 19 March, 2015 at Bala Vikasa PDTC, Fathima Nagar, Warangal, Telangana, India

Bala Vikasa PDTC is extremely happy to design a three day Training Program on "NLP Neuro Linguistic Programming & Conflict Resolution" from 17-19 March, 2015 at Bala Vikasa PDTC premises exclusively to help the members of Non-Governmental Organization to understand the tools and methods on NLP to improve our relationships and resolve conflicts both at personal and organisational levels.

Course Introduction:

NLP is a powerful tool to achieve growth both at personal and community level. It works faster with lasting effect. NLP teaches us how to motivate ourselves and others to change behavior to achieve excellence in any endeavor. NLP teaches us to generate new possibilities and opportunities in life. NLP teaches us to understand our unconscious mind, the treasure house of unlimited power that could be accessed in need. NLP helps us to build lasting relationships with others in the family and community.

NLP stands for Neuro Linguistic Programming. Neuro refers to the nervous system. Our experience of the world enters the brain via the nervous system through our five senses. We process this sensory experience and translate it into conscious and unconscious thought. Linguistic refers to language which we use to give meaning to experience. We communicate our unconscious and conscious thoughts both verbally and non-verbally. Programming indicates the ways in which we consistently think or behave. NLP can reveal the programmes we run and the results they produce. It also gives us means to change our own and other people’s programmes to produce the results we want.

Course Objectives:

· To enable the participants to discover the hidden potentials

· To enable them to understand self, others and world reality in a better way and respond to them accordingly.

· To equip participants with NLP tools and techniques to improve relationships in the community and motivate the community towards achieving the desired goals.

Course Contents:
Accessing personal strength and resources, Empowering beliefs of NLP, Creating your own personal state of excellence, Changing unwanted behaviours into positive ways and Solving problems at unconscious level, methods to understand and resolve conflicts both at personal and organisational levels.

Course Language: English

Training Methodology: The emphasis would be on participatory learning methods. The training will be imparted through lecture-cum-discussion, simulation exercises, demonstration, brain storming exercises, group discussion as well as audiovisual films.

Resource person Dr.Magimai Pragasam: He has over 30 years of experience in the field of Development communication. He is a certified Master Practitioner of NLP from Federation of NLP, Florida, USA. He is a professional journalist, film maker, trainer and researcher. He completed his communication studies at the University of Leeds, UK, Social Communication at the University of Lyon, France, Film studies at Xavier Institute of Communication, Journalism and Sociology at University of Mysore. He offers training on development and communication, produces films and engages in research in development communication and media education. He has produced several short films and written books in Communication.

Award of Certificate: The participants will be awarded a certificate of participation on conclusion of the course.

Program Cost: The total program cost is Rs.5000. But in order to encourage and support NGO’s we are providing 50% scholarship. You are requested to pay only Rs.2500 towards Registration and program fee. This fee includes food and Accommodation. This amount should be sent by DD drawn in favour of “Bala Vikasa People Development Training Centre” and dispatch the same by post / courier.

Contact : Ms. Sunitha Reddy - Program Manager :: 91-9849844868 / 9849165890 or 91-870-2453255. Please fill the attached application form and send it to pdtc@balavikasa.org, to register for this training.

For more information:
Website: www.balavikasa.org Email: sunitha@balavikasa.org Facebook: facebook.com/balavikasa.org

We appreciate your cooperation in this regard.Kindly disseminate the training information to other NGOs / Friends in your region or networks.

With best wishes
Mr. S. Shoury Reddy
Executive Director



India Youth Funds 2015: Youth Empowerment through Grants of upto 8 Lakhs + Other Benefits

Deadline: 14 April 2015

Are you a youth led organization working in India? Do you have an idea that promotes sustainable urban development? If yes, then India Youth Fund will provide you the platform to make an impact! The India Youth Fund, an initiative of UN-Habitat and Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation is currently seeking applications from youth led organisations in India. The Fund aims to advance youth empowerment in India through the provision of small grants of up to INR 8 Lakhs to youth-led organisations.

The India Youth Fund is part of the Global Youth Fund by the UN-Habitat Governing Council. By now, the fund has awarded grants to 67 projects led by young people from all over the world. The Global Youth Fund was created to promote the poverty reduction aims of Millennium Development Goals and the Habitat Agenda for better, more sustainable and equitable towns and cities.

Focus Areas

Projects must contribute to sustainable urban development within one of the following areas:

1. Urban Land, Legislation and Governance (Creating youth space & youth friendly cities)

2. Urban Planning and Design (Employment, job & business training)

3. Urban Economy (Training in governance & democracy)

4. Urban Basic Services (Recycling, water, sewage and IT services)

5. Access to Health Information and Facilities (Improving health status of urban youth)

6. Housing and Slum Upgrading (Lobbying for access to affordable housing, training in construction)

7. Risk Reduction and Rehabilitation (Life skills training & services for youth at Risk, drugs, alcohol & prostitution)

8. Research and Capacity Development (Training, building networks & research)

Benefit

§ The annual budget available for projects and/or organisations is INR 8 Lakhs.

§ In addition, the project co-ordinators are trained in project management, financial management and monitoring, and evaluation in the Asian regional training session for the Urban Youth Fund.

Past Grantees

§ “South Asian Forum for Environment” for the Proposed Project- Vertical Greens in Urban Environments as Career Corridors for Disadvantaged Youth.

§ “YP Foundation” for the proposed project -Active Citizenship and Governance. The foundation has worked directly with 5000 young people to set up over 200 projects in India over the last 8 years, reaching out to 3,00,000 adolescents and young people between 3-28 years of age and promotes, protects and advances youth’s human rights by building feminist leadership, and strengthening youth led initiatives and movements.

§ “Youth Movement For Active Citizenship YMAC” for the Proposed Project- Building Slum Youth Leadership. The organisation is an initiative that seeks to engage the youth in social, economic and political processes so as to advocate for policy change, from local to national. The initiative is founded on the premise that the potency of research can be used to empower marginalised, urban youth.

§ “Light Innovative Organization For Rights” that aims to address the issues of the excluded and discriminated Transgender Community. The organisation received grants for its Proposed Project-Risk Empowering and Rehabilitating Transgender Youth.

Eligibility Criteria

§ Applicant organisations must be led by young people aged 15-32, and the projects must be based in cities or towns in India.

§ Applicant organisations must be legally registered for at least one (1) year by the relevant national, regional or local authority.

§ Applicant organisations must involve girls and young women in decision-making at all levels of the organisation. This includes senior management level and board.

How to Apply?

Interested applicants can apply directly through the online application system available on the website.

For more information, please visit India Youth Fund.at: http://www.indiayouthfund.org/Apply/Apply.aspx

NGOs received over Rs 11,000cr from abroad in 2012-13

Non governmental organisations working in the country received more than Rs 11,028 crore from foreign countries in 2012-2013. Rs 3,772 crore came from different sources in the United States, which leads the list of countries from where money came to the NGOs. It is followed by Germany (Rs 1,086 crore) and United Kingdom (Rs 1,061 crore). The other countries that gave funds to the NGOs working in India include Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Canada, Australia, France, Austria, Belgium, Sweden, UAE etc. The top 10 NGOs that received maximum funding in 2012-13 were World Vision of India (Chennai), Indian Society of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Delhi), Rural Development Trust (Ananthapur), Caruna Bal Vikas (Chennai), Action Aid (Bangalore), Compassion East (Kolkata), Plan International (Delhi), Aga Khan Foundation (Delhi), SoS Children's Village of India (Delhi) and Pratham Education Foundation (Mumbai). This information was provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs in response to an RTI filed by a social activist.

There was uproar in the country last year following an Intelligence Bureau report, identifying several-foreign funded NGOs which are negatively impacting economic development. The report revealed that a significant number of Indian NGOs, funded by foreign donors, were using people-centric issues to create an environment which often stalled development projects.

The Centre monitors the receipt and utilisation of foreign contributions received by any person, including NGOs in the country, as part of the Foreign Contribution Regulatory Act (FCRA) 2010. The Act provides for NGOs to receive funds after registration or prior permission. Every application made by the NGOs is decided after getting inputs from the concerned security agencies. The NGOs receiving foreign funds are required to submit annual returns of their accounts. These are scrutinised from time to time. As per information, registrations of as many as 4,138 associations under FCRA were cancelled as they did not file their annual returns during 2006-07 to 2008-09.

So far, as many as 24 cases have been referred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), while 10 cases have been referred to the state police for investigation. Some of the NGOs against which CBI cases are pending are Tamil Nadu Muslim Muneetra Kazagham (Tamil Nadu), Reach (Tamil Nadu), Abdul Kalam Azad Islamic Awakening Centre (Delhi), Khwaja Khushal Charitable Trust (UP), Anjumane Hussamia Educational Association (Hyderabad), says the MHA reply to the RTI query.

Source: http://www.sunday-guardian.com/news/ngos-received-over-rs-11000cr-from-abroad-in-2012-13

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

EOI for Empanelment of Expert Resources, Professionals, &
Individual Consultants (Short Term) for National
e-Governance Plan and Digital India Projects (Valid till 31.12.2015)

https://negp.gov.in/pdfs/eoieh.pdf



Final announcement for Registrations on NPO Governance programme-Sixth Batch

Dear Friends,

Greetings from FMSF!

We are pleased to inform you that the online programme on NPO Governance which began in 2012 has successfully graduated four batches, while the fifth batch is in progress. The registration for the sixth batch is open and interested participants can register.

NPOs are a noted component of civil society in the various fields of social development. The emergence of NGOs as formalized, structured institutions has been relatively recent. Further, with the introduction of CSR, the opportunity for the NGO sector has increased in terms of work, outreach, funding, sustainability etc. as most of the CSR activities are being administered through private NGOs. This has also resulted to the proliferation of NGOs which are often informally organized, unaudited, and operate with little governance. One of the areas on which the NGOs are assessed is its governance structure. Thus, governance is one of the key focus areas for an organization.

With this background, we wish to inform you that the NPO Governance Programme would provide an overview of the major issues involved in NGO Governance such as;

· Various Governance mechanism in NPOs

· Governance Structures & Processes

· Roles and Responsibilities of the Board Members

· Governance Controls required for an NPO

· Common myths and misconceptions in the Governance of NPOs

The course is web-based and comprises of four modules. The course materials on all four modules can be accessed online by the students. Further the program is open to participants across the globe.

Who should apply?

o Personnel working in mid-level, senior management level positions in NGOs, resource sharing
agencies or any other development organization

o CEOs, CFOs or Executive Director of NGOs

o Individual serving in Board of NGOs, resource sharing agencies

o Consultants involved in the review and evaluations of NGOs

To register, please go to our website www.fmsflearningsystems.org

Please note that the last date to register for this Batch is 25th February, 2015. Hurry!

Best wishes,

Sanjay Patra
Executive Director
FMSF

Comparative State-wise analysis of FCRA receipts for FY 2013-14

Based on data available at FCRA site, SRRF has undertaken an analysis of FCRA returns. This shows following state-wise position of Foreign Contribution received. Total contribution received is Rs 12,930 crores for FY 2013-14. This compares to Rs 11,066 crores for FY 12-13, indicating an increase of 16.8%.

State-wise data of FCRA funds received for FY 2013-14 and FY 2012-13 with data for number of organisations who have not filed their annual return. Key findings are:
Top 5 states constitute around 66% of overall FCRA funds rec’d during FY 2013-14. Details and comparison with previous year are as follows:
Delhi : Rs 2828 crores (22% of total FCRA funds rec’d during FY 2013-14), Increase in funds over FY 2012-13 : 25%.
Tamilnadu : Rs 1752 crores (13.5%), increase in funds rec’d during FY 2012-13 : 6.6%
Andhra Pradesh (undivided) : Rs 1338 crores (10.3%), increase over FY 2012-13 : 15%
Karnataka : Rs 1323 crores (10.2%), increase over FY 2012-13: 17%
Maharashtra : Rs 1293 crores (10.0%), increase over FY 2012-13: 22.6%
However what is a matter of concern that a large number of NGOs are still not filing annual return. It is observed that of 39087 entities registered with the FCRA Dept only 16868 NGOs have filed their annual return (FC6) with the Dept, in other words almost57% have not filed the annual returns.
This is really serious since this could result in further tightening by the FCRA Dept. putting a number of genuine organisations who otherwise follow the procedures at backfoot too.
It may be noted that the above analysis is for only those organisations which are registered with FCRA Dept and does not cover organisations which have prior permission. Thus it is quite likely that the amount of FCRA funds received could increase further.


Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Apply for FCRA Renewal Now!

FCRA registration of old organisations will expire on 30-April-2016. They should file their renewal application in FC-5. This should be filed one year in advance.

The last date for filing this is 30-April-2015.

Those who are receiving small amounts of foreign contribution can file FC-5 by 31-Oct-Oct-2015.

Ref:

· AccountAble 27: FCRA Renewal at www.AccountAid.net.

· Form FC-5 at www.AccountAid.net.

· This applies to all organisations who received their FCRA registration before 1-May-2011.

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Google Ad Grants for Nonprofits a Workshop by Googlers & NGOBOX 26 Feb. 2015, Gurgaon

Dear Development Sector Colleague,

We are glad to announce that Team NGOBOX along with a bunch of dedicated Googlers is organising theGoogle Ad Grants; a Workshop for the NGOs

The idea is to create a learning platform to explore the abundant opportunities in the online advertising that you may capitalise on and make your organisation more visible, also explore newer ways of funding, and whats more its Free!

It's happening this month on February 26th at the Google office in Gurgaon from 2:30 to 5:00 pm.

The focused area of the workshop would be how to utilise Ad Words, a dedicated tool of Google Advertising to facilitate in your organisational objectives. The training team would comprise dedicated Googlers who have the right expertise in the Google advertising. Some of them include Shirly Nagrani who is the Account Planner for Google, Anuraag Khandelwal an Account Optimizer for Google and Munaf Kapadia who is the Analytical Lead for Google among others.

Google Ad Grants is the nonprofit edition of AdWords, Google's online advertising tool.

It empowers nonprofit organizations, through $10,000 per month in In-Kind AdWords advertising, to promote their missions and initiatives on Google search result pages.

For more information on AdWords you may check the following link:http://www.ngobox.org/events/google-ad-grants-nonprofits-workshop-googlers-brought-ngobox-free/

To register you have simply to fill the form available here , and the Team NGOBOX will get back to you about your confirmation.*

The invitation is for two people from each organisation.
At NGOBOX be firmly believe that technology can provide a great leverage to your cause, and hoping that you will take full advantage of this opportunity.

Looking forward to your active participation.

Best Regards,
Shikha Upadhayay
Lead Communication and Strategy
NGOBOX.org
shikha@ngobox.org
Mobile: +91-9971429654 (10.am to 6.30pm)

*Limited seats. Free Registration. Confirmation will be given after checking eligibility criteria for Google Ad Grants.

SAFRG ANNOUNCES A Certificate Course on Grant Proposal Writing



Early Bird discount available till 10th Feb’15

For details & Registrations contact: Shweta@safrg.org; programs@safrg.org ; 011-41489060

Many Thanks!!

Shweta Vishnoi
South Asian Fund Raising Group
J-1, Udyog Nagar, Peeragarhi, New Delhi - 110041
Tel - +91 11 4148 9060
Email:- shweta@safrg.org, programs@safrg.org
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