For months there’ve been questions about a major source of U.S. funding for global vaccination programs. That situation may now be clearing. The U.S. announced that it would finally provide $600 million in funds appropriated by Congress for Gavi (The Vaccine Alliance) to use for its efforts during fiscal year 2025 and FY 2026. The […]
U.S. Announces Nearly $2 Billion in Faith-Based Partnerships: What It Means for NGOs and Global Aid
For years, faith-based organizations (FBOs) have been a vital, yet often unnoticed, piece of the global humanitarian apparatus. They staff health facilities, maintain community-level programs, run emergency response and assistance efforts, and work with the underserved in areas where services are hard to come by and many other providers can’t go. Now, though, there’s been […]
New AI Funding Could Give NGOs Up to $10 Million for Global Health Projects
Artificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly important part of conversations around global health, development, and philanthropy. Now, a new funding opportunity is bringing these areas together and could provide up to $10 million for individual projects focused on preparing global health systems for a world transformed by AI. Coefficient Giving has launched a Request for […]
U.S. Shifts Global Health Funding Toward Faith-Based Groups: What It Means for Local African NGOs
For many communities across Africa, healthcare is delivered far beyond government hospitals and large international organizations. Local churches, faith-based organizations, community clinics, and nonprofit health networks often provide essential services to people who might otherwise struggle to access them. Now, a major change in U.S. global health funding is putting these organizations in the spotlight. […]
U.S. Launches $4.5 Billion Global Health Platform: What It Means for NGOs
Global health funding is entering a new phase, and this could pose challenges for NGOs. When the U.S. State Department announced its Advancing Global Health funding program on March 9, 2026, expected to make an estimated $4.5 billion available for the developing world, NGOs around the globe should have immediately paid attention. As many as […]
Burkina Faso Dissolves More Than 100 NGOs and Civil Society Groups: What It Means for Humanitarian Work and Civic Space
Burkina Faso’s move to suspend 118 NGOs and civic society organizations has raised serious questions about the future of humanitarian work, human rights work, and the civic space in Burkina Faso. What appeared to be initially an administrative crackdown has taken dimensions to be much bigger than expected. After suspending 118 organizations in April, there […]
India’s FCRA Amendment Bill 2026: Why NGOs, Churches and Civil Society Are Raising Concerns
India’s foreign funding rules are becoming stricter, and a proposed amendment to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, or FCRA, has sparked a major debate across the country’s NGO and civil society sector. For organizations that depend on international grants and donations, the issue is about much more than paperwork. It is about funding, compliance, organizational […]
New AI and Global Health Funding Opens Opportunities for NGOs
Artificial intelligence is changing the global health sector, from medical research and clinical trials to healthcare delivery and public policy. At the same time, funders are beginning to look more closely at how the rapid development of AI could affect health and wellbeing around the world. One recent example is a new funding opportunity from […]
Funding Crunch Threatens the Future of Women’s Support NGOs Worldwide
In the middle of conflict, poverty, displacement, and crisis, the right support can change everything. For many women and girls, an NGO can be that lifeline. Women’s organizations provide safe spaces, healthcare, legal assistance, livelihood support, protection services, and other essential support to communities that are often among the hardest to reach. But many of […]
Are U.S. NGOs Entering a New Funding Era? What Changing Foreign Aid Means for Nonprofits
For years, international NGOs and U.S. based nonprofits have benefited from numerous government grants, international development projects, foundation support, corporate philanthropy, and individual donors. For those NGOs focused on global health or international development, U.S. Government dollars have long played an essential role. That is evolving. Changes to U.S. Foreign aid – including the closing […]
U.S. Shifts Foreign Health Aid Toward Bilateral Deals: What It Means for NGOs
NGOs have for decades been a major pillar of US-funded global health programs. Whether it is HIV, malaria, maternal health, immunization, nutrition, or emergency response, non-profits have frequently taken funding and transformed it into on-the-ground services for communities. But the how of that funding has been changing. Increasingly, US approaches are focusing on bilateral government-to-government […]
Monitoring vs Evaluation: Understanding the Difference and Why NGOs Need Both
Mostly, we assume that after a project is completed, the work is done, but it is not the end of the story. What matters is understanding whether the project is still on track and moving in the right direction and delivering the promises and changes as it claimed initially. This is where monitoring and evaluation […]
Foreign Funding for NGOs Is Rising But So Is Regulatory Scrutiny: What Indian NGOs Need to Know in 2026
Many NGOs in India depend on foreign funding to scale up their projects and reach thousands of people in need. International grants help NGOs in various sectors like health, education, livelihoods, women’s empowerment, child protection, humanitarian assistance, climate change action, and many more. However, this funding comes with strings attached. A recent report from The […]
US Launches $4.5 Billion Global Health Funding Platform: What NGOs Need to Know
So, the landscape of funding global health activities is changing and will probably require non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to revise the way they source opportunities. This is because on March 9, 2026, the U.S. Department of State released the “Advancing Global Health,” a funding opportunity that offers as much as $4.5 billion in funding for global […]
How NGOs Can Create Better Project Objectives Using the SMART Framework
Imagine spending weeks developing a project proposal, only to have it rejected because one section wasn’t clear enough. It happens more often than many NGOs realize. A great idea alone isn’t enough to secure funding. Donors want to know exactly what your project will achieve, who it will benefit, and how you’ll measure success. If […]
How NGOs Can Measure Project Impact Effectively
Every NGO wants to create meaningful change. Whether it’s improving education, providing healthcare, protecting the environment, or supporting livelihoods, the ultimate goal is to make a real difference in people’s lives. But how do you know if your work is actually creating that difference? This is where project impact measurement becomes essential. Today, donors, partners, […]
AI Skills Are More Important Than AI Tools for NGOs
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a new concept for the nonprofit sector. Over the past few years, NGOs have started using AI to write grant proposals, summarize reports, translate documents, analyze data, prepare project budgets, and automate routine administrative work. What once seemed like a technology only large organizations could afford is now becoming […]
OpenAI Foundation’s $1 Billion Commitment to AI for Social Good: Why NGOs Should Pay Attention
Artificial intelligence is now not only transforming the way organizations operate but is also starting to redefine the generation of societal benefits. In recent times, non-governmental organizations have begun employing AI for the drafting of funding requests, examining information, rendering texts, and streamlining repetitive organizational duties. Nevertheless, a recent declaration from the OpenAI Foundation indicates […]
Beyond Job Placement: What Every NGO Can Learn from the Pune NGO That Helped 40,000 People Find Jobs
Now we all know a job can truly change your life, but what’s even more impactful? Preparing someone to find that job. And that’s where this latest success story out of Lighthouse Communities Foundation (LCF), based out of Pune, comes into play. As noted in a report put out recently, the organization has successfully placed […]
Why Some NGOs Are Building Their Own AI Tools Instead of Relying Only on ChatGPT
Artificial intelligence is already so blended into daily NGO work. NGOs are already using AI to draft grant proposals and reports, translate documents, analyze data, brainstorm campaigns, and much more with the help of tools like ChatGPT. This has, for many organizations, been a revolutionary innovation. But as AI becomes more embedded in non-profit work, […]
