Overviews and directories
Funders Online
Initiative of the European Foundation Centre Orpheus Programme, providing information on foundations and corporate funders active in Europe.
Funding sources for gender-equality and women-focused projects
Guide to funding sources divided into five sections: Women's Funds (those dedicated to gender-equality and women-focused rights projects); Foundations; International Development Agencies; Prizes; and On-line Directories. MS WORD document compiled by BRIDGE / Siyanda (2006).
Global Development Network (GDN) - Funding information
Provides funding information services, including up-to-date news of grants, fellowships and other funding opportunities, specially selected for relevance to social science researchers.
Goede doelen gids
Includes a list of recognized Dutch charitable organisations working in development aid (in Dutch only). Maintained by the Vereniging van Fondsenwervende Instellingen (VFI).
International Funding Programmes in the Water Sector
Overview divided into worldwide funds; international financial institutions; European Community funds; and local European funds. Issued by the NWP, the Netherlands Water Partnership. Year of publication: 2004
OECD - DAC - Focus on Aid to Water and Sanitation
This page from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - Development Assistance Committee (OECD - DAC) provides graphics and reports on development aid financing for water and sanitation in developing countries.
OECD DAC Network on Development Evaluation
This Network supports informed and independent evaluation. The section of the Members of the DAC Network on Development Evaluation on publications, documents and guidance gives access to evaluation reports by member countries.
United Nations Development Business Online
UN Development Business (UNDB), published by the United Nations Department of Public Information, is a subscription-based service, published both online and in paper form, providing information on opportunities to supply goods, works and services for projects financed by the UN, governments and the major development banks. UNDB Online is updated several times a week and is searchable by region, country, sector (including water supply and sanitation), bank, and other parameters. UNDB contains four general categories of information: development bank operational summaries; World Bank new project approvals; procurement notices; and contract award information. An annual subscription to UNDB Online costs US$ 550 (2007).
UNITeS Researching grants and funding resources online
Guide compiled by the United Nations Information Technology Service (UNITeS). It is a starting point for volunteers researching grants and funding resources online. It gives brief descriptions of relevant websites, mostly from the US but also some from Europe and Australia. There are additional sections on online donations and e-commerce / online markets for indigenous products.
