Changemakers.net has launched another competition called the “Cultivating Innovation: Solutions for Rural Communities” with the sponsorship of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The competition is open to NGOs and other agencies from all countries. The competition aims to gather innovative solutions for improving the quality of life in rural and farming communities.

Entries need to be submitted by interested organizations covering the theme of rural community development and agriculture. Entries need to demonstrate not just the concept but also the stage of implementation or at least the initial research part of it. It is an online competition and entries need to be submitted online before 13 May 2009. The three finalists will be selected through an online voting process and the winners are eligible to receive cash prizes of US $5,000. There are also other prizes involved for participating in the competition. Fore more information, visit this link.

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FundsforNGOs.org is an online initiative, working for the sustainability of NGOs by increasing their access to donors, resources and skills. It uses online technologies to spread knowledge about organizational sustainability, promote creative ideas for long-term generation of institutional funds for development interventions, improve professional efforts in resource mobilization and advocate for increased allocation of donor resources for building the skills and capacities of NGOs. You may reach them at info[at]fundsforngos.org

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