The current project from which NWC receives most funding is over in a few months. From September
the normal functioning of NWC is questionable , unless we get some now funding. So, while the
Peace Institute in Ljubljana prepares big project proposals for the European Commission and the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, we are helping Marie Aimee, the president,
to write smaller applications for funding.
Last week Suncica wrote an application for Global Fund for Women, a nonprofit grantmaking foundation that advances women's human rights by funding women-led organizations worldwide. The GFW grants range in size from US $500 to $30,000 per year. We also finished a letter of interest for MamaCash, an international women's fund that supports pioneering and innovative women's initiatives around the world. MamaCash grants range from $5000 to $50000 per year. If successful, the grants would be used for an uninterrupted continuance of all NWC's activities, including administrative expenses necessary, for a few months.
Few days ago, we received a confirmation from GFW that they received our application and that it's in their system now. Also, they note that it usually takes them 7-9 months to decide. We are trying to be optimistic about the applications, but what worries us is the fact that WC is a rather small group. It consists of only 13 members. International organizations like GFW and Mamacash are maybe more willing to give money to bigger groups. And so we come to one of the biggest problems of NWC. The 13 present members are reluctant to receive new members, as they view NWC as a source of profit and they don't want to share it with more women. This way of thinking is perhaps understandable from their point of view, but also makes NWC look more like an exclusive group of women and not as an NGO that expands it's influence and grows bigger every year, how it was concieved at the beginning. Still, we hope that the accomplishments of NWC thus far (and there has been a few) will impress the donors.
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Last week Suncica wrote an application for Global Fund for Women, a nonprofit grantmaking foundation that advances women's human rights by funding women-led organizations worldwide. The GFW grants range in size from US $500 to $30,000 per year. We also finished a letter of interest for MamaCash, an international women's fund that supports pioneering and innovative women's initiatives around the world. MamaCash grants range from $5000 to $50000 per year. If successful, the grants would be used for an uninterrupted continuance of all NWC's activities, including administrative expenses necessary, for a few months.
Few days ago, we received a confirmation from GFW that they received our application and that it's in their system now. Also, they note that it usually takes them 7-9 months to decide. We are trying to be optimistic about the applications, but what worries us is the fact that WC is a rather small group. It consists of only 13 members. International organizations like GFW and Mamacash are maybe more willing to give money to bigger groups. And so we come to one of the biggest problems of NWC. The 13 present members are reluctant to receive new members, as they view NWC as a source of profit and they don't want to share it with more women. This way of thinking is perhaps understandable from their point of view, but also makes NWC look more like an exclusive group of women and not as an NGO that expands it's influence and grows bigger every year, how it was concieved at the beginning. Still, we hope that the accomplishments of NWC thus far (and there has been a few) will impress the donors.
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