Social Sector Management - SSM

It's a funding opportunity from Google

Google Impact Challenge Nigeria Calling Nigeria nonprofits and social enterprises! Google.org is looking for bold ideas to create more opportunity in our community. Apply now to the Impact Challenge in Nigeria for an opportunity to receive a share of $2m in funding. https://g.co/nigeriachallenge

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Are You Creating Shared Value? Enter to Win the CSV Prize! The world's population is booming. It's more important than ever to enhance quality of life and contribute to a healthier future for all. 

Applications are open for first class of Obama Foundation Fellowship.

The Obama Foundation Fellows will be a diverse set of community-minded rising stars – organizers, inventors, artists, entrepreneurs, journalists, and more – who are altering the civic engagement landscape. By engaging their fellow citizens to work together in new and meaningful ways, Obama Foundation Fellows will model how any individual can become an active citizen in their community.

Does that Sound like you? Then get on it

Obama Foundation Fellowship The Obama Foundation Fellowship program seeks to support outstanding civic innovators from around the world in order to amplify the impact of their work and to inspire a wave of civic innovation.

Hello Women entrepreneurs/Social entrepreneurs,
Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards Deadline: August 31,2017
The Cartier Awards are an international business plan competition that aims at supporting creative, financially sustainable and socially responsible women-led startups, in all countries and industries.​

Each year, 6 laureates are awarded:
- a place on an INSEAD Executive Programme
- US$ 100,000 in prize money
- Networking opportunities
- Coaching opportunities
- International media exposure

https://application-form.cartierwomensinitiative.com/

Homepage | Cartier Women's Initiative Awards Since 2006, the Cartier Women's Initiative Awards has supported over a 181 female entrepreneurs worldwide. Each year, 18 finalists representing 6 regions (Latin America, North America, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East & North Africa, Asia-Pacific) are selected during the first round of the co...

Dear Social Entrepeneurs,

The D-Prize social venture competition is live!

Beat the rush for social venture competition. Early entries accepted by July 30. www.d-prize.org

D-Prize challenges the world's aspiring leaders to alleviate extreme poverty. We have selected a dozen new business and NGO opportunities which, if solved, would impact millions of people. Up to 30 of the best proposals will be awarded between $10-20K to launch.

Interested in applying? Visit www.d-prize.org for details.

Are you able to help spread the word? We are looking for the next wave of world changing entrepreneurs, and are grateful for any help you can offer. Please consider sharing.

With enormous thanks,
Nicholas Fusso
[email protected]

Home Distribution equals development. D-Prize supports new entrepreneurs who can increase *distribution* of proven poverty interventions.

Free Online Course: Access to Impact Investment for Social Entrepreneurs
Dear SSM Members:

Our friends at Roots of Impact, VIVA Idea and the Social Finance Academy have developed a free and actionable online course to empower social entrepreneurs to speak "social finance" and prepare for a successful pitch to impact investors.

Starting 3rd May and running 8 weeks, the course will provide insights and knowledge for a wide range of participants: social organizations/entrepreneurs and their finance officers, nonprofit organizations, start-ups exploring the pros and cons of a sustainability orientation, students, investors wishing to gain insights into social enterprises, and market players or intermediaries interested in supporting the social enterprise ecosystem.

Learn more and sign up for the course here:

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Online Course in Grant Proposal Writing &Research Writing

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We are pleased to announce our next free online course in grant proposal writing and research writing.

This eight-week course will begin on 18th April 2017 and covers literature review, publication ethics, making a research plan, writing a grant proposal, targeting the right journals, writing and publishing a research paper.

AuthorAID - Enrolment open: AuthorAID online course starting on 18 April 2017 ), we are pleased to announce our upcoming online course in grant proposal writing and research writing. This is an open online course and it is free of cost.

Yesterday, we lost Yemisi, I just don't know what to write, am still confused, but want to ask? What can we do to honor this woman who gave so much to the Social Sector in Nigeria? Please can we have a Walk (education, enlightenment...) for Breast Cancer in her honour?

What is the point of having this page people if we are not making use of it? Lets share ideas, our works and even problems for possible suggestions here please...
Why are we all claiming too busy to network and keep in touch?
How do we really grow?

The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) promote capacity building within organisations in 51 countries by providing fellowships for training and education for professionals. The NFP is initiated and fully funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the budget for development cooperation.

The NFP has three sub programmes for individual fellowships:

Short courses
Master’s degree programmes
PhD studies

You may find of course of interest which is still open for application @ Centre for Development Innovation, Wageiningen University

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Hello all......