5 Tips for data driven proposal writing
In the upcoming months the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs will open their call for proposals for the Strategic partnerships 2.0 ‘Strengthening Civil Society’. Donors increasingly focus on transparency and impact of projects, which need to be supported by data. The following tips can guide your organization with writing a data driven proposal in order […]
The importance of team building
As a growing company, we continuously strive to strengthen our team. Therefore, we get together outside of work for fun and challenging team outings. For our last team-building day, we canoed through Utrecht.
Strategic Partnerships: How can you stand out?
The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) collaborates with NGOs and nonprofit organizations to increase their impact on long-term strategic goals. For the NGO or nonprofit organization, joining a Strategic Partnership usually means some funding for projects that support these goals.
How nonprofits spark technological innovation
Innovation is a term which can be heard often in the nonprofit sector. Many organizations have their own innovation or learning teams who strive to obtain innovation. Innovation, however, is a broad concept, which ranges from social innovation to technological innovation
Preparing your proposal for Strategic Partnerships 2.0? Let Data4Development support you!
Are you drafting your proposal for the Dutch MoFA’s Strategic Partnerships 2.0? Make use of our knowledge to strengthen your alliance! The application phase for the new round of Strategic Partnerships with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is approaching fast. The policy framework ‘Versterking Maatschappelijk Middenveld/Strengthening Civil Society’ is expected to be released by the […]
Hivos becomes Future Proof through Project Change!
Changes in the International Development Sector have led to a shift for many NGOs from having guaranteed funding to becoming organizations with diversified income streams. As a result there is now a donor-focused with multiple requirements approach in project management. To adapt to these changes, it is necessary for non-profit project management to evolve towards […]
The state of open data in the development sector
The State of Open Data (Davies et al., 2019) is an extensive report about “all things open data”. Chapter 5 deals with open data for development assistance and humanitarian action, and highlights the crucial chicken-and-egg problem we see as well: Lack of investment in data models, infrastructure and organisational capacity leads to data with insufficient […]
We hacked the day away!
Last Monday, we organized a social hackathon together with the ‘Centrum voor Vormingsonderwijs (Cvv)’ and it proved to be successful! We worked in three teams towards the goal of finding new and innovative ways the Cvv could manage its inventory process. The Cvv is the facilitating organization for religious and humanistic education for children in public elementary schools in the Netherlands.
GVO-HVO Social Hackathon
Op 17 juni 2019 organiseert Data4Development een Social Hackathon voor het Centrum van Vormings-onderwijs (CvV) in Utrecht. Het CvV inventariseert al ruim tien jaar de wensen voor humanistisch en/of godsdienstig vormingsonderwijs onder de ouders van leerlingen die onderwijs volgen op Openbare Basisscholen (OBS).
4 reasons why implementation projects could fail
An implementation trajectory can be an intimidating task. However, if executed well it can cause many positive changes within an organization. Increased efficiency, improved finances and most importantly: spending money where it matters on (development) projects. Countless things can go wrong during an implementation trajectory, as these implementation usually touch upon the core processes of […]