India Welfare Trust is excited to launch the Volunteer BOOST: Micro-grant program, a quick and straightforward funding to support and boost the work being done by all the dedicated volunteer managers/engagers in our community.
How much is the micro-grant? INR 1,000 per grant directly credited to the individual’s account (this is not a grant to the NGO).
Who can apply? Volunteer managers and engagers who are registered EIV Discourse users. Need not be registered organizations.
What can the micro-grant be used for?
Focus on Volunteering: The grant should help to further grow/promote volunteering in your organization. E.g. rewarding your top volunteers with t-shirts or a meal or a voucher, or running a paid social media campaign to acquire more volunteers, etc. Anything that other funders would normally not support, but helps strengthen your volunteering efforts. The expenses should be one-time in nature and not recurring (e.g., no regular reimbursement of expenses, etc. that you can apply for every month). Be creative, we will try and be as flexible and understanding as we possibly can.
No Direct Beneficiary Support: The grant cannot be utilized for activities that directly benefit the end-beneficiaries (programme). E.g. tickets or transport for taking children to a museum, etc.
A limit of 1 micro-grant per applicant/organisation per month
What is the application process?
– Please create a fresh post (New Topic). CHANGE the category from “General” to “VOLUNTEER BOOST” (please remember to do this step, otherwise your application will not be considered)
– In the Title, say “Microgrant application from (Your OrgName)”
– In the description let us know what you want the microgrant for.
We will evaluate your application, and reply to your post with a “Yes” or “No” within 1 working day
If we reply “Yes”, we will separately reach out to you for your UPI details. Thereafter, the payment will be credited within 24 hours
Is there any reporting or follow-ups after the grant? A simple post on this page, with 1-2 lines on how you used the micro-grant, the value it added and any pictures/ videos you want to share ! Knowing how you used the grant will be helpful for us to decide how to expand/modify this initiative
We hope this micro-grant program will provide a rapid BOOST to your volunteering initiatives, and help overcome those tiny funding/admin hurdles that can sometimes get in our way!
Name: Suprita Dutta
City: Mumbai
Organization/Group Name: educo
What do you need the the micro-grant for?
To provide printed certificates of appreciation to all the volunteers or some badges for the long term volunteers
Name: S V Rajeshwar
City: Kanyakumari
Organisation: Volunteer for India
Micro grant will be used for printing posters for recruiting volunteers from schools and colleges. @venkat
Name: Sk. Alivea
City: Kolkata
Organization/Group Name: Bhumi
What do you need the the micro-grant for?
To make on ground surveys and help volunteers for smooth running of the initiative
Name : Anusha Bhairaddy
City: Bengaluru
Organisation: Volunteer For India
We are working on education for disabled women, which generally is an under represented group. In order to encourage more volunteers to join, we aim to provide travel allowance to those who live farther, along with certificates.
Name: Arti kumari
City : kolkata
Organization: volship by Bhumi
What do you need the ,the micro grant for?
To make on group surveys and help our volunteers for smooth running of the initiative and provide printed certificates of appreciation to all the volunteers or some motivational gift for our volunteers who’s are work with their full efforts
@Anusha_28 - travel allowance is a recurring expense, so we can’t fund that. If you need money for any one-time thing you want to do, please place a fresh request by replying to the main post.
@Rawjesh - these are programme expenses, so we won’t be able to support. Do read the criteria and if you have any one-time non-programme expenses, pls post a fresh request.
Name: Ubaidur Rahman
City: Prayagraj
Name of the Organization: RAH Foundation
What do you need the the micro-grant for? : printing id cards, Certificate, Tshirts etc for volunteers.
To provide refreshments (Frooti or Biscuits etc) for volunteers because that does not fit with the organisation budget but as an Individual I seek this grant and also to provide appreciation badges to the volunteers as a token of appreciation.
Name : Faisal Parvez Khan
City : Mumbai
Organization/Group Name : Volunteer for India
What do you need the the micro-grant for ?
Under the project “Uprooting substance use- Creating Healthy India”, we (I and colead Saira) will be engaging cancer warriors to share their stories and struggle. This will help us create awareness on substance use induced cancers and influence young minds.
We need the micro-grant to offer a token of appreciation for their selfless demeanor.
Name: Vignesh.m.v
City: CHENNAI
Organisation name : Volunteer for India
Project: To make sports a culture among govt school children
Grant need : To provide active volunteers who made presence for 3 or more events with a tshirt and for expenses to print certificate for who travelled along with us the entire project duration which is 3 months.Thank you for the micro grant initiative
Name:Manikandan S
City : viruthunagar,tamilnadu
Organization: CRUTCH TRUST
What do you need the ,the micro grant for?
The micro grant will be utilised to provide printed certificates of appreciation to all the corporate/students volunteers of our program.
Name : Sejal Gupta
City- Thane
Organization- Rotaract Club of Medicrew
Use of Grant - For printing informative posters and buying hand sanitizers and handwashes for Hand Hygiene awareness drive in orphanages , schools and elderly homes. If possible we are looking forward to set up portable hand hygiene stations at these places so that people can use the knowledge they have to create a healthier India
Name : Nisha Prasad
City: KOLKATA
Organization: DSO (Do something for others)
Grant needed for : The grant will be helpful to provide a certificate and a letter of appreciation to the volunteers who will complete the journey with us and some goodies like Tshirts , batches or water bottles to motivate volunteers.
Name: Rushikesh Takankhar
City: Majalgaon, Beed, Maharashtra
Organization/Group Name: The Last Truth Foundation
What do you need the the micro-grant for?
For managing travailing expenses to taking General Mental Health Programs in village schools at district Beed, Maharashtra.
