For community-based organizations

We work alongside community-based organizations as trusted partners, recognizing that those closest to the challenges are best placed to design and lead solutions.

At the core of our model are our partnerships with courageous, dynamic organizations and individuals that are improving the lives of children and youth in the heart of their own communities.

Global Fund for Children’s approach centers on long-term relationships, flexible support, and shared learning—strengthening locally driven efforts through collaboration, capacity development, and connection to a global network of peers. While our partnerships vary by context, they are always grounded in respect, trust, and the leadership of community-based organizations themselves.

Join GFC's Community-Based Organization Directory

We invite community-based organizations from around the world to join Global Fund for Children’s directory so we are aware of your organization and can stay in touch. Being part of the directory allows us to share information about relevant funding opportunities, initiatives, or ways to connect as they arise.

Joining the directory is not an application for funding, but it is a way to remain connected and visible to Global Fund for Children as opportunities evolve.

Select and submit from the forms below in your preferred language (English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese).

How does GFC scout for Community-Based Partners?

We are committed to selecting partners who align with our values and our mission, and whose work will be enriched by partnering with GFC. We are especially interested in organizations led by people with lived experience, including young people, that aim to change unjust systems and create new opportunities for children, youth and their communities to aspire and thrive.

Grounded in our values, we have decided not to support:

  • Local offices, affiliates, or projects of large INGOs, governments, or intergovernmental organizations
  • Efforts to support or oppose candidates for public office
  • Evangelism or proselytizing, or programs that require adherence to or conversion to religious doctrine
  • Organizations that, in policy or in practice, discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity, disability, or sexual orientation
  • Groups that conduct or support violent activities or violate criminal law

 

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At Global Fund for Children (GFC), we know that supporting grassroots organizations goes far beyond writing checks. Our non-financial support includes mentorship, organizational development advice, and yes, helping partners figure out if their name is helping or hindering their mission.

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Meet Huong: Turning Environmental Activism into Children’s Publishing

Thanks to GFC's Spark Fund financial support, knowledge, and network, I successfully founded a social enterprise in children’s publishing on environmental themes and built a creative network of artists dedicated to this cause.

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