RSVP for January 12th Technology Salon Accra

Accra, Ghana - January 12th - RSVP

How Can Mission-Driven Organizations Access USAID Funding?  

Mission-driven organisations, nonprofits, start-ups and entrepreneurs need seed funding to build infrastructure and get their projects off the ground, yet they face intense competition to attract funds, and most grant making bodies have a long list of requirements before they sign off on a grant, such as evidence of impact, low overhead percentages, and measurements of scalability.

The US Global Development Lab at USAID has several potential funding opportunities that are designed for innovative mission-driving organizations, including:

• Development Innovation Ventures - seed funding for transformative ideas
• Grand Challenges for Development - contests for groundbreaking solutions
• Global Development Alliances - public-private partnerships for development
• Echoing Green - comprehensive support for emerging social entrepreneurs

Please RSVP now to join the next Technology Salon Accra and dive deeply into how local nonprofits, start-ups, and entrepreneurs can access these and other USAID funding opportunities with these key thought leaders:

• Daisy Chang - Science, Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Advisor at USAID
• Erica Daniels – Program and Project Development Advisor at USAID

We’ll have hot coffee and catered breakfast treats for a morning rush, but seating is limited. Please RSVP now as once we reach our 35-person capacity there will be a waiting list!
 

USAID Funding
Tuesday, January 12th, 2016
8:30am - 10:30 a.m.
New Media Hub at Penplusbytes
No.1 Ostwe Close, Ako Adjei, Osu,
Accra, Ghana (map)
RSVP is required for attendance

About the Technology Salon

The Technology Salon™ is an intimate, informal, and in person, discussion between information and communication technology experts and international development professionals, with a focus on both:

·         Technology's impact on donor-sponsored technical assistance delivery, and

·         Private enterprise driven economic development, facilitated by technology.

Our meetings are lively conversations, not boring presentations. Attendance is capped at 35 people - and frank participation with ideas, opinions, and predictions is actively encouraged.

It's also a great opportunity to meet others motivated to employ technology to solve vexing development problems. Join us today!