updated: Fund-Raising Guide for Small NGOs in the Developing World
18:03, 22 September 2009
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I've just updated my free guidebook, Basic Fund-Raising for Small NGOs/Civil Society in the Developing World. The document is meant to provide very basic guidelines for small NGOs in the developing world regarding fund-raising and adhering to the basic principles of good governance, and to point to other helpful resources regarding fund-raising.
By small non-government organizations and small civil society organizations (CSOs), I mean organizations that may have only one paid staff member, or are run entirely by volunteers (unpaid staff); and may or may not have official recognition by the government. Such organizations are extremely limited in their resources, and are often in unstable environments and/or serving profoundly poor populations.
This document is not written for nonprofits serving the "developed" world -- organizations serving communities in North America, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand or Japan would probably not find this document particularly helpful, as it has been prepared to make recommendations relevant for small nonprofits serving in a developing country.
THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT A LIST OF FUNDERS/DONORS.
Let me repeat that: THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT A LIST OF FUNDERS/DONORS.
It is, instead, a set of guidelines on how to prepare an organization to be attractive to donors, how to search for potential donors that support organizations in the developing world and how to approach such potential donors.
When I originally drafted this document, back in 2005, it was 15 pages long; now, it is 27 pages. It is a PDF file. To request it, please email me with:
- Your full name
- The name of the NGO you represent
- The city and country where the NGO you represent is located
- The region your NGO serves (if different than its location)
- Details on how you found out about my blog (what you are reading now)
- A statement saying you will not forward this document to anyone outside your organization, and you will not post it to your web site nor to an online discussion group (I frequently update the document, and want to ensure people are getting the most recent version).
