basic fund-raising guide in new languages!
07:18, 20 September 2010
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My guide to Basic Fund-Raising for Small NGOs/Civil Society Organizations in the Developing World has been translated into Spanish and Russian. Now, it's about to be translated into two native languages of Sri Lanka - Sinhala and Tamil. Hurrah!
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. 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 resources.
By small NGOs, I mean organizations that may have only one paid staff member, or are run entirely by volunteers; and may or may not have official recognition by the government. These 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, or medium-sized or large NGOs in transitional countries, 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.
The document is super basic, but super basic seems to be what is needed most; some of the requests are written in all capital letters (which is considered shouting) and many don't follow the very simple criteria required to request the document (criteria that is much, much more simple than that required by donors in fundraising proposals). I'm trying to build capacity with this document among small NGOs/CSOs in the developing world. If you are training NGOs/CSOs regarding governance and transparency, you are welcomed to contact me about possibly using this document in your workshops.
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