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CAF - perspectives on sustainability of the civil South African civil society sector
This report was written by the Charities Aid Foundation of South Africa (on behalf of the Coalition on Civil Society Resource Mobilisation). It presents the findings of a research and advocacy process implemented by the organisation. The report offers a number of lessons on resource mobilisation. It first shows how civil society organisations are facing a multiplicity of sustainability and institutional development challenges for reasons such as declining international funding, leadership and identity changes and the apparent unwillingness of government to meet its responsibilities to the sector. The report presents lessons on advocacy work carried out to mobilise and enhance resource flows as well as the practice of government grantmaking and investment in the civil society sector.
Domestic resource mobilization in Sub-Saharan Africa : The case of Ethiopia
This paper is part of a larger research project, Domestic Resource Mobilization in Sub‐Saharan Africa, conducted by the North-South Institute. The paper discusses possible approaches for improving the mobilization of domestic resources for development in Uganda focusing on the interrelationship between domestic saving, government revenue, capital accumulation and economic growth. The paper highlights a number of weaknesses that hamper the ability for the government to raise revenues (i) large informal sector; (ii) dominance of the agriculture sector; (iii) tax evasion and avoidance; and (iv) weak tax administration. However, the paper also identifies opportunities which the government can pursue to increase its revenue base including the abolition of tax incentives, introducing and enforcing new taxes, and simplifying the tax system. Among other things, the paper recommends key policy reform area in the strengthening and widening of the revenue base while enforcing new tax systems and widening the tax net to the largely untaxed informal sector.
Embracing Change: Local Fundraising Stories
This booklet contains stories about fundraising from a range of small and big organisations in India. The common thread in all these organisations is that they have faced many challenges, and even failures, to come up with a fundraising strategy that works for them. Very few knew exactly what they wanted to do right from the beginning, many experimented with different forms of resource mobilisation and continue to explore ‘unconventional’ sources of income to make a difference.
Fiscal Capacity and Aid Allocation: Domestic Resource Mobilization and Foreign Aid in Developing Countries
While several studies have examined whether aid affects fiscal performance, there has been no systematic study of whether fiscal capacity and performance in developing countries has any impact on donor aid allocation decisions. We argue that the latter is an important issue given that domestic resource mobilization (DRM) is being increasingly recognized as an important component of financing for development, and that some donors are beginning to pay more attention to taxation and fiscal capacity. After reviewing the fiscal performance and aid allocation literature, we discuss the results of a large N -analysis for the period 1992-2010 that augments a standard aid allocation model with fiscal variables. This preliminary analysis of overall bilateral and multilateral aid allocation leads us to conclude that there is hardly any correlation between overall aid and fiscal performance and capacity. We then complement this analysis by discussing the recent fiscal performance data and donor involvement in taxation and public financial management (PFM) in four case study countries.
Funding Mobilization Strategies of Nongovernmental Organizations in Cambodia
This is an academic article appearing in the journal Voluntas. It presents findings of primary and secondary statistical data coming from two surveys on NGOs in Cambodia conducted in 2011 by the author and 2006 by the Council for Development of Cambodia. The author uses theories on resource dependence and mobilisation strategies to frame his research. The article suggests that the operation and survival of Cambodian NGOs still depend heavily on foreign funding despite the fact that NGO funding has been diversifying since 2006. But, the author asserts that the share of locally generated funds might increase as a response to decreasing donor funding. The article also discusses different challenges that Cambodian NGOs encounter when mobilising resources such as ensuring organisational autonomy and ownership over their programmes. More and more NGOs in Cambodia are exploring and adopting various models and approaches that could enable them to sustain their programmes and their operation. The author concludes that the case of Cambodian NGOs is reflective of the situation of NGOs in many countries across the region. NGO leaders can find useful “the key lessons of success and failure along with critical ethical issues to be considered regarding resource mobilization and diversification” discussed in this article.
Fundraising at the Grassroots level in Cambodia : Using Strategy for Prosperity
This is a report produced by a Cambodian NGO, the Parivartan Project. Based on case studies and interviews with NGOs, the report addresses questions on NGOs’ fundraising methods, processes, and challenges. In contrast to other literature on NGO funding in Cambodia, this report categorises funding sources into three groups: institutional (e.g. government, donors), individual (e.g. gifts, donations), and income-generating (e.g. product sales, social business). The report provides an interesting discussion of such themes as a) how NGOs try to diversify their funding sources, b) why NGOs opt for relying on donors funding, and c) challenges that NGOs face. Key findings of the report are that many NGOs in Cambodia rely on donor grants and they also lack a strategic fundraising plan. The report is practice oriented and engaging. At the end of each section, there are recommendations for NGOs from the Parivartan Project on how to tackle the issues identified and discussed in the section
Kenya Red cross humanitarian contribution
This case study, carried out in February 2011, set out to map the sources and volumes of funding to the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) as well as the scope of the various resource flows. Although much of the report is focused on the humanitarian work of the KRCS, this report provides a useful case study of the functionality of the KRCS’ fundraising mechanisms and how the different funding flows shape the overall humanitarian response.
Local Resource Mobilization and Social Entrepreneurship manual
This is a training manual on resource mobilisation targeted at civil society organisations. The manual discusses the context, sources and the making of plans for domestic resource mobilisation purposes. It also discusses social entrepreneurship and the role of gender in promoting entrepreneurship as a source of funds for civil society organisations.
Strategies to Strengthen NGO Capacity in Resource Mobilization Through Business Activities
This UNAIDS Best Practice key material is directed at managers of national and international NGOs working on HIV/AIDS and other health and development issues. It is intended to increase their awareness of the opportunities, and possible problems, associated with alternative resource mobilization strategies, with a special focus on commercial activities. The central objective of the report is to motivate civil society organisations to determine and begin implementing the most appropriate resource-generating strategies to enable their organizations to continue and expand their important works. The report argues that NGOs can obtain funds to run their programs from three principal sources: (1) Interested third parties, who give to the NGO in return for the satisfaction derived from doing good (grants and donations); 2) Beneficiaries of the NGOs programs, who value their participation more than the cost of participating (cost recovery); and (3) Unrelated third parties, who will pay the NGO in return for something of value that the NGO can make or do for them (commercial ventures).
