This is a practical guide aimed at the managers of non-governmental and civil society organizations, primarily in developing countries, on how to mobilize funds and other resources for themselves and become financially self-reliant. The author examines all the options, showing how to identify fundin
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g opportunities and how to maximize fund-raising. He covers earned income, local foundations, governmental sources, foreign agencies, the corporate sector, micro-credit, the internet and social investments and sets these within a strategic overview of planning and management effectiveness.
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"Development is not a question of project-based interventions, or of quantifiable inputs and outputs, but a complex process of negotiation over meetings, values, and social goals within the sphere of public action. This collection of papers, from the journal 'Development in Practice', draws on The O
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pen University's ground-breaking work in the field of development management. It includes in-depth accounts by academics and development managers that range from civil society organizations in Brazil to NGO workers in Egypt, government departments in Tanzania and Poland, donor agencies in Bangladesh, and black feminist activities in the UK." (Catalogue Intermediate Technology Publications 2000)
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"For Fowler, sustainability is 'agility with insight', as simple as that. The book oozes with case studies, mainly of experienced NGOs, explaining how they overcame multifarious problems and settled down into the path of success. With some excellent discussion of questions like 'should we commercial
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ise?' and 'should we have private sector as partners?', it is less of a guide than a collection of insights." (Spore 91, February 2001)
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"A good application alone will not get a project funded, but it is an important part of a fundraising approach. This book covers all the stages in the process and offers practical advice, worked examples and exercises." (Catalogue Intermediate Technology Publications 2000)
"Presents different strategies that can be adopted by Southern development organisations in order to achieve greater financial autonomy and describes a wide variety of practical techniques that will help organizations to reach this goal." (Catalogue Intermediate Technology Publications 2000)