Fundraising for NGO projects is a tough job no matter what area of interest you address, but it can be simplified if you understand what the donors are seeking for. Donors or funding agencies worldwide look for projects that are impactful, sustainable and leading to change. Mission of all the NGOs is the same. Yet, finding an appropriate donor is always a challenge. Why? Are the donors hiding somewhere? Or do they seek for proposal that only large NGOs can prepare? Or approaching donor in the right way is difficult? A packaged solution to your problems is fundsforNGOs Premium. With over 5,000 regularly updated donor profiles, fundraising guides and training videos, sample proposals, latest opportunities and organization management guides, fundsforNGOs Premium supports NGOs around the globe with all that they need to sustain their project and organization.
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How NGOs can raise funds in a Strategic Manner
When it comes to planning for raising funds for projects and programs, NGOs often get lost. As soon as one project ends, they quickly need to look around for more funding to sustain their work. But where and how are the questions that need to be answered. Besides, with so much competition, it is not easy enough to get hold of the desired support from donors all the time.
In order to counter such a situation, it is important for NGOs to have a strategy. This guide is designed to help NGOs raise fund strategically.
The guide tracks you through
- Resource Mobilization – Process of raising different types of support (cash and in-kind) for an organization.
- How NGOs can identify different types of resources for raising support
- Cash Grants – Potential donor agencies, individual donations, income from sale of publications etc, any other.
- Non-Cash Grants – Volunteers, in-kind support from public, in-kind support from donors
- Tools an NGO needs for raising funds – This guide highlights the basic tools that an NGO needs to present it to a donor or anyone who wants to know what the organization is. These tools help the organization remain ready for approaching funder any time.
- Tapping Potential Donor Agencies and Other Areas of Support – sending funding requests to potential donors and answering to calls by the funders must be handled smartly. Selecting relevant donor and approaching for the right cause is crucial.
Dealing on each of the above points thoroughly, this guide helps you build your fundraising strategy. In days ahead, your organization will have a systematic approach to each important aspect of NGO management, and fundraising. This is how you will make all the projects sustainable and your targeted impact will be achieved withing target time period.
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