Description
* Invaluable handbook for all voluntary and charitable organizations on raising money * Sets out the strategies and tactics for mobilizing resources from available sources * Published with the Aga Khan Foundation A clear and practical guide aimed at the managers of non-governmental and civil society organizations, primarily in developing countries, on how to raise funds for themselves and become financially self-reliant. The author examines all the options – accessing existing wealth, generating new wealth, and mobilizing non-financial resources – and shows how to identify funding opportunities and how to maximize results. He covers earned income, local foundations, governmental sources, foreign agencies, the corporate sector, micro-credit, the internet and social investments. He sets these within a strategic overview of planning and management effectiveness.