One of the core objectives of fundsforngos.org is to assist organizations with
information about various sustainable strategies for long-term organizational
development. As local NGOs in developing countries persistently face fundraising
problems, it becomes necessary to empower them with new information tools that
will help them meet the challenges of their own financial sustainability.
Continuous submission of proposals and seeking of donors can create a
stereotypical image of your organization, but it can also lead to frustration
and pessimism, leading to loss of confidence in your own good work when you are
unable to raise funds for your organization. However, it is also a fact that
fundraising most of the times is not within our control. Let us not forget that
decisions are mostly made by donor agencies, if they want they will offer the
grant, not the other way round where you think it is necessary to have a grant
for a community development project and you get it.
Nevertheless, as we are attached to our roots, we continue with our work to
serve the poor and the needy. To overcome the challenges of financial
sustainability for an NGO, one of the proven ideas is to offer micro-level
healthcare services in a limited manner to the community.
Healthcare is a need everywhere and it is known to all of us that knowledge can
prevent a lot of health problems and if this knowledge is offered to communities
for a small cost, it can lead to a win-win situation. Of course, the revenue
may not be as big as the grants we are all used to, but it will definitely
contribute towards long-term sustainability of the organization and it will
also add extra power to our joy of doing what we always love to do: serve the
poor and the needy.
Here are some ideas that can be implemented with some investment of money and
skills. If your organization has previously implemented a health project, then
you have an added advantage. If you are in the process of implementing such a
project, you can take these ideas as long-term sustainable strategy that will
not only continue providing services to the community, but also help your
organization grow financially even when the donor agency has withdrawn support.
Besides, if implementation of these ideas meets with some success, there is
strong likelihood of attracting donor agencies in the future.
Click on the links below one by one to read on:
Get some Community Health Training First: Community health is nothing more than
the health of the communities with whom we work. Although it is a part of
public health, it has more emphasis on…(click here to read more)
Link: http://www.fundsforngos.org/community-healthcare/community-health-training
After training, do some Community Health Research: An effective community
healthcare project will work only when one's own knowledge meets with the
existing health problems of the community. It is important to identify
community health problems…(click here to read more)
Link:
http://www.fundsforngos.org/community-healthcare/training-community-health-research
A Village Health Center at your NGO office: Now it is time to arrange some
space that will work as the village health center where people can come and
seek basic healthcare services. The health center needs to have clean place
with basic…(click here to read more)
Link:
http://www.fundsforngos.org/community-healthcare/village-health-center-ngo-office
Health Microinsurance Schemes for the Poor: One of the most practical problems
one can face while implementing a user fee-based healthcare service to the
community is that many poor people would seek healthcare in credit
because…(click here to read more)
Link:http://www.fundsforngos.org/community-healthcare/health-microinsurance-schemes-poor
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