Enhancing Organizational Sustainability

Mumo KivuituUfadhili Trust

Diakonia SwedeniGovernance, Social Media and Policy Advocacy Retreat

31st March – 04th April 2014Lukenya Getaway

Starvation Cycle

• Vicious cycle of total and increasing dependency on donors by Non-Profits

• Donors – generally underestimate the resources needed to develop robust organizations

• Non-profits generally under represent the level of financial needs to meet donor requirements

• Result into a starvation cycle – a rat race

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Sustainability

• What does Sustainability mean ?

• The capacity of an (organization) to endure and grow by

adapting to a changing environment

Components of Sustainability

• What does an organization need to be sustainable ?

1. Institutional

2. Programmatic

3. Financial

4. Environmental

Institutional• Mission, Vision, Values articulated and shared

across the organization• Active engagement of Board in oversight and

resource mobilization• Strong Leadership and Management to ensure

day to day operations• Strategic plan exists and incorporates indicators

for sustainability• Sound operational policies and systems exist

Programmatic

• Staff are knowledgeable and have expertise in program functions

• Activities are consistent with the mission, vision and values

• Learning organization that manages information and knowledge well

• Established methods, procedures and indicators to monitor and evaluate program progress

• Program planning guided by data and research

Financial

• Established methods, procedures and controls to manage finances and financial data

• Established systems for handling procurement and other payments

• Mix of funding sources• Staff that can develop and manage budgets• Ability to generate new resources

Environmental

• Laws and regulations that define, encourage and protect NGOs

• Support from policy makers and key influencers• Strong partnerships and networks within and

outside Civil Society• Access to technical input outside of the

organization• Support from Beneficiaries

Sustainability

• What one change do you need to make in each of these aspects urgently?

– Institutional– Programmatic– Financial– Environmental

Niche

Author

Fiction

Teenagers Adults

Non-fiction

Self- Help

Romance Thrillers

Developing a Niche

1. What is your organization good at ?2. What is it that makes you good at what you do?3. How do you know you are good at it ?

• How does “what you are good at” relate to the needs in society?

Elements of a Successful Niche

• Expertise

• Differentiators

• Proof of what you do well (impact)

• Link to National Priorities

• Link to Community Priorities

• Cost effectiveness (efficiency)

Resource Mobilization

• Where are the resources that your organization needs ?

• Funding landscape refers to the collection potential donors available to fund your organization.

• Resource (Donor) Mapping assists us to identify these potential donors

Earned Income

• How can your organization earn its own resources ?

• Ufadhili– Capacity Development– Technical Support– Certification & Ratings– Research – Publications– Events

Models of Earned Income

• Building income together with communities

• Cost recovery

• Commercial Activity linked to mission

• Commercial Activity that is not linked to

mission

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