ABSTRACT

'Provides an excellent conceptual framework for the various approaches to resource mobilization.' Paiboon Wattanasiritham, Director General, Chief Executive Officer, Government Savings Bank, Thailand A clear and practical guide aimed at the managers of civil society organizations, including non-governmental organizations, citizens' movements, co-operatives, trade unions and other grass-roots organizations primarily in developing countries, on how to mobilize funds and other resources and in doing so become financially self-reliant. The author examines numerous and varied options, covering earned income, local foundations, governmental sources, foreign agencies, the corporate sector, microcredit, the internet and social investments, setting these within a strategic overview of planning and management effectiveness.

part One|28 pages

Setting the Scene

chapter 1|10 pages

The Larger Picture

chapter 2|7 pages

Overview of Possibilities

chapter 3|9 pages

Why Should Anyone Help a Southern CSO?

part Two|120 pages

Ways of Mobilizing Resources

chapter 4|15 pages

Revenue from Earned Income

chapter 5|5 pages

Indigenous Foundations

chapter 6|12 pages

Individual Philanthropy

chapter 7|7 pages

Building Grass-roots Organizations

chapter 8|13 pages

Resources from Government

chapter 10|13 pages

Resources from the Corporate Sector

chapter 11|6 pages

Building Reserve Funds and Endowments

chapter 12|6 pages

Conversion of Debt

chapter 13|7 pages

Microcredit Programmes

chapter 14|5 pages

Social Investment

chapter 15|20 pages

Use of the Internet

part Three|53 pages

Deciding Which Way to Go

chapter 16|8 pages

Next Steps

chapter 17|1 pages

An Introduction to the Commentaries

chapter 18|42 pages

Commentaries