Way of Obtaining Free Resources and Work with Donors for NGOs

• Main Author: Barbora Čapková
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Technology and Business, České Budějovice 2012-05-01
• Series: Littera Scripta
• Subjects: non-profit organizations; project management; obtaining free resources
• Online Access: http://www.littera-scripta.com/way-of-obtaining-free-resources-and-work-with-donors-for-ngos/

Funding from the European funds will be soon over and nonprofit organizations are facing the question of how to be financed and how to maintain their services. Currently, there are organizations which are able to obtain free resources and are largely or entirely independent of government and European grants. The aim is to highlight those functional elements in obtaining free resources and long-term cooperation with donors. This article shows, to organizations that have less experience with this form of financing, the well-proven principles. Reported information are based on research conducted in the dissertation on the topic: the possibility of application of the principles of project management in the Czech civil sector. The information obtained through structured interviews with open questions are compiled by a qualitative analysis process. By conducting semi-structured questions, the emphasis was given on the way of work that was issued by organizations which are successful in obtaining free resources. The research suggests that the basic principle of success with donors is a systematic and strategic approach.