Going back to core funding? Getting rid of bureaucracy? Duncan Green discusses some of the ideas coming out of a assembly of NGO finance directors
I spent an afternoon with a bunch of NGO finance directors this week. It was more interesting than you might reflect; money is the lifeblood of the aid business,and financial directors have the best overview of how that blood circulates, from one finish (fundraising) to the other (programmes and advocacy). Not only that but some of them are expanding their role from ‘keeping score’ for their organisations to a more frontline role of using cash to create change (everything from dragon’s den style investment competitions to mentoring and training local organisations on financial skills). Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com