National Workshop Presentationon Nurturing Partnerships for Developing Sustainable CSOs Developing Sustainable CSOs IIC, New Delhi,18-19 th February 2010

National WorkshopNational Workshop

PresentationPresentation

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Nurturing Partnerships Nurturing Partnerships for for

Developing Sustainable CSOsDeveloping Sustainable CSOs

IIC, New Delhi,18-19IIC, New Delhi,18-19thth February 2010 February 2010

Nurturing Partnerships for Sustainable CSOs 18th Feb 2010

Towards their Vision / Towards their Vision / MissionMission

CSOs Partner with CSOs Partner with • CommunitiesCommunities• Funding AgenciesFunding Agencies• GovernmentGovernment• Corporate (Businesses) – CSRCorporate (Businesses) – CSR• Academic & Research InstitutionsAcademic & Research Institutions• MediaMedia• Individual DonorsIndividual Donors• Amongst themselves – Networks, AlliancesAmongst themselves – Networks, Alliances• Others Others


The Key IssueThe Key Issue• CSOs facilitating sustainable development (change) CSOs facilitating sustainable development (change)

need resources for their own sustenance and need resources for their own sustenance and growthgrowth

• CSOs in existence for about 10 years and more CSOs in existence for about 10 years and more have core staff not attached to any specific projecthave core staff not attached to any specific project

• Core staff responsible for planning & designing Core staff responsible for planning & designing new projects (incl. experimental / innovative new projects (incl. experimental / innovative projects) projects)

• Similarly Core admin. & finance staff may not be Similarly Core admin. & finance staff may not be fully attached to funded projectsfully attached to funded projects

• Hence, the need for CSOs to identify alternate Hence, the need for CSOs to identify alternate funding sources that are not solely dependent upon funding sources that are not solely dependent upon grants.grants.


Pre-requisites for a Successful Pre-requisites for a Successful PartnershipPartnership

Primary Relationship of a Funding Primary Relationship of a Funding Agency with : Agency with : • CSO’s staff, the primary interfaceCSO’s staff, the primary interface• CSO’s Board, rarely happens but CSO’s Board, rarely happens but needs to be developedneeds to be developed• CSO’s Community, the purpose of CSO’s Community, the purpose of the Funding Agency’s grantthe Funding Agency’s grant


Pre-requisites for a Successful Pre-requisites for a Successful PartnershipPartnership ….cont’d….cont’d

Secondary but essential relationship Secondary but essential relationship for facilitating linkages,for facilitating linkages, with with

• Other CSOs for Networking, Other CSOs for Networking, Alliance Building, AdvocacyAlliance Building, Advocacy

• Other funding agencies / donorsOther funding agencies / donors• Governments Governments • Corporate SectorCorporate Sector• Academic / Research InstitutionsAcademic / Research Institutions


Attitude towards a Attitude towards a Partnership, requiresPartnership, requires

Mutual Mutual • Respect Respect • TrustTrust• TransparencyTransparency• AccountabilityAccountability• Observant with an attitude of a learnerObservant with an attitude of a learner• TrusteeshipTrusteeship• StewardshipStewardship• Enabler, Connector, FacilitatorEnabler, Connector, Facilitator• DisseminatorDisseminator• UnderstandingUnderstanding• EmpathyEmpathy• HumilityHumility• Free from Arrogance & EgoFree from Arrogance & Ego


Characteristics of a Healthy Characteristics of a Healthy Relationship (Give & Take)Relationship (Give & Take)

((Potentially) a Funding Agency givesPotentially) a Funding Agency gives• Resources (Cash & kind)Resources (Cash & kind)• Expertise - own and of others Expertise - own and of others

(consultants/institutions) (consultants/institutions) • Mechanisms for sharing experiences of other Mechanisms for sharing experiences of other

projectsprojects• Networking OpportunitiesNetworking Opportunities• Sharing / Exchange of knowledge and Sharing / Exchange of knowledge and

experiences of othersexperiences of others• Capacity Building, including in the area of Capacity Building, including in the area of

advocacyadvocacy• Credibility / VisibilityCredibility / Visibility


Characteristics of a Healthy Characteristics of a Healthy Relationship (Give & Take)Relationship (Give & Take)

……….……….cont’dcont’d((Potentially) a Funding Agency Takes (receives) Potentially) a Funding Agency Takes (receives)

from an NGOfrom an NGO• Knowledge & Experience of local situationKnowledge & Experience of local situation• Understanding of and or / link up with the Understanding of and or / link up with the

communitiescommunities• Link up with other resource agenciesLink up with other resource agencies• Earns respectEarns respect


Mutual Accountability & Mutual Accountability & Transparency Transparency

Funding Agencies Funding Agencies

insistence on insistence on

‘‘CSOs Accountability and CSOs Accountability and Transparency’ Transparency’

must be reciprocatedmust be reciprocated


Mutual RespectMutual Respect

RESPECT RESPECT

to be earned to be earned

and and

not demanded not demanded


Thank You.Thank You.

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National Workshop Presentationon Nurturing Partnerships for Developing Sustainable CSOs Developing Sustainable CSOs IIC, New Delhi,18-19 th February 2010