New Report: Ideas for Local Fundraising

Funding the work of community-based organizations is a constant challenge. The New World Foundation Resource Lab has just published a new report with the Ford Foundation that offers ideas for how groups can develop financial resources of their own.

Progressive organizations whose missions are to address social and economic justice issues through advocacy and organizing often find their access to traditional philanthropic resources limited. Nonprofit organizations’ dependence on foundation and government grants puts them at risk of unexpected (and inevitable) revenue disruptions.

Yet, it is estimated that 80% of CBO budgets are funded through these sources. CBOs must be as creative in their financial resource development strategies as they are in executing their organizational missions and, in fact, recognize that developing this sort of financial independence is another way to build power.
 
We hope to inspire creative thinking about the wealth of resources that exist in all communities.

• Watch a short video introducing the report.
• Browse and download the report online.

For more information, please contact Anna Fink.