The year to come might be the most challenging one in the history of NGOs. All three key sources of NGO funding – households, public funding, philanthropies – are under stress. The political context could not be more hostile and depressing for NGOs, with shrinking civic space, the rise of far right movement and the …
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NGO funding challenges
Following a long period of growth, the financial sustainability of International NGOs (INGOs) is facing challenging times: stagnating donations by middle-class households hard hit by the un-ending series of crises (Covid-19, Energy crisis, rising inequalities), decreasing public funding and ODA flows, excessive geographic concentration of donors in OECD economies, continuing rise in “restricted” donations and …