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Where is the Money?

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This document discusses a session on sustainability and funding for civil society organizations. It provides context on shifts in global funding priorities and pressures on advocacy initiatives. It frames questions around where funding has gone, how to keep it locally, and how to demonstrate value. The session process involved unpacking the funding context, critical considerations for future actions, and group discussion and feedback. It encourages thinking beyond just money to sustaining impact, relationships, and the role of civil society.

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Where’s the money? Voices: Oxfam Link and Learn, 14 November 2012 Facilitator: Melanie Judge
Framing questions • Where has the money gone? • What can/should we be doing to keep it here? • Do we need the money? What do we need it for? • How do we show value for money?
Session process • Unpacking the context (plenary) What factors have influenced the changes in donor/development funding • Critical considerations and future actions (small groups) • Feedback, discussion and debate (plenary)
Context • Global financial crisis • Shift in perception (South Africa) and changed donor priorities • Disproportionate affect on advocacy initiatives • Changed donor relationships/dynamics • Over-reliance on foreign donors? • Going local: unlocking resources from business, individuals, the State?
Takes us beyond the money question • Why who we are and what we do matters? • What is to be sustained, how and by whom?
Thinking critically • Thinking differently about sustainability • How we relate and with whom: communities, movements, State, funders • Defending the role of civil society: democracy building, accountability and public participation/agency • Making the case for advocacy, human rights and social justice organisations
What’s the change we are working towards?
How do we growing impact and demonstrate this, and to whom?
Balance internal and external pressures/tensions/priorities….
Links to communities and movements for change
Building organisations versus building organising
New funding approaches, relationship with money/resources
Where is the money? • What contextual factors (internal and external to your organisation) influence the current funding environment?
Small group discussions • What must we consider when thinking about the sustainability of the work? • What should we be doing? Who should be doing it?

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Where is the Money?

  • 1. Where’s the money? Voices: Oxfam Link and Learn, 14 November 2012 Facilitator: Melanie Judge
  • 2. Framing questions • Where has the money gone? • What can/should we be doing to keep it here? • Do we need the money? What do we need it for? • How do we show value for money?
  • 3. Session process • Unpacking the context (plenary) What factors have influenced the changes in donor/development funding • Critical considerations and future actions (small groups) • Feedback, discussion and debate (plenary)
  • 4. Context • Global financial crisis • Shift in perception (South Africa) and changed donor priorities • Disproportionate affect on advocacy initiatives • Changed donor relationships/dynamics • Over-reliance on foreign donors? • Going local: unlocking resources from business, individuals, the State?
  • 5. Takes us beyond the money question • Why who we are and what we do matters? • What is to be sustained, how and by whom?
  • 6. Thinking critically • Thinking differently about sustainability • How we relate and with whom: communities, movements, State, funders • Defending the role of civil society: democracy building, accountability and public participation/agency • Making the case for advocacy, human rights and social justice organisations
  • 7. What’s the change we are working towards?
  • 8. How do we growing impact and demonstrate this, and to whom?
  • 9. Balance internal and external pressures/tensions/priorities….
  • 10. Links to communities and movements for change
  • 12. New funding approaches, relationship with money/resources
  • 13. Where is the money? • What contextual factors (internal and external to your organisation) influence the current funding environment?
  • 14. Small group discussions • What must we consider when thinking about the sustainability of the work? • What should we be doing? Who should be doing it?