Fundraising in Crisis ?: Inspirations for Civil Society
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Fundraising in Crisis?: Inspirations for Civil Society
Mirka ĽachkáEurope for Citizens Contact Point Slovakia
Citizen Participation University 2012, Kunbabony
Europe for Citizens Contact Point Slovakia Slovakia
An implementation body of the Europe for Citizens programme in Slovakia.
Guides and aids applicants for European funding regarding citizens´ initiatives on local and international levels.
part of a network of similar offices working in most of the countries participating in the Europe for Citizens programme.
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Fundraising in Crisis?: Inspirations for Civil Society
Situation in the third sector in SlovakiaSurvival Strategies of NGOsA profile of a donor in SlovakiaCRISIS...?
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Trends in Slovakia
Dramatic decrease of disponible foreign sources (public and private)No sufficient adjustment of environment (compensation or structural changes)Decrease of corporate budgets for support of NGOs, change in strategies of selection of projects and partner NGOs Relative increase of public sources of funds (esp.regional) within budget structures of NGOsincome tax assignation
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Third Sector in Slovakia
Cca 40 000 non-governmental organisations in 2011 (2002-:cca 22 000)
Structure:◦Civic Associations: 33 240◦Foundations: 610◦Non-profits: 2200
BUT: 10 000 active (recipients of 2%-1.5% tax)
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Target group
Children and youth (25.5%)
Mentally and physically handicaped (19,2%)
NGOs themselves (10.6%)
Inhabitants of regions (10.6%)
Broad Public (8%)
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Activities
Education (51.1%)Social Care and Services (38.3%)Protection of individual and Collective Rights (29.8%)Protection of Environment (19.2%)
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Staff
1-4 employees (36%)5-9 employees (23.4%)0 employees (21.3%)
39% employees 3years of experience (or less)
Space for fundraising and management of operation?
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Principles of Financing of NGOs
ANALYSIS,PLANNING: Identification and crosschecking of the mission Plan of the project (mid-term/long-term activities) Fundraising: targets, strategies, division of the roles and tasks, SWOT BudgetingSTRATEGIES: Multiple source Self- Financing Linkage to the mission of the organisation Effectivity of use of finances
RELIABILITYTRANSPARENCYREPUTATION
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European Funds
Current Possibilites:
◦Structural Funds
◦Communitarian Funds (Europe for Citizens, Youth in Action, Gruntvig,
EuropeAid, Progress, Culture,...)
Change in the coming EU budget Period: search for efectivity,
reimbursement only upon proof of results???
◦Negotiations of Slovak NGO Platform with the Government over
preparations of National Strategic Reference Framework for 2014-2020
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Self- financing
New trend enterpreneurship should not become a primary
goal, but remain as a tool to reach the primary goals of organsaton
self-financing activity closely linked to the misson of the organsation
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ECP Slovakia, 12.7.2012
Corporate filantropy and fundraising
↓ corporate budgets for charityBUT
↑ CSRanalyse CSR Mission and communication strategy of
the company and look for linksADVERTISEMENT (sponsorship and gifts problematic)Material gifts, non-financial support (time, products,
services, volunteer work) rather than accounting operations
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Individual fundraising: WHO?
A woman35- 44 year oldFrom a larger city (over 100 000- Bratislava,Košice?)University graduateJob: specialist creative position
???
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Individual fundraising: WHAT?
Protection and support of health (40,9%)Social help, support of socially needed (34,7%)Support of church, religious groups (31,6%)Body culture, sports and leisure activities (11,8%)Protection of environment (8,1%)Arts and culture (7,4%)Education (6,8%)Volunteering, support of communities (6%)Protection of human rights and minorities (2,1%)Science and research (2%)
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Individual fundraising: HOW?
Purchase of entrance ticket, product, service (38,3%)
DMS (31,4%)Donation of cash to a collection box (28,9%)Bank transaction personally in a bank(21,3%)Cheque (postal voucher)(20,3%)Internet banking (14,8%)Donor´s portal (7,4%)Web-site of a recipient (7,2%)Permanent money transfer order 5,1%)
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Other ways of copying
Dedication of fraction of income tax (2%,1.5%, 3%?)DMS- donors message serviceAcquisition of successionLotteryVolunteersCross-sectoral Cooperation with public authorities
(decentralisation)Social enterpreneurshipNetworkingEtc.?
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...CRISIS...?