tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14973093.post116208471289667857..comments2024-02-12T11:17:41.537+01:00Comments on Ore's Notes: The Cost of Doing GoodOrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10230896381942258816noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14973093.post-1162424837766018302006-11-02T00:47:00.000+01:002006-11-02T00:47:00.000+01:00After our next program, we will think about how to...After our next program, we will think about how to sustain our work in the long run. We will be doing a lot of brainstorming and strategizing.Orehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10230896381942258816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14973093.post-1162216307740306512006-10-30T14:51:00.000+01:002006-10-30T14:51:00.000+01:00how about a fundraising event? say a banquet forma...how about a fundraising event? say a banquet format.. food, good music, and good publicity will attracts folks<BR/><BR/>I did a research once on a local non profit organization and one of their most reliable sources of income was money raised from annual fundraising banquets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14973093.post-1162155853575669892006-10-29T22:04:00.000+01:002006-10-29T22:04:00.000+01:00Motara, check out www.vision2020ng.org for more in...Motara, check out www.vision2020ng.org for more info and let me know how you would like to help out. Thanks a lot!<BR/><BR/>Bibi, even when I worked in the US where there were a lot more available grants, we still had to get used to the uncertainty of our NGO existence. It was routine to be given redundancy letters after one round of funding had run out, while we ran round trying to raise money to continue our work.<BR/><BR/>Everchange, I agree that it's impossible to rely totally on the government. Besides the bureaucracy would mean that we would be forced to move at a snail's pace. I suppose this really forces one to be creative.Orehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10230896381942258816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14973093.post-1162121176702003022006-10-29T12:26:00.000+01:002006-10-29T12:26:00.000+01:00the government...it is really sad that a lot of NG...the government...it is really sad that a lot of NGOs are doing what our govt should be doing in the first place, yet receiving no support for it. and if you're doing work that govt does not consider a priority, you can't expect much financial help from them. our place relies on grants from foundations. that's basically where we get all our money.Questhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13821694533219072456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14973093.post-1162095265605450502006-10-29T05:14:00.000+01:002006-10-29T05:14:00.000+01:00Please can you give more details about the youth c...Please can you give more details about the youth career initiative that you mentioned.<BR/>I am a young professional and am interested in volunteering.<BR/>ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14973093.post-1162093195361228542006-10-29T04:39:00.000+01:002006-10-29T04:39:00.000+01:00yeah getting grants for NGOs is a very difficult t...yeah getting grants for NGOs is a very difficult task. It makes it hard to keep up with the organization's main goal..glad to hear u love ur work..keep up the good workbibihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10447127703681924293noreply@blogger.com