How NGOs Lose Time Over Things So Nonessential

Neither starting nor walking the NGO journey is easy. You have a dream, a desire to do something for a cause that truly matters to you. And with that determination you start, readying yourself to be a change bearer. But over the time you understand that running an NGO is not only about working for the cause, there is more to the story. There are ‘n’ number of small and big things one has to keep in mind to make that dream come true. Like any other organization an NGO also has to manage its work, operate in sync with every other person who is handling tasks and get a continuous monetary flow in the organization. The initial years of an NGO are not very different from a startup where you want a lot of things to get done & wish to provide your services but are short in fuel to take a longer flight.

Fundraising/ Donation is the NGO fuel; which over the recent years have reached an achievable stage. In this entire process though a minor looking, but a very chaotic hurdle comes up for almost every NGO. The struggle of coping up with due diligence and all the endless documentation. Think about an NGO that has just started, is trying to work for its cause, is managing the office and field environment, gathering volunteers and has been tirelessly following up with organizations for funds, now in this scenario the NGO is given an additional task of managing its documentation for a properly structured due diligence without which there will be no funds.

So the task which appears to be a sideline disturbs the main functioning. You need to document available and ready for due diligence according to the organization’s requirement; okay that seems doable, but then you have to do it again and again and again for all the new organizations who decide to support you. Does that not appear to be a tiring process? A process that is going to delay you in working on ground, is it worth all the time and effort? No doubt it is important and very crucial; and yes a lot of things depend on it. But somehow in this fast moving world it tends to waste your precious moments, the ones that can bring a change and take your movement ahead. They steal you of time that is not coming back in times when there is so much to be done.

trishla foundation

Hey, Your blog is pretty good. I am Emily Jones from Trishla Foundation , our NGO work for those children who suffering from Cerebral Palsy , and Dont have money for Cerebral Palsy Treatment. Our NGO collect donation for these types of children. Tell me the good way from which i collect more Donation.
- ManageMyNGO
  
  Hey Emily,
  
  Glad to know about @trishla_foundation:disqus and the great work you are doing for children with Cerebral Palsy. There are several ways in which one can get more donation and building trust is the first step. You can try that through different ways – the first way would be to get a domain email id (for eg – emilyjones@trishlafoundation.org) – this is available through GSuite which is free for all NGOs. Second would be to make it easy for people to donate to your organisation. You can create an online donation page so that customers can pay easily through their computer or any mobile device. It will come at a small cost but it will be useful in the long run. The third way is to send all relevant information related to your foundation (eg- 80g certificate) every time someone makes an online donation to you. Asking donors and the people who benefitted from your treatment to write testimonials which can be put on your website will be useful too Lastly, telling the story is important which can happen through constant communication – either through online or offline campaigns. Try and keep a contact database of all relevant stakeholders and send them regular updates about your activities.
  
  I hope this helps and all the very best for your endeavours!