Resource Mobilization Beyond Grants
by MASELA OHOKO
KES 999
Categories: Management & Leadership
Traditional grant funding alone is no longer sufficient to sustain nonprofit and development organizations operating in today’s complex, uncertain, and resource-constrained environments. Shrinking donor budgets, rising compliance demands, humanitarian fatigue, and increasing competition have forced organizations to rethink how they fund their missions. Resource Mobilization Beyond Grants is a practical, forward-looking handbook designed to help NGOs, social enterprises, and community-based organizations move beyond over-reliance on grants and build diversified, resilient, and ethical funding portfolios. Drawing on real-world experience from fragile and low-income contexts, particularly across East Africa, this book demystifies alternative funding pathways including strategic partnerships, private sector engagement, philanthropy, diaspora and faith-based giving, earned income, social enterprises, and blended finance. It goes beyond theory to examine the systems, policies, governance structures, and organizational culture required to pursue non-grant funding responsibly. Unlike many fundraising books that focus narrowly on donor acquisition, this handbook positions resource mobilization as an institution-wide responsibility, one that involves leadership, boards, programs, finance teams, and communities alike. Through clear frameworks, illustrative diagrams, practical tools, and ethical guidance, readers are equipped to navigate risk, avoid mission drift, and strengthen accountability while expanding their funding base. Whether you are a local NGO leader seeking sustainability, a board member overseeing financial risk, a program manager exploring partnerships, or a development professional adapting to a changing funding landscape, Resource Mobilization Beyond Grants offers a realistic, context-sensitive roadmap for building long-term financial resilience without compromising mission or values.