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Fundraising in Crisis ?: Inspirations for Civil Society

Fundraising in Crisis ?: Inspirations for Civil Society. Mirka Ľachká Europe for Citizens Contact Point Slovakia Citizen Participation University 2012, Kunbabony. A n implementation body of the Europe for Citizens programme in Slovakia.

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Fundraising in Crisis ?: Inspirations for Civil Society

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  1. Fundraising in Crisis?: Inspirationsfor Civil Society Mirka Ľachká Europe for Citizens Contact Point SlovakiaCitizen Participation University 2012, Kunbabony

  2. 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. Europe for Citizens Contact Point Slovakia Slovakia ECP Slovakia, 12.7.2012

  3. Situation in thethirdsectorin Slovakia • Survival Strategies of NGOs • A profile of a donor in Slovakia • CRISIS...? Fundraising in Crisis?: Inspirationsfor Civil Society ECP Slovakia, 12.7.2012

  4. 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 NGOs • income tax assignation Trends in Slovakia ECP Slovakia, 12.7.2012

  5. 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) ThirdSector in Slovakia ECP Slovakia, 12.7.2012

  6. Children and youth (25.5%) • Mentally and physicallyhandicaped (19,2%) • NGOsthemselves (10.6%) • Inhabitantsofregions (10.6%) • BroadPublic (8%) Targetgroup ECP Slovakia, 12.7.2012

  7. Education (51.1%) • SocialCare and Services (38.3%) • Protectionofindividual and CollectiveRights (29.8%) • Protection of Environment (19.2%) Activities ECP Slovakia, 12.7.2012

  8. 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? Staff ECP Slovakia, 12.7.2012

  9. ANALYSIS,PLANNING: • Identification and crosschecking of the mission • Plan of theproject (mid-term/long-termactivities) • Fundraising: targets, strategies, division of the roles and tasks, SWOT • Budgeting STRATEGIES: • Multiple source • Self- Financing • Linkage to the mission of theorganisation • Effectivity of use of finances RELIABILITY TRANSPARENCY REPUTATION Principles of Financing of NGOs ECP Slovakia, 12.7.2012

  10. CurrentPossibilites: • StructuralFunds • CommunitarianFunds (EuropeforCitizens, Youth in Action, Gruntvig, EuropeAid, Progress, Culture,...) • Change in the coming EU budget Period: search for efectivity, reimbursement only upon proof ofresults??? • Negotiations of Slovak NGO Platform with the Government over preparations of National Strategic Reference Framework for 2014-2020 European Funds ECP Slovakia, 12.7.2012

  11. 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 Self- financing ECP Slovakia, 12.7.2012

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  13. ↓ corporate budgets for charity BUT ↑ CSR • analyse CSR Mission and communication strategy of thecompanyandlookforlinks • ADVERTISEMENT (sponsorship and gifts problematic) • Material gifts, non-financial support (time, products, services, volunteer work) rather than accounting operations Corporate filantropy and fundraising ECP Slovakia, 12.7.2012

  14. A woman • 35- 44 year old • From a larger city (over 100 000- Bratislava,Košice?) • University graduate • Job: specialist creative position ??? Individual fundraising: WHO? ECP Slovakia, 12.7.2012

  15. 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%) Individual fundraising: WHAT? ECP Slovakia, 12.7.2012

  16. 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%) Individual fundraising: HOW? ECP Slovakia, 12.7.2012

  17. Dedication of fraction of income tax (2%,1.5%, 3%?) • DMS- donors message service • Acquisition of succession • Lottery • Volunteers • Cross-sectoral Cooperation with public authorities (decentralisation) • Social enterpreneurship • Networking • Etc.? Other ways of copying ECP Slovakia, 12.7.2012

  18. ...CRISIS...? ECP Slovakia, 12.7.2012

  19. Thank you Mirka Ľachkámirka.lachka@europeforcitizens.sk ECP Slovakia, 12.7.2012

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