Exploring Faith-Based giving as an Alternative Funding Model for CSOs
Description
Civil society organizations (CSOs) in Ghana are generally fragile and dependent on donor funding mechanisms for survival. Recent studies show that financial sustainability of CSOs is challenging, which has spurred conversations on new alternative funds mobilization routes, innovative methods and strategies to ensure its sustainability. This scoping report highlights the opportunities and challenges associated with faith-based giving as a domestic resource mobilization (DRM) strategy that CSOs could explore in Ghana. Specifically, the report highlights the experiences of funds mobilization, the strategies, the opportunities and successes and the challenges. It draws on in-depth interviews from 6 faith-based organizations (FBOs), three CSOs that have funds mobilization connections with FBOs and 2 key informants or experts working
within the civil society space in Ghana.
