Community philanthropy for change in Romania · operaons, including CBO development and capacity...
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CommunityphilanthropyforchangeinRomaniaFromraisingfundsforcommunityprojectstowardsfundingacommunitydevelopmenttheoryofchange
Previousmodel
PACT Providinggrantsfor Founda=on communityprojects
Un=lveryrecently,PACTFounda=onusedins=tu=onalgrantstosupportitsprogramsandongoingopera=ons,includingCBOdevelopmentandcapacitybuilding,advocacy,youthandentrepreneurialeduca=onamongothers,andchanneledthefundsraisedfromcommunityphilanthropy(bothindividualandcorporatedonors)toprovidegrantsforthecommunityprojectsofCBOs.Problemsofthismodel:• Allofthefundsraisedthroughcommunityphilanthropywereflow-through• Fundingshort-termprojectswithpoorersustainability• Noopera=onalsupportfortheorganiza=on
Newmodel -Communityfacilita=on
PACT -Advocacy Founda=on -Entrepreneurshipsupport
-Generalsupport
In2016,webeganaskingourcommunitydonorstosupportourlonger-termopera=onsandcommunityworkwithflexiblefundingthatisnotdedicatedtoaspecificcommunityproject,whilewecon=nuetouseins=tu=onalfundsforpartofourprojects.Advantagesofthismodel:• FlexiblefundingforcommunityprojectsaswellasothertypesofsupportforCBOs• Fundsareallocatedtopriorityareas/underfundedcommuni=es• Opera=onalsupportallowstobuildorganiza=onalcapacityandsustainability
Example:FundraisingforadvocacyinamarginalizedRomacommunity
ValeaCorbuluiisaninformalRomaseWlementinruralSouthernRomania.Onevillageof1500residents Livingillegallyunderhigh-voltagepowerlineNopropertydocumenta=on
WestartedanadvocacyprojecttosupportthiscommunitywithGFCFfunding.WethenpresentedthecasetoourDonorsCircleinSept.2016andaskedforfurthersupporttodevelopalongtermadvocacyini=a=vetopromotehealthyandlegalhousingforthepeopleofValeaCorbului.Sofar,wehaveraisedanes=mate2000USDallowingusto:• Workwithagroupofexperts(urbanists,architects,lawyersetc.)• EmpowerandbuildthecapacityofthelocalCBO• Organizecommunityvisitswithdecisionmakersandinfluencers• Organizemee=ngswithrelevantlocalauthori=es
Otherprogramsfundedthroughthismodel• Developmentofnewcommunity-based
organiza=ons• Prioritycommunityprojects• Advocacyforcommunityissues• Financialeduca=onforthemostvulnerable• Supportforsocial/community
entrepreneurship• Partnershipswithlocalauthori=es• Monitoringandevalua=onofourimpact• Socialandfinancialeduca=onclubsfor
vulnerableyouth• Ongoingopera=onalsupport
AcknowledgementsPACTFounda=oniscurrentlytes=ngnewfundingmodelsaspartofaprojectgenerouslysupportedbyGFCF.PACT’sfundraisingworkiscoordinatedbymycolleaguesIoanaTraistaandCris=naBotezatu.TheDonorsCircleisaconceptdevelopedbyTheFundingNetwork(UK).Mypar=cipa=onintheCFSummithasalsobeengenerouslysupportedbytheGFCFthroughatravelgrant.
Conclusions• Long-termprocessoverimmediateoutputs:Insteadofproposingtodonors
short-term,specificcommunityprojectswithfixedresults,weexplainedwhatwedoforruralcommuni=esinRomania,howweinvolvethemintheprocess,andwhatlongertermimpactweaimfor.
• TrustmaEers:Sofar,themodelhasworkedverywellwithacommunityofdonorswhowerealreadyfamiliarwiththeorganiza=on’strackrecord.
• Itcanwork:sofartheamountsraisedhavebeensteadyorhigherthaninpreviousyears(est.24.000USD),butit’stoosoontoreallytell.
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PACT Foundation 6 Hagiului St. Bucharest, Romania www.fundatiapact.ro Contact me: Irina Pop [email protected]