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Full-Cost Recovery and the NGO Staffing Dilemma
NGOs are not meant to make a profit. Donors expect funds to go to the mission, and most organisations hold only modest reserves, and not for long. That is how it should be. But it creates a structural tension that…
Guides
Community development NGOs and foundations: a curated guide: 81 development NGOs and 101 foundations and funders, with their main focus in one or two sentences and those working on community development highlighted.
Useful resources
Reliable starting points on NGO registration, foreign funding and compliance requirements in other countries.
- ICNL Civic Freedom Monitor and Digital Legal Library: the legal environment for civil society per country, including rules on foreign funding.
- Global Nonprofits Guide (ECNL, PILnet and DLA Piper): compares legal forms, registration, governance, tax and reporting across countries.
- NGOsource: equivalency determinations for US foundations funding non-US organisations, with a learning centre.
- US International Grantmaking (USIG) (Council on Foundations and ICNL): country notes on the NGO legal framework for international grantmaking.
These sources do not replace local legal or tax verification. Always check requirements with a qualified local adviser.
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