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One of the critical issues facing all NGOs is the question of how they generate resources to carry out their activities. As we have seen in Chapter 3, one of the potential advantages of NGOs is their ability to obtain and utilize resources not available to government. This chapter starts by examining the main sources of resources available to NGOs, and trends in funding patterns for both international and national NGOs. It then analyses various implications and tensions for NGOs arising from these trends in terms of their sustained ability to carry out their objectives, and whether their putative comparative advantage over government as a raiser of resources is justified.
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© 1997 Andrew Green and Ann Matthias
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Green, A., Matthias, A. (1997). Resourcing NGOs. In: Non-Governmental Organizations and Health in Developing Countries. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230371200_8
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