17th IACC

The role of International Cooperation in providing resources to sustain the work of CSOs, is central, especially in countries without an enabling environment. But these agents are not the only ones in the field of available resources for these organizations, and there are many ways to generate resources, monetary and others related with social capital.

In the last years, with the arise and consolidation of social networks and the development of new technologies, is possible to think in engaging people – individuals, communities, great philanthropists, employees, etc. - in the sustainability of diverse causes. And transparency, integrity and fight against impunity, are not less important to many of them than education or environment, but in general, are invisible topics to support.

In this session, we want to map not only the new tendencies in fundraising for these topics, but also find the links between "the new and the old": strategies of diversification of funds for CSOs, must think the lines that connect the presence of International Cooperation´s resources with other sources.

Thus, there are almost 3 aspects to be considered:

a) The role of International Cooperation aid to develop solid structures of joints or networks of CSOs that can work together, and create synergy (i.e. providing middle and long time grants, to create structures and capacity)

c) The chance for CSOs themselves generate resources that can be reinvest nonprofit in the organization to guarantee its sustainability (i.e. social enterprises)

In this manner, diversifying is to link resources - international, public, privates, individuals, etc- in agendas harmonized with the CSOs necessities, especially of those that work with problematic that can be supported for other means or that can be resisted in local level: this is the case of transparency, integrity and fight against impunity.