A White Paper on Strategy for NGOs

At the most basic level, all NGOs face the same basic challenge: how to use available resources to maximize social impact. We all know that social needs are endless, especially in a developing country such as India. As a consequence, NGOs are pulled in many directions to address social needs. A clear and effective strategy can help an NGO of any size to prioritize its activities in order to best direct its limited resources. Everything is not worth doing and possible alternative actions lead to alternative results. Therefore, an NGO has to prioritize what it needs to focus on. A good strategy must also have a good dose of realism; strategy cannot be built on hope alone. Also, given the new focus on CSR funding in India, there is tremendous opportunity for NGO’s to set clear and compelling strategies to demonstrate their approach to resource allocation, prioritization and planning to potential corporate funders. A good strategy will achieve a tight “fit” between the social impact an NGO is trying to achieve and the actual activities that are undertaken.

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