Many CSOs rely on traditional philanthropy to help sustain their operations, but over-reliance on a small group of donors is not always conducive to long-term sustainability.
In recent years, some organizations have begun using new methods to diversify their funding sources, including crowdfunding, community giving, social enterprises, endowments, and more. ICNL works to support the development of legal environments that foster these new approaches, helping ensure civil society’s sustainability for years to come.
This study, produced by ECNL, compares the legal framework for fundraising in sixteen European countries.
Overview of Electronic Fundraising in Eurasia
Fundraising campaigns, such as crowdfunding and text-to-give, are increasingly popular in Eurasia. ICNL has done extensive research on the legal framework relating to this in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. Each report presents a detailed legal analysis of civil, banking, financial, and tax regulation relating to non-commercial organizations’ (NCOs) fundraising by means of electronic and online tools, both as written in legislation and as implemented in practice. Additionally, the reports provides recommendations on how to efficiently use existing tools in compliance with legislation, as well as how to further develop new methods for NCO fundraising.
These reports provide in-depth information on 9 countries, including China, Ethiopia, and India. They serve as a practical guide for the philanthropic sector and the nonprofit world. The reports were authored by local experts and ICNL and made possible with the generous support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Explore the full collection here.
This paper provides an overview of various mechanisms and methods for raising domestic funds. Sources of funding include direct state financing, indirect state support, and private domestic sources. The paper also addresses new fundraising methods, such as crowdfunding and text-to-give.
This paper focuses on opportunities to enhance financial sustainability by raising funds from private domestic sources and indirect state support. It explores new methods of fundraising, including crowdfunding, text-to-give, and online donations, and shares examples from Central and Eastern Europe.
Electronic fundraising campaigns are increasingly popular in Eurasia. In this report series, ICNL examines the legal framework for this trend, provides recommendations on how to use existing tools, and information on how to further develop new methods for fundraising: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan.
This report, assembled by the Blockchain Trust Accelerator at New America with the support of the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, assesses opportunities and obstacles in charitable donations of virtual currencies. It aims to bring civil society organizations, would-be virtual currency donors, and policymakers up to speed on emerging trends.
This report and briefer provides a global overview of current trends in fundraising regulation and self-regulation. It also offers principles and recommendations addressing seven key areas based on international and regional standards and country practices. The report aims to support advocacy efforts to create an enabling environment for fundraising around the globe.
Percentage-designation mechanisms can provide supplementary sources of income and support the financial sustainability of civil society. This ECNL report summarizes case studies from Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia, highlighting important characteristics of percentage legislation and illustrating how to use these mechanisms effectively.
This paper describes the concept of social entrepreneurship and compares the regulation of social enterprises in France, Lithuania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
This assessment examines the complex legal environment for CSOs and social enterprises in Jamaica, compares the country’s laws and their implementation to international legal standards, and considers the implications for reform.
This ECNL policy paper examines European approaches to the regulation and taxation of income from CSOs’economic activities. The paper also discusses related issues, such as social entrepreneurship and passive investment.
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