Jordan: Sustainable Financing and Resource Diversification for Civil Society Organizations
Published October 2026
ุงูุชู ููู ุงูู ุณุชุฏุงู ูุชูููุน ุงูู ูุงุฑุฏ ูู ูุธู ุงุช ุงูู ุฌุชู ุน ุงูู ุฏูู
ูุฃุชู ูุฐุง ุงูุจุฑูุงู ุฌ ุงูุชุฏุฑูุจู ุถู ู ุฌููุฏ ุจูุงุก ูุฏุฑุงุช ู ูุธู ุงุช ุงูู ุฌุชู ุน ุงูู ุฏูู ุงูู ุญููุฉ ูู ุดุฑู ุนู ูุงูุ ููุง ุณูู ุง ุงูู ูุธู ุงุช ุงูุชู ุชุฑูุฒ ูู ุนู ููุง ุนูู ุฎุฏู ุฉ ุงููุณุงุก ุฃู ุชููุฏูุง ูุณุงุกุ ุจูุฏู ุชุนุฒูุฒ ูุฏุฑุชูุง ุนูู ุงููุตูู ุฅูู ู ุตุงุฏุฑ ุชู ููู ุฃูุซุฑ ุชููุนูุง ูุงุณุชุฏุงู ุฉุ ูุชุทููุฑ ู ูุงุฑุฏูุง ุจุทุฑููุฉ ู ุคุณุณูุฉ ูู ูุธู ุฉ ูู ุชูุงููุฉ ู ุน ุงูุฃุทุฑ ุงููุงููููุฉ ูุงูุชูุธูู ูุฉ ูู ุงูุฃุฑุฏู. ููุฏ ุงุณุชูุฏ ุชุตู ูู ุงูุจุฑูุงู ุฌ ุฅูู ูุชุงุฆุฌ ุชูููู ุฎุท ุฃุณุงุณ ุฃุธูุฑ ุงู ุชูุงู ุงูู ูุธู ุงุช ุงูู ุดุงุฑูุฉ ูุนุฏุฏ ู ู ููุงุท ุงูููุฉ ุงูู ูู ุฉุ ู ู ุจูููุง ูุฑุจูุง ู ู ุงูู ุฌุชู ุนุงุช ุงูู ุญููุฉุ ููุถูุญ ุฑุณุงูุชูุงุ ููุฌูุฏ ุฃูุธู ุฉ ู ุงููุฉ ูู ุญุงุณุจูุฉ ุฃุณุงุณูุฉุ ุฅุถุงูุฉ ุฅูู ู ุณุชูู ุฌูุฏ ู ู ุงูุซูุฉ ุงูู ุฌุชู ุนูุฉ ูุงูุญุถูุฑ ุงูุฑูู ู.
ูุชูุจุน ุฃูู ูุฉ ุงูุจุฑูุงู ุฌ ู ู ุฃู ุงูุงุณุชุฏุงู ุฉ ุงูู ุงููุฉ ุชู ุซู ุนูุตุฑูุง ุฃุณุงุณููุง ูู ูุฏุฑุฉ ู ูุธู ุงุช ุงูู ุฌุชู ุน ุงูู ุฏูู ุนูู ุงูุงุณุชู ุฑุงุฑ ูู ุฃุฏุงุก ุฃุฏูุงุฑูุง ูุชุญููู ุฑุณุงูุชูุง ุนูู ุงูู ุฏู ุงูู ุชูุณุท ูุงูุทููู. ูุฐููุ ูุง ููุชุตุฑ ุงูุจุฑูุงู ุฌ ุนูู ุงูุจุญุซ ุนู ุชู ููู ุฅุถุงููุ ุจู ูุฑูุฒ ุนูู ู ุณุงุนุฏุฉ ุงูู ูุธู ุงุช ุนูู ุชุทููุฑ ููุฌ ุฃูุซุฑ ุงุณุชุฑุงุชูุฌูุฉ ูู ุฅุฏุงุฑุฉ ู ูุงุฑุฏูุงุ ูุชูููู ุงูุงุนุชู ุงุฏ ุนูู ู ุตุฏุฑ ุชู ููู ูุงุญุฏุ ูุจูุงุก ู ุฒูุฌ ู ุชูุงุฒู ู ู ุงูู ูุงุฑุฏ ูุชูุงุณุจ ู ุน ุฑุณุงูุฉ ูู ู ูุธู ุฉ ููุฏุฑุงุชูุง. ููุดู ู ุฐูู ุงูู ูุญุ ูุงูุชุจุฑุนุงุช ุงูู ุญููุฉ ูุงููุฑุฏูุฉ ูุงูุฏูุฑูุฉุ ูุงูุดุฑุงูุงุช ู ุน ุงููุทุงุน ุงูุฎุงุตุ ูุงูุชู ููู ุงูุฑูู ูุ ูุงูุฏุนู ุงูุนููู ูุบูุฑูุง ู ู ุงูู ุตุงุฏุฑ ููุนุฒุฒ ุงูุจุฑูุงู ุฌ ูุฐูู ูุฏุฑุฉ ุงูู ูุธู ุงุช ุนูู ุงูุชุฎุทูุท ููุชู ููู ูุชุทููุฑ ุงูู ูุงุฑุฏ ุจุตูุฑุฉ ุนู ููุฉุ ู ู ุฎูุงู ุงูุชุนุฑู ุฅูู ุฃููุงุน ุงูู ุงูุญูู ูู ุตุงุฏุฑ ุงูุชู ููู ุงูู ุฎุชููุฉุ ูุฑุตุฏ ุงููุฑุต ูุจูุงุก ุฎุฑุงุฆุท ููู ุงูุญููุ ูุชุตู ูู ุงูู ุดุงุฑูุน ููุชุงุจุฉ ุงูู ูุชุฑุญุงุช ูุฅุนุฏุงุฏ ุงูู ูุงุฒูุงุชุ ุฅูู ุฌุงูุจ ุชุทููุฑ ุญู ูุงุช ุฌู ุน ุงูุชุจุฑุนุงุช ูุจูุงุก ุนูุงูุงุช ุทูููุฉ ุงูุฃู ุฏ ู ุน ุงูู ุชุจุฑุนูู ูุงูุดุฑูุงุก. ูู ุง ูุชูุงูู ุงูุจุฑูุงู ุฌ ุงูุงู ุชุซุงู ุงููุงูููู ูุงูู ุงูู ูุงูุดูุงููุฉ ูุฅุฏุงุฑุฉ ุงูู ุฎุงุทุฑ ุจุงุนุชุจุงุฑูุง ู ู ุงุฑุณุงุช ุฃุณุงุณูุฉ ูู ุชูุงู ูุฉ ู ุน ุนู ููุฉ ุชุทููุฑ ุงูู ูุงุฑุฏุ ูููุณ ู ุฌุฑุฏ ู ุชุทูุจุงุช ู ููุตูุฉ. ICNL
ุงูุฃุซุฑ ุงูุฅูุฌุงุจู ุนูู ุงูู ุฌุชู ุน ุงูู ุฏูู
ูุณูู ูุฐุง ุงูููุน ู ู ุจูุงุก ุงููุฏุฑุงุช ูู ุชุนุฒูุฒ ูุฏุฑุฉ ู ูุธู ุงุช ุงูู ุฌุชู ุน ุงูู ุฏูู ุนูู ุงูุงุณุชู ุฑุงุฑ ูุชุทููุฑ ุจุฑุงู ุฌูุง ูุฎุฏู ุงุชูุง ููู ุฌุชู ุนุงุช ุงูู ุญููุฉุ ู ู ุฎูุงู ุงู ุชูุงููุง ุฃุฏูุงุช ุฃูุถู ููุชุฎุทูุท ุงูู ุงููุ ูุชูููุน ู ุตุงุฏุฑ ุงูุฏุฎูุ ูุฅุฏุงุฑุฉ ุงูุชู ููู ุจููุงุกุฉ ูุดูุงููุฉ. ูู ุง ูุณุงุนุฏูุง ุนูู ุงูุงูุชูุงู ู ู ุงูุชุนุงู ู ู ุน ุงูุชู ููู ุจุตูุฑุฉ ูุตูุฑุฉ ุงูุฃู ุฏ ุฃู ู ุฑุชุจุทุฉ ุจู ุดุฑูุน ูุงุญุฏ ุฅูู ุจูุงุก ุฎุทุท ุฃูุซุฑ ุงุณุชุจุงููุฉ ูุงุณุชุฏุงู ุฉ ูุชุทููุฑ ุงูู ูุงุฑุฏ.
ูู ุง ููุชุญ ุงูุจุฑูุงู ุฌ ุงูู ุฌุงู ุฃู ุงู ุงูู ูุธู ุงุช ูุจูุงุก ุดุฑุงูุงุช ุฃูุซุฑ ุงุณุชุฏุงู ุฉ ู ุน ุงููุทุงุน ุงูุฎุงุตุ ุจุญูุซ ูุง ุชูุชุตุฑ ุงูุนูุงูุฉ ุนูู ุงูุญุตูู ุนูู ุชุจุฑุน ูู ุฑุฉ ูุงุญุฏุฉุ ูุฅูู ุง ุชููู ุนูู ุชุจุงุฏู ุงูููู ุฉ ูุชุญููู ุฃูุฏุงู ู ุดุชุฑูุฉ. ููู ูู ุฃู ุชุดู ู ูุฐู ุงูุดุฑุงูุงุช ุงูุชู ูููุ ูุงูุฎุจุฑุงุช ุงูู ูููุฉุ ูุงูุฎุฏู ุงุช ูุงูู ุนุฏุงุชุ ูุงูุชุฏุฑูุจุ ูุงูุชุทูุนุ ูุฏุนู ุงูู ุจุงุฏุฑุงุช ุงูู ุฌุชู ุนูุฉ.
ูุนูู ู ุณุชูู ุฃูุณุนุ ูุฅู ุชุนุฒูุฒ ุงูุงุณุชุฏุงู ุฉ ุงูู ุงููุฉ ูุงููุฏุฑุงุช ุงูู ุคุณุณูุฉ ููู ูุธู ุงุช ูู ูู ุฃู ูุฏุนู ุงุณุชู ุฑุงุฑูุฉ ุงูู ุจุงุฏุฑุงุช ูุงูุฎุฏู ุงุช ุงูุชู ุชูุฏู ูุง ููู ุฌุชู ุนุงุชุ ููุนุฒุฒ ุซูุฉ ุงูู ุงูุญูู ูุงูู ุชุจุฑุนูู ูุงูุดุฑูุงุก ุจูุงุ ููููู ูุฏุฑุชูุง ุนูู ุงูุงุณุชุฌุงุจุฉ ููุงุญุชูุงุฌุงุช ุงูู ุญููุฉ. ูู ุง ุฃู ุชุฑุณูุฎ ู ุจุงุฏุฆ ุงูุดูุงููุฉ ูุงูุงู ุชุซุงู ูุฅุฏุงุฑุฉ ุงูู ุฎุงุทุฑ ูุณุงุนุฏ ุงูู ูุธู ุงุช ุนูู ุจูุงุก ุนูุงูุงุช ุฃูุซุฑ ุซูุฉ ูุงุณุชูุฑุงุฑูุง ู ุน ู ุฎุชูู ุฃุตุญุงุจ ุงูู ุตูุญุฉ .
ูุจุงูุชุงููุ ูุง ูุชู ุซู ุฃุซุฑ ุงูุจุฑูุงู ุฌ ูู ุชุฏุฑูุจ ุงูู ุดุงุฑููู ุนูู ู ูุงุฑุงุช ุฌู ุน ุงูุชู ููู ููุทุ ุจู ูู ุฏุนู ุงูุชูุงู ู ูุธู ุงุช ุงูู ุฌุชู ุน ุงูู ุฏูู ูุญู ูู ูุฐุฌ ุฃูุซุฑ ุงุณุชุฏุงู ุฉ ูู ุฅุฏุงุฑุฉ ู ูุงุฑุฏูุง ูุชุทููุฑ ุดุฑุงูุงุชูุงุ ุจู ุง ูุนุฒุฒ ูุฏุฑุชูุง ุนูู ุงูุงุณุชู ุฑุงุฑ ูุชุญููู ุฃุซุฑ ุงุฌุชู ุงุนู ู ุณุชุฏุงู ูู ุงูู ุฌุชู ุนุงุช ุงูุชู ุชุฎุฏู ูุง.
This training program is part of broader efforts to build the capacities of local civil society organizations in East Amman, particularly organizations that focus on serving women or are women-led. The program aims to strengthen their ability to access more diverse and sustainable funding sources and develop their resources in a structured, institutionalized manner that complies with Jordanโs legal and regulatory frameworks. The program was designed based on the findings of a baseline assessment, which identified several important strengths among participating organizations, including their close connections with local communities, clear missions, basic financial and accounting systems, and a good level of community trust and digital presence.
The importance of this program stems from the fact that financial sustainability is essential to civil society organizationsโ ability to continue fulfilling their roles and achieving their missions over the medium and long term. Accordingly, the program goes beyond identifying additional funding opportunities; it focuses on helping organizations adopt a more strategic approach to resource management, reduce reliance on a single funding source, and develop a balanced mix of resources that aligns with each organizationโs mission and capacities. These resources may include grants, local, individual, and recurring donations, private-sector partnerships, digital fundraising, in-kind support, and other funding sources.
The program also strengthens organizationsโ capacity to plan for funding and develop their resources in practical ways. This includes understanding different types of donors and funding sources, identifying opportunities and mapping potential donors, designing projects, writing proposals, and preparing budgets. It also covers developing fundraising campaigns and building long-term relationships with donors and partners. In addition, the program addresses legal and financial compliance, transparency, and risk management as essential practices that are integral to resource development rather than separate requirements.
Positive Impact on Civil Society
This type of capacity-building contributes to strengthening civil society organizationsโ ability to sustain their operations and develop their programs and services for local communities. It does so by equipping organizations with better tools for financial planning, income diversification, and efficient and transparent funding management. It also helps organizations move away from short-term or project-based approaches to funding toward more proactive and sustainable resource development plans.
The program also creates opportunities for organizations to establish more sustainable partnerships with the private sector. Rather than limiting these relationships to one-time donations, such partnerships can be built around mutual value and shared objectives. They may involve financial contributions, professional expertise, services and equipment, training, volunteering, and support for community initiatives.
More broadly, strengthening the financial sustainability and institutional capacities of civil society organizations can help ensure the continuity of their initiatives and services, reinforce the confidence of donors, individual contributors, and partners, and enhance their ability to respond to local needs. Furthermore, embedding the principles of transparency, compliance, and risk management helps organizations build stronger, more trusting, and more stable relationships with their various stakeholders.
Ultimately, the programโs impact extends beyond training participants in fundraising skills. It supports civil society organizations in transitioning toward a more sustainable model of resource management and partnership development, thereby strengthening their ability to continue their work and achieve lasting social impact in the communities they serve.
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