National Funds to Support Civil Society Organizations

PUBLISHED: JANUARY 2010

This paper explores the key strategic and operational questions that arise during the development of funds and foundations that support civil society organizations (CSOs). It provides examples demonstrating how these issues have been addressed by governments around the world, and analysis of the choices that are made at each step in the process, from establishment of the fund, to funding procedures, to evaluation of its overall institutional strategy.

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