Sunday, 3 May 2015

What is resource mobilization for Relief India Trust



Introduction:

Resource mobilization is a normal term that you hear with the NGOs. This term is specifically used in fundraising campaigns or anything related with funding. It is a technical term which just means mobilizing the resources. It is an important concept in the NGOs and can be their driving force in their fundraising campaigns. The resources today for the NGOs like the Relief India Trust include a lot of other things as well rather than just money. Other than money, the NGOs may also raise some support from the volunteers who can be the most important asset of any NGO.  The support can also be in the form of material which sometimes can be more valuable than having the funds. Further, the community itself sometimes comes up with great contribution other than the money which can be extremely beneficial for the NGO to easily manage their relief operations and the social welfare projects implemented in the community. Therefore, in order to get all the support in different forms into the kitty of the NGOs, it is collectively referred as Resource Mobilization. It is a term which is very richly inculcated in the Relief India Trust NGO and is a major thing to consider during the planning of their all projects which will be implemented in the future and also the current projects which are already making an impression in the community where they are already implemented.

An in-depth look into resource mobilization:

Resource mobilization can actually be called a kind of process for paving the means for different types of support for the help of the NGOs. It can include cash and other type of material or human resources. In order to get a better insight into the understanding of the resource mobilization phenomenon and the associated activities, the Relief India Trust breaks it into the following parts:
·         Proposal writing and proposal submission to any individual donor or an aid agency is the most conventional method of attaining some support.

·         The organization or setting up the different fundraising campaigns or events where the guests are invited and the requests are made for raising donations for your NGO.
·         There can be a type of resource mobilization where you place different donation boxes in different public centers where the general public contributes usually with a small amount of money. If the donation boxes are ideally placed in public places such as shopping malls, hospitals, parks and other public gathering points, then this can sum up into a very lucrative amount in a fairly quick amount of time.

·         The collection of in-kind contribution from the public is also a part of this phenomenon. The in-kind contribution from the public can include used clothes, shoes, books, furniture and a number of other similar things which can be used by underprivileged people who don’t even have such things.
·         Then, it is also the income that the NGOs generate through their business nature social welfare projects.

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