Global Best Practices for CSO, NGO, and Other Nonprofit Boards by Boardsource

Author:Boardsource
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781119423201
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2018-04-23T00:00:00+00:00

UNITED KINGDOM

The first geographic area corresponds to the United Kingdom, which has a sector and fundraising model similar to that of the United States and Canada (Hopt and Von Hippel 2010; Powell and Steinberg 2008; Adam 2004; Estelle 1989). Most International Non-governmental Organizations (INGOs) are Europe-based, many of them headquartered in the United Kingdom. NGOs here have an experience, a structure, and an operational setup that is more international,2 and many employ the most advanced fundraising techniques.3 This area is helped by its own industrial fabric, which over the years has allowed for the growth of a large, well-rooted, and wealthy philanthropic class. (Lincoln and Saxton 2012). To understand how much fundraising has developed and advanced in this area, one should remember that the Institute of Fundraising is the largest such association in Europe, with over 5000 members,4 and that there is a highly developed and active labor market in fundraising. The availability of fundraising expertise aids boards in their fundraising. Moreover, governance here also benefits from the work of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organizations (ACEVO), which today has nearly 2000 associates (ACEVO 2016), and whose goal it is to connect, develop, and represent leaders in the third sector by providing numerous opportunities for professional development and learning among peers. It also encourages networking by organizing informal events and by providing a membership directory. The ACEVO lobbies the British government on behalf of its members. ACEVO's work makes the governance of NGOs, and hence the entire third sector, more professional and effective. Because of the existence of these organizations, debates about the governance of NGOs occur on an almost daily basis.5

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