Influence of Organisational Capacity on the Attraction of Donor Funding: a Case of National Nongovernmental Organisations in Somalia

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to determine the influence of organizational capacity on the level of donor funding of the national NGOs in Somalia. The specific objectives were to determine the influence of strategic planning on the attraction of funding of the national NGOs in Somalia. The second objective was to explore the relationship between human resource capacity and attraction of funding of the national NGOs in Somalia. The third objective was to establish the relationship between financial management and attraction of funding of the national NGOs in Somalia. Finally, the fourth objective was to assess the influence of external relations practices on attraction of funding of the national NGOs in Somalia. The study used descriptive design and positivism approach in the methodology section. The study population was 104 respondents who were identified from the senior management of the national NGOs registered with the Somalia NGO Consortium to deliver aid for the people of Somalia. Further, census survey of all 104 senior managers was selected as the sample for this study. Before the main study, the validity and reliability of the research instruments was done through a pilot study. The research instruments used for the study were structured questionnaires which were administered to the selected respondents directly by the researcher. The data was analysed by the use descriptive statistics using of the SPSS computer software. Findings were presented in tables, charts and regression tables. The study found that strategic planning significantly influenced the attraction of funding of the national NGOs in Somalia. The study established that there was positive significant relationship between human resource capacity and attraction of funding of the national NGOs. From the regression results the study found that there was positive significant relationship between human resource capacity and attraction of funding of the national NGOs in Somalia. The study established that external relations practices positively influenced the attraction of funding of the national NGOs in Somalia. The study recommends that there is need for the management of National Non-Governmental Organization to embrace the spirit of strategic planning. There is need for the organization to have clear policies on pay and reward which are consistently followed and to have a functional system in measuring and evaluating staff performance. There is need for adherence of financial and administrative procedures, there is need to prepare and approve bank reconciliation on time and for the NGOs to maintain account categories for separating project funds. The study recommends that there is need for management of National NGOs to cooperates and shares resources with the international community and have agreements or MoUs with external parties that are not based on funding