| dc.description.abstract | One of the main factors impacting the effective management and
sustainability of Non governmental organizations in developing countries like Kenya
is the nature of their dependability on donor funding. Financial sustainability of
NOOs has long been of interest to NOO leaders, current and potential funders, and
the community that the NOOs serve. However, NOOs face a myriad of challenges in
establishing and maintaining financial sustainability leading to several NOOs ceasing
operations within a short time after being formed. The purpose of this study
therefore, was to determine the challenges facing NOOs in the attainment of
financial sustainability with a specific focus on NOOs operating in Busia, Kenya.
Specifically, the research sought to establish to what extent does focus on the
mission statement, NOO leadership, networking with other organizations and, client
and community participation in NOO activities affect the NOOs' ability to attain
financial sustainability. The descriptive design approach was employed to investigate
the challenges facing NOOs in the attainment of financial sustainability in Busia,
Kenya. The study was based on 241NOOs selected from registered NOOs operating
in Busia County using the systematic random sampling strategy. Once, the
participating NOOs had been selected, a sample of the Chief Executive Officers was
purposively selected from each of the 241 NOOs making a total of 241 respondents.
The list of the NOOs operating in Busia County was obtained from the NOO
Coordination Board in Nairobi. Self-administered questionnaires were hand
delivered to the respondents for primary data collection. Data analysis was done
using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software. To give a clear
picture of the results of the study, the study findings were presented in the form of
tables and narratives. The research was carried out between the months of June 2013
and August 2013. The research findings should enhance the frontier of knowledge in
Nongovernmental Organizations' financial sustainability by establishing the
challenges facing the Non governmental organizations in their attainment of
financial sustainability and making recommendations on how to overcome those
challenges. The study found out that focus on the mission statement, NOO
leadership, Networking with other organizations with similar objectives and client
and community participation are challenges facing non governmental organizations
in the attainment of financial sustainability. The study recommends that in order to
achieve financial sustainability, the non governmental organizations should be
guided by their mission statements in fundraising activities, leaders should be
transparent and accountable to various stakeholders, should have strategic alliances
and take client and community participation seriously through empowerment programme | en_US |
