dc.description.abstract | This study sought to establish how single donor funding in non-governmental
organizations affects organizations performance, taking into consideration the
characteristics of such NGOs. This interest was kindled by the fact that majority of NGOs
receives a considerable amount of foreign aid, yet the country has not achieved the desired
or expected results. A sample was drawn from single donor funded NGOs in Kenya to
inform the objectives of this research. Primary data, collected through a structured
questionnaire and key informant discussions, as well as secondary data drawn from
company records was applied in this work. Moreover, beyond undertaking descriptive
analysis, multiple regression model was used to establish how the characteristics of single
donor funded NGOs affect the performance of such organizations. As far as the motivation
to opt for single donor funding is concerned, results showed that there is high level of
appreciation from most NGOs on the level of control and flexibility single donor
dependency creates when it comes to the choice of implementation approach. The research
findings of this study show that accountability, competence level of personnel and
management structures of a single donor funded non-governmental organization contribute
to the financial sustainability and program/project performance. One of the key
observations related to this study, has been the fact that even single donors are starting to
encourage organizations to expand their financial sources, or consider doing so. This is
something that is clearly gaining impetus and should interest future studies and
researchers. Whereas there are pros and cons on whichever choice of donor funding an
organization opts for, the decision should be based more on merit than perception.
Evidently from this work, is the fact that even though there is high appreciation of single
donor funding, the shift being demonstrated by single donors towards encouraging NGOs
to start sourcing for alternative funds is something worth attention | en_US |