A complexe issue
Roger_jg 1182400336|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
The issue of fundraising is complex. This is why the subject crops up in different part of the forum. I think it will be best to discuss it here first if only to decide what is the place of fundraising in a volunteer-run online organisation.
Stand alone or module? What I have in mind here are different approaches to fundraising:
- The organisation endeavours to organise fundraising activities and manage all activities related to fundraising. Fundraising here can be conceived as part of a project (for example, a community wants to build a school and money is needed for buying the raw material) or an independent project in itself (for example, a community needs to buy a new power generator)
- The organisation supports and endorses fundraising activities but does not manage the fundraising itself or the fund raised. The organisation can provide fundraising tips and links to fundraising online resources.
- The organisation does not support fundraising nor does it endorse it. It is the decision/responsibility of the community/volunteers to engage and manage the fundraising on their own.
Each of these options (there may be more, add to it!) have different consequences on the structural and functional needs of the organisation.
~R
