This unique study, commissioned and published by WACSI, examined how faith-based philanthropy can serve as a viable funding source for civil society organizations. It opened new avenues for funding while emphasizing the importance of ethical giving and community engagement in development initiatives, broadening the funding landscape for CSOs and ensuring they can secure resources from various channels.
Civil society organizations (CSOs) in Ghana are generally fragile and dependent on donor funding mechanisms for survival. Recent studies show that financial sustainability of CSOs is challenging, which has spurred conversations on new alternative fund mobilization routes and innovative methods and strategies to ensure its sustainability. This scoping report highlights the opportunities and challenges associated with faith-based giving as a domestic resource mobilization (DRM) strategy that CSOs could explore in Ghana. Specifically, the report highlights the experiences of funds mobilization, the strategies, the opportunities and successes, and the challenges. It draws on in-depth interviews from 6 faith-based organizations (FBOs), 3 CSOs that have fund mobilization connections with FBOs, and 2 key informants or experts working within the civil society space in Ghana. The report stresses four key messages.
