7. An organization does not “become” sustainable and
then rest on its success. Sustainability involves all the
elements and functions of an organization, and every
major decision made within the organization — from
human resources to finances to service delivery —
must be considered through the filter of sustainability.
8. SUSTAINABILITY is a measure of an organization’s ability
to fulfill its mission and serve its stakeholders over time.
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11. Three Types of Sustainability
• Organizational sustainability,
• The sustainability of services
• Financial sustainability
12. Monitoring Sustainability
1. The organization is financially stable and growing.
– Net income: the surplus of revenue over expenses
– Liquidity: the ability to meet cash requirements to pay
bills
– Solvency: the relationship between assets and debt or
liabilities.
2. Stakeholders appropriately recognize and share in
the benefits.
3. Leaders and managers excel.
4. Sustainability efforts remain in harmony with
stakeholders' interests.
13. STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR
SUSTAINABILITY
• Understanding where you want to go and how to get there
• Developing a full understanding of the environment in which you
work
• Concentrating on those donor groups and strategies that best match
your organization
• Positioning your organization effectively before your various donors
• Developing the capacities needed by the organization to achieve
long-term goals
• Building stakeholder confidence that the organization delivers
valued services and should increase its impact
• Focusing on effective fundraising and communications issues
• Using resources well and raising more money
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15. Examples of sustainability strategies include:
• Doing what you do in a uniquely efficient way with larger than usual
results
• Being the best in a particular category and dominating that market
• Developing your national image (how you want to be seen)
• Diversifying your sources of revenue
• Building your fundraising capacity
• Charging fees for service and grants management
• Running profit making subsidiaries
• Training and investing adequate human resources in fundraising
• Integrating communications strategies for education, advocacy, and
fundraising