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Report on the funding situation of EAPN National Networks. EAPN Funding Seminar. Input Tanya Basarab EAPN Development Officer 8-9 May 2009, Brussels. EAPN FUNDING FRAMEWORK SUSTAINABLE FINANCING GROUP FUNDING REPORT EAPN DEMANDS. EAPN FUNDING FRAMEWORK. Context.
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Report on the funding situation of EAPN National Networks EAPN Funding Seminar Input Tanya Basarab EAPN Development Officer 8-9 May 2009, Brussels
EAPN FUNDING FRAMEWORK SUSTAINABLE FINANCING GROUP FUNDING REPORT EAPN DEMANDS
Structure and aims 6 representatives of NNs responsible for fundraising or financial management • Identify challenges and obstacles • Help map the funding reality of NNs • Support organization of a funding seminar • Develop proposals and recommendations
Mapping the funding reality - questionnaire Questions around: • Budget and its administration • Conditions and barriers to funding • What NNs understand by finances • EAPN support to strengthen NNs funding capacity
Some comments on the content • 15 NNs + Poverty Alliance from Scotland • Brief information • Some data hard to compare (ex: time spent fundraising) • Specific examples to illustrate the situation… more are needed! • More information necessary for some questions (co-funding, private fundraising…) • Conclusions common to most members
Total budget • Big difference from no funds (EAPN Lithuania) to 1 518 660 € (Portugal) • 5 NNs budget between 2500-6500 € • 7 NNs budget between 11 000 – 32 000 € • 2 NNs > 50 000 € • 2 NNs > 130 000 € • 1 NN > 200 000 € • 1 NN > 350 000 € • 1 NN > 600 000 € • 1 NN > 1 500 000 €
Sources and spending • Sources of funding: • 9 NNs > 50% of public funding (funds coming directly from public authorities) • 15 NNs > 50% of private funding (including member fees, EAPN contributions and private funding) • Division of spending: • 15 NN > 50% project funding • 5 NN > 50% core costs but generally very small budgets
Is funding available for… • Promoting the European dimension/agenda – little or no funds • Target group activities – available for service provision mainly • Working on poverty in general – little or no funds • Lobby work – few or no funds (except LX and NO); in some cases conditioned not to use funds on lobby • Services – available • Promoting participation of people experiencing poverty - available in some countries. Are they sufficient?
Barriers • Low capacity to manage large projects • Difficulties with co-funding • Lack of public funds to cover core costs • Not enough cooperation with foundations • Lack of resources to do fundraising • (for some) competition from other organisations in the sector
Strengths • Flexibility • Strong motivation and volunteering • Commitment • Unique purpose and credibility with governments • Building own experience on developing participation of people experiencing poverty • Wide network of various actors • Experience in project management
Weaknesses • Insufficiency of resources • Getting government commitment to fund lobby and participation • Making the network representative • Building the capacity to manage large-scale projects • Government commitment to long-term funding
Conclusion • NNs and anti poverty NGOs are struggling to get core costs covered • lack of funding for developing participation of people experiencing poverty • Lack of funding for advocacy with few exceptions • Lack of funding to link national with European work • The economic crisis puts more pressure on anti poverty NGOs
EAPN Demands Develop a lobby strategy to: • Set up funding programmes on poverty to cover core costs of NGOs • Increase funding for NGOs addressing the needs of vulnerable groups, especially in the economic crisis • Set up participation mechanisms for people experiencing poverty and finance them adequately • Stop the conditioning of funds against lobby work • Fund work that links European with national and local anti poverty work
Some Questions • Lobby for anti poverty work in general or for EAPN NNs? • lobby for participation only or include service provision in the scope? How do we bridge policy making with project implementation? • How do NNs manage the question of co-funding? • What is the financial relation with EAPN Europe?