NGO consultancies offer advice, training, and solutions to national and international NGOs in organizational structures, legal advice, project advice, and valuations. They also provide services in training, finance, and project management. NGOs are not for profit organizations funded by government or intergovernmental funding. NGO consultancies also work with donors to help them in risk assessment in choosing the NGO to invest in.
An NGO consultancy provides advice, training and solutions to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) around the world. Consulting services include valuations, legal advice, project advice and organizational structures. They are offered to national and international NGOs, if the NGO is willing or able to pay for the services. Each NGO consultancy is managed and staffed with expertise in the world of NGOs and international development.
NGOs are created for a variety of reasons. These can be social or political and can be long-term or short-term projects. They fall somewhere between being government departments and being independent, profit-driven. Most NGOs, therefore, are not for profit organizations funded by government or intergovernmental funding.
While NGOs first emerged in the 19th century, the number of organizations grew significantly in the second half of the 20th century. While some NGOs are created by people with experience running such organizations or at least running government departments or independent businesses, many others are not. This has opened a gap in the market for every NGO to exploit. The services offered by a non-governmental consulting firm can be divided into four sectors: organization, training, finance and project management.
Organizational advice and assistance is of course aimed at new NGOs, but can also be effective for NGOs wishing to function more efficiently. Services tend to focus on structure first, ensuring that the NGO is running well, has the necessary people and systems, and does what it is set up to do. The latter comes from NGO counseling which helps the NGO focus on its vision and mission. Other organizational aids offered by consulting firms include capacity building, improvement planning, and organizational culture development.
The training councils are aimed at two sections of the NGO. Firstly, upper management is trained in organizing and managing organizations and secondly, employees are trained to do their job. The training covers various aspects of an organisation, from team building to hiring policy. The needs-based training covers the details of the NGO’s stated vision and mission. Other training programs target fundraising methods and strategies and improve communication and networking strategies.
Financial advice from a non-government consulting firm focuses on areas such as fundraising and accounting. As a result, the consultancy offers services that help NGOs with grant applications, obtaining tax exemptions and account management. They also offer legal advice to NGOs in domestic and foreign contexts.
Project management covers the planning, execution, and evaluation of a specific field event or project. Planning ranges from outlining the project to arranging logistics. Project management often includes monitoring and evaluation of an ongoing project by NGO consultancy. They also look towards aspects of a project such as community engagement, impact, and public relations.
Many NGO consultancies also work with donors. They help donors in risk assessment in choosing the NGO to invest in. This means that the donor can be confident that the NGO both exists and does the work it supports.
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