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Module 2
Networking and Expansion
Networking
Networking
means building either temporary or long term tie-up
with other organisations to either support or supplement
the services provided by the organisation itself.
Through
networking and alliance - building, NGO's identify
common interests and concerns, share information,
provide support to each other and maximise the use
of available resources to achieve common goals.
They are in other words manifestations of co-operative
strategies to improve the impact of NGO operations.
Many NGO networks now exist at local, regional,
national and international levels. The Third World
Information Network (TWIN), The Third World Feminist
Network, Developing Alternatives for Women of a
New Era (DAWN), Disabled People's International
(DPI), are examples of International NGO. There
are also International NGO networks associated with
the United Nations summits of the Environment, Population,
Social Development, and Women. International networking
is increasingly linking NGOs in the North and the
South on common issues.
There
are networks that link groups within regions like
Society of Protection of Cruelty against Animals
(SPCA) and Ministry of Animal Welfare, women's organisation
and social welfare board of India are among them.
Expansion
Every
organisation needs to think for the future and plan
on how they intend to expand. Plan of expansion
gives a direction to the organisation. The following
steps would help you in planning for the expansion
of your organisation: -
Stating
the future mission, values and objectives clearly
and ensuring that the strategies and operations
are at all times within them. Better
management processes as well as financial management,
accounting and budgeting systems. Better
human resource development and training within
the organisation - of managers, administrators,
project staff, board members, beneficiaries, members
and volunteers. Better
procedures to ensure that men and women have equal
opportunities to participate effectively at all
levels of organisation, from members to leaders. Better
means by which both the organisation, and its
projects, services and activities are monitored,
evaluated, and reviewed. Better
information provision by and about NGOs. Better
networking and alliance - building among NGOs.
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