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Romania is still on top in the EU regarding the risk of poverty and social exclusion, while still having a weak coverage with social services addressed to vulnerable groups. There is a major need of social intervention in rural areas and NGOs are key actors in providing this. The Bethany Social Services Foundation collected data from a sample of 37 NGOs from Iasi County and North-East region and the results show that most of these NGOs face financial unpredictability which determine employee instability, a low capacity to operate, and lack of sustainability of their actions.
The project will directly support 30 grass-roots organizations from Iasi County and North-East region in a timeline of 18 months through consistent interventions focused on investments in human resources, transfer of know-how, mentoring and coaching in priority areas of organizational development (funds accessing, organizational management and human resources management).
The beneficiary NGOs will be supported to better define/adapt their business mode, to elaborate strategic/operational plans, to increase their PR and communication skills, their capacity to access funds through various fundraising mechanisms, to better deliver services to the public, to increase efficiency in management and to increase their innovation potential. This approach will increase the capacity, sustainability and impact of the civil society in the community and also the innovation potential of the sector.
The project will be implemented in partnership with Iasi Community Foundation and CIVICA Association for Development, Transparency and Public Participation.