The truth is that setting up an NGO is not easy. Many people go through a rough time in trying to start up such organizations. I have come across many ambitious people whose efforts have been frustrated by the hard circumstances surrounding the foundation of NGOs. Anyway, one major reason why people fail is because they are unwilling to follow the right procedures, especially the laid down policies by the government. Many NGOs have been known to solicit for funds from unsuspecting donors and well wishers and using such donations to enrich a few individuals. If that’s your intention, then what you have is not an NGO but a defrauding scheme, which is against the law. This is why many governments have put in place regulations to help come up with genuine organizations.
A non governmental organization begins by writing down your vision. This helps one to avoid straying away from what you want to achieve. After this, you need to look for people of your kind to help you in achieving it. But always remember that you are the vision carrier and if you do not succeed, then you are the one who has failed and not your friends; success may be credited to all but failure will be attributed to you.
The people who join you will help you in coming up with a mission. This is the game plan on achieving you vision. It also means the strategies that you will take to get to your set objectives.
NGO funding is one of the many strategies that you must make clear. No NGO will survive without money. This calls for writing proposals if you need support from friends. Anyway, many NGOs are also funded from personal or businesses income. Whatever the case, set it clear from the onset.
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