Capacity building and financial sustainability of non- governmental organisations (NGOs) in Bugiri district :

Abstract

The study examined the effect of capacity building on the financial sustainability of NGOs. The study was guided by the following objectives; to examine the effect of financial planning on financial sustainability, to assess the effect of fundraising potential on financial sustainability and to establish the effect of strategic donor fund management on financial sustainability of NGOs. The study used a cross-sectional research design and a quantitative approach. Data was collected from a target population of 40 employees with accessible unit of 36 of MUCOBADI, using simple random and purposive sampling techniques. Data was collected with the aid of a closed ended questionnaire and the statistical package for social sciences was employed for analyzing data from which frequency tables, descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation, reliability, validity, correlation and regression results were obtained). The study findings revealed that there is a positive and significant effect of capacity building on financial sustainability of NGOs. The study recommends that efforts to improve financial sustainability of NGOs depends on capacity building (financial planning, fundraising potential and strategic donor fund management). Finally, the study concludes that there is a strong predictive power that the dimensions of capacity building contribute towards enhancing financial sustainability of NGOs in Bugiri district