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The terms defined below have been used in this text and may be useful as working vocabulary in your contacts with donor partners.
- Bilateral
- A two-way relation; used to describe country-to-country projects, as well as national donor agencies.
- Capital costs
- Expenses of start-up or fixed assets, such as communications equipment, vehicles, start-up consultation, or travel.
- Community-based organizations (CBOs)
- Grassroots groups formed to serve the interests of families or stakeholders in communities. CBOs usually emerge through schools, churches, neighborhoods, ethnic groups, sports, or cultural activities.
- Core funding
- Financing required for the basic structure of an organization, including salaries of full-time staff, facilities, equipment, communications, and the direct expenses of day-to-day work. Core funding requirements are often budgeted separately from other costs of project delivery.
- Discretionary funds
- Unallocated financial resources that can been made available by quick decision for unforeseen needs and priorities.
- Donor coordination
- Attempts by lead agencies, groups of donors, or governments to exchange information and better integrate their efforts.
- Fund-raising challenge
- A direct, proactive approach or public campaign to mobilize the resources of others.
- Funding commitment
- The formal, usually written confirmation that financing will be made available.
- Funding disbursement
- The actual release of money by a donor.
- Funding pledge
- An indicative, often verbal promise that financing will be made available.
- Grassroots
- Used to describe organizations or initiatives that operate within local communities, very close to stakeholders, or with population groups that are difficult to reach.
- In-kind contribution
- Non-monetary donations, such as equipment, supplies, business services, office space, staff time, or voluntary labor.
- In-kind matching
- Financial contributions by one donor are complemented by non-monetary resources of other partners.
- International organizations
- Agencies comprised of members from many countries.
- Lead partner
- A donor or implementing agency that initiates or directs the partnership by developing a strategy, starting a program, overseeing donor coordination, managing implementation, providing seed funding, or committing the largest share of resources.
- Leveraging
- The use of one's own resources to raise others' commitment of resources.
- Matching
- A pledge or commitment of funding or in-kind contributions used to encourage other donors to commit themselves to the effort or to increase their current support.
- Multilateral organizations
- Used to describe international organizations that are comprised of members from many countries.
- Multi-year commitment
- An allocation of resources for a several-year period for a defined set of priorities, programs, or projects.
- National foundation
- The locally governed NGO in a given country that is part of the Soros foundations network. Usually provides grants and implements programs. Receives all or most of its funding from George Soros.
- NGO working alliance
- Cooperative arrangements among NGOs that are based on the shared belief that the effort of the whole is greater and stronger than the effort of many separate parts.
- Operating/Recurrent/Running costs
- Ongoing annual or monthly expenses of an organization or project, such as salaries, utilities, consumable materials, and communications.
- Parallel funding
- Partners agree on a common objective but decide to manage and disburse their funding separately, using their own financing, administrative, and governance structures.
- Pilot project
- An initial or small-scale effort designed to test an idea or working approach. Pilot projects are usually undertaken with the intention of replicating or widening the scale of implementation at a later stage.
- Pooling funds
- Partners commit equal or equivalent funds to a common pool of resources for a specific program.
- Pro bono
- Used to describe a person's donation of time or expertise at no charge, except for reimbursement of the direct costs of carrying out the work, such as travel or communication.
- Program overhead
- The administrative costs of implementing a project or program.
- Project/Program component
- A distinct part of a broader effort. Examples are the textbook component of an education reform program or the radio component of a media development project.
- Seed funding
- Resources to start an initiative or stimulate matching contributions of others.
- Soros foundations network
- The group of individuals, national foundations, regional offices, programs, and other initiatives that have been established and funded by George Soros to build open society.
- Sponsorship
- An organization or individual associates itself with an initiative or project through funding, endorsement, or another contribution.
- Stakeholders
- Individuals or groups who have an interest or "stake" in a given project or program. Those who can affect change or will be most affected by it.
- Technical assistance
- Professional or management advice and training provided by local or external specialists.
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