To make a difference, organisations need funding. Besides grants and market income, voluntary contributions and fundraising provide valuable revenue streams for non-profits. Another option is Social Impact Bonds, a public-private partnership aimed at addressing social challenges.
Project results.
Private Fundraising by Belgian non-profit organisations
Non-profit organisations are largely dependent on external resources. This book explores how these organisations can approach fundraising in a more strategic way.
Giving behaviour of the Flemish
Through two large-scale online surveys among the Flemish, their giving behaviour was mapped. The characteristics of Flemish donors were also identified.
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Personas of the giving Flemish
The giving research resulted in one general and five more specific personas linked to particular sectors. Discover them here!
Key ingredients for building strong connections with young adult donors
How can you cultivate a long-term relationship with a young adult donor once you’ve attracted them? Read this guide to find out!
Ready for Impact? A Guide to Social Impact Bonds
This publication provides government bodies with guidance and practical tools to implement SIBs. It also offers insights to investors and social entrepreneurs involved in the creation of SIBs.
Contract for an innovative approach
In 2017, Weliswaar.be published an introduction to Social Impact Bonds in Flanders.
A social investment now generates returns
In 2019, sociaal.net published an article on how a social investment can generate financial returns.
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Small and Medium-Sized Accounting Practices (SMPs)
A survey of Belgian small and medium-sized accounting practices shows that higher financial performance is associated with greater experience, additional specialisations, and collaboration with other service providers, while female practitioners place more emphasis on educating their clients.
Liv€ Your Lif€: an educational financial game
Liv€ Your Lif€ is a realistic, unique, and educational financial game designed for students in the final year of secondary school. Download the free game materials here.
Social Impact Bond: the ideal tool for the Flemish labour market
If a government faces a pressing problem with no guaranteed solution, or a viable option with uncertain results but high potential impact, a SIB can provide the answer.
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Joke Persyn
Individual fundraising, non-profit marketing, social entrepreneurship, communication skills
Curious to learn more?
Do you find this research domain interesting? Then be sure to visit the webpage of the Research Centre for Sustainable Organizations.
To enable sustainable impact, it is essential to adopt a long-term approach and work in an interdisciplinary manner. The interconnection of economic, social and ecological aspects, combined with the inherently complex nature of organisations, makes an integrated approach indispensable. A focus limited to a single subdomain of an organisation is insufficient to capture its actual impact. We therefore examine the characteristics and criteria of organisational systems from an interdisciplinary perspective. Our focus lies on modelling and implementing sustainable policies, as well as measuring and reporting impact.
