Influence of donor cash flows and donor fundraising on the operations and management of NGOS after COVID19: A case of Evidence Action

Abstract

The study examined the Influence of Donor Cashflows and donor fundraising on the operations and management of Non-Governmental Organizations after COVID19 with Evidence Action as a case study. The study was guided by two specific objectives which included to examine the influence of donor cash flow on operations and management of Evidence Action after COVID-19 and to establish the influence of donor fundraising on operations and management of Evidence Action after COVID-19. The study adopted a cross-sectional research design that involved the use of both qualitative and quantitative research methods. Qualitative research involves the study of cases and makes little use of numerical data or statistics but relies heavily on verbal data and subjective analysis. Quantitative research involves the use of both numerical data and discrete variables to get the respondents level of understanding about the topic under study. The preference for a cross-sectional research design is because it collects information from a random sample that has been drawn from different categories of the population at a point in time. This was all applied on a sample size of 125 respondents using questionnaires. From the study findings, cash management had a positive but insignificant effect on operations and management of Non-Governmental Organizations. This implies that cash flow management and donor fundraising had no influence on the operations performance. Further, it was also established that the size of the company had a negative and insignificant effect on the operations and management of Non-Governmental Organizations. This concluded that cash flow had a positive but insignificant influence on the operations and management of Non-Governmental Organizations. Therefore, this study recommends that non-government organisations should create a comprehensive crisis management plan that includes strategies for handling future pandemics or emergencies as one of the solutions. Also establishing an emergency response team and designate roles and responsibilities and stockpiling essential supplies and resources for quick deployment during crises is key.