Our organization relies on government funding – will Sphere provide donors with a means of control?…
In a context where all NGOs depend on funding and where donors increasingly base funding on evaluations of agencies’ performance, funding is fraught with political hazards. But the Sphere standards pose no greater opportunity for misuse by donors than any other funding criteria. Ideally the establishment of Sphere standards as a coherent and objective set of funding criteria would help displace idiosyncratic and/or politically motivated decisions. Additionally, agencies can use the Minimum Standards to advocate for increased funding.
In a context where all NGOs depend on donor funding and where donors increasingly base funding on evaluations of agencies’ performance, funding is fraught with political hazards. But the Sphere standards pose no greater opportunity for misuse by donors than any other funding criteria. Ideally the establishment of Sphere standards as a coherent and objective set of funding criteria would help displace idiosyncratic and/or politically motivated decisions. Additionally, agencies can use the Minimum Standards to advocate for increased funding.
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