Building Social Base and Embeddedness

In partnership with OSIFE, NIOK Foundation has been supporting CSOs to enhance their embeddedness and sustainability and to improve their constituency building efforts since 2016.

NIOK Foundation provides an intense mentoring and consultancy support for CSOs via its internal and external subject matter experts mainly in the fields of communications and fundraising and in the format of personal consultancy, mentoring, training courses and networking opportunities. The intense support helps CSOs understand their audiences and constituencies better, and build a stronger and more robust social base of supporters, donors and volunteers. CSOs also become able to ‘translate’ the results and statements of their surveys or policy papers for their audiences, and thus engage them to support or finance their missions. They learn techniques to map, monitor and develop their donor-relations, and fundraise for their mission more effectively. NIOK offers services that significantly raise visibility, outreach and fundraising skills of CSOs.

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Building Trust and Recognition for CSOs

Civil Society Award – NIOK established the Civil Society Award to raise awareness about unique and innovative initiatives and programs of CSOs that have achieved exceptional impact, generated overarching partnerships in between sectors, or inspire others to make social change. NIOK, in partnership with Civil Compass Foundation, awards CSOs each year in 7 +1 categories, awarding for example the best advocacy initiatives, best fundraising campaigns or most promising newly established organizations.

Building Trust and Transparency - To increase trust amongst donors and supporters, and society as a whole; and in order to strengthen transparent fundraising activities of CSOs, NIOK initiated to establish the Self-regulation Body of Fundraising Organizations (www.atlathatosag.eu) and is a founding member of the coalition of Ethical Fundraiser Organizations. NIOK and other members created a common code of conduct for transparent operations, and are building a common brand to strengthen trust and enhance the culture of giving.

Technology for Social Good
 

As a partner of the TechSoup Global Network and a member of TechSoup Europe NIOK equips nonprofits with transformative technology products and services so they may benefit from technology and focus on their mission. In last 10 years NIOK has connected 1900 nonprofits and delivered technology donations (softwares and hardwares) in the value of US$ 10 million from over 10 corporate partners via its technology donation portal.