TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL FUNDRAISING: UNDERSTANDING TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL FUNDRAISING PRACTICES (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

UNDERSTANDING TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL FUNDRAISING PRACTICES Traditional fundraising refers to both pre-colonial community based and collectively organized care of community members. It has been argued that the Harambee spirit in Kenya is derived from collective community concern for the less fortunate. The Harambee spirit is one of the most well known forms of traditional fundraising. A number of fundraisers have also observed that colonial imported practices such as those instituted by religious organizations- church collections, tithes and planned giving also fall in this group. Traditional fundraising can therefore be understood as an attempt to pool the potential and actual capabilities and financial resources of individuals and communities to alleviate the suffering of disadvantaged or marginalized groups in the society. Communities in Africa have always had mutual and reciprocal strategies to assist those less fortunate. In Islamic societies, this has taken the form of obligatory( Zakat) and non-obligatory( Sadaqa) contributions which are fundamental to the Islamic Faith. According to the Quran, a Muslim is a trustee to the wealth that he or she possesses and should dispense 2.5% of it those in need. This is paid annually either directly to the poor or through an Islamic treasury( Baitul Maal ”Public treasury”) and is supposed to have an impact on community services. Non-obligatory donations are freely given as donations. There is no fixed amount and people give when they choose. In Islam, fundraising is a continuous commitment and is undertaken through a sense of moral obligation and belief of spiritual reward. In Ethiopia, mutual aid associations existed which formed a kind of insurance whereby members contributed in cash or kind during times of emergency. With changes in society these mutual aid associations have evolved into credit schemes and revolving funds for urgent and immediate use; others have transcended their original goal through their participation in relief, rehabilitation and development activities. In Uganda, members of a small community or family would come together and design strategies for raising resources. They would contribute items in kind. If there was a shortfall they would approach the rest of the community and appeal for additional assistance. The “Mumo Mu Kabi”-( Friend in need) groups are a case in point.