“Funding <i>does something</i> to people”: NGOs navigating funding challenges in India

Mount, Liz

doi:10.1080/09614524.2021.1911938

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“…This means that Dosti went from a mostly ‘non‐community’ run and staffed organization to a ‘non‐community’ run but largely ‘community’ staffed organization. As staff increased, people reported a marked decrease in the amount of people who volunteered with the organization as people who were once volunteers sought full‐time employment (for a detailed discussion, see Mount, 2022).…”

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‘Happy’ activists: Non‐governmental organization staff navigating the social movement/service provider divide in India

Mount

2023

J of Intl Development

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In the Global South, non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) face criticism; staff employ strategies to mitigate it. What happens when NGO staff express different levels of awareness about such criticism? How are these differences shaped by whether staff identify themselves as ‘community’ members the NGO serves or ‘non‐community’ members whose work serves the community? How do these identities impact NGOs? Through an 18‐month ethnographic study at a large NGO in Bangalore, India, I show that NGO staff members' identification as ‘community’ or ‘non‐community’ members shapes their perceptions of the NGO, their work and the NGO's work. I trace these differing perceptions to mission creep.

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“…Indeed, it was difficult to find non‐staff community members (i.e., volunteers) involved in Dosti‐organized events. It often seemed like everyone attending Dosti events was either a current employee or someone who was hoping to become employed at Dosti (for a fuller discussion, see Mount, 2022).…”

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confidence: 99%