Helping NGOs grow their impact in The Bahamas

The Organization for Responsible Governance (ORG) is working with other Non for Profit Organizations in The Bahamas to better partner in meeting the needs of our communities.  This month, ORG held a free all day training session for Not for Profit Organizations. 

Thirteen NPO leaders were assembled to explore ways that they can more effectively collaborate. They learned about the current impact and challeneges facing local NPOs and discussed common challenges and opportunities. The attendes were introduced to the Cluster Model that is often utilized internationally in Humanitarian response, asa way to  coordinate and support NPOs partnering during a crisis.  With this model as a reference, the NPO leaders engaged in dialogue about how Topical and Strategic Clusters might be used locally. They group agreed that local collaborative clusters might help  to provide greater focus for citizen participation and the development of responsive and inclusive policies and programs. Developing Clusters could also help our local not for profits and their communities prepare for and respond to disasters such as Hurricanes, as well as better manage the growing impact of Climate Change.

With this initial success, ORG aims to hold six additional sessions which will feature education and activities with topics that facilitate cooperation of NPO groups. around common objectives.  Topics for the sessions will include alignment of missions and objectives; accessing  resources; working in a framework of Human Rights, Financial reporting and monitoring of impact.  

In the upcoming GlobalGiving online Campaigns, ORG will seek funding to support expansion of these programs to more Non forit Organizations across the islands of The Bahamas in order to  better support local disaster preparedness and  planning.