The Institutional Development department oversees the organizational sustainability of Conectas. This includes obtaining and managing financial resources (fundraising, accountability, prospecting and strengthening relationships with new and existing donors), as well as other non-financial organizational aspects, such as planning, training, integration and assessment of the programs and departments.
In 2013, Conectas formalized and concluded its first formal process to internally assess all its programs and institutional departments. The initiative was headed up by the Institutional Development department with the collaboration of all the members of the organization. Although the organization has already undergone other assessments since its foundation, this internally developed process was an innovation. On account of the specifics of each program and department, and of the organization itself, this pioneering initiative allowed us to start mapping and identifying methodologies that will be implemented and streamlined over the course of the next assessment processes. In 2014, Conectas will stage a semi-annual assessment process to complement the annual process at the end of the year.
The financial independence and sustainability of Conectas is essential for the organization to accomplish its short, medium and long term strategic goals. The organization’s new expanded budget has enabled the programs and institutional departments to pursue more ambitious goals and aspire to achieve results with a greater impact for society. In 2013, Conectas took steps to continue assuring the financial sustainability of the organization. We engaged with potential new donors and also continued to strengthen our relationship with existing donors that already trust and have a long history with the organization. These efforts allowed us to bring new supporters on board and renew funding for projects that were already in progress. As a result, the financial health of the organization will guarantee the continued execution of the organization’s strategic plans.
This activities’ report 2013 | 2014 was made possible thanks to the support of: Ford Foundation, International Development Research Centre, OAK Foundation, Open Society Foundations, SIDA and The Sigrid Rausing Trust.