Development organizations need more funding for back-office functions if they are to deliver their work as effectively as possible, according to the leader of a membership organization dedicated to building skills in the nonprofit sector.
In an interview for Devex World, Christine Sow, CEO at Humentum, said that the sector needs to be realistic about how much it costs to run an organization.
“We operate within the global development sector based on some myths around how much it costs to run a proper, robust, accountable organization — the idea that really you can run things on a starvation cycle, on a very lean framework, and still get quality work,” she said.