Precautionary Regulatory Measures

Imagine that you have just received a telephone call that a political aspirant or sitting elected official wants to give your nonprofit money to organise charitable activities for your target audience. You have always made a difference in your community and you want to do more. You think this money could be put to good use.

Because of this information you have received, you call your staff to start thinking of ideas, you are already excited and planning to meet with your potential donor. You have heard it that individual giving is the most sustainable source of funding for nonprofits.

The Nigeria Network of NGOs has prepared this advisory note to help you steer the course of receiving funding from politicians and political aspirants around this period. With the national elections around the corner, trends from the 2015 general elections saw politicians and their supporters providing support to nonprofits to hold events where aspirants can speak to large audiences or to demonstrate their
kindness and generosity to disadvantaged communities.