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Generate Resources

Set a new paradigm of resource generation.

Time and energy spent soliciting funds from foundations and governments are time and energy not spent dedicated to furthering an organization’s mission. Funding from those sources is also unpredictable and unsustainable.

How can you break this trend? Generate diverse streams of income.

Check out the organizations who have redefined traditional views of funding with innovative income strategies that make their social programs sustainable.

Search other profiles to spark ideas on how you can diversify your income streams.

Centre for Rural Development
The Rickshaw Bank, India

Strategy The Rickshaw Bank charges rickshaw pullers a small daily fee for rickshaw use and fees for corporate advertising on rickshaws.

Results Fees support 80% of the operational budget and enable brokering of collective deals for the rickshaw puller community.

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TapizSolidarity Foundation
Solidarity Trader, Chile

Strategy Solidarity Trader trains women micro-entrepreneurs to produce quality, handmade crafts to market in the organization's store.

Results Sales support over one-half of the Foundation's budget and all of the commercial enterprise's expenses.

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Read about other CSOs, Ashoka Fellows, or CBI Winners who are generating income and/or goods for their organization.