Comparative Review of Donor Approaches to Unrestricted Funding of CSOs

The purpose of this study is to contribute to learning on the value of ‘unrestricted’ or ‘strategic’ donor funding of CSOs by comparing their approaches, and identifying the opportunities and challenges of their different systems. Six official donors with long-standing, framework or strategic partnership schemes are included in the study – Danida, DFID, IrishAid, Netherlands, Norad and Sida. The Experience of Comic Relief was also included to supplement that of the official donors.