The 2023 InterAction CEO Insights on NGO Futures: Adapting in a changing world report is out. –

It is the sixth time InterAction has asked its members’ CEOs to respond to the NGO Futures Survey. The analysis of the responses of 100 CEOs from different types and shapes of NGOs is contained in the report.
Three key points that summarise the main findings of the report:

  1. OPERATING AND FUNDING ENVIRONMENTS ARE CHANGING – And in turn, CEOs are spearheading substantial transformations within their organizations.
  2. EVEN ORGANIZATIONS WITH STABLE BUSINESS MODELS ARE UNDERGOING SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THOSE MODELS -Half of the surveyed respondents are diversifying their revenue streams, and their organizations are undergoing substantial program changes by adapting existing programs and expanding into new areas of programming.
  3. THERE IS A STRONG COMMITMENT TO LOCALLY LED DEVELOPMENT – When it comes to what that looks like, there are differing opinions. But CEOs are rethinking systems and roles and what it means for their own organizations to localize and make changes.

I am glad to read and see that change and transformation are happening. Organisations are critically engaging their purpose and impact and answering the key questions: why should they continue existing? Those are good questions any organisation should ask itself once in a while.