Project-Based Funding is Failing Us.
When most people give to international humanitarian nonprofits, they want to see results they can measure and celebrate: a school built, a well dug, a shipment of medicine delivered. These time-bound projects with concrete outputs are easier to fundraise for, easier to photograph, and easier to explain. But there’s a hidden cost to this approach—one that directly undermines the long-term sustainability of local communities and the capacity of international NGOs (INGOs) to do the work that truly lasts.