Aid subcontracting through global nonprofit chains

What is it about?

In recent years donors have faced a heightened demand for accountability due to aid fatigue and the rising prominence of accountability on the global agenda. This prompted donors to provide more evidence of their effectiveness so as to justify and validate aid spending to local taxpayers. In turn, this has led to the emergence of extended global non-profit chains linking international NPOs, and their local partners, the national NPOs and their community NPO subcontractors. International NPOs and large, urban national NPOs have the capacity to meet these more stringent donor requirements in terms of oversight, monitoring, and reporting. However, the national NPOs typically subcontract with community NPOs, thus making these smaller, local organizations responsible for the relationship with the beneficiary community and the fulfillment of the contract.

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Why is it important?

Provide a theoretical explanation linking donor subcontracting and the structure of global nonprofit chains