The goal is to list terms in French and English that will allow us to “capture” the relevant literature. It’s helpful to group them by key concepts. Here’s a first suggestion, which we’ll refine together:
1. CENTRAL CONCEPT: AUTONOMY / INDEPENDENCE #
- French :
- Financial autonomy
- Strategic autonomy
- Organizational autonomy
- Decision-making autonomy
- Financial independence
- Strategic independence
- (Organizational) sovereignty
- Self-sufficiency
- English :
- Financial autonomy
- Strategic autonomy
- Organizational autonomy
- Decision-making autonomy / independence
- Financial independence
- Strategic independence
- (Organizational) sovereignty
- Self-reliance / Self-sufficiency
2. TYPE D’ORGANISATIONS (CIBLE) : #
- French :
- NGO (Non-Governmental Organization)
- CSO (Civil Society Organization)
- Association (non-profit / ASBL)
- Local organization / Indigenous organization
- Development organization
- Third sector / Non-profit sector
- Community organization (grassroots / CBO)
- English :
- NGO (Non-Governmental Organization)
- CSO (Civil Society Organization)
- NPO (Non-Profit Organization / Nonprofit)
- Association
- Local organization / Indigenous organization
- Development organization
- Third sector / Voluntary sector
- Community-based organization (CBO) / Grassroots organization
3. GEOGRAPHICAL CONTEXT: #
- French :
- Africa / African
- Sub-Saharan Africa / Africa south of the Sahara
- French-speaking Africa
- English-speaking Africa
- (Potentially add specific country names if targeted searches are needed later)
- English :
- Africa / African
- Sub-Saharan Africa / Africa South of the Sahara
- Francophone Africa
- Anglophone Africa
- (Potentially specific country names later)
4. FINANCING & BUSINESS MODELS: #
- French :
- Financing / Finance
- Financial sustainability / Financial sustainability
- Mobilization of resources (domestic / local)
- Diversification (financing/resources)
- Income generation / Own income / Self-financing
- Income-generating activities (IGA)
- Fundraising (local)
- Philanthropy (local / African)
- Economic model / Business model
- Social Enterprise / Social Entrepreneurship
- Investissement à impact (social)
- Basic financing / Structural financing
- Unallocated/untargeted funding
- English :
- Funding / Financing / Finance
- Financial sustainability
- Resource mobilization (domestic / local)
- (Funding / Resource) diversification
- Income generation / Revenue generation / Own income / Self-financing
- Income generating activities (IGA)
- (Local) Fundraising
- (Local / African) Philanthropy
- Economic model / Business model
- Social enterprise / Social entrepreneurship
- Impact investing
- Core funding / Core support / Organizational funding
- Unrestricted funding / Flexible funding
5. RELATIONSHIPS & INFLUENCES: #
- French :
- Funder(s) / Donor(s)Funder(s) / Donor(s)
- Donor-NGO relationship / Donor-NGO relationship
- Dependence (financial / on landlords)
- Conditionality (of aid)
- Influence (of donors)
- Partnership(s)
- Accountability / Reporting (downward / upward accountability)
- Civic space / Civil society space
- (Organizational) Governance
- Organizational Capacity / Capacity Building
- English :
- Donor(s) / Funder(s)
- Donor-NGO relations(hip) / Funder-NGO relations(hip)
- (Financial / Donor) dependency / Dependence
- (Aid) conditionality / Conditionalities
- (Donor / Funder) influence
- Partnership(s)
- Accountability (downward / upward)
- Civic space / Civil society space
- (Organizational) Governance
- Organizational capacity / Capacity building
TIPS FOR USE:
- These lists are not exhaustive and will need to be adapted.
- When searching, we will combine these terms using Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT). For example:
("autonomie stratégique" OR "strategic autonomy") AND (ONG OR CSO) AND ("Afrique Subsaharienne" OR "Sub-Saharan Africa") - We’ll also use truncation (e.g.
financ*to find financier, financement, financial, financing, etc.) and quotation marks to search for exact phrases.
