Get To Know Us
We are a community for nonprofits because we believe in collectivism. We are trainers for founders and high-impact organizations because we understand the environment and issues better. We are innovators because we have built in the past and still want to build enterprises that solve grassroot problems and most importantly, We are believers, because we believe in an Africa where communities and people can thrive.
WHO WE ARE
NCVO Ghana trains and offer consultancy services to daring non-profit organizations led by great founders and co-build innovative social enterprises with them; leveraging their extensive grassroot network and insights. Our work is made possible by our generous Sponsors and Partners.
We seek to advance the course of social entrepreneurship, public accountability, and transparency within the non-profit sector in a seamless manner to achieve public trust and sustainable development for diverse groups of persons, communities, and geographies in Ghana and beyond.
Vision Statement
To be a lead hub for social innovation and learning in Ghana and beyond
Mission Statement
Developing the proficiency of nonprofit leaders in Ghana and beyond for social change
Purpose Statement
To connect Nonprofit Leaders to essential knowledge, resources, and opportunities by offering tailored training programs, consultancy services, and access to skilled volunteers, strengthening the sector for long-term impact.
Goal
To establish a thriving ecosystem of effective, sustainable Nonprofits that drive sustainable development and create local opportunities.
WHAT WE DO
TRAINING
We design and facilitate short courses, customized workshops and certification programs for nonprofit leaders and organizations.
ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
We co-build social enterprises with proximate and resilient leaders through our NPL Fellowship Programme.
CONSULTANCY SERVICES
We provide licensing support, grant writing and review, auditing, technology, impact measurement and evaluation services and more.
COMMUNITY
We have created a community of more than 200+ members that gives mentorship and enviable networking opportunities to founders, funders and non-profit operators in Africa.
VOLUNTEERISM
Volunteerism plays a crucial role in addressing socio-economic challenges in Ghana. However, many non-profit organizations struggle with managing volunteers effectively due to a lack of structured systems, resources, and training. This often results in underutilized volunteer potential and reduced impact on community development efforts. NCVO Ghana is thrilled to announce our collaboration with Level up Africa and ICS Africa to provide trained volunteers to nonprofit organizations and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Our trained volunteers are ready to support your organization in various areas, bringing fresh perspectives and valuable skills to help you achieve your goals more effectively. Ready to take your organization to the next level? Don’t wait! Reach out to us today to get started. Email us at wendy@ncvoghana.org
OUR STORY
In 2007, Shirley was working at the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Faith Forum, a reputable community organization in the UK. At Barking and Dagenham Faith Forum, she witnessed first-hand how easily non-profit organizations received support from the central government and local authorities for impactful community-based projects. Against this background, she realized how non-profit organizations in Ghana could also maximize their impact if there was carefully curated support for community development organizations. She was inspired and quickly came to spend a year in Ghana; meeting leaders of Non-governmental organizations she could reach out to gain insights. These series of meetings exposed her to the big gap: philanthropy and all forms of voluntary organizations were largely unstructured and informal, making access to sustainable funding a major challenge, especially for youth and women-led organizations.
In 2014, She partially moved to Ghana with a stronger will to build a formidable non-profit sector that represents the aspiration of the very weak and vulnerable in society in light of all the manifold challenges ranging from broad-based policy and legal frameworks to inadequate professional knowledge on the side of founders.
The National Consortium for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) GHANA was officially born with a singular intent to be an umbrella organization for NGOs in Ghana. For the past years, NCVO GHANA worked with over 50 non-profit organizations and embarked on numerous events including virtual training to support capacity-building efforts. Along the journey, NCVO GHANA learned that funding from the founder, given as donations to NGOs, was not effective because it was not sustainable.
PARTNER WITH US
We are proud to partner with leading corporations, organizations and top ecosystem players globally, who share our mission of supporting Africa’s spirited changemakers.
