API Development Consulting successfully implemented a Local Fundraising Support project in partnership with Children’s Hope in Cambodia (CHEC). The project aimed to strengthen CHEC’s local resource mobilization capacity and reduce long-term dependency on external funding sources.
Under this initiative, API provided technical support and strategic guidance to design and implement local fundraising approaches aligned with CHEC’s mission, values, and operational context. The project focused on enhancing internal fundraising systems, improving fundraising planning, and building staff capacity in local fundraising concepts, tools, and practices.
Key activities included fundraising strategy development, capacity building for relevant staff, advisory support on donor engagement and communication, and guidance on identifying and engaging local supporters, partners, and networks. API also supported CHEC in improving fundraising processes to ensure transparency, accountability, and sustainability.
As a result of the project, CHEC strengthened its understanding and practical application of local fundraising mechanisms, improved internal coordination related to fundraising activities, and enhanced its readiness to mobilize local resources more effectively. The collaboration contributed to CHEC’s long-term organizational sustainability and resilience while reinforcing good governance and ethical fundraising practices
