Booklet 3

Sustainability for MBOs:

Resource Books for Organizations

This series of resource books on sustainability was written in response to the expressed needs of Membership Based Organizations (MBOs) of informal workers looking for a basic guide on operational practices and achieving sustainability. The project was initiated by WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing), as part of the Inclusive Cities project, a collaboration of local/national MBOs of informal workers, international alliances of MBOs, and support organizations working together as partners to improve the situation of the urban working poor.

The Aim

This series aims to assist leaders and managers of MBOs to build more sustainable organizations through strengthening administrative and financial management, as well as establishing more effective planning, monitoring and evaluation systems. The series will also look at issues related to fundraising.