NGOs' Seat at the Donor Table:

Summary This article argues the case for three types of reform that would enable the relationship between NGDOs and their official donors to move closer to that predicated on ‘partnership’ — a relational condition that, despite public rhetoric and policy pronouncements, too seldom exists today. Barriers to partnership exist because of, amongst others, donor preference for contracting, cut?backs in their field staff and reporting requirements that orient NGDO accountability away from intended beneficiaries. Without substantial reform, the supposed greater presence and capability of NGDOs will not translate into structural influence on the mainstream of aid system behaviour. Unless donor institutions change, NGDOs will remain servers rather than diners at the donor dinner table

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Shortcuts and Signals: An Analysis of the Micro-level Determinants of Aid Allocation, with Case Study Evidence from Brazil

Does the distribution of foreign development assistance depend on the organizational capacity of the recipient organization? I argue that employees at donor agencies seek signals of which recipients will implement aid most effectively, and use these signals to determine the destination of foreign aid on the micro level. Qualitative evidence gathered in the US and Brazil indicates the types of signals donors seek and recipients strive to transmit: signals of a recipient's professionalism, reputation, and sustainability. After developing a signaling game to derive the conditions under which these signals might be credible indicators of implementation effectiveness, I present quantitative evidence of aid recipient organizations in Brazil and score them on the three signals. Statistical tests confirm that organizations with higher levels of these signals are more likely to receive funding, suggesting that donors use these signals to determine the destination of development assistance. Copyright � 2006 The Author; Journal compilation � 2006 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.