Resource Mobilization Strategies, Resource Utilization and Sustainability of Community Based Organizations in Developing Countries: Emerging studies of CBOs in Arua District, Uganda

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between resourcemobilization strategies, resource utilization, and the Community-BasedOrganizations Sustainability in the Arua District, Uganda. The study used aquantitative technique to obtain data. Krejcie and Morgan's (1970) sampledetermination table was used to select 291 CBOs from a population of 1182CBOs operating in the district. A hierarchical regression model was applied todetermine the predictive power of the independent variables on the dependentvariable. The findings showed a significant positive association betweenresource mobilization strategies and CBOs Sustainability. A significant positiverelationship was established between resource utilization and CBOsSustainability. The findings further indicated that resource mobilizationstrategies and resource utilization are important predictors of CBOsSustainability. From this study CBOs Sustainability depends on its ability tomobilize and utilize resources to achieve its goals, which hinges on resourcebased theory and the resource dependence theory. The study has implicationsfor reconsidering policy directions in the way CBOs operate and generateresources using various techniques to sustain their operations.Keywords: Resource Mobilization Strategy, Resource Utilization and CBO Sustainability