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En Argentina, los niveles de donación se ven fuertemente influenciados por un contexto de inestabilidad económica sostenida, que limita la capacidad de donar y dificulta la dinámica de financiamiento del sector social. Lejos de reflejar una disminución en la voluntad de contribuir, lo que se observa es una restricción estructural de los recursos disponibles, que afecta tanto a la ciudadanía como a las propias organizaciones.

En este escenario, la generosidad no desaparece, sino que adopta formas más directas, personales y reactivas, a menudo al margen de los canales institucionales. Al mismo tiempo, las organizaciones operan bajo presión constante: enfrentan una creciente demanda de servicios cuando los recursos son limitados y los niveles de confianza y visibilidad siguen siendo un desafío.

Sin embargo, en lugar de contraerse, el sector demuestra una capacidad de adaptación sostenida. La resiliencia, la colaboración y el compromiso con la misión siguen siendo características centrales. Pero el reto que se avecina es claro: fortalecer la confianza pública, diversificar las fuentes de financiamiento y consolidar a las organizaciones como actores clave en la canalización de la acción colectiva en contextos de alta incertidumbre.

In Argentina, donation levels are heavily influenced by a context of sustained economic instability, which limits the capacity to give and strains the financing dynamics of the social sector. Rather than reflecting a decrease in the willingness to contribute, what is observed is a structural restriction on available resources, impacting both citizens and the organisations themselves.

In this scenario, generosity does not disappear, but rather takes on more direct, personal, and reactive forms, often outside of institutional channels. At the same time, organisations operate under constant pressure: they face a growing demand for services when resources are limited and levels of trust and visibility still present challenges.

Instead of contracting, however, the sector demonstrates a sustained capacity for adaptation. Resilience, collaboration, and commitment to the mission remain central characteristics. But the challenge ahead is clear: to strengthen public trust, diversify funding sources, and consolidate organisations as key actors in channeling collective action in contexts of high uncertainty.

Guillermo Correa
Executive Director
RACI

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1

Perceptions on overall sector health.

Overall, would you say the charity sector in your country is…

Very healthy
Fairly healthy
Fairly unhealthy
Very unhealthy
Don’t know
Base: All charities answering =xx

2

The biggest challenges for the sector.

Which challenges are most pressing for your organisation? (select the top 3):

Funding is the key challenge for charities everywhere

This aspect, which is about being financially and operationally fit with sufficient income from different sources, is the most challenging for charities around the world. Nearly all of them (92%) mention at least one of these six challenges, with financial sustainability the most commonly cited.

92% mentioned at least one financial or operational issue
61%
Financial sustainability
39%
Increased competition for funding
28%
Increasing costs
16%
The balance of restricted and unrestricted funding
16%
Meeting demand for services
11%
Making the most of technology

Well networked

Being well connected and able to get support by working in partnership with others.

External awareness

Awareness of the political, economic, local and national context. Scanning the horizon for threats and opportunities.

These two aspects of resilience are very closely related and often mutually reinforcing. Just over a third of charities (36%) mentioned one or more the challenges relating to them.

36% mentioned at least one external issue
19%
Raising awareness of our charity
14%
Government intervention
6%
Persuading people that we can be trusted

People and culture

A similar proportion (35%) cite challenges around People and culture, which is about having the right employees, supporting them and leading effectively.

35% mentioned at least one team challenge
23%
Hiring or maintaining a strong team
15%
Securing and maintaining volunteer engagement

Evidencing impact

The ability to identify and communicate the needs being met and the impact this is having is a top issue for a quarter of charities.

25% mentioned at least one impact issue
19%
Measuring and demonstrating our impact
9%
Making an impact

Purpose

Understanding what the organisational purpose is — and just as importantly, what it is not are the least cited challenges, with only one in ten placing them in their top three.

10% mentioned at least one purpose issue
7%
Communicating our mission
3%
Clarifying our mission
Base: All charities answering =xx

3

Dealing with demand.

Increase(d) a lot
Increase(d) a little
Remain(ed) the same
Decrease(d) a little
Decrease(d) a lot
Don't know
Base: All charities answering =xx

How did organisations find coping with this increased demand over the last 12 months?

Difficult
Easy
Base: Organisations who experienced increased demand = XX

Which, if any, of these actions have you had to take in order to cope with increasing demand?

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Global average
Base: Organisations who experienced increased demand = XX

4

Sources of income.

The proportion of charities that receive each type of funding:

Base: All charities answering =xx

If you received no more donations or funding from today, how long could you continue operating using only your reserves, any investments or earned income?

Have to stop operations immediately
Less than one month
1–3 months
4-6 months
7-12 months
Over a year
Survive indefinitely as don't rely on donations / funding
Don’t know
Base: Organisations who experienced increased demand = XX

11

How much the public trusts charities.

How trustworthy do you tend to find each of these types of charities?

Local / regional charities
National charities
International charities
Not at all trustworthy Very trustworthy
Not at all trustworthy Very trustworthy
All respondents — see here for sample sizes