Sustainability

Noolaham Foundation’s primary commitment is to digitally preserve and provide open access to knowledge resources of the Sri Lankan Tamil speaking communities for the long term. The purpose of the institution is to serve that mission. Long term sustainability is critical to that mission.

Organizational Sustainability

The organization needs to be self-sufficient in its operations, management and governance. For Noolaham Foundation, in practice, this means that staff have the capacity for operations and management without significant volunteer input. A positive, collaborative organizational culture is built. The organizational knowledge is continuously developed, documented, integrated and transmitted to staff, volunteers and stakeholders effectively. Organizational sustainability means reducing the reliance on few core volunteers to pull the majority of the workload in governing the organization. A balanced and diverse Governance Board is essential for organizational as well as resource sustainability.

In addition, Noolaham Foundation needs to manage credibility and regulatory risks. For instance, it needs to ensure that monthly reports, project reports, audit reports and annual reports are released on time. It fairly records and recognizes the contributions of all. It respects all applicable copyright laws.

Resource Sustainability

Noolaham Foundation needs to ensure a reliable and diverse source of funding.

Technological Sustainability

Digital preservation and access is a challenging and evolving technical endeavor. Noolaham Foundation needs to continuously adapt its technical capacity to fulfil its service obligations.