Degefe, Duressa (PhD)Mollalign, Abatneh2020-07-292023-11-042020-07-292023-11-042020-01http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/21998A thesis submitted to the school of graduate studies of addis ababa univesity in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of science in accounting and financeThe purpose of this study was to examine the determinants of donor fund utilization by Determinants of donor fund utilization by NGOs in Ethiopia: the case of ILRI Ethiopia. In order to undertake the study, a descriptive survey was used. The sampling frame was the listing of staff in the whole organizations Working under ILRI Ethiopia. Purposive sampling was used to select the staff in each organization with different position (i.e. Country head, Managers, Finance and Project Officers) who participated in the study. In order to investigate the research objectives stated above, both secondary and primary data were collected and analyzed. The findings of the study established that there is strong, positive and significant relationship between and among variables on Determinants of donor fund utilization by NGOs in Ethiopia: the case of ILRI Ethiopia. Managerial factors and donor behavior had positive and significant effect on utilization of funds and technical factors had also negative but significant effect on fund utilization. The study recommends that implementing sectors must work towards improvements that will make these determinants favorable to utilization of fund by Determinants of donor fund utilization by NGOs in Ethiopia: the case of ILRI Ethiopia.enFactors attributed to donor behaviorManagerial factorsTechnical factorsThesis