1st Edition
Striking a Balance A Guide to Enhancing the Effectiveness of Non-Governmental Organisations in International Development
Edited By Alan Fowler
Copyright 1997
312 Pages
by
Routledge
312 Pages
by
Routledge
312 Pages
by
Routledge
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At a time of rapid global change, development NGOs are having to scale up their impact, diversify their activities, respond to long-term crises and improve their performance on all fronts. Striking a Balance offers both analysis and a practical guide to how NGDOs can fulfil these demanding expectations.
Written for all those involved with NGDO work, the book describes the objectives of... Read more
Introduction * Part I: NGDOs in International Development * Understanding International Development * Understanding Development NGOs * Part II: Making NGDOs Effective * Organising Non-Profits for Development * Enabling and Empowering NGDO People * NGDOs are not Islands: Making Relationships Effective * Mobilising Financial Resources * Assessing Development Impact and Organisational Performance * Part III: Improving and Moving On * Improving Performance: Process and Method in Developing NGDO Capacity * Future in the Balance: the NGDO Horizon and Beyond * Index
Biography
Alan Fowler has been working with NGDOs for over 20 years as a manager, consultant, donor, wirter, researcher, and as a Visiting Fellow at the World Bank and the Society for Participatory Research in Asia. In 1991, he co-founded the International NGO Training and Research Centre (INTRAC).
