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The Virtuous Spiral: A Guide to Sustainability for NGOs in International Development book cover

1st Edition

The Virtuous Spiral A Guide to Sustainability for NGOs in International Development

Edited By Alan Fowler Copyright 2000
240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge
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'The Virtuous Spiral is without doubt a most welcome addition to the body of knowledge that will continue to be highly valued in the NGO sector.' Ezra Limiri Mbogori, Director, Mwelekeo wa NGO (MWENGO), Harare 'Fowler demonstrates how development NGOs can engage in a virtuous spiral of performance-based learning that regenerates public trust. This is a timely book, dealing squarely with the... Read more
Introduction * Part I: Change that Endures - Sustaining Development Impact - What does Sustainable Development Mean for NGDOs? * Interventions for Sustainable Local Impact * Framework and Indicators for Sustainable Local Development * Part II: Maintaining Activities - Strategies for Sustaining Resources * Options, Strategies and Trade-offs in Resource Mobilisation * Mobilising Non-financial Resources * Commercialisation - a Profit-making Non-profit * Mobilising Finance from Other Sources * Strategic Choices for Sustaining Financial Resources * Part III: Institutional Stability - Regeneration and the Viable Organisation - Regeneration Through Learning * Regeneration Through Organisational Change * Regeneration Through Leadership * The Leader's Legacy - Creating a Virtuous Spiral * Appendix: Levels in Sustainability Systems * Notes * References * Further Reading * Index

Biography

Alan Fowler is a consultant, analyst and writer, currently resident in Ethiopia. For over 20 years he has worked with international development NGOs in Africa, Asia and the United States as manager, consultant, researcher, Ford Foundation Programme Officer and Visiting Fellow at The World Bank and the Society for Participatory Research in Asia, New Delhi. He is co-founder of the International NGO Training and Research and Centre (INTRAC) and a Director of the International Society for Third Sector Research. His popular book on enhancing NGO effectiveness, Striking a Balance, has been translated into Spanish, Russian and French.

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