Building the capacity of the voluntary nonprofit sector : challenges of theory and practice
By: CAIRNS, Ben
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Contributor(s): HARRIS, Margaret | YOUNG, Patricia.
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ArticlePublisher: Philadelphia : Routledge, 2005International Journal of Public Administration - IJPA 28, 9-10, p. 869 - 885 Abstract: As voluntary and community organizations in the UK (VCOs) expand their role in the provision of public services, they are under increasing pressure from governmental funders to improve their management and organizational systems - to build their capacity. This paper considers the theoretical and practical challenges posed by the idea of capacity building. It also looks at the challenges for VCOs of meeting the capacity building agenda while simultaneously retaining organizational distinctiveness and independence. Action research is proposed as a means to meet the challenges.
As voluntary and community organizations in the UK (VCOs) expand their role in the provision of public services, they are under increasing pressure from governmental funders to improve their management and organizational systems - to build their capacity. This paper considers the theoretical and practical challenges posed by the idea of capacity building. It also looks at the challenges for VCOs of meeting the capacity building agenda while simultaneously retaining organizational distinctiveness and independence. Action research is proposed as a means to meet the challenges.
Volume 28
Number 9-10
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