The Virtuous Spiral: A Guide to Sustainability for Ngos in International Development

ISBN-13: 9781853836107 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 240 str.

Alan Fowler

Opis

Sustainability is crucial for all institutions involved in international development. This work offers practical guidance on how to achieve it.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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.