Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) vary widely in their origins and in their nature. However, all share similar but distinctive challenges to their managerial and organizational development. This reader draws together a range of key texts from diverse sources, covering ten critical areas of management for non-profit organizations involved in international development. It describes how NGOs can and must develop their management strategies in order to fulfil their goals and benefit those whom they were set up to help. Accompanied by an extensive, detailed introduction, this collection...

At a time of rapid global change, NGOs involved in international development are confronted with demands to simultaneously increase the scale of their impact, diversify their activities, respond to long-term crises and improve their performance. This book describes five factors which influence effectiveness: suitable organizational design; competent leadership and human resources; appropriate external relationships; mobilizations of high-quality finance; and the measurement performance coupled to learning for leverage. The author highlights the need for NGOs to retain their non-profit values,...