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"Many Civil Society Organizations loose their focus on their set vision, mission and values as a result of competing for donor money.
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Why we need Vision, Mission & Value congruence in the development sector
Vision, mission, and values are the guiding star of strategic planning, the beacon by which organizations (NGOs and not for profit organizations) set their strategic compasses and then align their everyday priority setting.Before we consider these organizations we need to consider the “Human Resources” as organizations are made of people. Our psychological disposition allows us to see the importance of vision and values congruence. (We are all programmed from our childhood that if you do good…See More
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Governance – Do we need to build Capacity?
Governance is generally taken for granted with NGOs; it is assumed that the board members know what to do, when to do it and how to do it. However the reality is quite different. Most issues with establishing legitimacy, trust and the accountability with all stakeholders can be traced to weaknesses in the governance structure. In this article I will focus on one element of Governance which is the “Board”. Some call is the Board of Directors, while others may call it the Board of Governors or…See More
Yvette Dubel commented on Roshanga Wickremesinghe's blog post Use of Volunteers for Development Projects
"Thank you, Roshanga, for posting this. It was the first post I read and actually led me to join.
I think you point to an interesting problem with "top down" models. Do you think the idea of designing projects with communities is too…"
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Why we need Vision, Mission & Value congruence in the development sector
Vision, mission, and values are the guiding star of strategic planning, the beacon by which organizations (NGOs and not for profit organizations) set their strategic compasses and then align their everyday priority setting.
Before we consider these organizations we need to consider the “Human Resources” as organizations are made of people. Our psychological disposition allows us to see the importance of vision and values congruence. (We are all programmed from our childhood that if…
ContinuePosted on July 4, 2011 at 11:02am — 1 Comment
Governance – Do we need to build Capacity?
Governance is generally taken for granted with NGOs; it is assumed that the board members know what to do, when to do it and how to do it. However the reality is quite different. Most issues with establishing legitimacy, trust and the accountability with all stakeholders can be traced to weaknesses in the governance structure. In this article I will focus on one element of Governance which is the “Board”. Some call is the Board of Directors, while others may call it the Board of Governors or…
ContinuePosted on February 2, 2011 at 8:40am
Use of Volunteers for Development Projects
When one considers the profile of development sector workers/volunteers in the developing world they are quite different to the common understanding of volunteers and volunteerism in the west. The majority of developing country volunteers tend to be young people who have some level of education (at least up to secondary school) and who have aspirations of getting…
ContinuePosted on March 26, 2010 at 10:25am — 1 Comment
Limitation of Organization Capacity Assessment Tools
Most of the organization capacity assessment (OCA) tools that are used for this purpose can be traced back to a few general tools which were made famous in the latter part of the twentieth century. Increasingly, the need to further customize these tools in a way that they become more relevant to the current context is a key feature of modern OCAs. This customization has been…
ContinuePosted on March 25, 2010 at 7:47pm
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