Product Description

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, establish the right type of professionalism, manage dilemmas and make difficult choices which continually affect the priorities, rights and needs of those who give them legitimacy.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #448573 in Books
• Published on: 1997-04-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Review
'An immensely useful "how to" tool for NGO leaders in development. One of the most powerful themes is the achievement potential of interaction between governments and NGOs. This book is an invaluable guide to both sides on how to achieve and what to expect from this bridging.' -- John D. Clark, Senior NGO Specialist, The World Bank

From the Publisher
'an immensely useful "how to" tool for NGO leaders in development. One of the most powerful themes is the achievement potential of interaction between governments and NGOs. This book is an invaluable guide to both sides on how to achieve and what to expect from this bridging' John D Clark, Senior NGO Specialist, The World Bank

'This book is likely to be seen as a key text on the organisation of development NGOs' AIDWATCH

'Striking a Balance is a landmark in the field of international development...[it provides] a careful and well argued interpretation of the vast strategic issues facing NGOs engaged in development' Till Stoll, FAO Rome, Development

About the Author
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 Centre (INTRAC) and Director of the International Society for Third Sector Research. He is author of The Virtuous Spiral, and his popular book on enhancing NGO effectiveness, Striking a Balance, has been translated into Spanish, Russian and French.