Non-Governmental and Not-for-Profit Organizational Effectiveness: A Modern Synthesis

Lecy, Jesse D.; Schmitz, Hans Peter; Swedlund, Haley J.

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“…As noted recently, there is very limited empirical evidence on the measurement of effectiveness within nonprofit organizations and a lack of a unified conceptualization of effectiveness and validated measures (Cho, 2007;Lecy, Schmitz, & Swedlund, 2012). There is a gap in the effectiveness research that focuses primarily on coalitions and community-based work.…”

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Pathways to Effectiveness in Substance Abuse Prevention: Empowering Organizational Characteristics of Community-Based Coalitions

Powell

Peterson

2014

Human Service Organizations Management, Leadership & Govern

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Coalition development is an important approach to the prevention of substance abuse. In addition, empowerment is considered a critical foundation of coalitions' effectiveness. Few studies, however, have tested the characteristics of coalitions that predict empowerment and effectiveness in substance abuse prevention contexts. This study tested a path model that included organizational characteristics as predictors of members' empowerment and ratings of coalition effectiveness. Participants (n = 138) were members of 11 coalitions. Leadership had an indirect effect on coalition effectiveness through its influence on opportunity role structure, social support, and group-based belief system. Empowerment mediated the effect of social support on effectiveness.Keywords: coalitions, empowerment, perceived effectiveness, strategic prevention framework, substance abuse prevention INTRODUCTIONCoalitions often focus on creating changes in public policy or other environmental conditions that contribute to the prevalence of substance abuse in communities (Bunnell et al., 2012;Frieden, 2010;Gloppen, Arthur, Hawkins, & Shapiro, 2012;Linowski & DiFulvio, 2012; Wolfson et al., 2012). The present study contributes to the literature through an examination of community coalitions implementing a new federally driven substance abuse prevention framework. In particular, we test a conceptual model specifying organizational characteristics that are hypothesized as promoting empowerment among coalition members and their perceptions of coalition effectiveness. This social work investigation of coalition building within a substance abuse prevention context is an important step in increasing our understanding of empowerment-related processes and outcomes and how they can contribute to the effectiveness of groups working to improve quality of life through communitylevel interventions. Research that applies empowerment as a theoretical framework may contribute to our knowledge of strategies to improve social work practice in ways that build on the strengths of coalitions to effect social change, especially as it relates to preventing the harmful consequences of substance abuse in communities.Correspondence should be addressed to Kristen Gilmore Powell, Rutgers University, School of Social Work, 390 George Street, 5th Floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA. E-mail: kgilmore@ssw.rutgers.edu 472 POWELL AND PETERSONEmpowerment is a fundamental concept within the social work profession. For example, the social work Code of Ethics emphasizes the need for social workers to facilitate the empowerment of vulnerable populations by addressing environmental barriers that negatively affect the health and well-being of people on a macro scale (National Association of Social Workers, 2008). Empowerment theory encourages researchers and practitioners to focus beyond the individual level of analysis and attend to environmental risk factors affecting the well-being of those most vulnerable. Tracing the field's roots back to the settlement house movement, social wor...

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Pathways to Effectiveness in Substance Abuse Prevention: Empowering Organizational Characteristics of Community-Based Coalitions

Powell

Peterson

2014

Human Service Organizations Management, Leadership & Govern

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“…Hence, efficiency is related to the conversion of inputs into outputs and how inputs are transformed into output successfully, while effectiveness reflects the relationship between output and objectives (Sulaiman & Zakari, 2015). Helmig et al (2014) and Lecy, Schmitz, and Swedlund (2012) have pointed that efficiency can be considered as a part and a subset of effectiveness. This view is supported by Mouzas (2006) who highlights that effectiveness has broader scope in which it consider quality, creation of value added, employee satisfaction, output interaction with the social and economic environment.…”

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Performance Measurement and Accountability ofWAQFInstitutions in Malaysia

Arshad

Zain

2017

SHS Web Conf.

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It has been seen for the past few years that the revival of waqf institutions has been an upsurge interest of Muslim communities around the world. In line with the revitalization, the issues of measuring and managing waqf performance are growingly being discussed and concerned by the academicians and constituents. Waqf institutions need to demonstrate their performance as whether they have effectively and efficiently managed in order to discharge their accountability to various waqf stakeholders. There are many studies conducted to measure the performance of various organizations in the private, public and third sector. However, studies on the performance measurement of waqf institution are still limited, and financial ratios become the dominant measurement in those studies. Being a non-profit in nature and religious entity, managing the entrusted waqf assets for social and economic development of the society, the performance measurement of waqf institutions should also focus on realizing their missions. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to discuss both financial and non-financial measurement that can be adapted by waqf institutions to assess their performance in discharging their accountability. Drawing from the experience on performance measurement discussed in the non-profit organizations literatures, this conceptual paper is hoped to provide significant insight on how waqf institutions performance may be measured and provide a tool to benchmark the best practices that can guide them to achieve their goals and missions.

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“…This means that any observed impact is likely to be attributed to multiple factors and actors, rather than solely through the efforts of INGOs (Ebrahim & Rangan, 2010;Fowler, 1996). Third, there are institutional barriers that hamper the development of a strong focus on conducting program evaluation and/or impact assessment within INGOs, such as the internal culture of INGOs that values action more than reflection, the limitations of the instruments and expertise INGOs use to evaluate their own programs, the lack of financial flexibility to hire a specialist in the area of evaluation and assessment, and the fact that rigorous evaluation and assessment are simply not required by some funders (Barber & Bowie, 2008;Campbell, 2002;Edwards & Hulme, 1996;Fowler, 1997;Lecy, Schmitz, & Swedlund, 2011).…”

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“…Despite the substantial scholarly attention that has been placed on the roles of program evaluation and impact assessment in INGOs, many areas of discussion remain in need of further examination, including how to define, operationalize, and measure indicators that accurately capture INGO performance and impact; identifying suitable measurement systems for the work of INGOs; standardizing the social indicators of effectiveness for INGOs across diverse fields of nonprofit work and resolving whether that is even a worthy goal to strive for; and determining to what extent program evaluation and/or impact assessment are being conducted within INGOs (Abdel-Kader & Wadongo, 2011;Bouchard, 2009;Lecy, Schmitz, & Swedlund, 2011). We argue that the final topic of discussion is of fundamental importance as it establishes a foundation through which the other discussions can occur.…”

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Exploring the perspectives of International Nongovernmental Organizations (INGOs) on the use of program evaluation and impact assessment in their work

McLaughlin

2013

CJNSER

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In the twenty-first century, the call for International Non-governmental Organizations (INGOs) to demonstrate their effectiveness has become popularized. This has given rise to scholarly attention examining the roles of program evaluation and impact assessment in assisting INGOs in demonstrating their effectiveness. While previous studies suggest that INGOs actively conduct program evaluation and impact assessment, this article explores the perspectives of two Canadian INGOs on how they understand, use, and experience evaluation and assessment as it relates to their work. Our study uncovers three continuing challenges: evaluation and assessment are largely descriptive and lack more sophisticated analyses; efforts to conduct evaluation and assessment are consolidated within organizations' head offices, while staff members and volunteers are largely excluded; and evaluation and assessment remain rooted in the paradigm of quantifiable results, which do not truly reflect the nature of work being conducted on the ground. RÉSUMÉAu vingt-et-unième siècle, on veut de plus en plus que les organisations non gouvernementales internationales (ONGI) démontrent leur efficacité. Ce désir a motivé les chercheurs à se pencher sur les évaluations de programme et les études d'impact pour voir dans quelle mesure celles-ci peuvent aider les ONGI à montrer qu'elles sont efficaces. Des études antérieures suggèrent que les ONGI mènent de manière concertée des évaluations de programme et des études d'impact. Cet article explore comment aujourd'hui deux ONGI canadiens comprennent, utilisent et vivent l'évaluation et la mesure de leur travail. Notre étude relève trois défis actuels : l'évaluation et la mesure tendent à être descriptives sans offrir d'analyses plus poussées; ce sont les sièges sociaux des organismes qui gèrent l'évaluation et la mesure en excluant ainsi bon nombre de fonctionnaires et volontaires; l'évaluation et la mesure se limitent au paradigme des résultats mesurables et par conséquent elles ne reflètent pas nécessairement le véritable travail mené sur le terrain.

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Non-Governmental and Not-for-Profit Organizational Effectiveness: A Modern Synthesis

Cited by 179 publications

References 48 publications

Pathways to Effectiveness in Substance Abuse Prevention: Empowering Organizational Characteristics of Community-Based Coalitions

Pathways to Effectiveness in Substance Abuse Prevention: Empowering Organizational Characteristics of Community-Based Coalitions

Performance Measurement and Accountability ofWAQFInstitutions in Malaysia

Exploring the perspectives of International Nongovernmental Organizations (INGOs) on the use of program evaluation and impact assessment in their work

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