NGO management : the Earthscan companion /

This title brings together key writings on how NGOs can position and organise themselves most effectively.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Earthscan
Other Authors: Fowler, Alan, 1947-, Malunga, Chiku Watchman
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Washington, D.C. : Earthscan, 2010.
Series:Earthscan readers series.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: NGOs in a World of Uncertainties / Alan Fowler and Malunga
  • Pt. I. Retro-perspective: NGO-ism in a Changing World Order. 1. Have NGOs 'Made a Difference'? From Manchester to Birmingham with an Elephant in the Room / Michael Edwards
  • 2. NGOs and Development Alternatives : Revisited / Diana Mitlin, Sam Hickey and Anthony Bebbington
  • 3. The Global War on Terror, Development and Civil Society / Jude Howell
  • Pt. II. From NGOs to Civil Society. 4. 'Seeing Like a Citizen' : Re-claiming Citizenship in a Neoliberal World / John Gaventa
  • 5. Civic-driven Change: A Concise Guide to the Basics / Kees Biekart and Alan Fowler
  • 6. Civic-driven Change and Developmental Democracy / Harry C. Boyte
  • 7. Civil Society and the Legitimation of Global Governance / Jan Aart Scholte
  • Pt. III. Managing Responsibly. 8. Civil Society Legitimacy and Accountability: Issues and Challenges / Jagadananda and L. David Brown
  • 9. Listen First: A Pilot System for Managing Downward Accountability in NGOs / Robyn Wilford
  • 10. Governing for Accountability: Principles in Practice / Marilyn Wyatt
  • pt. IV Managing Strategically
  • 11. Strategic Issues Facing NGOs into the Foreseeable Future / Brian Pratt
  • 12. Strategic Planning: The Cultivation of Organizational Beauty / Chiku Malunga
  • pt. V Managing Organizational Change
  • 13. The Phases of Organization Development / James Taylor
  • 14. The Change Challenge: Achieving Transformational Organizational Change in International NGOs / Paul Ronalds
  • pt. VI Management Applications
  • 15. Rights-based Development Approaches: Combining Politics, Creativity and Organization
  • 16. Participation / Institute of Development Studies
  • 17. Trust, Accountability and Face-to-face Interaction in North-South NGO Relations / Gina Porter
  • 18. Briefing Paper: Policy Engagement for Poverty Reduction
  • How Civil Society Can be More Effective / John Young
  • 19. Is There Life after Gender Mainstreaming? / David Kelleher
  • 20. Managing NGOs with Spirit / Rick James
  • 21. Civil Society Networks: Of Ants and Elephants / Chiku Malunga
  • 22. South African NGOs and the Public Sphere: Between Popular Movements and Partnerships for Development / Natascha Mueller-Hirth
  • 23. Bridging Gaps: Collaboration between Research and Operational Organizations / James L. Garrett
  • 24. NGOs and Communication: Divorce over the Toothpaste / Alfonso Gumucio-Dagron
  • pt. VII Managing for Performance
  • 25. Development Effectiveness: Towards New Understandings / Bill Morton
  • 26. Measurement in Developmental Practice: From the Mundane to the Transformational / Sue Soal
  • Pt. VIII Managing for Learning and Knowledge
  • 27. Accountability and Learning: Exploding the Myth of Incompatibility Between Accountability and Learning / Irene Guijt
  • 28. Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning: An International Development Perspective / Ingeborg Hovland
  • pt. IX Managing Resources
  • 29. Options, Strategies and Trade-offs in Resource Mobilization / Alan Fowler
  • 30. Social Entrepreneurship: A Convergence of NGOs and the Market Economy? / A. H. J. (Bert) Helmsing
  • pt. X Leadership
  • 31. "Tree Die from the Top': International Perspectives on NGO Leadership Development / Rick James
  • 32. Developing Leaders? Developing Countries? / Henry Mintzberg.