Evaluating the capacity of faith-based programs in Colorado

被引：16

作者：

Leake, Robin ^{[1
]}

Green, Sheridan ^{[1
]}

Marquez, Christine ^{[1
]}

Vanderburg, Janine ^{[1
]}

Guillaume, Sara ^{[1
]}

Gardner, Veronica A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] JVA Consulting LLC, Denver, CO 80212 USA

来源：

RESEARCH ON SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE | 2007年 / 17卷 / 02期

关键词：

assessment; capacity building; faith-based; organizational assessment; organizational capacity;

D O I：

10.1177/1049731506296408

中图分类号：

C916 [社会工作、社会管理、社会规划];

学科分类号：

1204 ;

摘要：

Organizational capacity refers to the ability of nonprofit organizations to fulfill their missions in an effective manner Through the JVA Consulting Colorado Compassion Initiative, a comprehensive, capacity-building program was developed and provided for faith- and community-based organizations. This study examined faith-based organizations' capacity gains after participating in a targeted capacity-building intervention. A comprehensive tool to assess organizations' levels of capacity was developed specifically for the study. Members of 44 faith-based and 46 community-based organizations across Colorado were interviewed and assessed using the new instrument at baseline and 15-month follow-up. The study demonstrated that targeted technical assistance predicted improvements in organizational capacity. Faith-based organizations showed significant improvements in almost all areas of capacity. In addition, comparisons between faith- and community-based organizations showed few differences in capacity gains.

引用

页码：216 / 228

页数：13

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