Evaluating the Capacity of Faith-Based Programs in Colorado  

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Leake, Robin ; Green, Sheridan ; Marquez, Christine ; Vanderburg, Janine ; Guillaume, Sara ; Gardner, Veronica A.

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: Research on Social Work Practice vol. 17 no. 2 (Mar. 2007), page 216-228.
Topik: assessment; capacity building; faith-based; organizational assessment; organizational capacity
Fulltext: 216.pdf (119.07KB)

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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.

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