Striking a Balance

<p>At a time of rapid global change development NGOs are having to scale up their impact diversify their activities respond to long-term crises and improve their performance on all fronts. Striking a Balance offers both analysis and a practical guide to how NGDOs can fulfil these demanding expectations.</p> <p>Written for all those involved with NGDO work the book describes the objectives of sustainablepeople-centred development and the process required to achieve it focusing on the five factors which determine effectiveness: suitable organisational design; competent leadership and human resources; appropriate external relationships; mobilisation of high quality finance; and the measurement of performance coupled to 'learning for leverage'. In each are the book explains the capacities needed and how they can be assessed and improved.</p> <p>Effectiveness calls for NGDOs which retain their non-profit values establish the right type of Professionalism manage dilemmas and balance choices to continually reflect the priorities rights and needs of those who give them legitimacy: people who are poor and marginalised. This book provides a reference of current and future practices which will help NGDOs to do so.</p>