Survival of the fittest: Capacity building for small nonprofit organizations

    Authors

    N. Kapucu; B. F. Healy;T. Arslan

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Eval. Program Plan.

    Keywords

    Capacity building; Program evaluation; Community-based organizations; Organizational effectiveness; COMMUNITY-DEVELOPMENT; ASSISTANCE; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

    Abstract

    This paper discusses capacity building activities designed for small nonprofits who are members of the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida's ADEPT program. The Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida (SHFBCF) is a nonprofit organization that collects, stores and distributes donated food to more than 450 nonprofit partners in Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Volusia counties. This project sought to delineate, design, and implement the capacity building trainings desired by ADEPT member agencies. It also analyzed the relationship between the number of clients served, number of staff, number of volunteers, and the training needs. At the conclusion of the capacity building trainings, data was collected to gauge participants' perceptions of the capacity building trainings and their perceived impact on the effectiveness of the ADEPT Program and its member agencies. The generalizability and applicability of the research results to other small community-based organizations providing social and human services is also discussed. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

    Journal Title

    Evaluation and Program Planning

    Volume

    34

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-2011

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    236

    Last Page

    245

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000291184600008

    ISSN

    0149-7189

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