Title

Survival Of The Fittest: Capacity Building For Small Nonprofit Organizations

Keywords

Capacity building; Community-based organizations; Organizational effectiveness; Program evaluation

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. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.

Publication Date

8-1-2011

Publication Title

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volume

34

Issue

3

Number of Pages

236-245

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2011.03.005

Socpus ID

79953718070 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/79953718070

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