ABSTRACT
The international development community invests billions of dollars to improve organisational capacity. But real-life practice is poorly understood and undervalued as a distinct professional domain. Written by practitioners, this innovative publication is designed to make capacity development more professional and increasingly effective in achieving development goals. Practical illustrations draw on experiences from the civic, government and private sectors. A central theme is to understand capacity as more than something internal to organisations. This book shows how capacity also stems from connections between different types of actor and the levels in society at which they operate. The content is crafted for a broad audience of practitioners in capacity development: consultants, managers, front-line workers, trainers, facilitators, leaders, advisors, programme staff, activists, and funding agencies. Published with SNV
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|46 pages
Perspectives on Capacity
chapter 3|13 pages
Multiple Levels
part II|87 pages
Establishing your Practice
chapter 4|8 pages
Advisers' Roles
chapter 6|13 pages
Ownership, Authority and Conflict
chapter 7|8 pages
Whose Values Count?
chapter 8|16 pages
Organization Development as a Source
part III|93 pages
Working with Connections
chapter 11|12 pages
Institutions, Power and Politics
chapter 12|10 pages
Public Accountability
chapter 13|13 pages
The Micro–Macro Gap
chapter 14|14 pages
Working with Value Chains
chapter 15|14 pages
Engaging With Community-Based Organizations
chapter 16|17 pages
Leadership Development
chapter 17|11 pages
Knowledge Networking
part IV|55 pages
Improving on Results
chapter 18|11 pages
Measuring Capacity Development
chapter 19|14 pages
Time Matters
chapter 21|15 pages
Accountability and Learning
part V|36 pages
Looking Ahead