Praxis Paper 2

Rising to the Challenges: Assessing the Impacts of Organisational Capacity Building

by John Hailey, Rick James and Rebecca Wrigley

Available in English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Arabic and Serbian

This Praxis Paper offers a brief overview of current thinking and practice in relation to the impact assessment of organisational capacity building interventions. The paper highlights some challenges and then goes on to provide an overview of some of the practical approaches that have been adopted by NGOs and CSOs. It is a thought piece designed to engage practitioners (particularly those from developing and transitional countries) in a fruitful debate.

The Paper identifies the need to improve understanding of the particular characteristics of the impact assessment of organisational capacity building and to generate and document innovative, adaptable and accessible approaches. A final challenge is to consider how to raise the profile of impact assessment for organsiational capacity building practitioners, so that it is viewed as a vital tool to assist organisational learning, rather than a time-consuming and costly burden.

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PraxisPaper2Chinese.pdf (378Kb)

PraxisPaper2Spanish.pdf (213Kb)

PraxisPaper2Russian 08 update.pdf (516Kb)

PraxisPaper2Serbian.pdf (422Kb)

PraxisPaper2Arabic.pdf (440Kb)

There is a printed copy of this paper available to buy online for £5.95.