This paper offers a brief overview of current thinking and practice in relation to the impact assessment of organisational capacity building interventions. It 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.This paper offers a brief overview of current thinking and practice in relation to the impact assessment of organisational capacity building interventions. It highlights some challenges and practical approaches. The authors identify 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.
Authors
| John Hailey, Rick James, Rebecca Wrigley |