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Evaluating the Capacity of Faith-Based Programs in Colorado

Robin Leake

Sheridan Green

Christine Marquez

Janine Vanderburg

Sara Guillaume

Veronica A. Gardner

JVA Consulting, LLC

Organizational capacity refers to the ability of nonprofit organizations to fulfill their missions in an effective manner. Through the JVA Consulting Colorado Compassion Initiative, a comprehensive, capacity-building program was developed and provided for faith- and community-based organizations. This study examined faith-based organizations' capacity gains after participating in a targeted capacity-building intervention. A comprehensive tool to assess organizations' levels of capacity was developed specifically for the study. Members of 44 faith-based and 46 community-based organizations across Colorado were interviewed and assessed using the new instrument at baseline and 15-month follow-up. The study demonstrated that targeted technical assistance predicted improvements in organizational capacity. Faith-based organizations showed significant improvements in almost all areas of capacity. In addition, comparisons between faith- and community-based organizations showed few differences in capacity gains.

Key Words: assessment • capacity building • faith-based • organizational assessment • organizational capacity

Research on Social Work Practice, Vol. 17, No. 2, 216-228 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1049731506296408
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