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Management is an inherent requirement for the efficient functioning of all organisations. Organisations having different structures, pursuing specific goals and functioning in a variety of environments make distinctly differing demands for their management irrespective of the sector such as public, business and third sector. The NGO sector has grown in numbers and scope around the globe resulted from the failure of market and state to meet human needs. As a result of this, NGO sector has entered an era of fierce competition for dwindling resources from both private and public sector. In this context, their survival depends on its efficiency and effectiveness. Management is considered as the key for efficiency and effectiveness. Management of NGOs is a growing concern not only for the organisations, but also for the government who are regulating their operational environment and the donors who are supporting the operations. Defining management standards and success is difficult for NGOs since there are no uniform successful practices. NGOs are not only varying from industry to industry but also within the same industry. This makes assessing management of NGOs a difficult task. For the last two decades, many organisations and individuals are involved in developing these management practice standards for NGOs such as International NGO training and research centre (INTRAC), Management Accounting for Non Governmental Organisations (MANGO), Aga Khan Foundation and International Council for Voluntary Agencies (ICVA). All these efforts resulted in development of management self assessing tools for NGOs and now NGOs can assess and improve their management by their own based on these standards. This paper analyses the nature of these ‘Do it yourself’ tools and examine their application for capacity development of non-governmental sector.

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Albert Kuruvila
PhD Scholar
School of Social Work and Human Services
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