BUILDING

ORGANIZATIONAL
CAPACITY
C. Trench-Sandiford
Belize Association of Planners
An Organizational Capacity Assessment (OCA) is a structured tool for
a facilitated self-assessment of an organization's capacity followed
by action planning for capacity improvements. The self-assessment
approach increases ownership of the action plan.

The OCA format helps the organization reflect on its processes and
functions, and scores itself against benchmarks. Based on the
discussions and the scoring, the organization shapes and sets
priorities for actions it can take to strengthen its capacity.

https://usaidlearninglab.org/library/organizational-capacity-assessment downloaded 07/20/2020

 It enables an NGO to identify its strengths and
weaknesses against a model as an important first step
in diagnosing the reasons for these strengths and
weaknesses, and in planning for the technical,
managerial or organizational development
interventions which are required to improve the
organizational capacity of the NGO.

COMPETENCE + SUSTAINABILITY
  NASCENT - The NGO is at the earliest stages of
development. All the components measured are in
rudimentary form or non-existent.
 EMERGING - The NGO is developing some capacity.
STAGES Structures for governance, management practices,
human resources, financial resources, and service
OF delivery are in place and functioning
 EXPANDING - The NGO has a track record of
AN NGO achievement: its work is recognized by its
constituency, the government, the private business
CAPACITY sector, and other
 MATURE - NGOs active in the same sector.
The NGO is fully functioning and sustainable, with a
diversified resource base and partnership
relationships with nation
http://www.richardholloway.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/OCAT-Organisational-Capcacity-Assessment-Tool.pdf downloaded 7/20/2020
 What is your Why that
NGO Capacity? designation?

In what capacity
DISCUSSION TOPICS area is your NGO
the weakest?
Why?

In what capacity
area is your NGO Why?
strongest?
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