Bridging gaps or ‘a bridge too far’? The management of advocacy within service providing NGOs in the UK

Norrell, Andy (1999) Bridging gaps or ‘a bridge too far’? The management of advocacy within service providing NGOs in the UK. International Working Paper Series (3). Centre for Civil Society (London School of Economics and Political Science), London, UK. ISBN 0753012588

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Abstract

The increased involvement of NGOs in advocacy has resulted in changes to organisational structure and strategies, with implications for internal and external relationships. This study explores the research literature on NGO growth, the emergence of different organisational forms for advocacy and collective action, and organisational change. In doing so, it seeks a better understanding of the issues faced by service providing NGOs based in the UK, that are engaged in advocacy work. The emphasis is on the organisational consequences of giving advocacy a more prominent role. Advocacy management differs from the management of the primary service providing function and the implications warrant more consideration. A structural approach facilitates consideration of how the integration of an expanding advocacy function could strengthen organisational links. A survey involving seventeen NGOs is a first step, and enables some initial observations concerning appropriate organisational structure and strategies for managing the advocacy function of service providing NGOs.

Item Type:	Monograph (Working Paper)
Official URL:	http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/CCS/publications/
Additional Information:	© 1999 The author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Date Deposited:	19 Aug 2010 14:05
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 22:46
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/29091

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