What is an effective organisation?

Question

What is an effective organisation?

Answer 1

any organization, whether for profit, non profit, or not for profit, that meets it's stated goals.

Answer 2

Like any relatively new concept, the definition of "organizational effectiveness" (OE) is still in a state of flux. Some people equate the term with technical assistance, management assistance, organizational development or capacity-building. Others use the term to describe the funding of a nonprofit's general operating expenses. Grantmakers working in this area say that organizational effectiveness can include all of these things but is much more.

"Organizational effectiveness is really a catchword for a group of related concepts (about) the quest for quality and accountability among nonprofits," says John Molinaro, vice president, program, for West Central Initiative in Fergus Falls. "I think it's the nonprofit version of the term 'organizational excellence' used in the for-profit world."

GEO offers its own working definition of organizational effectiveness as "the ability of an organization to fulfill its mission through a blend of sound management, strong governance and a persistent rededication to achieving results."

Answer 3

A term used in Non-Profit organizations to describe the success of the organizations goals in non $dollar categories.