Training and formation
Some studies have highlighted the need for skills and formation within the third sector and identified a lack of training and experience as one of the main barriers to the sector’s success. Leaders of non-profits, charities, associations and foundations have to contend with the challenges of financial sustainability and stakeholder management while keeping the organisation aligned to its mission and values.
Developing skills within the third sector
In the UK, ACEVO and the NCVO provide a range of training programmes for non-profit managers in order to develop capacity within the sector. There are...
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Personal assessment tools to understand capacities for leadership and entrepreneurship, such as Echoing Green’s SEQ – social emotional intelligence – model. Many programmes now include a...
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Training for social entrepreneurs, such as Echoing Green in the US, the School for Social Entrepreneurs in the UK and Fuping in China. Many MBAs now...
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Secondments
One new example is the ‘exchange programme’ being set up by the Social Innovation eXchange (SIX). Two people from two different organisations would swap role for...
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