THE SOCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Main Author: Nicoleta Ciucescu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Editura Universităţii din Oradea 2014-11-01
• Series: Annals of the Oradea University: Fascicle Management and Technological Engineering
• Subjects: Keywords:efficiency; evaluation; results; stakeholder
• Online Access: http://imtuoradea.ro/auo.fmte/files-2014-v3/Ciucescu Nicoleta-THE SOCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.pdf

In a complex socio-economic context, nongovernmental organizations have a special role in Romanian society, being set up with the aim of providing public services to the communities in which they operate by providing intermediaries between citizens and the authorities. Social performance is represented by the contribution of the work undertaken by NGOs in community development through: encouraging public institutions in making decisions; greater awareness of the legal framework; expressing the point of view of public opinion; aid granted for the preparation of local development strategies; provide opportunities for the participation of citizens, in the largest possible number, to the public's decision. The article intends to present the issues related to the concept of performance for NGOs, to clarify the content of social performance and evaluation methods of social performance, the Social Return of the Investment (SROI) and internal rate of return IRR.