Preliminary communication
https://doi.org/10.3935/rsp.v25i3.1504
Perspectives of the Third Sector Impact in Croatia
Danijel Baturina
orcid.org/0000-0002-9063-305X
; Studijski centar socijalnog rada, Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
This paper examines the perspectives of third sector impact measurement in Croatia. Firstly, the third sector was briefly conceptualized as a new concept in the Croatian context, with methodological and other challenges for its measurement, as well as the development of the current approaches to third sector impact measurement. The qualitative empirical research results show that there is a consensus among research participants that there is an evident need for the sectors’ impact measurement in order to increase legitimacy in the public and towards donors, but also to enhance the work of organizations. However, the capacities of organizations and implementing bodies are modest. Concrete tools and methods are not on the agenda of the organizations and it can be concluded that the area of impact measurement is underdeveloped. Apart from the results, the paper also gives recommendations for the advancement of impact measurement practice with regard to the status of the third sector and the specificity of the Croatian context.
Keywords
third sector; impact; social impact; impact measurement
Hrčak ID:
215667
URI
Publication date:
24.12.2018.
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