How cost-effective is capacity building in grassroots organizations?

Administration in Social Work

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 49-68

  Sobeck, Joanne L ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity building; Cost effectiveness; Nonprofits

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749142913     PISSN: 03643107     EISSN: 15444376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J147v32n02_04     Document Type: Article

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