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Investigating South African NPOs, NGOs and FBOs from a missional diaconal perspective
Dissertation (MTh (Practical Theology))--University of Pretoria, 2024.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/100724 Investigating South African NPOs, NGOs and FBOs from a missional diaconal perspective Letšosa, Rantoa u19327286@tuks.co.za Molepo, Thato Ntokozo UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Missional diaconate Serving The Salvation Army Non-profit organisation Non-governmental organisation Faith-based organisation Swaragano NPO Tshwane Leadership Foundation The Salvation Army Dissertation (MTh (Practical Theology))--University of Pretoria, 2024. Non-Profit Organisations, Non-Governmental Organisations and Faith-Based Organisations play a crucial role in the development and transformation of human society. As opposed to an enterprise seeking to make a profit, nonprofit organisations are voluntary and seek to advance the livelihoods of others without making a profit. The work done by nonprofit organisations is commended by most communities they serve, however, with the ever-rising social and economic challenges in various communities, the sustainability of nonprofit organisations comes into question as they might find themselves overburdened soon. Unequivocally, a new modus operandi will need to be adopted. To respond to the threat, a contextualised empirical study of three nonprofit organisations (Swaragano NPO, Tshwane Leadership Foundation and The Salvation Army) using the qualitative method and Osmer’s four core tasks approach examines what is happening and why it is happening, provides various ways to respond to the identified issue at hand, and lastly determines what ought to happen. As a result, the findings in this dissertation are that all three organisations are faced with financial constraints, high demand for services, and socio-economic barriers in the communities they serve. Withstanding this, the remedial intervention proposed is a theological point of departure inspired by the Christian theological approach of missional diakonia, which is a framework that prides itself on the Christian principles of service, compassion, justice, and community transformation. By adopting and integrating a missional diaconal framework, this dissertation suggests that the three organisations along with other nonprofit organisations which may find themselves in a similar predicament can neutralise the threats and continue to contribute to societal transformation. Practical Theology MTh (Practical Theology) Unrestricted Faculty of Theology and Religion SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals 2025-02-11T18:05:49Z 2025-02-11T18:05:49Z 2025-05 2024-10 Dissertation * A2025 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/100724 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.28378811 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Missional diaconate Serving The Salvation Army Non-profit organisation Non-governmental organisation Faith-based organisation Swaragano NPO Tshwane Leadership Foundation The Salvation Army Investigating South African NPOs, NGOs and FBOs from a missional diaconal perspective |
| title | Investigating South African NPOs, NGOs and FBOs from a missional
diaconal perspective |
| title_full | Investigating South African NPOs, NGOs and FBOs from a missional
diaconal perspective |
| title_fullStr | Investigating South African NPOs, NGOs and FBOs from a missional
diaconal perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating South African NPOs, NGOs and FBOs from a missional
diaconal perspective |
| title_short | Investigating South African NPOs, NGOs and FBOs from a missional
diaconal perspective |
| title_sort | investigating south african npos ngos and fbos from a missional diaconal perspective |
| topic | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Missional diaconate Serving The Salvation Army Non-profit organisation Non-governmental organisation Faith-based organisation Swaragano NPO Tshwane Leadership Foundation The Salvation Army |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/100724 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.28378811 |