Studying the Relationship between Strategic Planning and Risk Management in Youth Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) - West Bank. رسالة ماجستير

Abstract

In a context of the turbulent environment, lack of funding, and the political turmoil, PNGOs are faced with a whole array of financial, strategic and operational risks. To understand and face the consequences of these risks on their strategic objectives and their activities, an integrated strategic approach could be advised to be adopted to ensure their objective's achievement. The study aimed to identify the extent of implementation strategic planning, and risk management in youth NGOs, and the extent of integrating risk management into their strategic plans, from the perspective of these organization’s board of directors, general manager, executive manager, senior and junior staff, risk manager, and strategic planner point of view. The study used a descriptive analytical study approach, and a combination of research approach (qualitative & quantitative) was employed. Six structured interviews were conducted with six general and executive managers of youth NGOs that provide services to youth and target the youth sector partially or completely. The questionnaire was used as a tool for data collection, 174 questionnaires were distributed, 111 were retrieved, and one has been omitted, to have 110 in total to be subjected to the analysis. With 63 % response rate. The findings of this study identified that implementation strategic planning, risk management and the integrating between them are implemented with a high degree in the youth NGOs in the West Bank. The study also indicated that, the Palestinian youth NGOs are aware of the importance of strategic planning regarding the implementation’s indicators. And there is an association between having risk management and its implementations indicators. The interviewees assured the same findings. Moreover, the study highlighted the major common risks that may face the youth NGOs, and specified that the political risk and funding risks are an extreme risk from the youth NGOs perspectives. While corruption and reputational risks have the lowest risk degree. VI The study recommended to establish a detailed risk response strategy for each primary risk. Besides that, develop alternative resources of funding, in order to mitigate the impact of the instability of funding, as funding is the major risk PNGOs are faced .In addition to hold training courses concerning the procedures of the risk management in NGOs, because of its importance in developing the capacity of the NGOs in treating and dealing with risks which may face.