Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

submittedVersion

Publication Date

1-2017

Abstract

The Singapore government has spent considerable amount of resources in recent years to build new social service capabilities. This exploratory study examines the funding challenges faced by Voluntary Welfare Organizations (VWOs) operating in the disability sector. An analysis of the financial statements of 39 VWOs shows that large VWOs receive the highest proportion of government support as compared to medium and small VWOs. The latter being more dependent on donations. Interviews were conducted with five VWOs and two government funders to gather their views on developing a sustainable funding model. While the government funders provide a high level of financial support, they employ a standardized funding model to compute grant amounts that may not, however, differentiate the varying disability types. As a consequence, some VWOs may face financial challenges in sustaining their programmes and capacity building.

Keywords

Capacity building, funding, voluntary welfare organizations, non-profit, disability

Discipline

Management Information Systems | Organization Development

Research Areas

Information Systems and Management

Publication

International Journal of Healthcare Management

Volume

10

Issue

2

First Page

107

Last Page

114

ISSN

2047-9700

Identifier

10.1080/20479700.2016.1268327

Publisher

Maney Publishing

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1080/20479700.2016.1268327

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