Case Studies of NGO Change Pathways: Advocacy, Service Delivery, Cultural Mobilisation, and Failure
Author: Dr. Anna Neya Kazanskaia
Publisher: NEYA Global Publishing
Article | NEYA Global Journal of Non-Profit Studies
Year: 2025
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5669-1676
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64357/neya-gjnps-hworgbrchmchscimp-07
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About the Article
This article examines real-world cases that reveal how non-profit organisations translate resources and processes into social transformation. Through comparative analysis of four emblematic examples—the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), BRAC in Bangladesh, the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) in South Africa, and the Kony 2012 initiative—it illustrates diverse pathways of advocacy, service delivery, and cultural mobilisation. The ICBL demonstrates the power of framing and coalition-building in achieving policy reform, while BRAC shows how community-based service delivery can evolve into national systems of provision. TAC exemplifies grassroots activism’s capacity to reshape social norms and institutions, and Kony 2012 underscores the risks of elite-driven, decontextualised advocacy. Together, these cases highlight that NGO impact is relational, hybrid, and context-dependent—emerging from the interaction of legitimacy, structure, and environment. By integrating success and failure, the article underscores that effectiveness cannot be abstracted from practice and context.
Key Topics
- Comparative NGO case studies
- Advocacy and policy reform
- Service delivery and scaling
- Grassroots mobilisation and cultural change
- Failure and legitimacy crises
- Contextual and relational approaches to NGO impact
Suggested Citation
Kazanskaia, A. N. (2025). Case Studies of NGO Change Pathways: Advocacy, Service Delivery, Cultural Mobilisation, and Failure. NEYA Global Journal of Non-Profit Studies. NEYA Global Publishing. https://doi.org/10.64357/neya-gjnps-hworgbrchmchscimp-07
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