Inputs and Resources for Social Change in Non-Profit Organisations
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-03
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About the Article
This article examines how non-profit organisations mobilise and configure resources to achieve systemic social change. It argues that resources are not neutral supports but active determinants of strategies, legitimacy, and influence. Analysing four forms of capital—human, financial, social, and intangible—the discussion shows how these resources interact to shape organisational capacity and power. Human capital provides expertise and local legitimacy, while financial capital offers stability yet risks dependency. Social capital amplifies influence through networks but can reinforce hierarchies, and intangible capital—values, narratives, and knowledge—anchors legitimacy and framing capacity. Drawing on comparative cases, the article highlights tensions between professionalisation and grassroots knowledge, and between donor accountability and community representation. By conceptualising resources as dynamic and relational, it provides both theoretical depth and practical insight into how NGOs translate inputs into sustained social impact.
Key Topics
- Resource mobilisation in non-profit organisations
- Human, financial, and social capital frameworks
- Intangible and epistemic resources
- Donor dependency and legitimacy
- Grassroots versus professionalised structures
- Organisational hybridity and systemic influence
Suggested Citation
Kazanskaia, A. N. (2025). Inputs and Resources for Social Change in Non-Profit Organisations. NEYA Global Journal of Non-Profit Studies. NEYA Global Publishing. https://doi.org/10.64357/neya-gjnps-hworgbrchmchscimp-03
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