The Nonprofit Complexity Conundrum

But it doesn't stop there. As the program people of nonprofits dig in to the challenge, they usually discover that the problem is more complex than originally thought — as is a real, lasting solution.

CARE learned that any real solution to poverty in the developing world hinged on empowering women. Rescue missions began offering full rehabilitation programs, GED high-school equivalency and job training. World Vision saw child sponsorship alone as simplistic and designed a sophisticated and effective program for sustainable community development.