Mission
- To strengthen the capacity of HIV/AIDS organizations and programs in Ontario to determine their direction with awareness.
- To foster a culture within HIV/AIDS organizations and programs in Ontario to take responsibility for their own organizational development.
Goals
- To facilitate a structure and provide resources which strengthen the capacity of local community-based HIV/AIDS organizations/programs to manage issues of organizational development.
- To provide practical opportunities for key leaders of the HIV/AIDS community and/or the not-for-profit sector to share and enhance their skills and experience for the ongoing development and stability of the community-based HIV/AIDS organizations and programs in Ontario.
Definition of organizational development that is utilized by the OODP:
“Organizational Development is a planned, ongoing effort to change organizations to be more effective and more human. It uses the knowledge of behavioural science to foster a culture of organizational self-examination and readiness for change. A strong emphasis is placed on interpersonal and group processes.”
- Johns, G. (1996) Organizational Behavior: Understanding and Managing Life at Work. (4th ed) New York: Harper Collins.
Services provided by the OODP include:
- Analysis and needs assessment: occurs as part of the initial contact with the administrator and the submission of the Request Form (Request Form) and as part of the information provided by each participant (Agenda Survey Form)prior to the design of the agenda.
- On-site consultation: the consultation is designed to address the unique organizational development challenges and needs identified by each agency. It is recognized that the OODP cannot meet all of the needs of the agency so the issues/challenges are prioritized. To make the best usage of both the participant/consultant time, experience and knowledge the agency is requested to ensure a 75% participant rate. Following the completion of the consultation it is important to know if the OODP has met the outcomes expected by the agency (if not, why not) to accomplish this the the participants are required to complete two evaluations: one immediately following the on-site sessions addresses the short term requirements and the second, a program evaluation, is sent out three to five months after the completion of the consultation and is looking at long term requirements.
- Resource provision and/or referral: the program administrator/consultant(s) provide(s) resource materials to community groups and recommends, when appropriate, other workshops and services, for example: