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What does "voluntary failure" mean?

Theory of voluntary failure.

Although non-governmental organizations in party member have played a very good role in community governance and have the advantage of quick response, like other non-governmental organizations, they also have some disadvantages, which are summarized as "voluntary failure" by American expert Solomon.

If we analyze the field of community management, this "voluntary failure" is manifested in: First, insufficient funds. In other words, there is often a gap between the expenditure required by NGOs in management and the resources they can raise. At present, the funds used by party member NGOs at the community level mostly come from residents' donations and unit sponsorship. In some old communities, residents' demands for improving the quality of life are very urgent, but in the case of insufficient funds, the service management behavior of institutions is still in its infancy. Second, the paternalistic style of the organization. People who provide resources in non-governmental organizations often have the right to speak, and often rely on their own preferences to decide the object and scope of services when managing and providing services. Third, the amateurism of management. Community management needs professionals with certain training background, but due to the limitation of funds, non-governmental organizations can't provide higher salaries to attract professionals, and their work depends more on non-professionals, which will inevitably affect the effectiveness of management. Fourth, the narrowness of management and service. Although NGOs are United in the purpose of voluntary service, they are inevitably narrow-minded. In reality, many non-governmental organizations are similar to "interest groups" and are often only responsible for specific groups in management. Because party member NGO was established on the basis of party member, it absorbed other social resources extensively, and effectively avoided some disadvantages to some extent.