Contributions to reflect on the articulation between the management model and the strategic planning of Fe y Alegría Ecuador

Abstract

This article for discussion begins with a reflection about the management model of the Asociación Fe y Alegría Ecuador (hereinafter Fe y Alegría) and the reasons for collectively visualizing the need to identify those elements that allow to measure the results or evidence of the social transformation proposed by the institutional mission of Fe y Alegría. Fe y Alegría Model of Organizational Management by Processes bases, defines, characterizes, and represents the components of its organizational system and the interrelationship that should be generated among the components of the organization in order to facilitate the fulfillment of the mission of social transformation of this educational institution. The document contains the model of organizational management, the value chain, organizational structure, hierarchical levels, and descriptive organizational structure of the national office and the decentralized governing processes. The value chain of this organization differs from a business model, since its systemic functioning aims to achieve social effects of public value, while in a private organization the concept of value is associated with the benefit or profit that the private initiative seeks to generate. In this sense, the value chain for this nonprofit social organization can be articulated with the concept of development results framework. Based on the analysis of the elements of the organizational management model of Fe y Alegría Ecuador and the concepts of public value creation, development results framework and indicators for monitoring development initiatives, the following proposal seeks to contribute to the planning and knowledge management of this institution, with a series of recommendations and criteria to address the challenge of generating evidence of the progress, results and social impact pursued through education and social promotion.