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| Personal Name | Palomo, Anna Kristinna P. |
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| Resource Title | Equitable Social Development Partnerships Through Trust-Based Development Assistance and Local Leadership: A Capacitor Model |
| Date Issued | January 2026 |
| Abstract | This study develops the Capacitor Model as a theoretical and practical framework for transforming how social development partnerships are conceived and practiced. Anchored in trust-based development assistance and locally-led leadership, the model challenges the dominance of donor-driven, compliance-based funding systems that perpetuate dependency and inequality among Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). It proposes instead a capacitation approach, rooted in trust, equity, and mutual learning. One where funders act not as controllers of resources but as partners who strengthen agency and self-determination among local development actors. Using a qualitative-dominant mixed methods multiple-case design, the research explores three cases across different sectors: (1) the Pasig City CSO Academy under the leadership of Mayor Victor Ma. Regis N. "Vico" Sotto (government sector), (2) Xchange, a private social enterprise venture capital organization (private sector), and (3) the Vibrant Village Foundation, an international trust-based philanthropic institution (international sector). Through in-depth interviews with 15 key informants, survey research with 13 PCCA Fellows, and thematic document analysis, the study identifies practices of capacitation, mentorship, unrestricted funding, long-term accompaniment, and shared decision-making as key drivers of organizational empowerment and sustainability. The findings demonstrate that trust-based partnerships, when grounded in local leadership and Filipino cultural ethics of mutual aid (*bayanihan*, *pakikipagkapwa*, and *malasakit*), can dismantle the "nonprofit starvation cycle," challenge dependency Equitable Social Development Partnerships Through Trust-Based Development Assistance and Local Leadership: A Capacitor Model structures, and enable authentic participation. Survey data revealed that 92.3% of PCCA Fellows felt empowered in decision-making and 70% now hold executive or leadership positions. Yet 100% remain const |
| Degree Course | Doctor of Social Development |
| Language | English |
| Keyword | Capacitor Model; Equitable Social Development; Trust-Based Developemnt |
| Material Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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