TTLV: Improving financial autonomy of SOS Children's Villages Vietnam.

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name: Trinh Phuong Thao 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: May 17, 1987

4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Student recognition decision No. 2119/2011/QD-XHNV-SDH dated November 1, 2011 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process:

7. Thesis topic: Improving the financial autonomy of SOS Children's Villages Vietnam.

8. Major: Management Science; Code:……………………..

9. Scientific advisor: Associate Professor Bui Thanh Quat

10. Summary of thesis results:

The thesis has achieved the following results:

- In terms of theory: The thesis has systematized and clarified the concept of non-governmental organizations, the concept and characteristics of financial autonomy of non-governmental organizations, and at the same time provided criteria for assessing the financial autonomy capacity of this type of organization.

- In terms of practice: The thesis has assessed the financial autonomy of SOS Children's Villages Vietnam - a member of the SOS Children's Villages International Association - a non-governmental organization operating in the field of care and education for children in difficult circumstances. Then, using SWOT analysis to see a panoramic picture of SOS Children's Villages Vietnam in the current context, the thesis has proposed effective solutions to help SOS Children's Villages Vietnam promote its strengths, take advantage of opportunities, minimize weaknesses and cope with internal and external challenges to improve its financial autonomy in the coming time, meeting the objective requirements of the times and of the SOS International Association.

11. Practical application:

The research results of the thesis can be used as a reference source for SOS Children's Villages Vietnam in the process of providing solutions to improve self-reliance capacity from now until 2020.

12. Further research directions:

- A more comprehensive study on the Financial Self-Reliance Capacity of NGOs in both aspects: fund raising and management.

13. Published works related to the thesis:

-Trinh Phuong Thao (2013),The role of public relations with organizations providing social services to vulnerable groups,Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference, Hanoi National University of Education Publishing House, pp. 508-511.

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Trinh Phuong Thao..................... 2. Sex: Female..........................................

3. Date of birth: May 17^th, 1987.......................... 4. Place of birth: Hanoi........................

5. Admission decision number: 2119/2011/QD-XHNV-SDH. Dated November 1^st, 2011.

6. Changes in academic process: ..........................................................................................

(List the forms of change and corresponding times)

7. Official thesis title: Enhancing the capacity of financial autonomy of SOS Children's Villages Vietnam.

8. Major: Management Sciences........................ 9. Code: .............................................................

10. Supervisors: Assoc. Professor. Bui Thanh Quat

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: ..............................................................................

- Regrading to the theory: The thesis systematizes and brings out the meanings of Non government organization concept, the definition and particular characteristics of NGOs' financial autonomy. Besides, the formular to evaluate the capacity of financial autonomy level was shown also

- Regarding to the realities: The thesis successfully evaluates the capacity of financial autonomy of SOS Childrens' Villages Vietnam – the branch of SOS Childrens' Villages International – an NGOs working with the disadvantaged children. By doing SWOT for SOS' Childrens' Villages Vietnam, the thesis aims some effective solutions helping SOS Vietnam to enhance the capacity of financial autonomy, meeting the requirements of reality as well as SOS Children Villages International's ones..

12. Practical applicability, if any:

The thesis can be the reference for SOS Childrens Villages Vietnam to find the effective solutions, enhancing the capacity of financial autonomy.

13. Further research directions:

Research the capacity of financial autonomy in the comprehensive view.

14. Thesis-related publications:

- Trinh Phuong Thao (2013), The role of Public relations (PR) with social service organizations for hazardous groups, The summary record of international conference, Hanoi University of Education Publications, p 508 - 511.