World Vision engages in providing aid and relief all over the world. It channels the donations of countless philanthropists and donors worldwide. Although the organization’s focus is on children, it also helps in dealing with emergencies worldwide. Even though this is the case, control mechanisms are in place in the organization, which help it ensure transparency and manage its operations.
Although money might pour in from various donors, management has to keep a tight rein on the budget to ensure that money donated actually goes to the intended recipients. The whole amount, of course, does not go to aid and relief completely, as there are also operational and incidental costs that have to be covered. This has bearing on the planning of how much relief or aid will be brought to a certain area.
Audit control also helps the organization be kept within the budget. Such control mechanism also helps enhance the transparency and the credibility of World Vision, which will help it in organizing for relief efforts in the long run. In leading the organization, management has to manage feedback control well. It has to gather feedback from within the organization to ensure collective work. Feedback from the recipients of grants and aids is also important to assess the success of the organization’s undertakings. Controlling these feedbacks will then help World Vision in assessing its success in different areas, as well as in its overall operations.
Managing a worldwide relief organization such as World Vision is a tough process. To make the planning, organizing, leading, and controlling more manageable, establishing control mechanisms is a must. In doing so, World Vision can easily assess its situation and the needs of the world that it seeks to address.