Capital social: las relaciones y estrategias de vinculación para la sostenibilidad de la fundación Dr. Oswaldo Loor

Abstract

This research describes the alliances, relationships, and networks that the Dr. Owaldo Loor organization has been working with throughout the years, and how they have helped on the development of its Social Capital, which has also helped with the organization’s sustainability. This Civil Society Organization has had to manage its services through interaction with other social actors, from its native province Manabí Ecuador. As a case study, it seeks to explore the elements of Social Capital of the organizations with a focus on a qualitative approach, with exploratory scope using tools such as interviews, observation, surveys, made to the president and staff of the foundation, beneficiaries and collaborators, internal and external. The results made it possible to demonstrate that the foundation has managed to develop its Social Capital based on its first personal relationships, but above all on the trust that exists towards it by the different actors of society. Their links with the public and private sectors, as well as their international alliances, and the cooperation standards they have established with each one of them, demonstrate that Social Capital has helped on the organization’s sustainability, given the fact that the alliances, networks and relationships made throughout the years has helped the organization to continue with its management.