Factors Affecting Effectiveness of Youth Non-governmental Organizations in Fars Province

This survey research is to identify the factors affecting the effectiveness of youth non-governmental organizations in Fars Province. The statistical population was the all 54 active youths' NGOs in Shiraz city. The sample size was 273 people who were selected through stratified random sampling from 34 organizations and completed a researcher-made questionnaire with 73 items. Validity and reliability of the questionnaire were acceptable. Data were analyzed using one sample t-test, multiple regressions, independent samples ttest, Pearson correlation coefficient and one way ANOVA. The findings indicated that the effectiveness of the NGOs was slightly higher than average. Furthermore, there was significant relationship between human, social and cultural capital and structural factors with NGOs' effectiveness. The result revealed the importance of all sorts of capitals and structural factors in effectiveness of youths' NGOs.