PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF VETERAN MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT PROGRAMS: EVIDENCE FROM NGO "DOLADU"
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2026-05
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Chubyk, Maksym
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This capstone thesis examines the integration of project management mechanisms and financial sustainability models in veteran mental health support programs in Ukraine, using NGO "Doladu" as the primary case study. Driven by the unprecedented scale of psychological trauma among Ukrainian combat veterans since February 2022, the research addresses the applied management challenge of how civil society organizations can sustain high-quality psychosocial services under conditions of financial volatility, donor dependency, and operational uncertainty. The study aims to develop an integrated project management and financial sustainability model for Ukrainian NGOs delivering veteran mental health support programs, drawing on an empirical analysis of NGO "Doladu" and grounded in PMI project management standards, Resource Dependence Theory, and Nonprofit Financial Sustainability Theory.
The research examines the theoretical foundations of veteran psychosocial support program management and nonprofit financial sustainability, analyzes the organizational, project portfolio, and financial structures of NGO "Doladu" to identify key managerial and financial vulnerabilities, and develops a revenue diversification model tailored to the funding environment of Ukrainian veteran-focused NGOs. It further proposes a 12–24 month rolling financial planning framework as an alternative to reactive grant-cycle budgeting, designs a composite Sustainability KPI Dashboard integrating financial health and program impact indicators, and formulates practical implementation recommendations applicable to NGO "Doladu" and comparable civil society organizations. The study focuses on the financial sustainability and project management practices of social projects implemented by Ukrainian non-governmental organizations in the field of veteran mental health and psychosocial support, with NGO "Doladu" serving as a representative case of a veteran-focused civil society organization operating under conditions of financial volatility, donor dependency, and active armed conflict.
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veteran mental health, NGO sustainability, project management, financial planning, Ukraine, psychosocial support, revenue diversification, PMI standards
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Chubyk, Maksym. (2026). PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF VETERAN MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT PROGRAMS: EVIDENCE FROM NGO "DOLADU". Kyiv: American University Kyiv. URI: https://er.auk.edu.ua/handle/234907866/197