Organizational Development (OD) is a deliberately planned, organization-wide effort to increase an organization's effectiveness and/or efficiency, and/or to enable the organization to achieve its strategic goals. OD theorists and practitioners define OD in various ways - see the sidebar to the right.

For programs that serve survivors of torture, as with many health-related nonprofits, organizational development includes establishing appropriate organizational priorities, and managing and empowering boards to best contribute to your organization. This page includes tools (see left sidebar) and more resources (below) shared by the Center for Victims of Torture's organizational development expert, Dr. Kristi Rendahl.