Where Pedagogy and Social Innovation Meet: Assessing the Impact of Experiential Education in the Third Sector

2017 ◽  
pp. 191-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carly Bagelman ◽  
Crystal Tremblay
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Education ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Third Sector ◽  
The Impact

Enterprising activism

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leah Bassel ◽  
Akwugo Emejulu
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Minority Women ◽  
Enterprise Culture ◽  
Women's Activism ◽  
The Third ◽  
Welfare Mix ◽  
Third Sector Organisations ◽  
The Third Sector ◽  
The Impact

In this chapter, we explore how the changing politics of the third sector under austerity problematises minority women’s intersectional social justice claims in Scotland, England and France. We begin by exploring the ‘governable terrain’ of the third sector in each country since the 1990s. As the principle of a ‘welfare mix’ becomes normalised in each country, the reality of having different welfare providers vying for state contracts seems to prompt isomorphic changes whereby third sector organisations refashion themselves in the image of the private sector as a necessity for survival. We then move on to discuss the impact these changes in the third sector are having on minority women’s activism. We analyse how the idea of enterprise has become entrenched within these organisations and how an enterprise culture is problematically reshaping the ways in which organisations think about their mission, practices and programmes of work—especially in relation to minority women. We conclude with a discussion about what the marketisation of the third sector means for minority women. We argue that political racelessness is enacted through enterprise as minority women’s interests are de-politicised and de-prioritised through the transformation of the third sector.

The Third Sector Reform in Italy: an Opportunity for Matching Social Innovation and Youth Policies?

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-161
Author(s):  
Luca Raffini ◽  
Anna Reggiardo ◽  
Andrea Pirni
Keyword(s):  
Political Action ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Sector Reform ◽  
The Third ◽  
Grass Root ◽  
The Third Sector ◽  
The One ◽  
Professional Fulfillment

Abstract Social innovation should represent a step forward activation policies, promoting a new balance between economic development and social cohesion, reducing inequalities and vulnerability. The Third sector is a privileged sphere of social innovation: there are many expectations on its ability to provide innovative answers to unaddressed social needs; one area of its intervention are youth policies. In Italy, the Third sector reform established new provisions on volunteering, civil service and social entrepreneurship, which should primarily benefit the youth. It allows to explore the double face of the Third sector transformation and of the European rhetoric on social innovation. On the one side institutions are trying to recognize emerging grass-root practices which combine social involvement, professional fulfillment and political action in order to respond new societal challenges. On the other side, the market is still fundamental in practices and discourses around social innovation, that maintain many contradictions of the activation policies.

scholarly journals Social Innovation Ignored: Framing Nonprofit Activities in European News Media

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 949-965
Author(s):  
Gorgi Krlev ◽  
Anker Brink Lund
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
News Media ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Dual Function ◽  
News Reporting ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Third Sector

Abstract News reporting typically has a dual function: it mirrors what is going on in real life, but it also shapes how actors behave. Previous studies suggest that media presence, by way of shaping public and policy perceptions, influence how well nonprofits are able to raise funds and mobilize human resources. Yet, we are lacking insights into how the third sector is actually framed in the media, in particular with regard to innovation, which increasingly complements the more traditional functions of advocacy and service provision. To find out, we performed a longitudinal content analysis and an in-depth framing analysis on national and regional newspapers from nine European countries. The analyses demonstrate that third sector activities, especially those related to social innovation, are largely ignored. We find no systematic evidence that crises increase news attention to nonprofit activities. The third sector is becoming more newsworthy when it co-engages with government and business actors, but can benefit only little from this “positive glow”. We suggest how research on these matters can be taken forward, with a specific focus on the agenda-setting theory of mass media, the strategic management of nonprofit organizations, and collaboration in the context of social innovation.

Integration, Innovation, and Intimidation?

2017 ◽  
pp. 75-95
Author(s):  
Brid C. Quinn
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Third Sector ◽  
Subnational Governance ◽  
The Impact

Local governments find themselves dependent on co-operation, not only with other levels of government but also with a range of non-governmental actors. New actors, drawn from the private sector, civil society, and technocratic élites, have become involved in the governing process and interdependencies have grown. Various approaches have been implemented to link the third sector and government, and various conceptualizations and analyses have emerged. This chapter explores strategies to involve the third sector in local government in Ireland. Ireland makes for an interesting case since it depicts an example of a state-designed system for formally integrating the third sector in the reformed structures of local governance. It provides insights about the theory and practice of subnational governance and generates transferable knowledge about the impact of nationally directed strategies to integrate the third sector with government. It also offers suggestions for further research on such linkages.

Making the invisible visible: (un)meeting male rape victims’ needs in the third sector

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aliraza Javaid
Keyword(s):  
Third Sector ◽  
Voluntary Sector ◽  
Rape Victims ◽  
Male Rape ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Third ◽  
Voluntary Agency ◽  
The Third Sector ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Voluntary Agencies

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore whether the voluntary sector meets male rape victims’ needs in England, UK. The author’s contribution represents an attempt to piece together some of the voluntary sector’s responses to male rape victims in England, UK and examine whether they meet male rape victims’ needs. Design/methodology/approach The author draws on data collected from semi-structured interviews and qualitative questionnaires with male rape counsellors, therapists and voluntary agency caseworkers (n=70). Findings The findings reveal nuanced themes that have been overlooked in the existing literature of male rape: first, male rape victims are not given a choice of their voluntary agency practitioner (regarding gender) to serve them; second, there is no specific training on male rape in voluntary agencies; third, the impact of limited resources and funding in the voluntary sector means that many male rape victims’ needs are unmet; and finally, there is ageism and discrimination in some voluntary agencies, whereby male rape victims are prioritised in terms of their age. Research limitations/implications Methodologically, the author’s sample size was not considerably large (n=70), making it difficult to generalise the findings to all voluntary agency practitioners in a British context. Practical implications At a time of scarce funding and scant resources for the third sector, the impact of limited resources and funding in the voluntary sector could mean that male rape victims may not receive proper care and treatment. Budget cuts in the third sector are problematic, in that voluntary agencies may be unable to get access to robust training programs for male rape or to resources that can help shape and develop the ways in which they serve male rape victims. The needs of male rape victims, therefore, are unlikely to be met at the local, regional and national levels. Social implications Some practitioners are misinformed about male rape and do not have the tools to be able to adequately and efficiently handle male rape victims. Not only can their lack of understanding of male rape worsen male rape victims’ trauma through inappropriate ways of handling them, but also the practitioners may implicitly reinforce male rape myths, such as “male rape is solely a homosexual issue” or “men cannot be raped”. Originality/value Whilst previous contributions have recognised the third sector’s responses to female rape victims, little work has been done to identify their treatment of male rape victims. The author attempts to fill some of this lacuna. In particular, The author draws attention to some of the issues and dilemmas that arise when voluntary agencies provide services for male victims of rape. The author’s concern is that many male rape victims’ needs may be neglected or ignored because of the rise in neoliberalism, as there appears to be a financial meltdown in the voluntary sector.

scholarly journals The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the third sector and carers in the UK

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 529-534
Author(s):  
Carys Jones
Keyword(s):  
Third Sector ◽  
Global Impact ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Third Sector ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

The COVID-19 outbreak that emerged at the end of 2019 has had a significant and ongoing global impact. This article discusses the impact on the third sector in the UK and the carers who use third sector services.

scholarly journals Redistribución y afectividad como dimensiones de la justicia social. Las intervenciones del Tercer Sector en las transiciones de la educación al trabajo

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 177-195
Author(s):  
Claudia Jacinto
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
The Third ◽  
The People ◽  
The Third Sector ◽  
Sociedad Civil ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Affective Dimensions

Resumen:Este artículo analiza intervenciones del Tercer Sector en apoyo a las transiciones entre educación y trabajo de jóvenes vulnerables en Argentina. La cuestión central es discutir la forma en que estos programas contribuyen a la justicia social, enfocando especialmente sus dimensiones redistributiva y afectiva. Metodológicamente, se basa en un estudio cualitativo de seis experiencias de organizaciones de la sociedad civil (OSC), realizado entre 2015 y 2016. La incidencia en la justicia redistributiva se refleja en los vínculos que las OSC establecen con: el Estado (transfiriendo metodologías desarrolladas por OSC), con el empresariado (creando puentes entre los jóvenes y los empleos de calidad) y con otros actores intersectoriales, (atendiendo integralmente a las personas). Respecto de la dimensión afectiva de la justicia, las experiencias del Tercer Sector estudiadas desarrollan estrategias de acompañamiento individualizado, centradas en las relaciones personalizadas y en el impulso a las competencias socio-emocionales que brindan recursos personales (e incluso en algunos casos colectivos), fortaleciendo a los jóvenes en las transiciones hacia el trabajo. Abstract:This article analyzes interventions of the Third Sector in support to the transitions between education and work of vulnerable young people in Argentina. The central issue is to discuss how these programs contribute to social justice, focusing especially on its redistributive and affective dimensions. Methodologically, it is based on a qualitative study of six experiences of civil society organizations (CSO) in Argentina, conducted between 2015 and 2016. The impact on redistributive justice is reflected in the links that CSO establish with: the State (transferring methodologies developed by the CSO), entrepreneurship (creating bridges between young people and quality jobs) and other inter-sectoral services (fully serving to the people). Regarding the affective dimension of justice, the experiences of the Third Sector studied develop strategies of individualized attention, focused on personalized relationships and the promotion of social-emotional competences that provide personal (and even in some cases collective) resources, which strengthen the young people in transitions to work.

scholarly journals Community-level impacts of the third sector: Does the local distribution of voluntary organizations influence the likelihood of volunteering?

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 950-979 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Mohan ◽  
Matthew R. Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Administrative Data ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Voluntary Action ◽  
Voluntary Organizations ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Third Sector Organizations ◽  
The Third ◽  
Charity Commission ◽  
The Third Sector ◽  
The Impact

Scholars have attributed various beneficial outcomes to the presence and density of the voluntary, third or non-profit sector in communities. One way in which the distribution of such organizations may benefit communities is through providing opportunities for volunteering. We hypothesize that the distribution of third-sector organizations has an influence, after controlling for relevant individual and area characteristics, on the likelihood of engaging in formal volunteering (defined as unpaid help given through, and to, third-sector organizations, rather than directly to individuals). Using administrative data from the Charity Commission, we classify organizations in terms of their geographical scale of operation. We then construct indicators of the distribution of charities, and their expenditures, for local authorities in England. We obtain data on volunteering by individuals from the Citizenship Survey and link this to administrative data contained in the Charity Commission register on the distribution of charities. We find that there is a positive relationship between the numbers of charities operating locally and the likelihood of volunteering. Other measures, however, including the distribution of charities operating either regionally or nationally, have no statistically significant effects. We find no relationship between a measure of the size of charities (the median expenditures of charities within local authorities) and the likelihood of volunteering. These findings are relevant beyond the UK to debates about the understanding of variations in voluntary action, and to discussions about the impact of the third sector upon communities.

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