New development: Myth or reality? The public sector’s growing appetite to procure from the third sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-173
Author(s):  
Luke Howells ◽  
Scott Parfitt ◽  
Steve Robinson ◽  
E. K. Sarter
Keyword(s):  
Third Sector ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Third ◽  
New Development ◽  
The Third Sector

Telework as a Driver of the Third Sector and its Networks

2013 ◽  
pp. 83-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angel Belzunegui-Eraso ◽  
Amaya Erro-Garcés ◽  
Inmaculada Pastor-Gosálbez
Keyword(s):  
Social Economy ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Considerable Change ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Third ◽  
Transmission Of Information ◽  
Traditional Organization ◽  
The Third Sector ◽  
Social Economy Organizations

This chapter examines the role of telework as a driving force behind third sector activities and in the creation of networks and links between organizations in that sector. Telework as a tool has generated considerable change in the traditional organization of work. Its effectiveness lies in its ability to respond more quickly to customer requirements and to users and beneficiaries of third sector and social economy organizations. Online connections and services provided by telework have also led to a greater density of contacts between organizations in the third sector, which promotes the transmission of information and collaborative practices in providing services to the public.

scholarly journals AS PRODUÇÕES ACADÊMICAS SOBRE AS PARCERIAS PÚBLICO-PRIVADAS NA EDUCAÇÃO INFANTIL

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (Especial 2) ◽  
pp. 159-165
Author(s):  
Ana Paula Gianfelice ◽  
Silvio César Nunes Militão
Keyword(s):  
Public Spending ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
School Education ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Fiscal Responsibility ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Third ◽  
Partial Data ◽  
The Third Sector ◽  
Very High

This text presents partial data from our master's research whose objective is to map the academic productions, since 1998, on the partnerships established between the public and private sectors in the field of pre-school education, specifically in the nursery, where children from 0 to 3 years. We will then present the results of a bibliographic survey of studies whose theme is the partnership between the public and private sectors, published in periodicals in the area of education. The results show that this practice has become commonplace in cities in Brazil, since the municipalities run counter to the fiscal responsibility law, and can not exceed the public spending ceiling. We conclude that it has been a plausible solution for municipalities. However, the transfer of resources to the third sector ends up generating very high expenses for the public coffers.

scholarly journals The role of the social economy in the welfare regimes. An alternative to explore in time of crisis.

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Urra
Keyword(s):  
Social Economy ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Voluntary Action ◽  
Welfare Regimes ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Third ◽  
Housing Cooperatives ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Third Sector

In the main areas of the welfare regimes, as education, health, housing, employ or social prevision, we can find teorical points of view about the public (sinonimous of State), the private (sinonimous of tradicional capitalism model) and the third sector (sinonimous of voluntary action). In this important areas, the social economy is able to articulate a proposal that understand the public as the comunitary, the private as a market who is able to empoderate the people and the third sector as a social participation area by the economical activity. In this way, we can notice that the social economy offer specific solutions and efficient models in each social area: education cooperatives, health cooperatives, housing cooperatives, mutualism movement, social enterprises... etc. All of them can play an important role lessening the crisis impact and proposing alternative solutions.

scholarly journals Status of Third Sector Entities in the State and Society

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-28
Author(s):  
Jana Ďurkovičová
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
General Interest ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Third ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Profit Organizations ◽  
The Third Sector

AbstractThe basic definition of the third sector comes from the sectoral division of the Slovak economy. The sectoral breakdown of the economy operates with concepts such as the public sector, the private sector, and the third sector(1). Civil society represents the third sector of society that exists alongside the state and the market. The third sector is a commonly used term for all non-governmental organizations in the Slovak Republic. Their legal form may vary. This sector is characterized by the existence of organizations that have a formal structure, non-state character, do not aim to make a profit, are independent, operate on a self-governing basis and are voluntary. The existence of non-governmental organizations and their participation in the life of society characterizes every civil society. One type of such organizations are non-profit organizations, the scope of which is regulated by the Act no. 213/1997 Coll. on Non-profit Organizations Providing Services of General Interest, as amended. They represent non-governmental non-profit organizations operating in civil society. The register of these legal entities operating in the territory of the Slovak Republic is provided by the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic. The aim of this paper is to point out the importance of the existence and scope of non-profit organizations in civil society, to analyze the legal forms of their functioning, through analysis of current legislation, available literary sources with emphasis on analysis of development and employment in non-profit organizations providing public services in the territory of the Slovak Republic in the defined period from 2016 to 2018. According to the latest available data as of 31 December 2018(2), there were 66 926 non-profit organizations registered and operating in the Slovak Republic, employing an average of 39 706 employees, while there were 3 272 of non-profit organizations providing services of general interest. The system of remuneration of employees of non-profit organizations is regulated by legislation in two ways. If the non-profit organization is not established by law, municipality, higher territorial unit or state, then it is possible to apply Act no. 311/2001 Coll. Labor Code as amended. Otherwise, if the nonprofit organization is established by law, wich means that the employee performs work in accordance with the law in the public interest, the procedure for his remuneration is in accordance with the Act no. 553/2003 Coll. on Remuneration of Certain Employees in the Performance of Work in the Public Interest and on Amendments to Certain Acts, as amended.

scholarly journals NEW SPACES IN THE PUBLIC ARENA: LEARNINGS FROM GIPUZKOA

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (6) ◽  
pp. 118-132
Author(s):  
Felix Arrieta ◽  
◽  
Ainhoa Izaguirre ◽  
Martín Zuñiga ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Third Sector Organizations ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Third Sector ◽  
Set Up

The difficulties that European Welfare States are experiencing in order to respond to emerging social needs are making a re-configuration of the welfare system inevitable. In this sense, spheres such as the third sector are gaining special attention due to their role in the provision of welfare. This paper qualitatively addresses the interaction between public administration and the third sector using the example of welfare provision in the Province of Gipuzkoa. Specifically, our research focuses on the existing instruments for this interaction and the existing spaces for representation and interaction between both. By means of a participatory approach based on qualitative techniques, professionals from the public administration and the third sector were given voice. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with nine participants considered by the research team as references in the field of the third sector. To complement and advance in the understanding of the information obtained, three discussion groups were also set up: two were formed by participants who are in charge of third sector organizations; and the third was made up of technicians from the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa. Altogether, the results obtained illustrate much confusion between both actors concerning how their relationships should be built, as traditional ways seem insufficient. Although the creation of the civil dialogue table seems like an alternative, it presents several difficulties in terms of ensuring the representation of all third sector organizations.

Case study method to design and evaluate person-centred integrated palliative and end-of-life care

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanna I. Cruz ◽  
Sarah M. McGhee
Keyword(s):  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Third Sector

PurposeThis case study aims to understand the experience of care from a patient/carer perspective and to describe how the method can be replicated to address gaps in evidence relating to integrated person-centred care.Design/methodology/approachThe case study was constructed using data extracted from personal diaries and medical records kept by a person with a complex condition, correspondence with family from the last 18 months of life and interviews with the carer and long-term conditions coordinator. The number of professionals or teams involved in providing care from statutory services, the third sector, and private providers were counted to understand the ecosystem of care. The number of contacts was plotted by provider and purpose of care. The type of care and hours of respite were estimated. A protocol was developed to assess the feasibility of replicating the data and analyses used.FindingsThere were 35 care providers from the public, private and the third sector, demonstrating that only the patient or carer can identify the ecosystem of care. The majority of care was for respite and on average, the carer provided four hours of care per every respite care hour. The method was replicated successfully.Research limitations/implicationsThe case study formed the basis of a workshop that brought together health care professionals from the public services and the third sector. The discussion led to the identification of gaps and areas where greater coordination between providers would benefit patients.Originality/valueThe case study method combines contemporaneous patient and carer sources of data and health service activity to create a detailed account of care at the end of life. The approach addresses gaps in person-centred evidence for the development and evaluation of integrated palliative and end-of-life care.

scholarly journals Celebrating partnership working between the third sector and the NHS

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (11) ◽  
pp. 724-725
Author(s):  
Alan Glasper
Keyword(s):  
Third Sector ◽  
Emeritus Professor ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Third Sector

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, University of Southampton, discusses the success of partnerships between the third sector and the NHS, which is crucial to improving care for people in society.

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