scholarly journals ‘You Can’t Win’: The Non-Profit Double-Bind and Experiences of Organisational Contradictions in the Non-Profit and Voluntary Sector

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 244-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharine Venter ◽  
Denise Currie ◽  
Martin McCracken
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Voluntary Sector ◽  
Social Goals ◽  
Double Bind ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Employment Relationships ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Communicative Processes

There is growing evidence that in the UK demands for non-profit and voluntary sector organisations to comply with funders’ target driven priorities are often in tension with organisations’ social goals. The implications of this for employees are not yet sufficiently understood. The present article builds on Bateson et al.’s theory of double-bind to develop a socially contextualised model to understand employees’ experiences of workplace contradictions in the sector. Drawing from data provided by 49 individuals working in three case study organisations, our conceptualisation of a ‘non-profit double-bind’ provides a new and novel way of understanding how social meta-communicative processes serve to embed or reframe contradictions within intense employment relationships.

Using the production of welfare framework to measure the success of a short-term marketing campaign: a case study

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-340
Author(s):  
Giuliana Caranante ◽  
Sean D. Williams
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Voluntary Sector ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Marketing Campaign

This paper presents a case study of a small non-profit organisation in the United States and how it employed the production of welfare (POW) framework to assess the success of a short-term marketing campaign. The paper offers a brief introduction to the challenges of measuring marketing in the voluntary sector and an introduction to the production of welfare concept, and then analyses the case according to the POW framework. Viewed from the POW perspective, the short-term marketing campaign was a success even though it raised less money for the organisation in 2016 than in 2015 because it was more efficient and more effective and it increased participation by the community. We conclude by arguing that other non-profit organisations should consider adopting the POW framework for their own assessment and reporting efforts.

scholarly journals Compliance application process as a strategic tool in the management of a third sector organization

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 295-320
Author(s):  
Maria Lidelmar Carvalho de Melo ◽  
Jandecy Cabral Leite ◽  
Ítalo Rodrigo Soares Silva ◽  
Paulo Oliveira Siqueira Junior
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Application Process ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Broad View ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Compliance Mechanism ◽  
Compliance Program

Adapting to integrity models that respect the current legislation has become fundamental in the management of organizations as a strategic form, mainly in entities with public and non-profit purposes, in a non-governmental scope. Therefore, the objective is to implement a model for the application of the compliance program in a Third Sector institution. In this way, the present article can be considered in an exploratory, applied and qualitative way, in two aspects, bibliographic research and case study, the data collection was through a meeting and interview with the company's professionals, reporting the importance of the theme. The results showed the main tools and compliance mechanism, proposing actions that can be used in practice with the purpose of providing a broad view of the functioning of the proposed model, with transparency and ethics, thus increasing the competitiveness of the business.

scholarly journals Complex non-profit collaboration: A Case Study of The Advocacy Initiative

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 5121
Author(s):  
Anna Visser
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Voluntary Sector ◽  
The State ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Social Justice Advocacy ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
To Come ◽  
Dominant Narratives

In 2008 in Ireland there was a real sense that social justice advocacy, by non-profit organisations, was under threat from the state. The experience of many advocates and their organisations was that the state was actively working to silence advocacy. However there were no or few spaces where the non-profit sector (in Ireland often referred to as the community and voluntary sector) could reflect and dialogue about social justice advocacy: the threats it faced, its purpose, methodologies, effectiveness, assumptions, and legitimacy. Where spaces did exist there were low levels of trust and not always room for dissent from dominant narratives (Murphy 2014). The Advocacy Initiative was established to provide the opportunity for the sector to come to grips with these challenges and consider more deeply its advocacy function. 

Voluntary sector responses to food poverty: responding in the short term and working for longer-term change

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 361-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Denning
Keyword(s):  
Voluntary Sector ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Term Change ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Do So

In this paper I respond to the question of whether voluntary sector responses to food poverty in the UK are a sticking plaster without addressing the causes of food poverty. I do so by drawing on a case study of a holiday hunger project and I reflect on three principles: being relational, encouraging participation and working for justice. I conclude with three recommendations for how voluntary sector organisations can work towards both short- and longer-term responses to food poverty.

scholarly journals Refugees for Refugees: Musicians between Confinement and Perspectives

Arts ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hélène Sechehaye ◽  
Marco Martiniello
Keyword(s):  
Financial Support ◽  
World Music ◽  
Social Mobilization ◽  
Social Goals ◽  
Refugee Crisis ◽  
Ethical Problems ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
The Will ◽  
And Performance

Driven by the solidarity movements following the “refugee crisis” of 2015, the Brussels-based non-profit organization Muziekpublique, specialized in the promotion of so-called “world music”, initiated the Refugees for Refugees project. This album and performance tour featured traditional musicians who had found asylum in Belgium and had artistic, political, and social goals. In comparison to the other projects conducted by the organization, each step of the project benefited from exceptional coverage and financial support. At the same time, the association and the musicians were facing administrative, musical, and ethical problems they had never encountered before. Three years after its creation, the band Refugees for Refugees is still touring the Belgian and international scenes and is going to release a new album, following the will of all actors to go on with the project and demonstrating the important social mobilization it aroused. Through this case study, we aim at questioning the complexity of elaborating a project staging a common identity of “refugees” while valuing their diversity; understanding the reasons for the exceptional success the project has encountered; and determining to what extent and at what level it helped—or not—the musicians to rebuild their lives in Belgium.

scholarly journals Different yet complementary: Two approaches to supporting victims of sexual violence in the UK

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 515-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Robinson ◽  
Kirsty Hudson
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Voluntary Sector ◽  
The Other ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Study Sites ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Partnership Models

This article explores the strengths and limitations of two different types of settings that provide specialist support to victims of sexual violence in the UK: Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) and voluntary sector organizations such as Rape Crisis. Qualitative data from six case study sites and quantitative data from 35 sexual violence projects in England and Wales revealed that the type of setting affected the types of referrals received and this, in turn, shaped the services required by victims and thus the nature of the work preformed. Consequently, each type of project had different emphases in their workload with which they were particularly well equipped to handle. Each type also had its own unique challenges; for example, while there were notable benefits from delivering support in partnership models, such as SARCs, their affiliation with statutory partners was perceived by some as a disadvantage, especially for those seeking support in relation to historical sexual abuse. On the other hand, those delivering support in voluntary sector projects had to work harder to establish and maintain relationships with other agencies, but their independence was seen to be greater and this was perceived as a strength for gaining access to victims and maintaining their confidence. Both approaches had notable benefits and, given the diverse array of sexual violence victims in any given area, providing these two different, yet complementary, approaches to supporting them is recommended.

Readiness of boards of trustees in non-profit and voluntary sector organisations to meet the adult care ‘personalisation agenda’: A case study of a single English county

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-132
Author(s):  
Ben Donovan ◽  
Tony Gilbert ◽  
Beth Moran ◽  
Selwyn Stanley ◽  
Samantha Barnett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Voluntary Sector ◽  
Boards Of Trustees ◽  
Adult Care ◽  
Non Profit

Thai Buddhist Meditation Practice Tradition and a Case Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 12-15
Author(s):  
Somboon Watana, Ph.D.
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
Meditation Practice ◽  
Master Teachers ◽  
Buddhist Meditation ◽  
Good Deed ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University ◽  
The Buddha

Thai Buddhist meditation practice tradition has its long history since the Sukhothai Kingdom about 18th B.E., until the present day at 26th B.E. in the Kingdom of Thailand. In history there were many well-known Buddhist meditation master teachers, i.e., SomdejPhraBhudhajaraya (To Bhramarangsi), Phraajarn Mun Puritatto, Luang Phor Sodh Chantasalo, PhramahaChodok Yanasitthi, and Buddhadasabhikkhu, etc. Buddhist meditation practice is generally regarded by Thai Buddhists to be a higher state of doing a good deed than doing a good deed by offering things to Buddhist monks even to the Buddha. Thai Buddhists believe that practicing Buddhist meditation can help them to have mindfulness, peacefulness in their own lives and to finally obtain Nibbana that is the ultimate goal of Buddhism. The present article aims to briefly review history, and movement of Thai Buddhist Meditation Practice Tradition and to take a case study of students’ Buddhist meditation practice research at the university level as an example of the movement of Buddhist meditation practice tradition in Thailand in the present.

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