scholarly journals HUMAN CAPITAL OF POLISH NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS: FROM MACROECONOMIC CONTEXT TO MICROECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS

Ekonomika ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 105-122
Author(s):  
Tomasz Dyczkowski
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Third Sector ◽  
Commercial Environment

Abstract. The paper1 aims at emphasizing the importance of a proper recognition and disclosure of human capital in non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on the example of Poland. Although NGOs do significantly contribute to social well-being, the economic focus paid to commercial businesses and public institutions causes that a scope of civil initiatives is not recognised to a sufficient extent. It is, therefore, a role of the Third Sector to promote its activities and to inform extensively on the effects generated. The issue which requires particular attention in this respect is the human capital which propels all benevolent activities.The author analyses, firstly, the historic, economic, and legal circumstances that shaped the modern Third Sector in Poland. Subsequently, an analysis of human resources available to Polish NGOs in comparison to the situation of their German and British counterparts is conducted. The results of a study on the attractiveness of the non-governmental sector as an employer are discussed next. The paper is concluded with a presentation of methods which enable to quantify and valuate human capital in a non-commercial environment, including the ratios used to monitor the development of that capital.The results presented in the paper clearly demonstrate that it was possible due to involvement of socially sensitive people to rebuild social activities in Poland after the long period of the state’s exclusivity in defining and addressing social issues. Those people made the initial human resources of Polish NGOs as their members, governors or volunteers. Nonetheless, the development of a comprehensive legal framework stimulating co-operation between the state and NGOs, and an extensive use of European funds helped to extend the labour force of the sector by 120 000 employees. A priority for now proves to be sustaining that growth by attracting young people. The results of the author’s study on the perception of the Third Sector by students show that most of them still know NGOs from mass media only, and one third of them would not consider working for an NGO in future. On the other hand, opinions of those who already work in a non-commercial environment prove to be positive, what entitles to formulate the conclusion that a better knowledge of the ways NGOs work is vital to build their human capital. If social managers develop proper systems of measuring and reporting human capital, such as the one presented in the paper, they will gain a tool to demonstrate that human capital of their organisations is used to make social initiatives as effective and efficient as possible.Key words: non-governmental organisation (NGO), the Third Sector, human resources, human capital

scholarly journals A Journal of Nonprofit Policy

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis R Young
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Political Development ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Salient Feature ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Policy Issues ◽  
The Third ◽  
Economic Trends ◽  
The Third Sector

A litany of major contemporary policy issues confront nations around the globe, stemming from economic recession; failures of financial systems, longer term environmental, social and economic trends; and political tensions in various world regions. A salient feature of these issues is the prominence of government and business as the principal protagonists in policy deliberations as well as the less visible, more diffuse presence of the third sector as a significant factor in policy change. One reason for the sector's muted role is a dearth of channels through which policy issues and processes involving nonprofit organizations can be rigorously analyzed and discussed. The purpose of Nonprofit Policy Forum is to provide such a channel. Several key areas of public policy compose the broad agenda for this journal. These include defining the boundaries and interfaces of the sector with those of government and business; articulating how the third sector can be held accountable for its performance; analyzing how nonprofits can become more effective in advocating for constructive social change; and assessing how the sector can contribute more effectively to economic well-being, the protection of the global environment, the energy needs of citizens’ worldwide, the security concerns of citizens in the context of global terrorism and inter-group conflicts, the political development of civil society, the advancement of democratic governance and individual freedom, and the evolution of social justice.

scholarly journals Characterization of digital communication models in organizations of the third sector

2019 ◽  
pp. 220-236
Author(s):  
Alicia Inés Zanfrillo ◽  
Maria Antonia Artola
Keyword(s):  
Third Sector ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Third ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Third Sector ◽  
Development Of Competencies ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Collective Construction

The changes established by the Ottawa Charter in he conceptualization of public health replaced risk prevention strategies with other promotion strategies focused on the development of competencies. Contributing to a better quality of life for people under favorable social, political and economic conditions enforcing the necessary means for greater control over health decisions with intersectoral participation made up of different organizations. The objective of the work is to recognize the communicative models in organizations linked to the health of the Third Sector of the city of Mar del Plata (Argentine Republic) at present. A quantitative, descriptive methodology is adopted on the study population, revealing strategies anchored in prevention, deterministic, vertical, based on the dissemination of content and scarcely oriented towards the collective construction of behavioral patterns that allow awareness of the factors Contributory to psycho-bio- social well-being.

scholarly journals Information policy of independent Ukraine: periodization and influence on civil society

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (10) ◽  
pp. 24-35
Author(s):  
Oleksandra Tyhomyrova
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Information Policy ◽  
The State ◽  
State Information ◽  
The Third ◽  
State Administration ◽  
Third Stage ◽  
The Third Sector

The article examines the key influences of state information policy on the formation and development of civil society in Ukraine since getting independence in 1991 to the present day. The actuality of this scientific research is due to the lack of scientific developments in domestic political science that study the correlation between the information policy of the state and the development of the third sector. The purpose of the article is to structure the information policy of Ukraine by developing its periodization and identifying the leading phenomena at each stage that influenced the formation of the third sector. The study used a broad methodological framework, including historical and systemic methods, socio-cultural approach, as well as the study of the legal framework and content analysis.Results. Seven stages in the periodization of the state information policy in Ukraine have been identified: 1) post-Soviet or primary democratization; 2) secondary democratization; 3) primary digitization; 4) secondary digitization; 5) informatization; 6) information and military; 7) technical and technological.It is proved that during the first, second and third stages of proposed periodization, the third sector formally acquires subjectivity, but is perceived by the state and presented in the information field as an object that serves as a stimulus for civil society to fight for real subjectivity. The indifference of the state information policy to the institutions of the third sector in the first stage turns into an open confrontation during the third stage. The fourth stage is characterized by the liberalization of relations: civil society, which loudly declared itself during the "Orange Revolution", becomes a subject in the eyes of the new state administration, which in fact should owe a conscious community for the possibility of successful political "revenge". The fifth stage shows a completely opposite trend in the state's perception of civil society and its reflection in information policy, but this is intentional as a result of the authorities' awareness of the strength and potential of this entity. Thus, the blocking of the development of the CS, in fact, was a confirmation of the government's recognition of its subjectivity. The sixth stage marks a new milestone in the development of the CS and its new status - an equal socio-political actor in the eyes of state power and in its own perception. The seventh stage marks the strengthening of the institutional content of the civil society, despite some confrontational tensions in relations with central government.Conclusions. The seven stages of the information policy of independent Ukraine contain three stages of development of civil society in the context of the influences of the former: 1) stage of objectification in the information space (presentation as a phenomenon, 1991–2003); 2) stage of subjectivation (presentation as a subject, 2004–2013); 3) stage of institutionalization (presentation as a partner, from 2014 to the present).

scholarly journals Marginal Players? The Third Sector and Employability Services for Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the UK

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Calò ◽  
Tom Montgomery ◽  
Simone Baglioni
Keyword(s):  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Main Function ◽  
The Third ◽  
Third Sector Organisations ◽  
The Third Sector ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Refugees And Asylum Seekers ◽  
The Impact

AbstractLiterature in the field of employability and the third sector has focused upon the impact of marketisation on third sector providers, elaborating how commissioning processes have led to a contraction of (smaller) third sector organisations (TSOs) and an expansion of larger private sector bodies. Extant research does not however explore the role of third sector organisations in the employability of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. Therefore, our paper explores this gap by adopting a qualitative approach via a total of 36 interviews involving migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and managers of third sector organisations, alongside a categorisation of TSOs. Our findings reveal that TSOs are the primary (and for asylum seekers perhaps the only) providers of integration support services and training or education services. We found that only a limited number of organisations provide formal employability services or skills development services which seem to be only residual in terms of the range of activities that TSOs can organise. Thus, perhaps the main function that TSOs perform that enables integration into the UK labour market is providing a safe and trusted environment that people can use to increase their confidence, improve their well-being, broaden their social circle, learn the language or increase their work experience.

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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