scholarly journals Akshaya Patra: A Leader in Battling Classroom Hunger

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajith Sankar
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Partnership Model ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
The World ◽  
Governmental Funding ◽  
To Receive

Akshaya Patra, the world’s largest mid-day meal program run by a not-for-profit organization, was started in 2000 by serving approximately 1500 school going children in Bangalore, India. In 2009, the organization achieved a milestone of serving one million lunches to the school children. By 2021, it had been feeding more than 1.8 million children and aimed at feeding five million children by 2025. Akshaya Patra also offered its services to people affected during natural calamities like floods and earthquakes, and for the homeless living in shelter homes[2]. It was also the first NGO managed food programme in the world to receive the FSMS ISO 22000:2005 certification. The project received an entry in the Limca Book of Records and India Book of Records[3]. The organisation was able to successfully create a partnership model that included governmental funding, contribution from individuals and support from for-profit companies and not-for-profit organisations.

scholarly journals Discretionary Governance

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 540-560
Author(s):  
Christina Garsten ◽  
Adrienne Sörbom
Keyword(s):  
Social Order ◽  
Symbolic Capital ◽  
World Economic Forum ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Selection Processes ◽  
The World ◽  
World Economic ◽  
Ethnographic Data ◽  
Low Degrees

Abstract Built on the exclusive funding of 1,000 large transnational corporations, the World Economic Forum is a not-for-profit Swiss foundation, aiming to shape the direction of globalization. Its events are characterized by low degrees of formality and transparency. Research on what this organization does is scarce. This article suggests the term discretionary governance to capture the precarious, yet existing, social order that the organization shapes. By discretionary governance, we mean a set of discreet practices based on the organization’s judgement in ways that escape established democratic controls. Drawing on ethnographic data the paper demonstrates how selection, secrecy, and status form key components of this tenuous ordering. Selection processes and secrecy contribute to status elevation of the individuals and organizations chosen to participate. Upon them and the organization itself is bestowed a symbolic capital that is practical and possibly profitable in the world of global governance.

Corporate social responsibility as relief from responsibility

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Herlin ◽  
Nikodemus Solitander
Keyword(s):  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Content Type ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
The World ◽  
Crisis Discourse ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Climate Crisis

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to get a deeper understanding how not-for-profit organizations (NPOs) discursively legitimize their corporate engagement through cross-sector partnerships (CSPs) in general, and particularly how they construct legitimacy for partnering with firms involved in the commodification of water. The paper seeks to shed light on the values embedded in these discursive accounts and the kind of societal effects and power relations they generate, and the authors are particularly interested in understanding the role of modernity in shaping their responsibilities (or lack of them) via various technologies and practices Design/methodology/approach Drawing on critical discourse analysis (Fairclough 1995), the authors analyze the discursive accounts of three water-related CSPs involving the three biggest bottled water producers in the world (Nestlé, Coca-Cola and Danone) and three major non-profits (The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the World Wildlife Foundation and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). Findings The NPO’s legitimate their corporate engagement in the water CSPs through the use of two global discourses: global governance discourse and the global climate crisis discourse. Relief from responsibility is achieved through three processes: replacement of moral with technical responsibility, denial of proximity and the usage of intermediaries to whom responsibility is outsourced. Originality/value This paper explores the processes of legitimizing accounts for CSPs, particularly focusing on NPO discourse and their use of CSR elements and the consequences of such discursive constructs, and this has received little to no attention in previous research.

scholarly journals Lessons learned from urgent computing in Europe: Tackling the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 118 (46) ◽  
pp. e2024891118
Author(s):  
Núria López ◽  
Luigi Del Debbio ◽  
Marc Baaden ◽  
Matej Praprotnik ◽  
Laura Grigori ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Computer Simulations ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Societal Challenges ◽  
The World ◽  
Advanced Computing ◽  
Urgent Computing

PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe), an international not-for-profit association that brings together the five largest European supercomputing centers and involves 26 European countries, has allocated more than half a billion core hours to computer simulations to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Alongside experiments, these simulations are a pillar of research to assess the risks of different scenarios and investigate mitigation strategies. While the world deals with the subsequent waves of the pandemic, we present a reflection on the use of urgent supercomputing for global societal challenges and crisis management.

Balancing priorities: the role of industry in water resource management

2003 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. xxi-xxv ◽  
Author(s):  
L. J. Giuliano
Keyword(s):  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Water And Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The Public ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
The World ◽  
Water And Wastewater ◽  
The Many

Together, the 40,000 men and women around the world who make up ITT Industries and our many colleagues in the water and wastewater treatment industries are working with those of you in the public, not-for-profit, academic and community sectors to confront the many water-related issues we face on a global basis. Should we call this situation a crisis? As discussed in the various sessions of this Symposium, in many ways we are facing a crisis in the water world. But of course, we are also seeing many positive developments in the field, and this provides hope for the future.

Demonstrating Responsible Leadership at SOS Villages- A Real Case

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ch. L. Hymavathi ◽  
Aditya Kasarabada ◽  
Sarma Avadhanam
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Responsible Leadership ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
The World ◽  
Varied Degree ◽  
Complex Ecosystem ◽  
Social Leadership

Todays enterprises across the world realize that they are a part of a large complex ecosystem and they need to plan, act, perform, and realize their mission interacting with various groups of stakeholders. It applies to profit and not for profit organizations at varied degree of importance to make a positive contribution to society beyond the economic benefits that derive from the activities of enterprises. The need of the hour is to define, design, develop, and deliver on responsible or social leadership. The Center for Social Leadership defines social leadership as a means to devote ones life and talents to improving society regardless of social standing, wealth, or privilege. Considering the above context, to fully grasp and understand how the power of social leadership influences the society we considered the case of one such leader Tim Mckormick, CEO of SOS Villages, USA in understanding the style of his leadership, the motivational factors, the triggers for action, the challenges, and the dilemmas in living up to the organizational and personal values to make a positive impact to the society.

For-profit hospital ownership status and use of brachytherapy after breast-conserving surgery.

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 6511-6511
Author(s):  
Sounok Sen ◽  
Pamela R. Soulos ◽  
Jeph Herrin ◽  
Kenneth B Roberts ◽  
James B. Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Breast Conserving Surgery ◽  
Whole Breast Irradiation ◽  
Medicare Beneficiaries ◽  
Breast Irradiation ◽  
Hospital Ownership ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Ownership Status ◽  
To Receive

6511 Background: Because the benefits of adjuvant radiation therapy (RT) for breast cancer decrease with increasing age, the use of newer and more expensive RT modalities such as brachytherapy in the treatment of older women has been questioned. In particular, patients and policy makers may be concerned that for-profit hospitals might be more likely to use therapies with higher reimbursements. Among both younger and older Medicare beneficiaries with breast cancer, we examined whether hospital ownership status is associated with use of adjuvant brachytherapy. Methods: Using the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Chronic Condition Warehouse database, we conducted a retrospective study of female Medicare beneficiaries aged 66-94 years old receiving breast-conserving surgery for invasive breast cancer in 2008 and 2009. We assessed the relationship between hospital ownership and receipt of brachytherapy, as well as overall RT (i.e. brachytherapy or whole breast irradiation) using hierarchical generalized linear models. Results: The sample consisted of 35,118 women, 8.0% of whom had undergone surgery at for-profit hospitals.Among patients who received RT, those who underwent surgery at for-profit hospitals were significantly more likely to receive brachytherapy (20.2%) than patients treated at not-for-profit hospitals (15.2%; OR for profit vs. not-for profit: 1.50; 95% CI: 1.23-1.84; p<0.001). Among women 66-79 years old, there was no relation between hospital profit status and overall RT use. However, among women age 80-94 years old, receipt of surgery at a for-profit hospital was significantly associated with higher overall RT use (OR: 1.22; 95% CI: 1.03-1.45, p=0.03) and brachytherapy use (OR: 1.66; 95% CI: 1.18-2.34, p=0.003), but not whole breast irradiation use (OR: 1.14; 95% CI: 0.96-1.36, p=0.13) Conclusions: Medicare beneficiaries undergoing breast-conserving surgery at for-profit hospitals were more likely to receive brachytherapy, a newer, less proven, and more expensive technology. Among the oldest women, who are least likely to benefit from RT, care at a for-profit hospital was associated with higher overall RT use, with this difference largely driven by the use of brachytherapy.

scholarly journals The Governance Structure of Ports

2004 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary R. Brooks
Keyword(s):  
World Bank ◽  
Governance Structure ◽  
Governance Structures ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
Academic Researchers ◽  
The World

The recent worldwide trend towards devolution in the port industry has spawned considerable variety in the types of governance structures now in place around the world. This paper discusses the range of devolution alternatives adopted in the global ports sector, as identified by the World Bank and academic researchers. It then examines the Canadian model more closely as it attempts to follow a more novel path, that of the not-for-profit organization.

Assessment of the Pharmacy Service Needs of HIV-Positive Outpatients Receiving Zidovudine

1992 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 621-626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafelina Greco ◽  
Lesley Lavack ◽  
John Rovers
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Risk ◽  
Pharmacy Service ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Medication Counseling ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Drug History ◽  
To Receive

OBJECTIVE: To determine the pharmacy service needs of HIV-positive outpatients. DESIGN: Anonymous mail-in survey. SETTING: Accredited, not-for-profit, outpatient pharmacy. PATIENTS: A total of 226 men receiving refill prescriptions for zidovudine. Relevant demographics: For 91 percent, homosexual behavior was the primary HIV risk factor, 75 percent were HIV positive with low CD4+ count; 68 percent had been receiving zidovudine for less than 12 months. MEASUREMENTS: Survey questions determined patients' past experience and satisfaction with pharmacy services, description of pharmacy service needs, drug history, and sociodemographics. MAIN RESULTS: Confidentiality was desired by 90 percent of patients. Patients also expected to receive private medication counseling on zidovudine routinely and to receive other information upon request. Twenty patients expected no medication counseling. Such patients were more likely to have contracted HIV by transfusion or intravenous drug abuse (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The perceived pharmacy service needs of outpatients taking zidovudine can reasonably be met in all ambulatory settings. Pharmacists must be aware that all patients do not have the same needs and should tailor their activities to the needs expressed by individual patients.

scholarly journals On the modeling of a national encyclopedic-and-educational service

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 31-39
Author(s):  
Serhii Boltivets
Keyword(s):  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Social Model ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Start Up ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Uk ◽  
To Receive ◽  
International Social

The article defends the necessity to establish a national help service titled Navchannia Navprostets (Learn Direct). It would be a not-for-profit telephone line based on modern encyclopedias of Ukraine. The creation of such a service is justified by the Lifelong Learning as an international social movement, which in Ukraine is supervised by the Ukrainian Coordination Bureau of the International Public-State Program Adult Education in Ukraine. The concept of lifelong learning is upheld by the scientifically explained idea of a person’s ability to learn at any age. It has been identified by the Council of Europe as an important component of the social model of Europe. Accordingly, one of the tasks of the European states is to ensure the citizens’ aspirations for development and to receive lifelong education. The idea to start up a national help service in Ukraine is based on the experience of European countries, first of all, we mean a service in the UK (Learndirect).

scholarly journals “Thinking outside the Box”: Social Innovations Emerging from Academic Nursing-Community Partnerships

2022 ◽  
pp. 245-272
Author(s):  
Cheryl Zlotnick ◽  
Mary McDonnell-Naughton
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Community Partnerships ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
The World

AbstractNurses comprise the largest group of healthcare workers in the world. Increasingly, nurses in higher education institutions are collaborating with not-for-profit and community-based organisations to devise programs, projects and interventions that benefit both their students’ education and individuals in the community. This chapter describes an integrative review of these academic nursing-community partnerships, focusing on the nurses’ roles, the students’ role and the lessons learned from the partnership strategies that blend the expertise of the community members and nurses in higher education.

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