The Role of Nonprofit Sector Networks as Mechanisms for Immigrant Political Participation

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luisa Veronis
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Nonprofit Sector ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Immigrant Community ◽  
Immigrant Political Incorporation

Issues of immigrant political incorporation and transnational politics have drawn increased interest among migration scholars. This paper contributes to debates in this field by examining the role of networks, partnerships and collaborations of immigrant community organizations as mechanisms for immigrant political participation both locally and transnationally. These issues are addressed through an ethnographic study of the Hispanic Development Council, an umbrella advocacy organization representing settlement agencies serving Latin American immigrants in Toronto, Canada. Analysis of HDC’s three sets of networks (at the community, city and transnational levels) from a geographic and relational approach demonstrates the potentials and limits of nonprofit sector partnerships as mechanisms and concrete spaces for immigrant mobilization, empowerment, and social action in a context of neoliberal governance. It is argued that a combination of partnerships with a range of both state and non-state actors and at multiple scales can be significant in enabling nonprofit organizations to advance the interests of immigrant, minority and disadvantaged communities.

scholarly journals Civic Participation of Visible Minorities in Canadian Society: the role of nonprofit organizations in Canada’s four most diverse cities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnes Meinhard ◽  
Farhat Faridi ◽  
Pauline O'Connor ◽  
Manveer Randhawa
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Nonprofit Sector ◽  
Voluntary Organizations ◽  
Working Paper ◽  
Visible Minorities ◽  
Local Decision ◽  
Local Decision Making ◽  
Specific Interests

Newcomer engagement or participation in the nonprofit sector has been shown to be an important pillar for upholding democracy, linked to voting behaviour and political participation; the creation of social capital; and enhancement of newcomer involvement in local decision making. This paper presents results of a study that focuses on two ways in which immigrant minorities have their interests represented in community decision-making: the first through the formation of ethno-specific voluntary organizations that represent their specific interests; the second via participation as leaders, board members and volunteers in ‘mainstream’ nonprofit and public organizations. Keywords: CVSS, Centre for Voluntary Sector Studies, Working Paper Series,TRSM, Ted Rogers School of Management Citation

Contexts/Settings: Agencies and Organizations in Nonprofit Settings

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer E. Mosley
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Human Service ◽  
Nonprofit Sector ◽  
The United States ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Federal Regulations ◽  
Future Challenges

Nonprofit organizations serve a wide variety of functions and play a particularly important role in providing needed social services in the United States. This entry begins by exploring the roles and origins of the nonprofit sector, reporting on its current scope and scale, and reviewing federal regulations governing nonprofit organizations. Special attention is then given to understanding human service organizations and their financing, including the implications of changing government-nonprofit relationships. Four additional issues facing the sector—accountability, technology, political participation, and diversity, as well as recommendations for meeting future challenges, are also discussed.

scholarly journals Celebrity Endorsement for Nonprofit Organizations: The Role of Experience-based Fit between Celebrity and Cause

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Sun-Young Park
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Nonprofit Organization ◽  
Nonprofit Sector ◽  
Theoretical Explanation ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Social Cause ◽  
Social Causes

Although using celebrities to raise awareness and funds for social causes is a popular technique these days, little research has offered a theoretical explanation for the effects of a celebrity’s personal values on socially oriented communications. This paper, therefore, aims to investigate the role of celebrity experience with a cause, as well as the celebrity endorser’s association with the not-for-profit organizations, in determining the effectiveness of the celebrity’s endorsement of the cause. Results reveal that a celebrity’s personal experience with the endorsed cause positively influences consumers’ perceived congruence between the celebrity and the cause, attributions of the celebrity altruistic motives for the endorsement, perceptions of the celebrity credibility, and attitudes toward the celebrity and the nonprofit organization. Additionally, a celebrity associated with an organization as a founder compared to a spokesperson appears to yield more favorable perceptions of celebrity credibility and attitudes toward the celebrity and the organization. Finally, interesting interaction effects between the celebrity-cause fit and the celebrity’s association with the nonprofit organization emerged. Findings of the present study provide insights into the potential benefits and liabilities of using a celebrity to promote a social cause in the nonprofit sector.

scholarly journals The political integration of newcomers of Latin American origin to Canada: An examination of the role and relevance of prior knowledge

2008 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neyda H. Long ◽  
Andrew S. Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
Prior Knowledge ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Political Activity ◽  
The Political ◽  
Full Spectrum ◽  
Political Dimensions ◽  
Policies And Programs

The purpose of this research was to map the understanding of the concept of political participation held by newcomers to Canada from countries from Spanish-speaking Latin America. The relevance of the work lies in the view that this prior knowledge plays a significant role in how newcomers adjust to political activity in the new society. Canada has tacitly recognized the full spectrum of participation and belonging for newcomers, including its economic, social and political dimensions, but the historical emphasis in policies and programs has been upon economic and social integration. Here, attention is directed to the issue of integration into the political fabric of the nation. The research employed a phenomenographic method and data were generated from 70 individuals from 30 families. The findings revealed that the participants attach considerable importance to political participation whether through conventional electoral politics or through grass-roots actions. For the study participants, the concept of political participation includes components related to emotional commitments, community involvement, social action, freedom of conscience, the power to make a difference and identification with Canada. The findings show that the motivational force to belong channels the preferred forms of political engagement.

The role of nonprofit organizations in the delivery of family services in 11 EU member and applicant states

2005 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Appleton
Keyword(s):  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Nonprofit Sector ◽  
Family Services ◽  
Financial Factors

English This article explores how family services are delivered across EU member and applicant states through nonprofit organizations. Historical, political, cultural and financial factors are shown to impact upon the role of NPOs at both the national and sub-national levels, which may determine the efficacy of measures to increase nonprofit sector involvement in policy implementation. French Cet article explore les faµons par lesquelles les organismes à but non lucratif desservent les familles dans les états membres de l'Union européenne et dans les pays requérants. La recherche démontre que des facteurs historiques, politiques, culturels et financiers ont un impact sur le rôle des organismes à but non lucratif tant au niveau national que régional. Ces facteurs peuvent déterminer l'efficacité des mesures utilisées pour hausser l'implication du secteur des organismes à but non lucratif dans l'implémentation des politiques. Spanish Este trabajo explora la manera en que son otorgados los servicios familiares, en diferentes estados de la Unión Europea, a través de las organizaciones altruistas. Se muestra cómo los factores históricos, políticos, culturales y financieros influyen sobre el papel que cumplen estas organizaciones tanto a nivel nacional como a nivel local; lo cual puede determinar la eficacia de las medidas para incrementar la participación del sector altruista en la implementación de políticas.

scholarly journals Civic Participation of Visible Minorities in Canadian Society: the role of nonprofit organizations in Canada’s four most diverse cities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnes Meinhard ◽  
Farhat Faridi ◽  
Pauline O'Connor ◽  
Manveer Randhawa
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Nonprofit Sector ◽  
Voluntary Organizations ◽  
Working Paper ◽  
Visible Minorities ◽  
Local Decision ◽  
Local Decision Making ◽  
Specific Interests

Newcomer engagement or participation in the nonprofit sector has been shown to be an important pillar for upholding democracy, linked to voting behaviour and political participation; the creation of social capital; and enhancement of newcomer involvement in local decision making. This paper presents results of a study that focuses on two ways in which immigrant minorities have their interests represented in community decision-making: the first through the formation of ethno-specific voluntary organizations that represent their specific interests; the second via participation as leaders, board members and volunteers in ‘mainstream’ nonprofit and public organizations. Keywords: CVSS, Centre for Voluntary Sector Studies, Working Paper Series,TRSM, Ted Rogers School of Management Citation

scholarly journals Relational Work in the Struggle Against Poverty: Balancing Scholarly Critiques and Emancipatory Practices in the Nonprofit Sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 160-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Jindra ◽  
Bowen Paulle ◽  
Ines W. Jindra
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Human Services ◽  
Nonprofit Sector ◽  
Significant Shift ◽  
Life Changes ◽  
Major Life ◽  
Relational Work

Among antipoverty nonprofit organizations (NPOs), a significant shift back to “relational work” has been occurring. This form of human services connotes strong bonds and durable engagement with clients on major life changes. Critics have associated such efforts with paternalistic and disciplinary regimes reinforcing broader neoliberal trends. Perhaps now, with mounting pressures toward (narrow) professionalization among nonprofits, these illuminating critiques can usefully be paired with investigations doing justice to relational work’s beneficial inner workings and effects. Informed by years of immersion in NPOs and insights from “late” Foucault—ironically the central theoretical influence among critics of relational work—we show how and why researchers might approach even problematic aspects of this form of social action as unavoidable elements capable of contributing to the alleviation of poverty. The conclusion argues for pragmatic and multifaceted approaches to the study and management of antipoverty nonprofits balancing both the precariousness and promise of relational work.

scholarly journals The Role of Human Resource Strategies and Practices in Developing Intellectual Capital for Innovation in Nonprofit Organizations

2013 ◽  
pp. 174-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Kong
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Public Management ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Nonprofit Sector ◽  
Future Research ◽  
For Profit ◽  
New Public

Managing Nonprofit Organizations (NPOs) has become much more complex, particularly under the influence of New Public Management (NPM). Like their for-profit and public sector counterparts, NPOs need to utilize their Intellectual Capital (IC) for maintaining humanistic and social values that traditionally characterized the nonprofit sector and yet remain innovative and sustainable in the competitive environment. Today, more research has been conducted to understand the management of IC as a conceptually robust framework for NPOs. Very little research has been done to examine what constitutes the development of IC for innovation in the organizations. Through an analysis of the IC and HRM literature, this chapter argues that human resource strategies and practices play an important role in the IC development in the nonprofit context. A theoretical framework is proposed to illustrate the connections between IC and human resource strategies and practices. Finally, the chapter suggests directions for future research.

Economic Way of Thought and Legislationon Nonprofit Organizations

2012 ◽  
pp. 48-63
Author(s):  
L. Yakobson
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Nonprofit Sector ◽  
Social Medium ◽  
The State ◽  
Rapid Changes ◽  
Comparative Advantages ◽  
Essential Prerequisite

The article considers proper legislation as an essential prerequisite for actualization of NPOs comparative advantages. Restrictions imposed on NPOs are reasonable if they are compensated by benefits from greater trust. The rigidity of constrains and requirements should be optimized while accounting for peculiarities of a social medium, the state of the nonprofit sector, and the governments readiness to encourage the development of the latter. As empirical data suggests, Russian NPOs being on different stages of maturity need separate legal treatment. In the meanwhile, interests that prevail in the NPOs community are not always conducive to rapid changes.

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