scholarly journals Third Sector Restructuring and the New Contracting Regime: The Case of Immigrant Serving Agencies in Ontario

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted Richmond ◽  
John Shields
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
The Public ◽  
Working Paper ◽  
Consequent Reduction ◽  
Program Funding ◽  
Canadian Public Policy ◽  
Changing Role

Many are aware of declining capacity in the NGO sector with respect to advocacy and community development, but to date there has been relatively little analysis of the causes and consequences of this alarming trend. As this paper will demonstrate, however, much more is at work in the service providing sector than simple “overload” due to expansion of service demands beyond available funding. We will document and analyse the ways that the NGO service sector in Canada, and with Ontario based immigrant serving agencies in particular, are being deliberately restructured through the shift from “core” to “program” funding, the de legitimization of community development work as a fundable service, and the imposition of complex and burdensome accountability schemes disguised as evaluation measures. We will also examine the consequences of this restructuring in terms of growing monopolisation within the sector and the consequent reduction of diversity of service alternatives, as well as reduced capacity for public education and community development. The paper will explore the paradox inherent in the fact that such restructuring is being imposed without public debate in the name of the public good, and propose potential solutions related to this crucial issue of Canadian public policy. As essential background to the analysis we will provide an overview of the growing and changing role of the “third sector” as the preferred delivery agent for human services within a downsized and globalized economy. Keywords: CVSS, Centre for Voluntary Sector Studies, Working Paper Series,TRSM, Ted Rogers School of Management Citation:

scholarly journals Third Sector Restructuring and the New Contracting Regime: The Case of Immigrant Serving Agencies in Ontario

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted Richmond ◽  
John Shields
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
The Public ◽  
Working Paper ◽  
Consequent Reduction ◽  
Program Funding ◽  
Canadian Public Policy ◽  
Changing Role

Many are aware of declining capacity in the NGO sector with respect to advocacy and community development, but to date there has been relatively little analysis of the causes and consequences of this alarming trend. As this paper will demonstrate, however, much more is at work in the service providing sector than simple “overload” due to expansion of service demands beyond available funding. We will document and analyse the ways that the NGO service sector in Canada, and with Ontario based immigrant serving agencies in particular, are being deliberately restructured through the shift from “core” to “program” funding, the de legitimization of community development work as a fundable service, and the imposition of complex and burdensome accountability schemes disguised as evaluation measures. We will also examine the consequences of this restructuring in terms of growing monopolisation within the sector and the consequent reduction of diversity of service alternatives, as well as reduced capacity for public education and community development. The paper will explore the paradox inherent in the fact that such restructuring is being imposed without public debate in the name of the public good, and propose potential solutions related to this crucial issue of Canadian public policy. As essential background to the analysis we will provide an overview of the growing and changing role of the “third sector” as the preferred delivery agent for human services within a downsized and globalized economy. Keywords: CVSS, Centre for Voluntary Sector Studies, Working Paper Series,TRSM, Ted Rogers School of Management Citation:

scholarly journals Policy of Ulama Consultative Council in Government Politics at Lhokseumawe

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 387-395
Author(s):  
Muhammad Muhammad ◽  
Sukiman Sukiman ◽  
Irwansyah Irwansyah
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
The Public ◽  
And Function ◽  
Government Development

The aim of this research is to know the roles and the functions of Ulama Consultative Council in Government at Lhokseumawe, Aceh, Sumatera. The method is used qualitative research to get and to develop the data and result. The result is found that the role of the Ulama Consultative Council in government politics in Lhokseumawe City can be grouped into two forms, namely the role of consideration and function in establishing legal edicts. Ulama Consultative Council functions optimally in providing consideration / suggestions / suggestions to local governments. The function of determining legal edicts, where Ulama Consultative Council oversees the administration of government, development and community development, then the results of supervision can be issued in the form of legal edicts submitted to local governments and also disseminated to the public.

scholarly journals AgFact: Linking farmers with facts

1997 ◽  
pp. 145-147
Author(s):  
G.I. Ogle ◽  
A.L. Craigie ◽  
M.J. Baker
Keyword(s):  
Service Sector ◽  
The Other ◽  
Information Need ◽  
End User ◽  
Information Base ◽  
The Public ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Distribution Chain

The AgLINK bulletin series dominated all agricultural and horticultural information publications from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, when it was discontinued. The collapse of such a high profile series raises questions about the viability of such a mechanism for linking farmers with facts. This failure highlights three key issues: the need to define and allocate the costs based on who benefits; the appropriate positioning of parties within the distribution chain; and a quality specification to which bulletins must adhere. We consider that AgFACT, the AgResearch pastoral agriculture information base which superseded AgLINK in 1997, should largely be cost neutral to science groups in AgResearch. However, the resources for providing information need to be met by science programmes, a cost which is outweighed by the opportunity to communicate with science stakeholders. The costs of distribution and retail need to fall with the other parties who benefit from the dissemination of this information - the retailer and the end user. We also consider that the role of AgResearch is in manufacture rather than sales to the public, which is best done by the agricultural service sector. AgFACT must maintain tight specifications, to ensure that it is relevant to farmers and other users, accurate and unbiased, and up to date. The penalty for not doing so is a loss of value and, moreover, a risk of it becoming a public liability. Keywords: AgFACT, AgLINK, agricultural information, information base, technology transfer

Advantages and risks of crowdfunding as a model of financing startups and community development projects

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (4) ◽  
pp. 84-98
Author(s):  
Vitalii RYSIN ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
System Development ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
The Public ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Capital Access

Crowdfunding as a tool for alternative financing has emerged relatively recently and is of limited use in Ukraine today. At the same time, it has significant potential, which can contribute to the implementation of a wide range of projects that for various reasons are not of interest to traditional lenders or investors. The aim of the article is to determine the benefits of crowdfunding for its participants, the peculiarities of the implementation of certain types of crowdfunding and identify risks that may be generated by them, as well as develop practical recommendations for crowdfunding campaigns by entrepreneurs and authors of community development projects. The article identifies the benefits of crowdfunding for project authors (low cost of capital, access to information and potential investors) and investors (clarity, low risks, access to new products, the ability to support creative ideas), substantiates the role of crowdfunding platforms in realizing the benefits of crowdfunding. The advantages and disadvantages of using certain types of crowdfunding are described. Recommendations for planning and implementation of the main stages of crowdfunding campaigns - idea development, target audience determination, research, communication, project budgeting, reward system development, campaign schedule development – are developed. The factors of choosing a crowdfunding platform for hosting the project are determined. The possibility of using crowdfunding for collective financing of socio-cultural projects within the public budgets of the united territorial communities is shown. The risks of using crowdfunding for project authors and potential investors are identified. Those risks are primarily related to realistic expectations and proper preparation for the fundraising campaign by project authors, as well as the lack of guarantees for investors in the event of problems or bankruptcy of the crowdfunding platform. The author highlights that the growth of public awareness about the possibilities of implementing social or business initiatives through crowdfunding platforms will contribute to the development of platforms, improvement of technological equipment, and expansion of their range of services.

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.

“I Still Don’t Understand Award Shows”

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tara Colley
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Hip Hop ◽  
American Culture ◽  
Reality Television ◽  
Racial Microaggressions ◽  
The Public ◽  
Fashion Designer ◽  
Changing Role

This chapter examines the evolution of the rapper, producer, fashion designer, and reluctant reality television personality Kanye West. An artist whose subject matter addresses personal anxieties and self-doubt in ways seldom seen in mainstream rap, West engages fame and celebrity in conflicting and often incongruous ways. Through the amateur creation and distribution of memes, gifs, hashtags, and other “viral” cultural articles, the public plays an unprecedented role in the construction—and destruction—of celebrity. Exploitation of this process, in which West consciously engages, constitutes a unique enactment of celebrity work. West’s interaction with the notion of celebrity—as an antihero, an activist, and an icon—speaks both to the changing role of hip hop in mainstream American culture and to the ongoing racial microaggressions of “post-race” America toward influential black celebrity.

Dutch social policy in the 1980s: A changing role of the public sector

1992 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-29
Author(s):  
Kees Goudswaard ◽  
Victor Halberstadt ◽  
Hans van de Kar
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
The Public ◽  
Changing Role

scholarly journals Responses of Canada’s voluntary organizations to shifts in social policy: a provincial perspective

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnes G. Meinhard ◽  
Mary K. Foster
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Voluntary Sector ◽  
Voluntary Organizations ◽  
Working Paper ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Policy Shifts ◽  
Recent Policy

[First paragraph of Introduction]: Many observers have written about the philosophical shift in Canadian politics and social policy in the last decades of the 20th century while others have looked at its impact on the voluntary sector - the traditional deliverers of Canada's social programs. In this paper we explore the responses of 645 voluntary organizations to the recent policy shifts. First, we examine organizations’ perceptions of and responses to these policy shifts. Then we compare differences in attitudes and actions among the provinces. Finally, we ascertain the role of economic, political, social and cultural heritage in explaining the relationship between provincial governments and the third sector. While there are national forces and trends that affect the voluntary sector, each province in Canada has a unique economic, political and cultural history that affects attitudes, actions and policy choices. Keywords: CVSS, Centre for Voluntary Sector Studies, Working Paper Series,TRSM, Ted Rogers School of Management Citation:

scholarly journals Legal Regulation of Public Governance in Finland – an Illusion of Predictable Public Administration?

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-59
Author(s):  
Niina Mäntylä ◽  
Laura Perttola ◽  
Kristian Siikavirta
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Administrative Law ◽  
Soft Law ◽  
Eu Law ◽  
Public Governance ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Changing Role

Legal coherence and predictable decision-making are the cornerstones of Finnish administrative law. The aim of this research is to analyze the factors that make administrative decisions unpredictable in Finland today. Why is the challenge so significant for the authorities? The factor analysis revealed six main features affecting predictability in the legal regulation of Finnish public governance: the increasing use of soft law, the devolution of government, deregulation, the changing role of the individual, the blurring of the division between the public and the private sector and the influence of international and EU-law.

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