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 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 Civic perceptions: housing and local decision-making in English cities in the 1920s

Urban History ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Hayes
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Economic Factor ◽  
Policy Discourse ◽  
Civic Responsibility ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Perceived Need ◽  
Local Decision ◽  
Civic Community ◽  
Local Decision Making

The adoption of non-traditional housing by local authorities is customarily explained in terms of economic factor shortages or a nationally determined policy discourse. This underestimates the significance of distinctly local understandings of civic responsibility. Based on Leicester and Nottingham, this article argues that those influences frequently used to predict outcomes – like party political allegiance – mattered less in decision-making than a city's intrinsic view of itself. Such perceptions were grounded in subtle constructions of civic community, perceived need and political reinterpretation. Particularly important was the role of the local press. Even cities with similar problems, therefore, could be represented, and subsequently see themselves, in very dissimilar terms and act accordingly.

scholarly journals Role of Afghan Women in War against British Ahmad Wali Alemi,

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (10) ◽  
pp. 09-18
Author(s):  
Ahmad Wali Alemi
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Historical Sources ◽  
Afghan Women ◽  
Single Row ◽  
Local Decision ◽  
Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries ◽  
Tribal Society ◽  
Local Decision Making ◽  
Women In War

The presence of Afghan women in Afghan society in major national and local decision-making is faded and often marginalized. But they have a key role in the production and processing of resources that are unfortunately deprived of ownership. On the contrary, in issues such as conflict, Afghan women are present on the battlefields and stand on the train with their men in a single row, fighting with their enemies and defending their country. With the end of the war, their role does not end, but they are also involved in more serious decisions related to the war.One good example of this can be remembered in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, that Afghan women have played a key role in the solution of local conflicts in Afghan tribal society and, through the Jirga and the Soviets, have made peace with the warring factions and ultimately. Ends of strife, war, and hostility have become essential. Therefore, in this article, citing the archives and historical sources, efforts have been made to express the role of Afghan women in War against the British and to investigate their activities.

(Un)used and (un)usable? The role of indicators in local decision-making. A Brazilian case study

Futures ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 74 ◽  
pp. 80-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonella Maiello ◽  
Ana Lucia Nogueira de Paiva Britto ◽  
Yasmim Ribeiro Mello ◽  
Paula Sousa de Oliveira Barbosa
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Local Decision ◽  
Local Decision Making ◽  
Brazilian Case

scholarly journals The impact of volunteer community service programs on students in Toronto's secondary schools

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary K. Meinhard Agnes G. Foster
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Nonprofit Sector ◽  
Voluntary Organizations ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Working Paper ◽  
Service Programs ◽  
The Impact

[First paragraph of introduction]: One of the many challenges facing the nonprofit sector in Canada today is developing public awareness of the important role voluntary organizations play in the everyday lives of Canadians. Ranging from food banks, children’s aid societies, and immigrant service organizations, to opera companies and sporting societies, nonprofit and voluntary organizations offer a startlingly wide array of services which cannot be adequately provided directly through the open marketplace or the state. There are approximately 200,000 nonprofit organizations, 75,000 of which are registered charities. They account for 12% of the country’s GDP employing 5% of the national labour force and comprising nearly 10% of service sector employment (Stewart, 1996). In the past five years this sector accounted for 13% of job growth in Canada (Hall, 1996). The value of donated labour output was 13 billion dollars (Day and Devlin, 1996), representing an estimated half a million full time, full year jobs (Duchesne, 1989). Keywords: CVSS, Centre for Voluntary Sector Studies, Working Paper Series,TRSM, Ted Rogers School of Management Citation:

scholarly journals The impact of volunteer community service programs on students in Toronto's secondary schools

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary K. Meinhard Agnes G. Foster
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Nonprofit Sector ◽  
Voluntary Organizations ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Working Paper ◽  
Service Programs ◽  
The Impact

[First paragraph of introduction]: One of the many challenges facing the nonprofit sector in Canada today is developing public awareness of the important role voluntary organizations play in the everyday lives of Canadians. Ranging from food banks, children’s aid societies, and immigrant service organizations, to opera companies and sporting societies, nonprofit and voluntary organizations offer a startlingly wide array of services which cannot be adequately provided directly through the open marketplace or the state. There are approximately 200,000 nonprofit organizations, 75,000 of which are registered charities. They account for 12% of the country’s GDP employing 5% of the national labour force and comprising nearly 10% of service sector employment (Stewart, 1996). In the past five years this sector accounted for 13% of job growth in Canada (Hall, 1996). The value of donated labour output was 13 billion dollars (Day and Devlin, 1996), representing an estimated half a million full time, full year jobs (Duchesne, 1989). Keywords: CVSS, Centre for Voluntary Sector Studies, Working Paper Series,TRSM, Ted Rogers School of Management Citation:

scholarly journals Structuring student volunteering programs to the benefit of students and the community: the Ontario experience

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary K. Foster ◽  
Agnes G. Meinhard
Keyword(s):  
Public Awareness ◽  
Nonprofit Sector ◽  
Voluntary Sector ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Food Banks ◽  
Voluntary Organizations ◽  
Working Paper ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
The Many

[First paragraph of Introduction]: One of the many challenges facing the nonprofit sector in Canada today is developing public awareness of the important role of voluntary organizations in the everyday lives of Canadians. Ranging from food banks, children’s aid societies, and immigrant service organizations, to opera companies and sporting societies, nonprofit and voluntary organizations perform important functions in society. Keywords: CVSS, Centre for Voluntary Sector Studies, Working Paper Series,TRSM, Ted Rogers School of Management Citation:

scholarly journals Structuring student volunteering programs to the benefit of students and the community: the Ontario experience

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary K. Foster ◽  
Agnes G. Meinhard
Keyword(s):  
Public Awareness ◽  
Nonprofit Sector ◽  
Voluntary Sector ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Food Banks ◽  
Voluntary Organizations ◽  
Working Paper ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
The Many

[First paragraph of Introduction]: One of the many challenges facing the nonprofit sector in Canada today is developing public awareness of the important role of voluntary organizations in the everyday lives of Canadians. Ranging from food banks, children’s aid societies, and immigrant service organizations, to opera companies and sporting societies, nonprofit and voluntary organizations perform important functions in society. Keywords: CVSS, Centre for Voluntary Sector Studies, Working Paper Series,TRSM, Ted Rogers School of Management Citation:

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