Employment and Policy Challenges in Non-profit Sector: Focusing on the Young Generation

Hyunsoom Oh; Soyeon Kim

doi:10.35225/kdps.2021.16.2.265

ECONOMIC CONTEXT OF VOLUNTEERING AND LABOUR MARKET IN SPORT

Ekonomika ◽

10.15388/ekon.2014.2.3543 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 93 (2) ◽

pp. 116-130

Author(s):

Eva Caslavova ◽

Jiri Kraft ◽

Josef Voracek ◽

Monika Bartova

Keyword(s):

Economic Value ◽

The United States ◽

Point Of View ◽

Young Generation ◽

Full Time ◽

Federal Republic Of Germany ◽

Non Profit ◽

American Students ◽

The Usa ◽

Sport Clubs

Abstract. Volunteering for society is of multidimensional significance nowadays. From the organisation’s position, it represents a cheap source of work, mostly in the fields where there are several reasons for the work not being done by professionals, or possibly where it saves time for the employees who can more intensively perform other activities. It is of economical significance not only in the calculation of costs and expenses in the non-profit organizations’ management, but also on the macro-economical level. Therefore, several countries perform conversions of volunteering into full-time jobs, possibly into the economic value of volunteering in the respective country’s GDP creation. The problem probably lies in the fact that the acquired data depend more on the volunteering evaluation and are hardly comparable among the respective countries.From the marketing point of view, the other significance is found in creating goodwill and its spread by the organizations dealing with volunteering that can be used in systematic work with the media, in acquiring new volunteers, and in creating new types of stimuli for them.This research deals with the commitment and motivations of the young generation of Czech students of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport of the Charles University in Prague (further FTVS UK) and of the following foreign universities and independent graduate schools: West Virginia State University (further WVSU) in the United States of America, and Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln (further DSHS) in the Federal Republic of Germany. The acquired results show that Czech students engage in volunteering very little in comparison with the foreign ones. Czech students have even stated that they do not have sufficient motivation for volunteering. If they engage, then it is mainly in the field of sports, which is quite understandable in the case of students of sports branches of study. Actually, over 85% of FTVS UK students only volunteer in the sports domains occasionally or very seldom, and they usually do it at sport events. At the same time, foreign German and U.S. students volunteer in sport clubs as a regular activity, also more students volunteer than in the Czech Republic. From the institutional point of view, sport clubs appear to be the most important promoter of volunteering in all of the mentioned countries.For students of the studied universities, the main reason for becoming a volunteer is “to acquire new experiences”. Another reason is the fact that they want to “support a good idea / project”. The research has shown that American students consider volunteering to be a moral obligation. In fact, volunteering in their society is a completely ordinary thing which makes citizens to be proud. For American students, to be serviceable to other people is the most important factor. This can be justified by the fact that volunteering is so popular in the USA because it is accepted as an ordinary part of life. On the contrary, German students prefer the fun standpoint connected with volunteering when performing volunteering. At the same time, Czech students give priority to an interesting environment to volunteer in. In general, regarding the respondents’ motivations we can state that students of these three universities evaluate volunteering as being a very good experience for them, and they mostly want to keep on doing it. However, this motivation was lower for the FTVS UK students in absence of any reward for their work. This implies that the Czech students perceive the essence of volunteering differently from foreign students.Key words: volunteering, volunteering in sport, benefits of volunteering for NGOs in sport, volunteers’ motivations, stimuli and motivating factors for volunteering

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Private initiative in addressing fistula problem in Bangladesh

Nepal Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ◽

10.3126/njog.v13i2.21936 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Sayeba Akhter

Keyword(s):

Genital Tract ◽

Poor Country ◽

Young Generation ◽

Private Initiative ◽

Non Profit ◽

Fistula Surgery ◽

Personal Experiences ◽

Prevention And Treatment ◽

Tract Fistula

Aims: Fistula is a disease of the poorest women of poor country and treating fistula is always a non-profit venture. That is why private sector lags behind in the movement of fistula eradication. About 19,500 women are living with OF in Bangladesh. There is a rising trend in post-surgical fistula. Private initiatives also need to be encouraged and patronized for prevention and treatment of fistula. Methods: The purpose of this paper is to focus on the courageous attempt of running a fistula hospital in a private setup. MAMM’S Institute of Fistula & Women’s Health(MIFWOH) was established in 2012 in Dhaka, Bangladesh with an aim to serve the fistula victims of the country. Long term working experience in the field of genital tract fistula has facilitated the journey to a great extent. But challenges and obstacles are there. The purpose of this paper is to share the personal experiences of running a charitable hospital with private initiative. Results: The paper focuses on the success and challenges faced in past 5 years of journey. Around 1200 patients including 278 fistulae patients were treated during this period of time with an overall success rate of 86.33% in fistula surgery. The institute also takes initiative in training doctors and nurses for prevention and treatment of fistula. Challenges are there in respect of funding, space constrain, bringing patients to facility & also in developing surgical skills for taking over in future. Conclusions: Government and public participation is the dire necessity for future sustainability of the institute. At the same time focus must be put on encouraging young generation doctors in fistula surgery and train them up for future continuation of fistula eradication program.

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An Overview of Facilities Providing Clinical Services for Persons Who Stutter in Kuwait

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/persp1.sig4.79 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (4) ◽

pp. 79-95

Author(s):

Latifa Alsalmi ◽

Robert Mayo

Keyword(s):

Special Education ◽

Department Heads ◽

Clinical Services ◽

Medical Settings ◽

Non Profit ◽

Future Studies ◽

Language Services ◽

Medical Centers ◽

Clinical Directors

Presently, no clear picture is available about the facilities providing clinical services for persons who stutter (PWS) in Kuwait. This information is crucial for any awareness program to be established in the future. The purpose of this study was to identify clinical facilities and speech-language personnel that provide services for PWS in Kuwait. Participants consisted of 21 clinical directors of governmental medical centers, non-profit clinics, and private clinics as well as department heads of governmental school clinics where speech-language services were provided. Participants were interviewed regarding the availability of speech-language services within their centers and whether or not PWS receive services. The results revealed that four out of five governmental medical centers with a total of 32 speech-language pathologists (SLPs) provided services for PWS. Additionally, 12 schools of special education were found to have 62 SLPs on their staff providing fluency services for students. Finally, two stand-alone private clinics and one non-profit clinic provided services for PWS. Results indicated an overall shortage of SLPs in the country, especially in medical settings. This study sets the foundation for a series of future studies investigating the type and quality of stuttering services provided by the identified facilities in Kuwait.

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Tests und Tools

Zeitschrift für Personalpsychologie ◽

10.1026/1617-6391.5.2.68 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 68-71 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Simone Kauffeld

Keyword(s):

Ad Hoc ◽

Non Profit

Zusammenfassung. Der FEO, der in Kooperation mit betrieblichen Praktikern entwickelt wurde, dient der Erfassung des Organisationsklimas. Er umfasst 82 Items und bildet 12 Skalen ab. Eine Stärke des FEO im Gegensatz zu ad hoc entwickelten Befragungsinstrumenten sind die Vergleichsdaten, die für Profit- und Non-Profit-Organisationen bereit gestellt werden. Kritisch diskutiert wird die theoretische Verortung, die Anwenderfreundlichkeit sowie der Nutzen der individuellen Auswertung. Die konsensuale, konvergente, diskriminante und kriterienbezogene Validierung steht aus.

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