Non-profit Management

Organizational culture: is the individual's actions of the organization and the meanings of its operations. Culture encompasses the principles, visions, symbols, views, and also thoughts and feelings. As a means of identifying, it is also the outline of those collective habits and expectations that are meant to guide organizational members. Management style: is distinctive ways to make decisions and to appeal to employees. It can be classified into two major contrasting types and is also divided into separate styles in the broad sections. Nonprofit organization: is an agency that uses excessive returns rather than distributing them as benefits or incentives to accomplish its objectives. While nonprofit organization is allowed to produce monetary gains, the organization must preserve them for its self-preservation, growth, or projects.

"Since its very inception, social work has been considered an organizationally based profession, with the majority of its workforce employed within formal organizations. Whether in nonprofit, for-profit, or governmental agencies, the practical realities of human service organizations are a central element of professional social work. This book explores the climate and culture of these agencies and provides essential information for surviving and thriving in this setting. It prepares students for their future careers so that they will feel empowered in their work and be able to fulfill their responsibilities toward organizational, community, and social change. Using real-life examples, the authors examine the internal structures of management, financing, and supervision and discuss common conflicts between agencies and professionals. The book’s straightforward tone and practical advice make it an asset to anyone entering human service organizations.

This new edition contains updated examples, case studies, and references. It also contains valuable information on the effects of the recent financial crisis on human service organizations. Agencies now face increased caseloads and more complex social problems with fewer resources and less money. Understanding how these events have changed the nature of human service organizations will allow students to be better prepared for the work ahead of them.

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Expanded content on the practical aspects of organizational theory and suggestions for developing leadership skills
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Updated examples, case studies, and references throughout the book
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Key points and discussion questions following each chapter
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Updated instructor’s manual available online as a PDF or Word document"

Nonprofit organizations are facing a challenge sim- ilar to that of many other organizations: the old structures don’t apply anymore, and the new ones are yet to be found. This challenge is created by the rise of the Internet, the evolution of two-way com- munication, and the development of new tools that put greater social impact in the hands of ordinary people. In this article, I explore the shift in the role of organizations, and how nonprofits can address the challenges created by this shift.

Ce rapport de recherche présente les résultats d’une recherche partenariale menée par le GIREPS et quatre organismes partenaires: le Réseau Québécois de l’action communautaire autonome (RQ-ACA);  la Fédération des associations de familles monoparentales et recomposées du Québec (FAFMRQ), le Comité sectoriel de main d’oeuvre Économie sociale Action communautaire (CSMO-ESAC) et Au Bas de l’échelle.

Cette recherche comporte deux volets. Le premier volet trace le portrait des conditions de travail dans le mouvement de l’action communautaire autonome et vise à répondre à la question de recherche suivante : par-delà les quelques données statistiques dont nous disposons, quelles sont les conditions de travail et de vie des travailleurs et travailleuses de l’action communautaire autonome et quelles conséquences ont-elles sur leur vie quotidienne ? Le second volet interroge quant à lui les conditions de travail à partir des stratégies de gestion mises en place par les personnes occupant des postes de direction et d’administration et répond à la question suivante : quelles sont les pratiques de gestion conditionnant l’expérience du travail dans le secteur de l’action communautaire autonome et comment ces dernières ont-elles évolué au cours des dernières années ?

Cette recherche aborde notamment les enjeux suivants: la précarité des conditions de travail, la multiplication des statuts d’emploi, la flexibilité et l’autonomie au travail ainsi que le rapport à la vocation et l’attachement aux valeurs et aux pratiques du mouvement de l’action communautaire autonome.

A Strategy and Execution plan for a Breast Cancer awareness activity, this document includes approaches to integrating communication channels and sponsorship considerations. This is just a sample. The complete work includes budget templates in MS Excel, at http://bit.ly/Communications-Plan-for-Breast-Cancer-Awareness

BENEFITS OF THIS DOCUMENT
-Know the various elements involved
-Understand which communication channels to integrate
-How can you make sponsors more willing to support your event?

Companies are increasingly relying on alternative promotional activities, such as word-of-mouth communication (WOM), to reach their target markets. From a consumer protection perspective this may be troubling, as consumers may not always be aware of what is commercially motivated WOM and what is not. Based on a synthesis of the literature, this article develops the first practitioner-friendly model, which explains WOM’s effectiveness as an information source for consumers and why it is a powerful tool for nonprofit organizations and government agencies. Then nine recommendations are developed to help nonprofit organizations and government agencies use WOM more effectively as a proconsumer tool. This is the first article to conceptualize proconsumer WOM rather than naturally occurring WOM or commercial WOM and to specifically focus on WOM to protect and educate consumers. The study paves the way to an untapped research area; that of proconsumer WOM by nonprofit organizations and government agencies.

This paper is based upon TreeHouse, the nonprofit organization that I have chosen to conduct a review for strategic planning The paper will illustrate the organization's history; examine their mission and value statements, services that are offered if the organization's revenue supports its mission and vision, and strategic issues and mandates.

How are nonprofits using information technology (IT) to enhance mission-related outcomes and boost organizational performance? In this paper we examine large-scale survey data of nonprofits’ technology planning, acquisition, and implementation to assess the strategic use of IT in these organizations. We further evaluate their strategic technology-use potential through an examination of those IT-related competencies and practices that the literature deems critical for the successful strategic employment of technology resources. We find several promising developments alongside significant deficits in the strategic utilization of IT, especially in the areas of financial sustainability, strategic communications and relationship-building, and collaborations and partnerships. To boost IT’s mission-related impact, nonprofits will have to enhance their organizational capacities in long-term IT planning; budgeting, staffing, and training; performance measurement; Internet and website capabilities; and the vision, support, and involvement of senior management. Accordingly, we end with recommendations for overcoming some of the most pressing challenges.

Aviation Services Group (ASG) is a faith-based nonprofit aviation organization. Access to the most remote places on earth is hindered by geography, social, political, or religious obstacles. ASG uses aviation to overcome those obstacles.
ASG has an admirable mission that is focused on serving its clients around the world. However, ASG does not have the same check-list orientation to its employee effectiveness and development. This case explores ASG’s lack of employee performance evaluations and offers the how and why for introducing performance management to the organization.

Dr. Marvin Newell's STAFF model for performance appraisals is introduced.

This church explores a new model for vitality and local impact for local congregations- The Ministry Hub.  In this approach, valuable resources such as buildings and other assets held by individual congregations are for more than exclusive use, but things to generously share with a variety of community partners in a way that is mutually beneficial and consistent with the Gospel Ethic of Sharing.

This article seeks to demonstrate the scope of the tax immunity of junior enterprises associations as educational entities that are part of the non-profit sector. Tax immunity is a fundamental right recognized by the Brazilian Constitution for some legal entities due to their corporate purpose. The research seeks to contextualize the junior enterprises as civil associations that are part of the non-profit sector and that carry out academic extension activities in Brazilian higher education institutions. At the end, the article lists the scope of this tax protection and the requirements that need to be met by legal entities with an educational purpose in order to enjoy this benefit.

Existing research stops short of explaining why nonprofit organizations develop certain forms of collaborations instead of others. In this article, the authors combine resource dependency, institutional, and network theories to examine the factors that influence the likelihood that nonprofit organizations develop formal types of collaborative activities
vis-à-vis informal types. Based on the survey data of 95 urban charitable organizations,the study has found that an organization is more likely to increase the degree of formality of its collaborative activities when it is older, has a larger budget size, receives government funding but relies on fewer government funding streams, has more board linkages with other nonprofit organizations, and is not operating in the education and research or social service industry.

È stato pubblicato sulla Gazzetta Ufficiale n. 186 del 9 agosto 2019, il Decreto del Ministro del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali del 4 luglio 2019, recante le indicazioni per l'adozione delle Linee Guida per la redazione del bilancio sociale degli enti del Terzo Settore.
I soggetti tenuti alla redazione del bilancio sociale sono:
- gli enti di Terzo Settore diversi dalle imprese sociali, qualora abbiano ricavi o entrate superiori a un milione di euro annuo;
- tutte le imprese sociali, ivi comprese le cooperative sociali e i loro consorzi, indipendentemente dalla dimensione economica. I gruppi di imprese sociali sono tenuti a redigere il bilancio sociale in forma consolidata, cioè evidenziando gli esiti sociali di ciascun singolo ente, nonché del gruppo nel suo complesso;
- i Centri di Servizio per il Volontariato, indipendentemente dalla loro dimensione economica.
Le disposizioni di cui al Decreto del 4 luglio 2019 si applicano a partire dalla redazione del bilancio sociale relativo al primo esercizio successivo a quello in corso alla data di pubblicazione.

What affects donations? Is it all in the ask, or does brand image matter? In the nonprofit brands literature perceived influence of the organization are important factors that increase constituents' willingness to support an organization. We examined the association between a nonprofit organization's familiarity, trustworthiness and influence and the propensity of donations it receives. To this end, we used a questionnaire on attitudes towards nonprofit organizations and unaided recall of nonprofit organizations collected from a nationally representative sample. The attitudes data revealed that perceptions of nonprofits' effectiveness and trustworthiness in Israel are not particularly positive. A multivariate fractional polynomial regression on the unaided recall results shows that while familiarity and perceived effectiveness are positively associated with the propensity of donations to nonprofit organizations, trustworthiness is not. We explain this surprising result by changes in Israeli social policy, political culture, and trust in institutions. We suggest different efforts that organizations can make to enhance their brand image and consequently increase donations.

Few elements of the twentieth century built environment have historically stirred as much optimism, ire, or nostalgia as neon signs.  Despite a growing appreciation for its value by both municipalities and the general public, however, the fate of neon signage is far from secure.  Significant barriers exist to its conservation and continued in situ existence, with beloved signs continuing to disappear and others languishing in states of disrepair.  This project explores solutions to the question of how Portland, Oregon may better ensure that neon signs remain a vital part of its built environment.  It argues that neon signs provide multiple civic benefits and advocates for a targeted blend of regulatory tools, economic incentives, and public advocacy and outreach aimed at fostering a socio-economic environment more supportive of their conservation and continued presence.  This project first establishes a historic context that includes an overview of the history of neon signage and its relationship with public policy, followed by an outline of the many shining benefits these unique signs provide.  By evaluating the relevant state and national tools available for protecting these valuable resources as well as focusing on the protections for Portland neon, it reveals potential for improvement.  A curated survey of various strategies being employed around the country to protect neon signage identifies best practices, which are analyzed for their potential to be implemented effectively in Portland, culminating in a menu of recommendations for how city officials and neon advocates can best ensure a bright future for the city’s neon signs.  While research and recommendations are geared specifically to neon-rich Portland, the project’s insights are general enough that their relevance extends to other cities as well.

Most funding provided by international, governmental and non-governmental agencies to the non-profit sector is conditional, which implies that the recipient organization should commit to specific objectives and measures as defined with the donor to meet common needs, rights and interests. These conditions may be of an administrative, financial, or political nature. Political conditional funding remains acceptable as long as it does not, in principle or in fact, impose a political or moral dilemma to the recipient organizations, or minimize their agency over their own purpose and projects as protected under international humanitarian and human rights law.

This paper provides an in-depth analysis of the legality and political implications of Article 1.5 bis imposed in Annex II of the General Conditions Applicable to European Union-Financed Grant Contracts for External Action. This analysis is anchored in both international law and Palestinian domestic law. It provides legal and political context to the unacceptability of the imposition of the aforementioned article and Palestinian arguments and concerns vis-a-vis the claims put forth by the European Union (EU). 

The paper demonstrates that imposing political conditional funding on CSOs pursuing the right to self-determination of an oppressed and colonized people is not only morally and politically unacceptable, but also illegal in consideration of international law. In particular:

- Although consistent with the continuous reinforcement of the counter-terrorism regime within the EU, Article 1.5 bis was only included in grant contracts with Palestinian CSOs in 2019 and constitutes an alarming precedent that undermines the trust upon which the EU-Palestine relations are based.

- Article 1.5 bis imposes a new obligation on Palestinian grant recipients, as it entails the endorsement of EU restrictive measures, screening and vetting processes of the Palestinian CSOs’ own people, the Palestinians. By forcing such conditions upon Palestinian grant beneficiaries, the EU is unacceptably asking Palestinian CSOs to monitor and police their own counterparts and to endorse the European counter-terrorism framework to do so.

- Article 1.5 bis is not only inconsistent with the principles of humanitarian action, but also with the Palestinian people’s legitimate human rights as recognized under international law, including the right to self-determination, and the right to resist by any legitimate means against foreign oppression, occupation, colonization and apartheid. The current counter-terrorism framework imposed on Palestinian civil society by means of Article 1.5 bis criminalizes the Palestinian people’s struggle for their right to self-determination, contributes to the de-politicization and alienation of Palestinian civil society, and neglects the Palestinian people’s right to legitimate resistance.

- Article 1.5 bis contradicts Palestinian law that prohibits political conditional funding, therefore imposing an unacceptable legal and moral dilemma on Palestinian CSOs vis-a-vis their own domestic law.
Given that Article 1.5 bis reflects the current EU counter-terrorism policies, largely influenced by the US and Israel, there is solid evidence that support the possible escalation of measures targeting Palestinian civil society and labeling their work under the framework of terrorism in order to discredit them.

-Although framed in an innocuous way, and while no Palestinian person currently appears on EU sanctions lists, Article 1.5 bis would have dramatic consequences as it lays the foundations for a system of generalized screening and vetting of the whole of Palestinian civil society.

-If compared with the USAID’s conditions imposed in the early 21st century, the EU’s imposition of a terrorist framework on Palestinian civil society occurred later but follows the increasingly tight counter-terrorism framework imposed by the US.

A review of recent research was conducted to assemble evidence on the impact that Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI) may have on improving student learning outcomes. IRI is an instructional tool designed to deliver a family of active learning packages via radio broadcast using a dual-audience approach. IRI exposes students to regular, curriculum-based learning content while modeling effective learning activities and classroom organization techniques for teachers. As IRI continues to be called upon to improve teaching and learning in low-resource and hard-to-reach areas, a better understanding of the empirical data available is critical to guide the way forward. IRI has been implemented by Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) in over 50 countries over the past 30 years. This paper is a review of existing student and teacher data collected by EDC's IRI projects. Effect sizes are used to summarize what is known about the effect of IRI on student learning gains in Grades K-4 for English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Local Language. In all, student test results from 13 projects, ranging from Nicaragua in 1977 through Indonesia in 2008, are reviewed, as are teacher observation outcomes from Mali and Madagascar.

This paper examined the question, “Can volunteers be effectively managed to achieve the goals of the organization?”.  The research uncovered many organizations who had achieved great success with their volunteer programs.  However, this only seemed to occur if a strategic plan and sound management practices were put in place.  Research suggests several key components that help assure the effective use of volunteers.
Keywords: Volunteering, volunteer management practices, non-profit organization

ABSTRACT The federal government provides for an array of benefits and services for the multitude of refugees who arrive in the United States each year. Generally, the government contracts implementation of these services to local nonprofit refugee resettlement organizations. This article examines the role of these organizations in implementing the Department of State’s Reception and Placement program. Specifically, this study focuses on the how caseworkers secure housing for newly arrived refugee clients in a context shaped not only by fluctuations in refugee admissions and allocations but also by federal contracts and performance standards. This article uses street-level organizations theory as a guide to analyze original data collected from a comparative organizational ethnography of 2 local urban refugee resettlement organizations. Key findings include that the structure of the refugee admissions and allocation system drives financial instability down to the local level, and that the ability of the local organizations to secure safe, sanitary housing differ based on the extent to which caseworkers prioritize fostering strong relationships with landlords. These findings have implications for how policy makers think about refugee allocations as well as for the ways in which social workers and administrators provide housing related services to their refugee clients.

Au printemps 2020, en contrepoint de ce qui a été appelé le « Grand confinement », des milliers de travailleur·euses·s ont continué à travailler quotidiennement à l’extérieur de leur domicile, s’exposant au risque de contracter la COVID-19, faisant souvent face à une hausse de leur charge de travail et devant composer avec les défis de conciliation travail-famille-étude. Qualifié·e·s d’« essentiels », ces travailleur·euse·s et leurs emplois ont été au cœur de l’action publique ; ils incarnent la tension entre les besoins vitaux de la population et la préservation du système économique capitaliste. S’inscrivant dans le prolongement des
réflexions sur le rôle de l’État dans la structuration des marchés du travail, ce projet de recherche cherche à répondre aux questions suivantes : comment les interventions provinciales et fédérales ont-elles façonné le maintien et la reprise des activités économiques durant la première vague de COVID-19 au Québec ? Comment les rapports de genre, de race et de classe ont-ils structuré ces interventions ? Et quelles divisions du travail ont alors été mobilisées et (re) produites par l’action publique ? Pour répondre à ces questions, cet rapport jette un regard croisé sur quatre études de cas portant sur des secteurs d’emplois spécifiques : 1) le secteur des centres d’hébergement et de soins de longue durée (CHSLD), 2) les organismes d’action communautaire autonome, 3) l’exploitation maraichère et 4) l’industrie de la construction.

The intent of this paper, entitled, “What Makes a High Impact Nonprofit Organization?”, is to explore the key elements, strategies techniques, proven methods and theories to establish a high impact nonprofit. With the present paper I have identified the key elements for non-profit development and administration. Furthermore, I learnt different theories and perspectives to understand high impact nonprofits and come up with new issues in order to bare the mechanisms and strategies to make high impact nonprofit organizations. Especially, I talked about a role of nonprofits to address the political, social economic problems, which the government organizations are lacking to overcome in the society
Reading materials for the paper were selected from the course materials, books, published papers, articles, university reports, journal articles for review. The primary focus is on American scholars with some references to international researchers and experiences. In this paper, various scholars’ perspectives about nonprofits management were studied and it is generally accepted that, nonprofits are vital for upgrading civil society through implementing high impact social programs. In fact, high impact nonprofits ground itself in increased efficiency, more thoroughgoing equity, and/or greater participation and responsiveness of public organizations to citizens. Therefore, in the paper I questioned what strategies and theories we should use to make a high impact nonprofit to deliver the efficient public services and to be responsive to the citizens. 
Another reason for studying high impact nonprofits is associated with my future plans to contribute to the civil society development through strengthening and modernizing local nonprofits for social and economic development to increase self-reliance of the citizens.
In the conclusion of the paper, I discuss the outcomes of research and my perspectives about high impact nonprofits. Finally, the paper studies importance of nonprofits in establishing democratic and transparent societies.

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1. Handbook of Green Economics: A Practitioner's Guide (2012) Edited By Miriam Kennet, Eleni Courea, (Cyprus)  Alan Bouquet & Ieva Pepinyte (Lithuania)  ISBN 9781907543036
2. Green Economics Methodology: An Introduction (2012) Edited By Tone Berg (Norway), Aase Seeberg (Norway) and Miriam Kennet ISBN 978190754357
3. The Green Economics Reader  (2012) Edited By Miriam Kennet ISBN 9781907543265
4. Rebalancing the Economy (2014) Edited by Christopher Brook, Cambridge University and Miriam Kennet. ISBN9781907543845
5. Economics of Social Justice: A Handbook for Students (2015) Edited by Miriam Kennet, Iolanda Cum (Italy) and Sabeeta Nathan ISBN 9781907543463
6. Growth for Sustainability – A Critique of Economics for the Post Oil Age (2016) Edited by Keissi Prendushi (Italy and Albania), Miriam Kennet (UK) and Federica Oriana Savarino (Sicily, Italy) ISBN 9781907543135
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7. Africa: Transition to a Green Economy (2013) Edited By Dr Chidi Magnus (Nigeria) ISBN 9781907543364
8. Green Economics & India (2014) Edited by Professor Natalie West, Professor Indira Dutta, Odeta Grabauskaitė, Kanupriya Bhagat (India)  and Miriam Kennet ISBN 9781907543500
9. The Greening of the Mediterranean Economy (2013) Edited by Miriam Kennet, Dr Michael Briguglio, (Malta) Dr Enrico Tezza, (Italy) Michelle S Gale de Oliveira (Brazil and USA) and Doaa Salman (Egypt)  ISBN 9781907543906
10. The European Economy: Crisis and Recovery (2014) Edited by Miriam Kennet ISBN 978190754346
11. The Eastern European Economy, Policy and Practise for Recovery, (July 2014) Professor Dr Dzintra Astaja (Latvia) and Odeta Grabauskaitė (Lithuania) ISBN 9781907543890
12. The Greening of Italy: Crisis and Recovery (2014) Edited by Alberto Truccolo (Italy)  ISBN 9781097543920

The main aim of this chapter is to reconsider the impact of the overwhelming construction of “municipal cultural facilities”to the ecosystem of Japan’s arts and culture after the 1980s. The policy heavily inclined towards construction happened in the aftermath of rapid economic growth, sided with an effort to bolster the autonomy of local governments. Based on the idea that culture will vitalize the local community and bring sophistication, municipalities built well equipped, carefully designed, luxurious public cultural centers throughout the country, only to find them in need of specialized, long-term management, not to mention the economic burden. Arts management and cultural policy research had developed rapidly under such circumstances, to fill the gap between the high quality cultural halls and its inefficient use.
Despite the fact that a lack of a comprehensive cultural policy resulted in the redundancy of cultural facilities, this chapter will argue that they did not only shape the arts management studies in Japan to be in today’s form, but also triggered the discussion of the accountability of cultural policy amidst the dichotomy of “foreign” (western) and “original” (Japanese) culture; contributed to the creation of distinctive community programs; as well as aided in shaping the national cultural policy by invigorating the discussion of the role of the arts in the society.

This research investigates how non-profit organizations achieve financially sustainability. Financial sustainability is defined here as the mix of revenue and expense management strategies that enable an organization to pursue its mission and mandate over the long term. The research closely examines five different community-based, non-profit organizations operating in Canada. It involves a review of their sources of revenue, the way they manage their expenses, and the beliefs, actions and decision-making practices that underlie their abilities to sustain the pursuit of their mission with vigor and determination. Themes prevalent within the literature as contributing to financial sustainability include: sound financial practices, active fund development, strategic planning and thinking, and the capacity to innovate. The title of this research is: “Non-Profit Financial Sustainability.”
Keywords: non-profit organizations, financial practices, fund development, strategic planning and thinking, innovation, and financial sustainability.

Боловсрол мэдлэг эзэмших, эрүүл мэндийн тусламж үйлчилгээ авах, гамшиг ослоос урьдчилан сэргийлэх боломжоор хангагдах зэрэг иргэдийн үндсэн эрхээ эдлэхэд зайлшгүй шаардлагатай суурь үйлчилгээг тэгш хүргэх нөхцөлийг бүрдүүлэх нь аль ч төрийн үүрэг билээ. Харин энэхүү үүргийг иргэдийн өөрсдийн оролцоо, хяналттайгаар хэрэгжүүлэх нь хамгийн үр өгөөжтэй байх тул улс орнууд нийтэд тустай үйл ажиллагааг хөхиүлэн дэмжих бодлогыг хөгжүүлж иржээ. Түүхээс үзвэл, 1600-аад оны үеэс эхлэн нийгмийн эмзэг хэсгийг дэмжих ашгийн бус зорилготой, сайн дурын үйл ажиллагааг Америкийн Нэгдсэн Улс (АНУ) болон Европын улс орнуудад төрийн бодлогоор дэмжин зохицуулж ирсэн байна.
Ашгийн бус салбар нь нийгэмд хэрэгцээтэй байгаа үйл ажиллагааг нийтийн сайн сайхны төлөө хэрэгжүүлдгээрээ чухал ач холбог- долтой юм. Нийтэд зориулсан үйлчилгээг төр дангаараа бүрэн хүргэх нөөц хязгаарлагдмал нөхцөлд иргэдийн санаачилгыг дэмжсэнээр нийгмийн эмзэг асуудлыг амжилттай шийдвэрлэх боломж нэмэгддэг. Нөгөө талаас, ашгийн бус салбар хөгжсөнөөр энэрэнгүй сэтгэлийн үүднээс нийгмийн эмзэг хэсэгт туслах, дэмжих санаачилга, хөдөлгөөн илүү зохион байгуулалттай бөгөөд чиглэсэн зорилгодоо нийцтэй, үр өгөөжтэй болж хүмүүнлэг нийгмийг бүрдүүлэхэд хувь нэмэр оруулдаг.
Монгол Улсын хувьд төрийн хяналттай социалист дэглэмээс иргэний ардчилсан нийгэмд шилжих чиг баримжааг 1990 оноос баримтлан, хүмүүнлэг, энэрэнгүй нийгмийн орчныг бүрдүүлэхийг эрхэмлэн зорьж, улс төр, эдийн засаг, нийгмийн өргөн хүрээтэй өөрчлөн байгуулалтыг эхлүүлсэн билээ. БНМАУ- ын Ардын Их Хурлаас 1992 онд баталсан Үндсэн хуульд "иргэн"-ний эрх, эрх чөлөөг төв болгон шинээр томьёолж, иргэнд хүрэх төрийн үйлчилгээ, иргэний эрхээ эдлэх, хэрэгжүүлэхэд шаардлагатай нөхцөл, баталгааг бүрдүүлэх үүргийг төрд хүлээлгэсэн. Тэрчлэн, Үндсэн хуулиараа хүмүүнлэг, иргэний ардчилсан нийгэм цогцлуулан хөгжүүлэхийг эрхэм зорилго болгосон манай улсын хувьд ч нийтэд тустай чиг үүргийг хэрэгжүүлэх иргэдийн оролцоо, санаачилгыг дэмжсэн хуулийн зохицуулалт шинээр бий болж байна. Харин ашгийн бус, нийтэд тустай үйл ажиллагааг дэмжсэн заалт зарим хуульд тусаж батлагдсан хэдий ч цогц шинжтэй эрх зүйн оновчтой зохицуулалт болж хараахан чадаагүй байна.
Судалгааны багийн зүгээс өмнө нь хийгдсэн ашгийн бус салбарт хамаарах судалгаануудыг тоймлон мета-анализ хийж, мөн энэ салбарт ажиллаж байгаа Хөдөө аж ахуйн их сургууль, Чойжин ламын сүм музей зэрэг байгууллагуудыг кейс болгон авч үзэв. Үр дүнд нь судалгааны үндсэн асуудлаа тодорхойлж, социологийн (анкет) судалгаагаар ашгийн бус салбарт үйл ажиллагаа явуулж буй аж ахуйн нэгж, байгууллага, хувь хүмүүсийн хандлагыг тодорхойллоо. Үүний үндсэн дээр
манай орны ашгийн бус салбарын эрх зүйн орчныг бусад улс орны жишиг туршлагатай харьцуулан судалж, цаашид боловсронгуй болгох чиглэл, практик алхмыг тодруулах зорилт тавин ажиллав. Судалгааны үр дүнд ашгийн бус салбарын өнөөгийн нөхцөл байдалд үнэлгээ дүгнэлт өгч, цаашид хэрхэн хөгжүүлэх талаар Зөвлөмж боловсруулан энэхүү тайланд багтааж, бодлого тодорхойлогчдод хүргүүлэхээр зорьж ажиллалаа.

Appeal or fundraising letters are often used to persuade people to contribute to worthy causes or to underwrite philanthropic programs (Connor, 2000). These letters are designed to solicit donations and so share common context, structure and other linguistic elements. This essay aims to examine fundraising discourse in a framework with a-priori strong bond and high level of personal trust between the soliciting party and the donor. This essay considers appeal letters addressed to former students of the University of Oxford by the Development Offices of the central university and colleges. This is also an attempt to trace a set of common linguistic patterns employed to achieve a persuasive effects.

My dissertation examines the non-profit sector in Victoria, BC. The literature review was used to test selected theories of business strategy, human resource behaviours and social entrepreneurship theory in a thorough and critical manner. In order to assess the extent to which theories developed in the for-profit sector may assist in building retention strategies in the not for profit sector, a secondary and primary research consisting of interviews and surveys, was carried out.
These were appended to my project and demonstrated excellent competence and insight into research techniques and practices. Data from these sources were used rigorously in the findings and recommendations section.

I produced four recommendations and a closed loop strategic approach that might help target organizations and help to obtain better competitive performance in their mission and operations. The conclusion demonstrates my ability to reflect on corporate behaviour critically and constructively and apply it to different scenarios.

This dissertation report drew explicitly on my learning across the range of subjects studied on the Master in Global Management. In addition, I demonstrated great creativity and resilience in designing and executing my primary research and the ability to work autonomously to produce a substantive report on a subject of great business and social relevance. In doing this, I took a major stride and have become a competent researcher and effective human resources professional.

International development NGOs are increasingly concerned with learning from their experiences. At the same time, the development field has seen growing interest in exploring and analyzing its own failures. This paper brings these two ideas together to consider how INGOs can better diagnose their own failures and generate useful knowledge from them. Drawing on established organizational learning concepts, it develops a typology of failure for INGOs and identifies principles for how development organizations can learn better from failures.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of South Park (BGCSP) is a youth service 501(c)3 serving Park County, Colorado. With over 60% of Park County’s workforce commuting to another county for employment the need for affordable out-of-school youth care is apparent, but the need for
BGCSP goes further. These rural communities need local opportunities for children. This isolated population is a food desert, medical desert, and had limited industry. The schools lack resources and the population is projected to see unprecedented growth over the next eight years.
The need for BGCSP is apparent, but what is their impact? The following chapters are an assessment of BGCSP using mixed methods research. Through the use of interviews, ripple effects mapping, various data, finances, club documents and public documents, these chapters were formed. The use of qualitative and quantitative data created a balanced, in-depth picture of
this organization’s assets, accomplishments and areas of opportunity.

O presente projeto de pesquisa buscou identificar os principais desafios enfrentados por rol selecionado de organizações populares com finalidade lucrativa localizadas na América do Sul durante nove meses ao longo de 2011. Para tanto se realizou coleta de dados em 12 organizações distribuídas entre quatro países ao longo de viagem de bicicleta pela América do Sul durante cerca de um ano. Após análise de dados coletados, onde se procurou grupar as experiências visitadas em categorias tipo-ideal, conclui-se que em todos os casos examinados há necessidade de apoio público para desafios tais como formação gerencial, assessoria financeira e acesso ao crédito.

This is a senior portfolio project requirement for completion of degree requirements for a Bachelor of Arts in History at UAFS. The research contained here is the product of two full semesters and one summer break.

Nimbyism is a catchphrase used to describe the phenomenon of "white flight" in a post-civil rights era. The majority of the information gathered in this paper is the product of field research using primary source material from city, state and national sources. The arguments posed herein are a testimony of the continuing epidemic of racially engineered demography in American Cities, especially in the New South.

This conclusion is that housing administrations in the modern context are the product of generations of class and racial systems built to reward subsidized housing construction in areas of urban blight and a lower functioning infrastructure, while suburban expansion and gentrification continue to promote white elitism and class separation.

This research, conducted by the author when a Senior Researcher at Newcastle University, UK, was funded by a UK governance organisation to help them assess, integrate and improve their understanding of the governed population.

ABSTRACT: Governance organisations have been urged to develop more holistic evidence-based approaches with partners to better deal with issues affecting the governed population. This presupposes an understanding of the population, yet there has been little research work addressing how governance organisations come to understand their governed population, nor how this understanding can be improved upon within such organisations.

This case study examined in-depth how understanding of a governed population was developed within one UK local governance organisation and it explored how such understanding might be developed and improved through more holistic and evidence-based organisational learning within the organisation and its governance partnerships.

The research methodology involved placement within the governance organisation, participant observations on several projects and innovative initiatives, observations within, across, and outside the organisation, and also interviews with varied key stakeholders.

The study examined:

- stakeholder engagement and networks
- current and varied understandings of the population
- mechanisms actually used for developing understandings
- the influence of context on organisational learning

and analysed these to arrive at a recommendations to improve organisational understanding of the governed population.

In the case studied, significant strengths were found: including innovative past learning trials for development, extensive ongoing networking activities, and many varied and accumulating quantitative datasets available across partnerships.

However, entrenched organisational approaches and practices constrained the development of holistic evidence-based understanding, for instance: the absence of systematic maintained collective learning processes; weak recording and forgetting of understandings; methodological exclusion of stakeholders from the development of understanding; the relative neglect of qualitative data, explanations, investigations, interpretations, and reflexivity; and also implicit organisational acceptance of such limitations and low aspirations.

Nonetheless, untapped opportunities existed to enable change including: latent practitioner knowledge and innovative management champions, the desire for improvement and raised aspirations within learning networks, and the development potential of alterative learning approaches.

It was concluded that more holistic evidence-based understanding was possible, but required new learning approaches beyond those then in use in both local government or academia.   

Recommendations are made to utilise and develop improved organisational learning approaches trialed and reported in the case study.

It is argued that the case study findings, conclusions, and recommendations may be applicable to other similar local governance organisations and partnerships that seek to better understand local populations, services and interventions.

The work was also submitted for, and awarded, an MPhil (at Newcastle University, supervised by Prof. Patsy Healy)