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Though there is now a substantial body of research on the relationship between nonprofits and the state, examples from non-Western countries have been lacking in the nonprofit literature in English. This paper attempts to fill this gap using nonprofit cases in three key districts in Fukushima after the Great East Japan Earthquake. By focusing on these cases, this study captures the complex nature of the relationship between the nonprofit sector and state in Japan during a period of increased activity of both the nonprofit sector and the state. The idea of the nonprofit sector, state, and market as relatively separate and with different interests, influences discussions on themes related to the nonprofit sector (e.g., business-like behavior). The study suggests how the Japanese case can contribute in uncovering assumptions that are embedded in the existing understanding of the nonprofit sector, based primarily on Western examples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Social entrepreneurship within the nonprofit sector has gained popularity as a concept informing the management of high functioning human service organizations. However, research has neglected to quantitatively test and measure factors contributing to this multidimensional model. Addressing this gap, this research collected primary data on executive directors (n = 306) of human service nonprofit organizations in Canada to validate a pre-identified scale of social entrepreneurial orientation (SEO) consisting of social innovation, risk taking, proactiveness, and market engagement. Findings from confirmatory factor analysis found all four latent variables had strong construct validity and reliability, as did the higher order variable of SEO (including all factors). Results support the adoption of this model as a robust measure of SEO in human service nonprofits, and can be used to inform the management and assessment of specific organization-level factors that contribute to social entrepreneurship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nonprofit scholars and practitioners alike adhere to a long-held assumption that nonprofit work is, and will remain, inherently meaningful work. The long-term marketization of the nonprofit sector coupled with the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic has undercut this narrative. Our research on meaningful nonprofit work indicates that while many nonprofit workers do find their work meaningful, pay, flexibility, and work/life balance are increasingly important to them. This commentary suggests that nonprofit leaders can no longer presume that workers motivated by prosocial values will seek out and stay with nonprofit work, satisfied with the "psychic income" that comes from doing good work. Nonprofits must be managed and led differently such that they center workers' contemporary needs and desires. Organizational and public policy initiatives around pay equity and flexible work can support such a transition for the nonprofit sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Academic research on the Circular Economy has been proliferating at an unprecedented pace during the last decade. However, scholarly work on the topic is dominated by a focus on hard scientific, technical and corporate/business management approaches, leaving the social sciences underrepresented in the relevant literature. This review article covers the current Anglophone social scientific research on the circular economy with special attention to waste. A total of 161 works aligning with the scope of this article were examined. These works were analysed in light of two questions: the reviewed studies' knowledge interest and the dimension(s) of the CE they gave emphasis to. In result, the articles were charted along two axes: Instrumental/Technical (Quadrant I), Analytical/Technical (Quadrant II), Instrumental/Social (Quadrant III), and Analytical/Social (Quadrant IV). The findings of this review article demonstrate a strong thematic interest related to the circular economy in global, major issues of governance; transition and implementation; consumption and consumer behaviour; as well as the associated logic, concepts and definitions. A weaker thematic interest appeared in relation to the cultural, political and ethical dimensions of the circular economy, while critical engagements with and contestations of the model remain fairly rare. Moreover, the analysis revealed the relative absence of detailed empirical scholarship on the more-than-human relations and the micro-level, local everyday practices through which the circular economy becomes actualised. This review calls for the proliferation of such works currently situated in the margins of the circular economy literature. However, as is finally proposed, a balanced mapping of a circular economy transition would require an approach that would problematise levels, scales and dichotomies like 'global' and 'local' as categorical givens. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The study aims to assess the theoretical foundations and practical realities of the social economy around the world. To achieve a common goal, the study focused on solving three problems: first, to substantiate modern identification and institutional recognition of the social economy on a global scale; second, to explain the general context and historical evolution of the process that contributed to the creation of a favorable political framework in the form of a social economy, highlighting its ecosystem, values and characteristics; thirdly, to determine the weight of the social economy in different countries of the world in market conditions, using external audit. The main subjects of the assessment are associations, social enterprises, and non-profit, public, and volunteer organizations. The study analyzed theoretical paradigms, evolution, and balanced practical implementation in different countries. The results confirmed that the social economy has the potential to create and maintain jobs, improve the quality of life, and reduce income inequality, regardless of the country's economic profile. In the European Union, the social economy is actively spreading through social enterprises and innovations. In the United States, this process involves associations and foundations. In the Russian Federation, the social economy develops through non-profit organizations. The findings deepen the understanding of the social economy and its relevance. In addition, the results provide information to politicians on social justice and sustainable development. Therefore, the study can serve as the basis for programs aimed at supporting socially oriented organizations and enterprises. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study of organizational effectiveness (OE) within nonprofit organizations is a well-established area of inquiry in international scholarly literature. This focus is particularly crucial in organizations where internal relational dynamics may sometimes be overshadowed by a strong mission- and values-driven identity. This article proposes a relational analysis of OE, employing this interpretive framework to examine the specific organizational context of food banks, complex entities operating at multiple levels with a specialized role in food recovery for charities addressing food poverty. Drawing on evidence from a dialogic-participatory action research conducted within an Italian regional food bank, the study pursued a dual objective. Firstly, it aimed to facilitate the collective construction of knowledge, promoting a cohesive environment for sharing and integrating knowledge to address real-world challenges effectively. Secondly, it sought to empower participants by providing them with opportunities for active engagement in effecting changes and improvements through participatory reflection, thus devising actionable strategies to enhance organizational effectiveness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, a Quality Model for Collaborative Social Enterprises (SCC) proposed in the article „On the Convergence of Collaborative and Social Economy: A Quality Model for the Combined Effect“ (2021) was validated through the Gioia methodology. Semi-structured interviews were carried out based on a questionnaire applied to an intentional sample. As a result, the Quality Model was improved, and new aspects were recognized such as: the importance of sustainability in SCC even if the companies are non-profit, the importance of the communication of social mission, an adequate definition of the decision-making process, the consideration of aspects related to ethics in data management, the definition of platform requirements and customer experience, and, finally, the need to have a social impact assessment as part of the main indicators. In addition to a general review in terms of drafting and organisation of the model, maintaining its dimensions and graphic representation remained unchanged. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the growing visibility of nonprofit management and philanthropic studies (NMPS) in formal educational programs at universities. It highlights the diversity of NMPS programs, including undergraduate and graduate degrees, certificates, and online courses. The third edition of the textbook "Nonprofit Organizations: Theory, Management, Policy" by Helmut K. Anheier and Stefan Toepler is reviewed, noting its comprehensive coverage of theoretical and practical knowledge in the field. The book is commended for its global perspective, multidisciplinary approach, and accessibility to different audiences. However, some readers may desire more practical resources, such as case studies. Overall, the book is recommended for practitioners, undergraduate students, researchers, and graduate students seeking a broad understanding of nonprofit organizations and management. [Extracted from the article]

Droughts have a severe impact on the environment and social economy, and predicting their future changes is challenging due to significant uncertainties in climate change and human activities. Many countries have pledged to achieve carbon neutrality to limit global warming; however, few studies have focused on drought changes during the carbon-neutral period. Here, we analyzed the variations in drought characteristics across the Yellow River Basin (YRB) during the carbon-neutral period under two low-emission scenarios from 7 CMIP6 model outputs. The results show that the temperature and precipitation will increase significantly during the 2015–2100 period under both SSP1-1.9 and SSP1-2.6 scenarios. Compared to the historical period (1979–2014), the hydrological drought frequency is projected to decrease by 15.5% (13.0–18.1%), while drought severity is expected to increase by 14.4% (13.2–15.7%) during the carbon-neutral period. Meteorological droughts exhibit a similar changing trend, although the results vary between different regions. In general, more severe hydrological droughts may occur in the southern YRB in the carbon-neutral period under low-emission scenarios. This study has implications for future drought mitigation within the Yellow River Basin. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research argues that distributed leadership has the potential to precipitate a more effective leadership during times of crisis like we witnessed during Covid-19 pandemic with specific focus on the Third Sector (voluntary sector). It has been contended that during uncertain, critical time, which is christened volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) era, leadership style can be instrumental in shaping organisational behaviour and actions for a better operation, stability and success in the long haul. As COVID-19 struck, governments, the world and organisations including the third sector faced unprecedented challenges ushered in by the pandemic. Prospectively, in rising above these challenges and in contrast with the conventional, managerial-driven management practice in the third sector, this article contends that distributed leadership can engender effective change management as well as facilitate third sector organisations to rise above this quandary, leading to a better led Third Sector. The methodology adopted in this research is anchored in review of secondary sources that consequently aided development and justification of the conceptual framework appropriated here, which has the capacity to shed new light on how to navigate crisis of leadership during critical moment like the COVID-19 and related organisational challenges. It is believed that this argumentation would guide institutions, policymakers, and governments in times of uncertain times to lead more effectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This report presents the findings from the Creative, Community, Wellbeing and Resilience Hub (the Hub) project, a disaster preparation, recovery and resilience initiative developed and run by Blackheath Area Neighbourhood Centre in Blackheath, New South Wales. The aim of the Hub is to combine creative, practical and psychosocial support to develop an integrated, placebased, whole-of-community disaster recovery and preparation model. The Hub project delivered a program of events, workshops and activities on social connectedness, practical support, education (including property preparation before bushfire seasons) and psychosocial and physical wellbeing. The program ran from January 2022 to June 2023 after an initial consultation between June and December 2022. The program was developed in response to recent adverse events, particularly the cumulative toll of numerous natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic, and to prepare for future ones. The report found that participants in the Hub program overwhelmingly benefited from participating in the Hub with demonstrable improvements in community connectedness, experiences of belonging, participation in community events and resilience. The Hub is a model for effective community sector organisations disaster preparation, recovery and resilience work. The Hub project also revealed the work these organisations are already doing in emergency and disaster preparation, recovery and resilience as well as their effectiveness and the untapped potential of their long-term funding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In 2018, the media spotlight fell on several high-profile nonprofit organizations (NPOs) in connection with sexual harassment (SH). Since then, a flood of SH cases has severely impacted the image and reputation of the nonprofit sector. NPOs have been accused of attempting to cover up SH and, in some cases, of leniency toward the harassers. However, these claims have not been rigorously investigated. In this paper, we study the role and behavior of harassers and argue that they may target organizations operating in the nonprofit sector owing to specific conditions that enable them to avoid detection and punishment. We argue that an environment advantageous to those who perpetrate harassment is created by several exogenous (nonorganizational) factors, such as the vulnerability of aid recipients, the lack of legal protection of volunteers, and, in some cases, the cultural tolerance of discrimination against women. From this novel perspective, traditional anti-SH policies that focus on reacting to harassment and supporting the victim are viewed as necessary—but insufficient—approaches to the problem. We therefore propose a series of complementary policies that enable NPOs to adapt their operational environments to curb SH. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Can private companies legitimately regulate sharing markets, and if yes, how? Whereas scholars have either criticized sharing platforms for expanding into private and public arenas or welcomed them to counterbalance encroaching government regulations, studies document their unbridled popularity. On the basis of a special version of social contracts theory pioneered by James Buchanan, we develop a heuristics that helps guide reasoning about the legitimacy of the sharing economy's regulatory function. First, we discuss the conditions under which free and responsible individuals deliberately subject themselves to rules without their prior direct participation, that is, exit, voice, and constitutional limits. Second, we suggest sharing platforms can use novel ordo-responsibilities to establish a sharing constitution that takes these conditions into account. Third, we argue that sharing platforms can legitimately do so within an enabling institutional environment in society, the provision of which relies on the joint efforts of sharing platforms, political actors, and civil society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study is intended to describe all local government problems in tourism development policies in the Tomini Bay area of Gorontalo. It outlines dynamic capability collaboration, relational perspectives, and resource-based theory to explain mechanisms and dynamics. The results of this study require collaboration, innovation, and integration of the interests of stakeholders of various parties in the development of a sustainable and innovative regional system. The tourism sector is one of the opportunities to increase local income. However, this has experienced constraints on aspects of local culture that are still attached to community customs, other things such as involvement and empowerment, education, technical guidance of the community that stand out in tourist destination services. This encourages local governments to continue to develop the tourism sector in improving community welfare. This study obtained novelty of new study findings in tourism development policy by the Gorontalo local government, namely the need for the role of stakeholders still requires the synergy of various parties in the Penta helix perspective (academics, business, community, government, and media). The collaborative governance process through face-to-face dialogue, trust building, commitment to the process, shared understanding, and intermediate outcomes has contributed positively in accelerating the development and promotion of digital platform-based tourism potential. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The theorisation of fraud has largely been developed in the for-profit sector, and the paper extends this to the not-for-profit sector. Motivated by social control theory, we adopt a qualitative approach to assess the views of key charity stakeholders (social control agents) of charities registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales about fraud. We find that stakeholders, especially donors and beneficiaries, are often reluctant to label 'fraud' as a threat to the sector. This reflects 'trusting indifference', a value embedded in the sector that brings more harm than good to the sector in terms of wrongdoing, by hampering effective social control. Adapting existing theories of fraud to charities, we propose a 'fraud tower' with three layers: the social layer (trusting indifference), organisational layer (opportunity), and individual layer (fraudsters-opportunity seekers). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: The rapid global spread of COVID-19 has seriously impacted people's daily lives and the social economy while also posing a threat to their lives. The analysis of infectious disease transmission is of significant importance for the rational allocation of epidemic prevention and control resources, the management of public health emergencies, and the improvement of future public health systems. Methods: We propose a spatiotemporal COVID-19 transmission model with a neighborhood as an agent unit and an urban spatial network with long and short edge connections. The spreading model includes a network of defined agent attributes, transformation rules, and social relations and a small world network representing agents' social relations. Parameters for each stage are fitted by the Runge-Kutta method combined with the SEIR model. Using the NetLogo development platform, accurate dynamic simulations of the spatial and temporal evolution of the early epidemic were achieved. Results: Experimental results demonstrate that the fitted curves from the four stages agree with actual data, with only a 12.27% difference between the average number of infected agents and the actual number of infected agents after simulating 1 hundred times. Additionally, the model simulates and compares different "city closure" scenarios. The results showed that implementing a 'lockdown' 10 days earlier would lead to the peak number of infections occurring 7 days earlier than in the normal scenario, with a reduction of 40.35% in the total number of infections. Discussion: Our methodology emphasizes the crucial role of timely epidemic interventions in curbing the spread of infectious diseases, notably in the predictive assessment and evaluation of lockdown strategies. Furthermore, this approach adeptly forecasts the influence of varying intervention timings on peak infection rates and total case numbers, accurately reflecting real-world virus transmission patterns. This highlights the importance of proactive measures in diminishing epidemic impacts. It furnishes a robust framework, empowering policymakers to refine epidemic response strategies based on a synthesis of predictive modeling and empirical data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Online education is a rapidly growing segment of the postsecondary system, and recent growth is concentrated at non-profit universities. Research shows that Black and low-income students are disproportionately represented in online programs; however, research on the outcomes of exclusively online education, especially at four-year non-profit universities, has been limited. Two narratives have emerged about the consequences of the access that online education provides: one describing it as promising and the other describing it as predatory. We harness both institution-level data and individual-level data to intervene in this debate. We show that online education is related to worse educational outcomes in non-profit and for-profit sectors, including lower retention and graduation rates. A sensitivity analysis suggests that selection into online education is unlikely to explain these results. Attending online is also related to some less desirable student loan repayment outcomes across sectors. Our results suggest that online education is a form of "predatory inclusion," in that access is coupled with increased risks for students relative to comparable peers attending in-person. In light of our findings, we propose that the provision of online education by for-profit entities—even in the non-profit sector—may play a central role in producing poor student outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper sets out to analyse organisations in the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE), working in the field of energy provision, and their contribution to the so-called energy transition from the perspective of social innovation. By showing the practical application of the concept of social innovation and its convergence and synergies with the SSE, we review the extent to which Basque Renewable Energy SSE alternatives are experiences that incorporate socially innovative elements. In addition, we study three cases through these approaches in order to observe the real and potential benefits that experiences based on social innovation can bring to energy transition. The main contribution of our research is to analyse the means by which certain initiatives are implemented through projects framed using the most prominent theoretical models focused on energy transition, social innovation and a social and solidarity-based economy, all aimed at achieving a low-carbon society.. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents the newly introduced model for EU policy-making, based on combined 'bottom-up' and 'place-based' approaches by establishing rural science-society-policy interfaces – Multi-Actor Platforms (MAPs). MAPs are open forums for exchanging relevant ideas in solving region's most urgent place-based challenges, performing co-learning, and acting as knowledge co-creation platforms for the contribution of creating reflective research and policy agendas for the future of Europe's rural areas. The main aim of this paper is to explore the challenges and prospects for the determinants of socioeconomic development (i.e., entrepreneurship, social economy, and sustainable and resilient value chains) in rural areas, based on SHERPA science-society-policy interface co-learning and co-creation results in Lithuanian MAP. Research results show that the combined bottom-up and place-based approaches with the help of regional MAPs as science-society-policy rural interfaces hold high potential to be applied to develop reflective research and policy agendas for the regions in the EU. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The introduction of Integrated Care Systems (ICS) in England aimed to increase joint planning and delivery of health and social care, and other services, to better meet the needs of local communities. There is an associated duty to undertake collaborative research across ICS partners to inform this new integrated approach, which might be challenging given that organisations span health, local authority, voluntary and community sector, and research. This study aimed to explore the appetite for collaborative Research and Innovation (R&I) across ICSs, potential barriers and solutions. This qualitative study involved semi-structured interviews with 24 stakeholders who held senior positions within organisations across two ICS areas (Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent; Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin). Interview transcripts were analysed using inductive and deductive analysis, first mapping to the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF), then considering key influences on organisational behaviour in terms of Capability, Opportunity and Motivation from the COM-B Behaviour Change Wheel. There were fundamental limitations on organisational opportunities for collaborative R&I: a historical culture of competition (rather than collaboration), a lack of research culture and prioritisation, compounded by a challenging adverse economic environment. However, organisations were motivated to undertake collaborative R&I. They recognised the potential benefits (e.g., skill-sharing, staff development, attracting large studies and funding), the need for collaborative research that mirrors integrated care, and subsequent benefits for care recipients. Related barriers included negative experiences of collaboration, fear of failing and low confidence. Capability varied across organisations in terms of research skills and confidence, which reflected the range of partners (from local authorities to NHS Trusts, primary care, and academic institutions). These findings indicate a need to shift from a culture of competition to collaboration, and to help organisations across ICS to prioritise research, and share resources and skills to mitigate the limiting effects of a constrained economic environment. This could be further explored using a systems change approach, to develop the collaborative research efforts alongside the overarching move towards integrated care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In her novels, the comtesse de Ségur (1799–1874) often decried the harmful effects of punitive violence against little girls, although she also advocated its merits. As a pedagogical principle and an instrument of oppression, the use of force against female characters affects all social relations in the economy of her novels, from routine educational violence to physical assault. A sequential analysis of these phenomena will show how violence evolves in time and space through two corpuses of texts: the first three novels, or 'Fleurville trilogy' and the pair formed by the last two novels, Diloy le chemineau and Après la pluie le beau temps. We will also see how, in these narratives, the family as an institution, through its custodians, parents and surrogates, imposes on little girls a subtext of epistemic violence, embedded in the practice of 'silencing' the child victim. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Saskatchewan, Canada, has some of the highest rates of gender-based violence (GBV) in Canada, with statistics double the national average. The government of Saskatchewan does not substantively fund second-stage housing - a key mitigating solution to GBV. Nor does the province have a related action plan to reduce this violence and enhance the safety of women, gender non-conforming people, and children who are disproportionally targeted by GBV. This article demonstrates the outcomes of a knowledge synthesis on the intersection of GBV and second-stage housing across Canada. This research used an intersectional feminist approach to guide a literature review and NVivo analysis. This article's results section demonstrates the importance of second-stage housing as it relates to the mitigation of GBV. The discussion section offers various recommendations collected across Canada that can be used in Saskatchewan to bolster the existing non-profit sector that supports victims and survivors of GBV through enhanced public funding and related supports from the provincial and federal governments. The article concludes by identifying three viable and urgent areas for future research: first, investigate the potential correlation between GBV rates and second-stage housing to examine whether support for second-stage funding impacts GBV rates. Second, identify and develop alternative assessment and evaluation metrics that shift quantitative reporting standards to qualitative understandings of success. Third, examine the interconnection between settler colonization and GBV that disproportionality targets Indigenous women through strengths-based, decolonial, Indigenous-led frameworks that are culturally appropriate and responsive. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Human‐wildlife coexistence as a concept and management objective has received increasing attention from researchers and decision makers. The coexistence approach will benefit from the recognition that, at broader scales, human‐wildlife interactions (HWI) are best understood and managed collaboratively and as complex systems, that is, dynamic, non‐linear, emergent, adaptive and, therefore, unpredictable. We present a planning process for human‐wildlife coexistence that provides a platform for collaboration between researchers and decision‐makers—and other stakeholders as well—and recognizes the complex nature of HWI. The three elements that define the process are: coexistence instead of conservation or conflict mitigation as a goal, systems thinking as the approach, and an emphasis on verifiable results rather than actions. As a way of illustration, we describe a 3‐day planning workshop for human‐jaguar coexistence in the Pantanal, Brazil. The 15 participants representing the academic, governmental, and non‐profit sectors identified 12 interactions directly involving 27 stakeholders and indirectly another 55. A theory of change was produced, connecting 20 actions—to be performed by 22 actors—with the 57 factors that directly and indirectly drive the interactions. How these results complement other approaches such as Action Plans is discussed. The proposed approach favors the pragmatism of adaptive co‐management over the often unrealistic expectation of a linear path to solution, or in other words, a shift from the notion of human‐wildlife coexistence as a quantifiable target to that of coexistence as a desired system state. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Jianghuai-Huai Hilly Region (JHHR), being a crucial agricultural and forestry hub within the Yangtze River Economic Belt, holds immense significance in investigating land use dynamics under diverse scenarios. Such exploration not only facilitates the sustainable utilization of land resources but also contributes to ecological environmental preservation and the advancement of regional economic and social development. This study aims to analyze the spatial and temporal characteristics and driving forces of land use in JHHR over the past three decades (1990-2020) using 18 driving factors selected from both the natural environment and social economy. We have considered four different scenarios, including Natural Development (ND), Rapid Development (RD), Cultivated Land Protection (CLP), and Ecological Protection (EP). We used the PLUS model to simulate land use changes in JHHR until 2040, and we analyzed the spatial distribution pattern of land under different objectives. The results show that: (1) The main types of land use in the Jianghuai hilly area are arable land and woodland. In the past 30 years, the land use changes have been relatively stable, the area of arable land and woodland has continued to decrease, and the construction land has continued to grow; unused land and grassland have the highest dynamic degree, with the highest comprehensive dynamic degree from 2000 to 2005, at 0.42%; (2) In 2020, the simulation accuracy of land use in different time spans is high, with a Kappa coefficient higher than 0.85 and an overall accuracy higher than 92%, both higher than the standard. (3) The main driving factors for land expansion from 1990 to 2020 were natural factors such as DEM and slope, and the driving forces for construction land mainly came from socio-economic factors. (4) There are obvious gaps in land use changes under different scenarios. A comprehensive comparison of the growth of other types of land use to varying degrees under the ecological protection scenario and under the protection of ecological land use can be used as the optimal development scenario model. The scenario simulation can provide an effective reference for the rational planning and management of land in the Jianghuai hilly area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nonprofit organizations in the United States depend upon a diverse set of funding streams to sustain their operations. This study will consist of revisiting the 2011 Nonprofit Management and Leadership article "Nonprofit Sustainability During Times of Uncertainty," which examined the ability of nonprofits to leverage funds from the private sector during the 2008 economic downturn, with specific attention on how nonprofits incorporated board members and community leaders in continuing services during a time of resource scarcity. This 2011 study also received the journal's "Best of the 2010s" award. This current research expands upon that article by investigating the intersection between racial justice and nonprofit sustainability, as well as additional questions related to racial justice, through the utilization of a case study site, Gary, IN. Implications of the findings include the greater role community foundations play in sustaining nonprofits in diverse communities, as well as in facilitating broader social justice initiatives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Agricultural cooperatives in Catalonia are characterised by their extraordinary longevity, with more than a quarter of them having reached a century of survival and operation (Socioeconòmic Review of the "Federació de Cooperatives Agràries de Catalunya", FCAC, 2022, 2021 and 2020). Despite this durability, these organisations have been compelled to face important changes (evolution of the agricultural sector, consumer tastes' changes, government requirements, mechanisation and modernisation of the agricultural sector), as well as to respond to structural difficulties such as farm dimensions, ageing and generational renewal, among others. As a fundamental structure of the Social Economy, co-operatives carry out their activities under the premises of co-operative values and principles, becoming essential actors in the fulfilment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (Villaescusa, 2019) approved within the framework of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015. Referring to agri-food cooperatives, Mozas and Bernal (2020) highlight them as entities that constitute the backbone of the Social Economy, representing one of the basic instruments of rural development (Gallego, 2007). The proposal we make in this paper is as follows: agricultural cooperatives' demonstrate a longevity that requires a detailed analysis in order to determine the elements that contribute to it and that, in a tacit way, contribute to the fulfilment of some of the SDGs (4, 9, 12, 16 and 17). To achieve these research objectives, we use Bourdieu's (1986) Theory of Capital. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The active participation of women in Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) entities is based on the possibility of accessing decent work, being part of projects that allow them to exercise decision-making capacity, being part of egalitarian work environments and the promotion of leadership. Given the principles and values on which it is based, different studies consider it fundamental to recognise that SSE can contribute to reversing gender inequalities at various levels, establishing a dialogue with feminist economics. The aim of this article is to review the challenges of SSE entities from a gender perspective. To this end, the main contributions and approaches of feminist economics are reviewed, the meeting spaces of the SSE and feminist economics are examined, and elements of progress to address the gender perspective in SSE entities are proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper will explicate ways in which Aboriginal Australian economy can inform, augment, and vindicate Catholic social teaching and related scholarship on work, the use of technology, and leisure. Collaterally, Aboriginal Australian economy gives an example of what could happen if key parts of Catholic social teaching were to be implemented concretely. That is, we can argue that Aboriginal economy gives an indication of what a society would be like if it adopted these parts of Catholic social teaching. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The COVID-19 pandemic presented what, on both global and national levels, has arguably so far been the most extensive health, economic and social challenge of the 21st century. Responding to this challenge, it soon became clear that, while having a vital role in the contextual provision of necessary services, public authorities also needed to engage with organizations in the voluntary, community sector, including Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs). This article presents and discusses and analyzes a digest of research and resource evidence from the beginning of 2020–to the end of 2023 concerning the organizational, financial and human contributions of and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on, in particular, Christian FBOs in Great Britain. It goes on to analyze these contributions and impacts within the analytical framework of what it calls a wider "Christian ecology" as the context within which such FBOs live, to which they contribute, and, as argued by this review, apart from which they cannot be properly understood. Finally, in exploring some of the lessons to be learned from the evidence and analysis presented, the article identifies and considers some key opportunities and issues that arise at the interface between the work of (especially, but not only, Christian) FBOs and the structures and processes of the governmental powers-that-be. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of Revista Daena: International Journal of Good Conscience is the property of Spenta University Mexico and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Cryptoaltruism refers to the ways in which distributed ledger technologies, especially blockchains, are changing the nature of the nonprofit sector. This study specifically investigates how the blockchain technology has been used by Ukrainian nonprofits during the current Russia-Ukraine War. To link this to the more general literature on blockchains, we consider whether blockchains are used primarily as a general-purpose technology or as an institutional technology which redefines how nonprofits coordinate activities. Our analysis of Ukrainian nonprofits provides evidence supporting both perspectives. Widespread acceptance of cryptocurrency suggests blockchains are an efficiency-enhancing new technology. We also show that novel applications on nonfungible tokens to preserve art and culture and to raise funds, as well as uses of blockchains to address challenges with trust, lend support to the idea of blockchains as an innovative institutional technology that is transforming the nature of the nonprofit sector. This study intends to motivate further development of the emergent agenda on cryptoaltruism and its role in the nonprofit sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This work is devoted to a new methodology in the management and marketing of educational organizations named Project-telling. The essence and content of the unique methodology Project-telling are considered in the present article. Project-telling has shown its effectiveness in positioning universities and colleges and has significant potential for application in organizations of the non-profit sector - healthcare and medicine, charity and volunteering, sports and culture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The rapid pace of urbanisation has resulted in challenges to the provision of civic infrastructure services. A number of systematic reviews have also been commissioned to understand the effectiveness of interventions carried out in different civic infrastructure sectors. This evidence summary synthesizes such reviews that have focused on the Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC). The water supply sector was prominent in these systematic reviews, followed by sanitation and electricity. Both access and quality outcomes have received equal attention of policy makers. In terms of interventions, physical infrastructure investment and urban planning interventions are seen to be the most widely studied areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Social entrepreneurship practices integrate aspects from the private, public, and non-profit sectors into a cohesive practice. This paper advocates for the integration of human resource development (HRD) research and practices into social entrepreneurship initiatives to drive progress and build effective organizations committed to positive social change and value creation. By exploring HRD insights on ethical organizational strategies, initiatives for workforce development, and their impact on employee engagement and attitudes, we contend that HRD professionals can significantly contribute to the success of social entrepreneurship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cross‐sector partnerships (CSPs) are important for tackling development challenges across public, private, and non‐profit sectors. Despite their growing prevalence as partnership models of choice for grand challenge efforts, there is little evidence‐based understanding about the dominant features of these engagements. This makes it difficult to develop CSP engagement models that are useful across development problems and settings. We posit that CSPs are intrinsically cross‐disciplinary endeavors and require collaboration models that enable interdisciplinary problem orientation and solution casting. To facilitate sense‐making in partnership efforts, a CSP engagement model must therefore integrate perspectives on partnership from major disciplines and practitioner experiences. Using automated content analysis of peer‐reviewed publications and manual content analysis of practitioner interviews, we explored the robustness and relevance of partnership capacity theory (PCT), an interdisciplinary CSP engagement model, as an evidence‐based approach to CSP with best‐practice grounding. We found PCT comprehensively characterizes collaborative CSP dynamics and offers a foundational view of CSP best practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study analyses the perspectives of nonprofit organizations (NPOs) on workplace diversity. Organizational diversity is a well‐established research topic in both profit management and organization studies, as well as in nonprofit scholarship. However, diversity is often discussed from a managerial point of view and, particularly in nonprofits, with little attention to workplace diversity. Using interview data from 25 Belgian NPOs, we explore how leaders in different types of nonprofits approach workplace diversity, discursively and in their organizational practices. Our analysis is centered around Maier and Meyer's typology on nonprofit governance and aims to understand how workplace diversity is perceived in organizations with a domestic, professionalist, grassroots, and civic discourse. We outline the main diversity perspectives underlying these governance discourses. Our study reveals that the way NPO leaders approach workplace diversity is shaped by their overall governance, resulting in differing discourses that go beyond business or social justice rationales. We conclude that there are various ways in which NPOs differentiate diversity, making it important not only to go beyond a managerial/business and social justice discourse, but also to unpack the different forms in which civic or grassroots discourses for example manifest themselves in the nonprofit sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the emergence of knowledge economy, knowledge payment has become an essential means of knowledge circulation. This study employs a system dynamics approach and integrates signal theory and customer value perception to investigate the dynamic pricing strategies for various knowledge payment products from the perspective of knowledge producers. First, this study analyzes the categories of knowledge payment products and proposes a theoretical research framework for designing dynamic pricing strategies for different products categories. Second, this study identifies the key factors that impact the profitability of knowledge payment platforms and construct a system dynamics model of product pricing strategies for knowledge payment platforms; next, three typical knowledge payment products on Zhihu Live are chosen as research objects, and system dynamics equations are constructed to simulate the profitability changes of different types of products in different periods. Finally, the results of simulation and sensitivity analysis are combined to select dynamic pricing strategies for different products types. This study offers an innovative exploration of multi‐stage pricing strategies for different types of knowledge payment products, which fills the gap in existing research and provides more scientific suggestions for knowledge producers and consumers in terms of knowledge transactions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the dynamic realm of the platform economy, the intricate relationship between platform charging mechanisms, seller tactics, and consumer behavior is crucial. This study delves into this relationship by constructing a two‐period dynamic game model, examining how different platform charging approaches impact pricing strategies among two distinct sellers, all while considering consumer strategic actions. Our findings reveal that the combination of seller quality differentiation and platform charging methods profoundly shapes consumer strategic actions. Interestingly, strategic consumers do not invariably harm seller profits. In specific settings, such as when using a revenue‐sharing model with slight quality differentiation, high‐quality sellers might even reap greater benefits than when dealing with short‐sighted consumers. Moreover, the decision for sellers to adhere to a specific price isn't always advantageous. For instance, under a revenue‐sharing model with limited competition, a price commitment from a lower quality seller might backfire. Additionally, in scenarios with a fixed‐fee model, there's a noticeable lack of incentive for differentiated sellers to commit to prices. This study accentuates the subtle yet significant influence of consumer strategic actions on seller profits in the platform economy context. It underscores the imperative for both sellers and platforms to remain vigilant and adaptive, ensuring their strategies resonate with the ever‐evolving consumer behaviors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Even if the social economy is an emergent sector in Romania, advancing social impact measurement and management becomes imperative for public authorities and the whole society to understand how much positive social change can be attributed to the social economy organizations, especially those active in the social services field. The main objective of this paper is to systematically review and analyse the first fragile attempts of social impact approach and measurement in Romania. Applicative research will be carried out in a social economy organization active in the social services field to understand the current challenges of measuring and managing social impact faced by social economy organizations. The article concludes with an in-depth discussion and a set of recommendations for developing a more effective national impact measurement framework better calibrated to the social and solidarity economy realities, particularly considering the social services field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The critical efforts of essential workers during the COVID-19 crisis might have important implications for how individuals view government, nonprofit, and for-profit sector workers and their pay. This article explores views of employees' pay considering three rationales (anticipated judgment, motivation for work, and competency in that work) that might lead to a lower valuation of work in the public and nonprofit sectors (i.e., lower pay rationales), particularly among those who work in the for-profit sector. However, highlighting a concrete way that public and non-profit employees serve the public, such as providing services during COVID-19, might mitigate this negative effect by showing their commitment to public service in an intuitive way. Our survey experiment provides evidence that activating the competency or motivation rationales lowers the likelihood that nonprofit employees are viewed as underpaid among those who work in the for-profit sector when a concrete example of public service is not provided. However, we also find some evidence that an example of public service can help to counteract these effects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Recreation practitioners in the public and non-profit sectors are key in supporting community residents' well-being through the facilitation of recreation programs and services; however, practitioners are working under the influence of neoliberalism governance, which challenges practitioners' ability to support low-income citizens' participation in recreation. Through the lens of neoliberalism, this paper aims to explore practitioners' challenges and strategies towards implementing recreation programs and services targeted at low-income citizens and discusses the implications it has on recreation programs and services for low-income citizens. Semi-structured phone interviews were conducted with 18 practitioners who design and implement recreation programs and access provisions for low-income citizens. Practitioners faced multiple constraints while employing a variety of solutions to deliver provisions to low-income citizens, including (1) Limited resources: doing more with less, (2) Spreading the word, and (3) Enhancing program access through program relocation, and (4) Reducing program costs. Facilitating access to and participation in recreation for low-income citizens is complex and requires multiple practitioner-led solutions that consider the broader structural factors of living in poverty. This study provides insight into the challenges practitioners experienced as they employed different strategies to support low-income citizens' participation in recreation, and more particularly, provides an understanding of how such strategies and challenges impact recreation programs and services for low-income citizens. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]