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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Third sector organisations"”.
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Application of participatory design to facilitate social innovation concept with third sector organisations
… in the creation of Social Innovation. Third-sector organisations are an actor which is often widely involved in the Participatory Design aiming to facilitate Social Innovation in the local contexts. However, in the existing research, this actor mainly plays the role of partner or …
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Managing value conflicts : an examination of values and value conflicts in third sector organisations in Scotland
… value conflicts and how they are managed within third sector organisations in Scotland, particularly among front-line workers. Despite existing literature acknowledging the importance of ‘values’ for third sector organisations and their employees and an external environment which increasingly …
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Social capital and social entrepreneurship : analysing links and implications for sustainability in third sector organisations in West Bengal
… efficiency of society. He considered voluntary organisations to be a significant source of social capital as they encourage the trust-based relationships required for collective action. Many authors argued that social capital development is context specific. Krishna (2002) found that in a poor …
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Third Sector Campaigning Strategies: A study of Third Sector Organisations campaigning for the reform of UK child poverty policy
This project studies the strategies used by Third Sector Organisations (TSOs) in campaigning for the reform of UK child poverty policy. This qualitative study combines expert interviews with policy workers in campaigning TSOs with textual analysis of TSO submissions to a 2007/08 Work and Pensions …
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Third sector organisations and social welfare : a study of the role of social service and charitable organisations in Taiwan
This study is about the role and operation of ‘third sector’ organisations (TSOs) within the Taiwanese social welfare context. TSOs have increased dramatically and become actively involved in social service provision. This phenomenon has not only had significant impact on the development and …
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Putting (programme) theory into practice, the use of programme theory in programme evaluation practice in small third sector organisations. Current practice and future improvements
… of programme evaluation practice in small third sector organisations. In this context, social programming efforts and programme evaluation are critical to ensure the effective design, and implementation of programmes and services for the individuals, groups, and communities that small third …
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Refugee labour market transition and the role of third sector practitioners
… investigation of how refugee-supporting third sector organisations in the UK engaged in collaborative work with employers. The study examined the roles and agency of the third sector organisations’ practitioners as they worked with employers to try and improve opportunities for refugees. …
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A constructivist grounded theory study of local social innovation assemblage in Dundee city: perspectives from third sector and funding organisations
… in local contexts where territorially embedded third sector organisations primarily drive the processes. However, how such local organisations mobilise social and power relations of marginalised or disadvantaged communities is underexamined. This knowledge gap compounds into our limited …
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Talking with Their Mouths Half Full: food insecurity in the Hamilton community
… for food aid is usually reported by individual organisations, rather than across the entire food support sector. The first phase of this research was a multi-provider survey that documented the demand for formal food support in Hamilton over a one year period in 2006/2007. The findings show that …
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The Governance of Young Males with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) within the Youth Justice System
… practitioners, associated multi-agency staff and third sector organisations, this research explores the limited understanding and awareness of ADHD. Significantly, it highlights the underlying difficulties and contributory negative influences, which children and young people with this condition …
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Heritage in crisis : examining the tools, skills and management approaches necessary for the future protection of the historic environment in Wales.
Is the heritage sector equipped to prevent a crisis? Examining the tools, skills and management approaches necessary for the future protection of the historic environment in Wales. This thesis includes a portfolio of published works which demonstrate the variety of tools and skills available to and …
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Accommodating change? An investigation of the impacts of government contracting processes on third sector providers of homelessness services in South East England
… the impacts of government contracting on third sector providers of services for single homeless people in Southampton and Hampshire, in South East England. It focuses particularly on tendering and quality measurement. 24 interviews were conducted with representatives of 21 third sector …
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Social value creation through community engagement in public service delivery: A qualitative comparison of UK and Vietnamese contexts
… are in conflict, since the goal of the private sector is to create private (economic) value whilst that of government agencies is to create public (social) value (Moore and Khagram, 2004). This leads to an increased focus on the involvement of the third sector which, it is argued, has the social …
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Literacy and numeracy support for homeless adults : an exploration of third sector employment and skills provision
… on the literacy and numeracy support offered by third sector organisations as part of their efforts to help homeless adults move into employment. Whilst homeless people are increasingly expected to move into work, many face a number of barriers to labour market participation. A small but growing …
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“A sticking plaster over a burst artery” An explanatory theory of moral distress: Frontline workers experience of supporting rough sleepers with a mental illness through austerity, welfare reform and the COVID-19 pandemic.
… who worked within a variety of statutory and third sector organisations, took part in sixteen semi-structured interviews. The study offers an explanation of how working within welfare reform, austerity and COVID-19 has affected frontline workers who support rough sleepers with a mental …
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An exploration into the use of monitoring & evaluation by third sector sports themed employability charities to evidence a social impact
The third sector is under increasing demand to evidence the social impact that it achieves, especially as the government imposes greater financial restrictions (Harlock, 2013). Sport has been used by the third sector as a vehicle to attempt to achieve numerous objectives (Coalter, 2011). These …
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Value creation through investments in Web-based systems within not-for-profit organisations: the case of two UK museums
A large number of not for profit organisations use Web technologies for community building, to improve services offered to their public or to generate income. However, the Internet is not a universal panacea and between the hype and counter-hype on the benefits of Web technologies, it is clear …
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Digital inclusion: the challenges
… joint initiative between a local authority and third sector organisations. This unique partnership, of over 25 centres, provided access to the hardest to reach groups in the deprived communities of the borough. A number of case studies have been included that give a flavour of the poignant …
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Employee engagement: relevance and application in the third sector?
… whether engagement is relevant and applicable to Third Sector Organisations (TSOs), particularly those in the Aberdeen City area, to assist in meeting contemporary organisational challenges. It explores the level of understanding and use of engagement in TSOs. It assesses the engagement experience …
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The Psychosocial Cancer Evaluation Toolkit: developing a tailored evaluation protocol and interface for the evaluation of cancer support initiatives.
… amount of psychosocial care is delivered through third sector organisations in the form of cancer charities, yet these suffer from a lack of robust and comparable evaluation. This thesis presents a body of applied research, funded through a KESS II studentship in partnership with Wales-based …
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