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Showing 1 to 20 of 88 for “"third sector"”.
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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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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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Unveiling the role(s) of informal third sector deliverers : towards a conceptual framework to understand the process of social value creation among informal third sector groups
… was designed to explore the role of the informal third sector groups (ITSGs) using an alternative methodological approach to Social Return on Investment (SROI) to reconceptualise value measurement. It focused on four ITSGs in Blackpool in the North West of England, each of which, at surface level …
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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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Third sector telephone housing options service for older people : a realist evaluation
The intended outcome of a third sector telephone housing options service focusing on specialist housing is to empower older people to reassess their home environment. However, there is no existing academic research in this area. In an original contribution to knowledge, this study addresses the …
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Third sector telephone housing options service for older people: a realist evaluation.
The intended outcome of a third sector telephone housing options service focusing on specialist housing is to empower older people to reassess their home environment. However, there is no existing academic research in this area. In an original contribution to knowledge, this study addresses the …
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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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Stakeholder Contributions and Benefits: A Case Study of a Third Sector Organisation in Wales
… co-producing services with stakeholders in all sectors, and this is my contribution to knowledge.
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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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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
The theory of social capital attracts considerable attention across diversified fields due to its positive impact on society. A major portion of social capital literature is devoted to defining the concept and identifying the sources and factors that contribute to social capital development. Putnam …
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Parameters of managerial effectiveness and development of third sector managers. An empirical study of HIV NGO managers in India
This unique and first-time research explores the parameters of effectiveness among HIV/AIDS and development NGO managers in India. The aim of this research has been investigate and explore how these managers perceive and view their own effectiveness at work. This research contextualises Analoui's …
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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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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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Cultural factors affecting the development of an evidence-based information service in a third sector provider of complementary cancer care
… of an evidence-based information service in a third sector provider of complementary cancer care Matthew Breckons Introduction Many people with cancer access complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and a need for high quality information was emphasised in reports by the House of Lords and …
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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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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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Venturing into public good: from venture capital to the creation of state-supported venture philanthropy and its implications for third sector financing
… social, and spatial impact of the financial sector. Venture capital firms have been a focus, generating a contested but deep literature around the roles of such “value-adding” capital providers in supporting the growth of firms, industries, and various territorial innovation models. In …
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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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Growing Toward the Sun: How the Good-Food Movement Catapulted a Small New York City Third-Sector Organization into Rapid Growth, Success, and Many Challenges
… an ethnographic study of a New York City-based third-sector organization focused on what it calls "food justice." This study concentrates on how this organization, that I call Food Rights, has built a broad multi-sector network made up of a varied set of constituents and collaborators aiming to …
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