The Strategic Cost Management in the Organizations of the Third Sector: A Case Study in the State of Paraíba (A Gestão Estratégica De Custos Nas Organizações Do Terceiro Setor: Um Estudo De Caso No Estado Da Paraíba)

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Pedrosa Neto ◽  
Aneide Oliveira Araujo ◽  
Orleans Silva Martins
Keyword(s):  
Cost Management ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
The State ◽  
The Third ◽  
Strategic Cost Management ◽  
The Third Sector

scholarly journals Resilient resistance? The third sector in the London Borough of Newham at a time of ‘post-racial’ politics

2020 ◽  
pp. 026101831989817
Author(s):  
Lindsey Garratt ◽  
Bridget Byrne ◽  
Bethan Harries ◽  
Andrew Smith
Keyword(s):  
Racial Politics ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Symbolic Power ◽  
London Borough ◽  
Political Situation ◽  
The Third ◽  
Local Populations ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
The Third Sector

This article engages with the shift towards an emphasis on ‘resilience’ in local government discourses. Using the London Borough of Newham as a case study, it will argue that contradictory definitions of the term have, until recently, been used to justify the erosion of the third sector in the borough, specifically groups who support religious and linguistic minorities. Interviews and documentary analysis are used to consider how the concept of resilience had a racializing effect in this borough, and we argue that as a facet of policy resilience risks treating plurality as a threat rather than a strength. This is highlighted through an examination of how the third sector was characterised as retarding individuals’ resilience and promoting ‘ethno-centrism’ in official resilience discourse. We offer three distinctive insights on the problem of resilience as a feature of policy, firstly, that resilience has a symbolic power that makes it difficult to securitize; secondly, resilience discourses risk instituting racism within policy; and thirdly, that resilience is built against collective forms of resistance and is therefore incapable of harnessing the resources and capacities of local populations. To conclude, we discuss the evolving political situation in the borough and the demise of the administration promoting resilience, through collective forms of resistance.

Civil Society and Philanthropy in Africa: Parallels, Paradoxes and Promise

2021 ◽  
pp. 089976402110574
Author(s):  
Ebenezer Obadare ◽  
Kelly Krawczyk
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
The State ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Third Sector ◽  
The Relationship

Civil society and philanthropy in Africa are regularly theorized in formal terms and oft perceived as inherently democratizing forces. Yet, existing evidence exposes the limitations of these assumptions. This article provides an introduction to the symposium issue on civil society and philanthropy in Africa. The objective of the introduction, and the articles contained in the symposium, is to examine important questions related to civil society and philanthropy on the continent: What is the complex history and role of civil society and philanthropy in Africa? How have donor dependence and professionalization affected the effectiveness of the third sector? What are the contours of the relationship between the state and civil society? We ask these crucial questions in an attempt to provide a more nuanced and contextualized understanding of civil society and philanthropy on the continent.

Harnessing Community Self-Help: Some Lessons from Rural England

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin C. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Third Sector ◽  
Lower Income ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Third ◽  
Self Help ◽  
One To One ◽  
The Third Sector ◽  
Rural England

Attempts to harness community self-help currently tend to follow the ‘third sector’ route of developing existing community-based groups. The aim of this paper is to evaluate critically this approach. Drawing upon case study evidence from rural England, existing community-based groups are displayed to be primarily sociability vehicles for higher-income populations. In consequence, if community self-help is to be harnessed to improve the material circumstances of lower-income populations, a ‘third sector’ approach is inappropriate. Instead, a ‘fourth sector’ approach is shown to be required that develops acts of one-to-one reciprocity. The paper concludes by outlining some possible initiatives to implement this policy approach.

scholarly journals VOLUNTARIADO, ASSOCIATIVISMO E TURISMO:UM DEBATE A PARTIR DAS ORGANIZAÇÕES NO TERRENO

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 133
Author(s):  
Filipa Canavarro Morais ◽  
Andreia Antunes Moura
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
The State ◽  
Volunteer Tourism ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Third Sector

RESUMOA sociedade contemporânea debate-se com novos problemas sociais que necessitam de respostas diferentes e inovadoras. Assim, pretendeu-se compreender como aqueles que estão no terreno veem o papel da sociedade civil face ao Estado e mercado, a importância do terceiro setor, do associativismo e do voluntariado em Portugal e, especificamente, o turismo de voluntariado. Os resultados demonstram que há cada vez maior dinamismo da sociedade civil para colmatar problemas sociais a que o Estado ou setor privado não conseguem atender, e que o turismo de voluntariado tem vindo a despertar interesse e reconhecimento enquanto oportunidade de futuro.Palavras-chave: Voluntariado. Associativismo. Turismo. Ação Solidária. ABSTRACTContemporary society is struggling with new social problems that need different and innovative answers. Thus, it was intended to understand how those in the field see the role of civil society vis-à-vis the state and the market, the importance of the third sector, associations and volunteering in Portugal and, specifically, volunteer tourism. The results show that there is a growing dynamism of civil society in addressing social problems to wich the state or private sector cannot give an answer, and that volunteer tourism has been arousing interest and recognition as an opportunity for the future.Keywords: Volunteering. Associativism. Tourism. Solidarity Action.

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