Voices from the voluntary sector : perspectives on leadership challenges /
The voluntary sector is made up primarily of not-for-profit and non-governmental organizations that engage with social issues. Voices from the Voluntary Sector contains reasoned reflections by practitioners on some of the significant challenges faced by today's not-for-profit organizations in C...
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Table of Contents:
- Part One : The reflective moment
- The courage to become [Youth in Care Network in Canada leaders] / Linda Manser
- How then shall i lead? The journey of leadership in a faith community / Ida Mutoigo
- Life after a charismatic leader / Bernard Voyer.
- Part Two : The analytic mindset
- Leadership in the eye of a storm : lessons in crisis management for National Sports Organizations [Canadian Olympic Committee examples] / Margaret McGregor
- Evaluating the performance of non-profit organizations : An examination of the performance index for the Donner Awards / Jerry V. Demarco
- Renewal of a youth-serving organization : lessons and stories shared through an ecocycle metaphor / Marc Langois.
- Part Three : The Global Mindset
- First Nations children and families : in search of a voluntary sector [Aboriginal or Native peoples, British Columbia reserves] / Cindy Blackstock
- Letting or Making global collaboration happen? An exploration of collaborative efforts among NGOs [i.e. reducing third world debts, eliminating land mines, trading relations for developing countries, etc. / Alain Roy.
- Part Four : Collaborative mindset
- Embracing donor investment [charities, donors] / Charlotte Cloutier
- Can't we be friends? An ethical exploration of the nature of the relationship between fundraisers, donors, and the charities they support / Robert Ryan
- Health communication, collaboration, and ethics : working with the private sector to influence consumer behaviour [consumer information dissemination, collaboration with pharmaceutical companies] / Elizabeth Moreau
- Bridging strategies for Amnesty International / Lily Mah-Sen.
- Part Five : The Catalytic mindset
- A snowball's change : children of offenders and Canadian social policy [esp. single mothers and Aboriginal (Native peoples, First Nations) women
- Ignored by the correctional (justice) system / Shawn Hayes
- Public dialogue : bridging the gap between knowledge and wisdom [Citizens' juries, participatory budget processes, deliberative dialogues] / Jacquie Dale
- Social entrepreneurship : the power and potential of mission-based businesses [Actua] / Jennifer Flanagan
- Conclusion : The practice of ethics and the voluntary sector / Frederick Bird.