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DIFFERENT TYPES OF ORGANISATIONS. TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS: VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATIONS (VA) VOLUNTARY ALTRUISTIC ASSOC.(VAA) CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS, NON-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS (NFP) NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS (NGOs)
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DIFFERENT TYPES OF ORGANISATIONS • TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS: • VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATIONS (VA) VOLUNTARY ALTRUISTIC ASSOC.(VAA) • CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS • PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS, NON-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS, • NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS (NFP) • NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS (NGOs) • THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS
DIFFERENT TYPES OF ORGANISATIONS • CULTURAL DIFFERENCES: • UK—VOLUNTARY SECTOR • USA—NON-PROFIT-SECTOR • FRANCE - SOCIAL ECONOMIC SECTOR • GERMANY - ORGANISATIONS FOR THE COMMON GOOD
DIFFERENT TYPES OF ORGANISATIONS • TYPES AND “SIZES” OF NFPO’s • SALVATION ARMY, RSPCA, WHO, CLEAN-UP-AUSTRALIA, ILO, AMA, AA, OPPORTUNITY SHOPS, NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH, MYER FOUNDATION, CAPA, EMBROIDERY CO-OP IN GUATEMALA
DIFFERENT TYPES OF ORGANISATIONS • HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: • EARLY EGYPT—STRONG MORAL CODE OF SOCIAL JUSTICE • INDIA—EMPERORS PLANTED TREES, FED PEOPLE • ANCIENT GREECE—TRAVELLERS GIVEN SHELTER AND FOOD • HEBREWS AND ROMANS—FOOD, LAND, CROPS • CHRISTIANS AND MUSLEMS—HARDSHIP FUNDS, GIFTS, ETC
DIFFERENT TYPES OF ORGANISATIONS • KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF NFPO’s: • RELIANCE ON NON-GOVERNMENT FUNDING • MIXTURE OF PAID AND UNPAID STAFF • HONOURARY BOARD OR GOVERNING COMMITTEES • ACCOUNTABILTY TO VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS
DIFFERENT TYPES OF ORGANISATIONS • INCREASING IMPORTANCE OF THE THIRD SECTOR: • FIRST SECTOR = PUBLIC, CREATES PUBLIC CAPITAL • SECOND SECTOR = PRIVATE, CREATES MARKET CAPITAL • THIRD SECTOR = NOT-FOR-PROFIT, CREATES SOCIAL CAPITAL • CURRENT ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALIST POLICIES LEAD TO PRIVATISATION AND TO GOVERNMENT WITHDRAWAL FROM THE CARING SECTOR
DIFFERENT TYPES OF ORGANISATIONS • SOME IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS: • FOR AND TO AIR/LOBBY ABOUT SOCIAL ISSUES • OPEN DOORS TO NEW KIND OF INTELLECTUAL EXPERIENCES • PROVIDE FOR DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION • CREATE AND MAINTAIN CIVIL SOCIETY • THIRD SECTOR IS THE MOST IMPORTANT, BUT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGED SECTOR