Book Chapters by Robyn Hoogendam
Civic Engagement, Community-based Initiatives and Governance Capacity: An International Perspective, 2021
Papers by Robyn Hoogendam
Nonprofit organizations working towards social progress on gender-based violence cannot effect sy... more Nonprofit organizations working towards social progress on gender-based violence cannot effect systemic change alone; they depend on partnerships, networks, and funding to carry out their work. Many receive and even depend on government funding and support to move their missions forward. This work is a case study of the funds distributed for gender-based violence work through the Women's Program funding stream, administered by Status of Women Canada, between 1995 and 2015; it explores the intent of this funding, how the program evolved over the study period particularly with respect to rising accountability requirements, and the characteristics of and impacts on recipient organizations. This is a mixed methods research project, which includes a textual analysis of government-published documents pertaining to the Women's Program over the study period, the production of network maps of funded organizations, a quantitative analysis of distributed funds, and semi-structured interviews with both funded organizations and Status of Women Canada bureaucrats. Over the study period, there was a rise in accountability measures required of funded organizations. At the same time, funding recipients shifted away from smaller nonprofit organizations and towards larger and/or for-profit ones, as well as away from research and advocacy targets and towards service delivery. This exposes certain organizations-that is, low-revenue nonprofit organizations and networks that are not registered as charities and that are focused primarily on gender-based work-as being particularly vulnerable due to their dependence on government funding. Funding recipients consistently reported, however, that despite the issues in applying for, reporting viii 4.3.2.2
Acknowledgements This report would not have been possible without the generous support of the Geo... more Acknowledgements This report would not have been possible without the generous support of the George C. Metcalf Foundation and their Inclusive Local Economies program. As Program Director, Adrianna Beemans has been incredibly insightful and encouraging throughout this process of discovery. The authors would like to thank the members and Steering Committee of Social Enterprise Toronto for the inspiration to explore this field for their support of this work. The research team would like to gratefully acknowledge the following individuals for their contributions to the emerging field of social procurement in Ontario, across Canada, and internationally: Zakkai. In different ways they have all helped shape this report. They did so through their work, correspondence, the resources they shared, and in policy forums. And let's not forget those excited, " blue sky " conversations that are so necessary to turning big ideas into realities. Our thanks to all of the individuals and...
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Book Chapters by Robyn Hoogendam
Papers by Robyn Hoogendam