Managing Change in Nonprofit Organizations: Insights from the UK Charity Retail Sector

Moves toward increased professionalism are now an almost taken-for-granted aspect of change across the nonprofit sector both in the United States and in the United Kingdom. This paper uses the case of UK charity retail to explore the impacts of this move to professionalism, on managers at the local level. In doing so it seeks to develop appropriate techniques for managing change both in charity retail and more broadly, in nonprofit organizations per se. The professionalization of charities' trading activities has resulted in a series of changes at the local level; these include the introduction of new forms of staff, changes to policies regarding the sourcing, pricing, and presentation of stock, and an increased emphasis on sales targets, league tables, and incentive schemes designed to motivate managers to increase sales. These policies set at head office level have had significant impact on the day-to-day working experiences of branch managers. This paper explores managers' reactions to these changes and examines the extent to which such policies could be said to be successful. To conclude, recommendations are made as to the most appropriate approaches to professionalizing charity retail operations. These conclusions are broadened to offer insights into appropriate techniques for managing change in nonprofit organizations.     

孔子的“仁”与苏格拉底的“善”之比较——兼评黑格尔对孔子哲学的偏见

世界各民族都拥有自己的文化和作为文化核心部分的哲学,它是各民族智慧的集中体现。黑格尔对中国哲学,特别是孔子哲学抱有偏见,事实上,孔子的哲学范畴"仁"与苏格拉底的哲学范畴"善'互有同异。孔子哲学在中国哲学史上的地位是崇高的。黑格尔对孔子哲学的偏见主要缘于他对中国汉语文及孔子哲学的不了解。     

新乡贤与乡村慈善:资源整合、项目对接与激励机制创新

新乡贤是实现中国乡村振兴目标的重要社会资源,尽管不同地区新乡贤群体由于结构不同导致其社会功能存在较大差异,但乡村慈善功能应是各地新乡贤最基本、最主要的社会功能。乡村慈善也是当前中国乡村发展面临的最大短板,急需外部新资源注入推动。只有对中国新乡贤资源进行合理整合,搭建合适的平台实现新乡贤资源与乡村慈善项目的有效对接,积极创新激励机制鼓励新乡贤参与乡村慈善,才能充分利用中国丰富的新乡贤资源补齐乡村发展短板,改善乡村生产与生活条件,助力乡村振兴目标的实现。     

刘澜波对东北军走上抗日道路的历史贡献

九一八事变后,刘澜波便与东北军结下了不解之缘。他帮助东北军爱国将领黄显声组建东北抗日义勇军,在白山黑水之间展开同日军的武装斗争。东北军入关后,他受党组织委派,长期在东北军中秘密开展党的统战工作,促使东北军走上联共抗日的道路。在全面抗战爆发后,刘澜波在周恩来的直接领导下,领导东北救亡总会继续关注与支持东北军抗战,使东北军成为全国抗日战场的重要组成部分,有效地配合了全国抗战。     

一种依据慈善算法的偶图k-完全匹配

在扩展一种基于内容的负载共享算法的过程中,总结了将初始化负载分布到集群成员服务器的模型和方法,探讨了依据慈善算法进行偶图一对多匹配即k-完全匹配的问题。给出了一些应用慈善算法进行偶图匹配的重要实验结果,并对慈善算法存在的问题和在超图等研究领域的潜在应用进行了讨论。     

基层妇联干部的职业素养状况与角色期待教育

当前基层妇联干部的素质状况、角色认知、角色认同感及处理多重角色冲突的能力与实际要求有偏差,要增强其服务妇女群众的角色意识、个人职业生涯的发展能力,接受新信息、新观念的能力,以及创造性开展工作的能力和处理多重关系的能力,就必须调整基层妇联干部的角色认知,塑造良好的心理素质和职业素养,以促进男女共同发展,构建社会主义的和谐社会.     

民间慈善:妇女参与社会活动的有效途径--立足于宋朝的考察

在中国民间慈善发展史上,宋朝是一个极为活跃的时期,其中,妇女的贡献亦是不容忽视的.诸如赈饥救荒、济贫恤穷、扶弱解困、公益事业等方面,都活跃着众多妇女的身影.从这些行动的广度和深度来看,妇女所参与的民间慈善活动已超越了作为男性配角的从属地位而具有了独立的主体性.从这些行动的动机来看,除了带有强烈的宗教色彩之外,妇女通过参与民间慈善活动而获得了参与社会的权力无疑也是一个重要动力.     

企业慈善行为的时代价值与实践探索

企业慈善行为是企业与社会的双赢选择。企业慈善行为可以促进慈善事业的发展,达到整合社区资源、促进社区发展的目的,在更为广阔的社会系统中表达一种“关爱与和谐”的理想与信念。同时,企业慈善行为有利于提升企业自身形象,提高企业的销售业绩,增进企业内部的凝聚力。中国企业应大力参与慈善事业,开创和谐社会下企业与社会的双赢局面。     

枢纽型社会组织与民间公益组织的培育

枢纽型社会组织对民间公益组织有着重要的培育功能,其对民间公益组织合法性问题的解决、能力的提升、信息交流平台的搭建、各类资源的整合意义重大。枢纽型社会组织自身的去行政化和法人化是实现其培育功能的前提。在此前提下,需在制度层面引导建立培育资金的支持体系、引导枢纽型社会组织更加关注培育效果,更加关注民间公益组织的个体化需求。     

Engaging Children in Meaningful Charity: Opening-up the Spaces within Which Children Learn to Give

This paper presents qualitative evidence from an in-depth, participative action research project with 150 children aged 4–8 years old, exploring their experiences, perceptions and preferences regarding charitable giving. Most children positively engage in charitable giving through home, school and their community; however, less than 20% are aware of the cause area they are being asked to support, and most have little decision-making in their giving. Children’s willingness to engage increases when they critically examine the cause area and are facilitated to lead on giving decisions, often resulting in increased and sustained efforts to support cause areas that matter to them.