Federal funding threatens non-profit sector, imagine Canada states.The current funding model of short-term project-based grants, contributions and contracts, has fostered a highly uncertain fiscal environment for Canada's community non-profit sector The nonprofit sector, also called the third sector, civic sector or voluntary sector, is a third area of an economy, distinct from the public sector and the private sector. It is made up of all of the non-profit organizations in the economy. . It has also eroded e·rode v. e·rod·ed, e·rod·ing, e·rodes v.tr. 1. To wear (something) away by or as if by abrasion: Waves eroded the shore. 2. To eat into; corrode. morale among sector workers who have almost no job security and limited the sectors capacity to invest in longer-term program delivery strategies for the citizens and communities they serve, Imagine Canada told the federal Blue Ribbon blue ribbon denotes highest honor. [Western Folklore: Brewer Dictionary, 127] See : Prize Panel on Grants and Contributions under the Federal Accountability Action Plan 2006. "If not addressed, these developments could threaten Canada's favoured place among countries with vibrant third sectors and high levels of community engagement." Among the recommendations to the panel: * terms and conditions for grants or contributions must be sufficiently flexible to recognize the professional competence of the program provider and enable local or client-specific interpretation of the program mandate; * funding levels must reflect the full cost of program delivery and be paid on a full cost-recovery basis; * the government should develop a long-term federal investment framework for the sector, consistent with the funding arrangements for small business. Imagine Canada points out that the federal procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. policies are important financial instruments by which the government supports small and medium organizations and enterprises, and asks that "further consolidation of the multi-billion dollar federal purchasing power Purchasing Power 1. The value of a currency expressed in terms of the amount of goods or services that one unit of money can buy. Purchasing power is important because, all else being equal, inflation decreases the amount of goods or services you'd be able to purchase. 2. must not effectively preclude participation by Canada's third sector." Imagine Canada's statement was endorsed by 27 non-profit organizations A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. . The Blue Ribbon panel was set up in June. www.imaginecanada.ca |
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