Funding Policies and the Nonprofit Sector in Western Canada : Evolving Relationships in a Changing Environment

Funding Policies and the Nonprofit Sector in Western Canada offers a detailed yet accessible account of nonprofit funding policies in a region characterized by fiscal conservatism, a cyclical resource-based economy, and a growing share of Canada’s population and GDP. The chapters in this collection offer compelling and candid analyses of the realities of nonprofit funding in Western Canada. Each combines practical insights with academic rigour, providing critical historical context and an up-to-date profile of funding for services. For each province, a leading practitioner has provided an insider perspective into a specific regime or organization: nonprofit housing in British Columbia; the politics of social policy in Alberta; sport, culture, and recreation, and lottery funds in Saskatchewan; and community economic development in Manitoba. Written by leading researchers and practitioners, Funding Policies and the Nonprofit Sector in Western Canada offers a solid foundation on which policymakers, scholars, and practitioners alike can examine the challenges and opportunities of the contemporary funding environment. "Funding Policies and the Nonprofit Sector in Western Canada offers a detailed yet accessible account of nonprofit funding policies in a region characterized by fiscal conservatism, a cyclical resource-based economy, and a growing share of Canada's population and GDP. The chapters in this collection offer compelling and candid analyses of the realities of nonprofit funding in Western Canada. Each combines practical insights with academic rigour, providing critical historical context and an up-to-date profile of funding for services. For each province, a leading practitioner has provided an insider perspective into a specific regime or organization: nonprofit housing in British Columbia; the politics of social policy in Alberta; sport, culture, and recreation, and lottery funds in Saskatchewan; and community economic development in Manitoba. Written by leading researchers and practitioners, Funding Policies and the Nonprofit Sector in Western Canada offers a solid foundation on which policymakers, scholars, and practitioners alike can examine the challenges and opportunities of the contemporary funding environment."-- Résumé de l'éditeur "Funding Policies and the Nonprofit Sector in Western Canada offers a detailed yet accessible account of nonprofit funding policies in a region characterized by fiscal conservatism, a cyclical resource-based economy, and a growing share of Canada's population and GDP. The chapters in this collection offer compelling and candid analyses of the realities of nonprofit funding in Western Canada. Each combines practical insights with academic rigour, providing critical historical context and an up-to-date profile of funding for services. For each province, a leading practitioner has provided an insider perspective into a specific regime or organization: nonprofit housing in British Columbia; the politics of social policy in Alberta; sport, culture, and recreation, and lottery funds in Saskatchewan; and community economic development in Manitoba. Written by leading researchers and practitioners, Funding Policies and the Nonprofit Sector in Western Canada offers a solid foundation on which policymakers, scholars, and practitioners alike can examine the challenges and opportunities of the contemporary funding environment."-- Provided by publisher Contents Foreword Acknowledgments FUNDING POLICIES AND THE NONPROFIT SECTOR IN WESTERN CANADA. Evolving Relationships in a Changing Environment Introduction. Funding Regimes: From the Outside Looking In 1. Western Canada’s Nonprofit Landscape 2. Adapting to British Columbia’s New Era and Moving Beyond: Relationship Building, Funding, and the Nonprofit Sector 3. The Power of Collective Voice in Influencing Funding Policy for the Nonprofit Housing Sector in British Columbia 4. Alberta’s Social Policy: The Neoliberal Legacy of the Klein Reforms 5. Alberta’s Persons with Developmental Disabilities Community Governance Act and the System to Provide Services 6. The Alberta Mentoring Partnership 7. Provincial Funding of Human Service Community-based Organizations in Saskatchewan 8. Funding Policy and the Provincial Lottery: Sport, Culture, and Recreation in Saskatchewan 9. A Patchwork of Funding Relationships in Manitoba: From Principal-Agent to Co-governance 10. Mainstreaming Community Economic Development in Manitoba 11. Funding Policies and the Nonprofit Sector in Western Canada Contributors Index