Group Discussion Activity

Use your Social Welfare History Timeline discuss the following with your group:1) Choose the top 2 or 3 policies for each of the last 4

decades of the 20th century (ie. 1960’s 1970’s, 1980’s, 1990’s).

2) Discuss thecurrent direction of social welfare policy.3) Given the historical progression of social welfare

policy, what do you think will likely be the next piece of history written about social welfare policy?

Social Forum

• What did you bring to share today?

• Article Title • Source • Date • Stakeholders/Actors • Relation to Social Welfare Policy

THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR Week 6

Structural Interests within Social Welfare

• Traditional Providers– See social welfare as tightly interwoven with other

community institutions• Welfare Bureaucrats

– Public functionaries • Maintain the welfare state in much the same form in

which it was conceived during the New Deal

Structural Interests within Social Welfare

• Clinical Entrepreneurs– Professional service providers, chiefly social

workers, psychologists, and physicians;• Who work for themselves instead of being salaried

employees

Structural Interests within Social Welfare

• Human Service Executives– Salaried employees of for-profit firms and, as

such, have less autonomy• Marginal Interests

– Usually represent special populations that have been:

• Ignored, excluded, or oppressed by mainstream society

NOT-FOR-PROFITSIndependent Sector

What is a non-profit?The IRS identifies the different types of nonprofit organizations by the tax code by which they qualify for exempt status. One of the most common forms is 501(c)(3), which is set up to do charitable, educational, scientific, religious and literary work.• An exempt organization with $1,000 or more of gross

income from an unrelated business must file Form 990-T and pay tax on the income.

• A section 50l(c)(3) organization cannot intervene in political campaigns.

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/02/06/good-question-what-does-it-take-to-be-a-nonprofit/

The Independent Sector

• The vast majority of nonprofit organizations are small– Reporting less than $25,000 per year

• Generally, the expansion of the voluntary sector has paralleled economic growth

• Public support for nonprofit organizations has suffered somewhat

Advancing Social Justice

• The voluntary sector takes on many concerns not addressed by legislation, governmental programs, or businesses.

• The United Way– Perhaps the best recognized of voluntary sector

organizations– United Way contributions have oscillated over

time

Advancing Social Justice

• Elite Philanthropy– Much grander expectations– Critics questioned their generosity

The Future of the Voluntary Sector

• Commercialization– Particularly important for nonprofit agencies

desiring to enhance their incomes– Unfair competition issue

The Future of the Voluntary Sector

Faith-Based Social Services– Conservative think tanks have sought an

alternative to federal social programs– Captured the imagination of international

development advocates

The Future of the Voluntary Sector

• Social Entrepreneurship- Proposes social capital as a vehicle

for revitalization- Pursues innovations through capital

and technology- Uses capitalism and business

principles as a means of measuring effectiveness

Social entrepreneurship is the attempt to draw upon business techniques to find solutions to social problems. This concept may be applied to a variety of organizations with different sizes, aims, and beliefs.

Issues Facing the Voluntary Sector

– Issues Facing the Voluntary Sector– Frivolity– Politicization– Property tax exemptions– Salaries

Group Discussion

• Choose a social issue as a group.– First consider how you would create a nonprofit to address

the issue. • Would your organization provide direct service or social advocacy?• Who would you recruit to be on your board? • Where would you solicit resources?

- Second consider how you would apply a business ethic to the same social issue.

• How does this change what your organization provides?• Who would you recruit to be a partner?• How would you solicit resources differently?

Extra Credit: 5 points for attending all day event

and submitting 3 page paper1 additional point for attending the pre-advocacy day event

Illinois NASW Advocacy Day Tuesday, April 14th in Springfield, IL

• The day will encompass a half day of educational seminars on lobbying in Illinois followed by advocating at the Capitol.

• The cost of attending the event is $13 if you register prior to February 28th. After February 28th, the cost goes up to $18.

You need to register individually, online at: https://naswil.wufoo.com/forms/advocacy-day-041415/

• The School of Social Work will be arranging for transportation for all students to Springfield and back on Advocacy Day. The event begins in Springfield at 8:15am and will wrap up at 3:30pm. Please plan to be at the School of Social Work to leave for Springfield at 6:15am. The bus will be leaving promptly at 6:30am, so please keep in mind if you are late, you will need to arrange for your own transportation to Springfield.

• Once you register, please also send an email to ksharmon@illinois.edu to let me know you are registered so I can keep a head count of how many people are attending.

• More information about Advocacy Day can be found at http://www.naswil.org/advocacy/advocacy-day/.

Next Class

• Read Karger & Stoesz Chapter 7

• Turn in your summary of on-line reading. Check COMPASS.

• 1st Exam is March 3. It will be administered on COMPASS.