The challenge of thinking about, designing and implementing evaluations of results and/or impacts in any area is significant, but in areas such as Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE) this challenge is all too evident. For this reason, the creation of a guide to help technical teams design evaluations was a priority for the European Commission's Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN).
February of this year saw the publication of the study "Human Development, a key factor for Portugal's success - the contribution of French companies", carried out by BNP Paribas Personal Finance in partnership with the French Foreign Trade Counsellors (CCEF) in Portugal*.
Volunteering is a sublime expression of solidarity. But why do people in vulnerable situations continue to be prevented from volunteering? I know some arguments, but the evidence has changed my mind.
There are already links between social impact and the financial sector, but it is hoped that this relationship will become stronger in the future in all its dimensions, in order to make companies, the social and financial sectors, as well as society in general, prosper.
Universities, as centers of knowledge and training, play a crucial role in building a more just and supportive society. An often underestimated dimension of this role is university volunteering, a practice that transcends the boundaries of the classroom and reaches out directly to the communities around them.
Since resources are so scarce for the scale of the objectives to be achieved in many non-profit organizations, the area of human resources is decisive for anyone responsible in this area.
Operating since 2013, Porto's Platform + Emprego is reaching its 10th anniversary with many lives transformed and the desire to go even further. What's more, it already has new goals on the horizon, for the benefit of those who need it most. It has replicability potential and the team is available for more information (see below).
At the 7th conference on the pathology and rehabilitation of buildings, Father Jardim Moreira, a long-time defender of human rights, gave the audience a tough confrontation with reality. He spoke of housing as a right. But forgotten. Here is the second part of the article.
The problems we face are not all equally difficult. Social problems, including the environment, are typically complex. And complex problems cannot be solved with simplistic approaches.
At the 7th conference on the pathology and rehabilitation of buildings, Father Jardim Moreira, a long-time defender of human rights, gave the audience a tough confrontation with reality. He spoke of housing as a right. But forgotten.
The benefit of a brand is its promise - what it promises its audiences, its customers. But in non-profit organizations, the promise is the cause for which the organization was born. If the organization is born to take care of the cause, who takes care of its brand? Are we facing the Barber Paradox?
