Challenges Faced by TSOs in a Changing Environment
Explore the hurdles encountered by Third Sector Organizations (TSOs) due to environmental changes, as presented in a research design involving literature reviews, case studies, and stakeholder surveys across different European country groups. The comparative analysis highlights key barriers like human resource issues, external governance challenges, and financing difficulties hindering TSOs from realizing their full potential.
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Times Are Changing: Hurdles of TSOs Effected by Environmental Changes Presenter(s) affiliation(s) Patrick Hoemke | Benedikt Pahl | Christina Rentzsch | Annette Zimmer Brussels 09 November 2016
Research Design Literature Review Stocktaking of quantitative empirical research Case Studies Interviews with Stakeholders Stakeholder Survey Measuring impact. Enhancing visibility. 2
Country Groups Identified Central Europe (DE, NL, AT) Liberal Model (UK) Southern Europe (FR, ES) Post-Socialist Measuring impact. Enhancing visibility. Countries (PL, HR)
We Observe a Significant Change of the... Third Sector Organisations (TSOs) Political Environment Human Resources External Governance Financing Social Environment Economic Environment Measuring impact. Enhancing visibility. Measuring impact. Enhancing visibility. 4
Results of the Comparative Analysis: Across Europe TSOs are struggling with the following Key Barriers that hinder TSOs making the most out of their potentials: Problems related to human resources Recruitment of volunteers Staffing of voluntary boards Unattractive employment conditions Problems related to external governance Change of government TSO relationships Change of societal TSO relationships Problems related to financing: Lack of public and private funding Measuring impact. Enhancing visibility. 5
Problems Related to Human Resources: Volunteering Difficulties Recruiting Volunteers 90.00% 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% not serious (1) serious (2) 40.00% very serious (3) 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% France Poland Spain Germany Austria Measuring impact. Enhancing visibility. 6
Problems Related to Human Resources: Volunteering Difficulty Recruiting Board Members 50.00% 45.00% 40.00% 35.00% 30.00% not serious (1) 25.00% serious (2) very serious (3) 20.00% 15.00% 10.00% 5.00% 0.00% Germany Austria Spain Measuring impact. Enhancing visibility. 7
Problems Related to Human Resources: Unattractive / Precarious Employment Low Pay of Employees 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% not serious (1) serious (2) 30.00% very serious (3) 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% France Spain Austria Germany Measuring impact. Enhancing visibility. 8
Problems Related to the Change of External Governance Increasing Bureaucracy 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% not serious 40.00% serious very serious 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% France Poland Spain Germany Croatia Measuring impact. Enhancing visibility. 9
Problems Related to Financing Lack of Public Funding 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% not serious (1) serious (2) 30.00% very serious (3) 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% France Poland Spain Croatia Germany Austria Measuring impact. Enhancing visibility. 10
Problems Related to Financing: TSOs in an Economic Stress Test Central Europe: The conservative/neo-corporatist welfare state is on the retreat reduction of structural funding and increase of project funding UK: Significant reduction of public funding under Cameron increase of new modes of funding (e.g. social bonds) Post-socialist countries: There is little public money, nevertheless the decrease of public funding is troublesome since there are no other alternatives. Except EU-Funding France and Spain: Significant scarcity of public funding growth of an alternative economy tied to the co-op sector Measuring impact. Enhancing visibility. 11
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