blog #10 due 4/9
after reading : https://drive.google.com/file/d/18cGx8K7u_h6ELMa0QcBXrejHHsBrlEf6/view
The central argument of this reading seems to be that people who work in the social justice system in the United States have limited funding and resources for their nonprofits. Basically the people who work in the social justice system have to fight for government funding for their programs and it is completely unfair. In the process of fighting for government funding for their programs, this takes time away from fulfilling their nonprofit's mission and defeats the whole purpose of "nonprofits".The issue is that these nonprofit organization have been more concerned with staying in business, that they forget why they created this nonprofit in the first place (social justice)
The main critiques of the nonprofit sector is that they spend too much time trying to raise money and ask the government to fund their programs. The funding system is not set up for the nonprofit sector to succeed, and in turn it results in constituents pulling away from these programs because they don't see passion in the mission of the nonprofit.
I observe these dynamics at play in my internship site by seeing the struggle of programs being funded everyday. For example, the wellness department at the YMCA I work at barely gets any funding, and in turn it affects the staff as well as the members who come to workout there. Lots of times, classes get canceled because the YMCA can't afford to pay their instructors and it leads to a vicious cycle of trainers quitting and classes being canceled. There needs to be a better way of structuring funding in non-profits so they don't crumble.
The central argument of this reading seems to be that people who work in the social justice system in the United States have limited funding and resources for their nonprofits. Basically the people who work in the social justice system have to fight for government funding for their programs and it is completely unfair. In the process of fighting for government funding for their programs, this takes time away from fulfilling their nonprofit's mission and defeats the whole purpose of "nonprofits".The issue is that these nonprofit organization have been more concerned with staying in business, that they forget why they created this nonprofit in the first place (social justice)
The main critiques of the nonprofit sector is that they spend too much time trying to raise money and ask the government to fund their programs. The funding system is not set up for the nonprofit sector to succeed, and in turn it results in constituents pulling away from these programs because they don't see passion in the mission of the nonprofit.
I observe these dynamics at play in my internship site by seeing the struggle of programs being funded everyday. For example, the wellness department at the YMCA I work at barely gets any funding, and in turn it affects the staff as well as the members who come to workout there. Lots of times, classes get canceled because the YMCA can't afford to pay their instructors and it leads to a vicious cycle of trainers quitting and classes being canceled. There needs to be a better way of structuring funding in non-profits so they don't crumble.
Thanks for this analysis Bailey. It would be really interesting--especially at a large organization like the YMCA--to hear from a range of stakeholders (employees, clients, youth, etc.) about what parts of the work are most valued and why.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your blog. Its so sad that this happens at your YMCA. It must be really hard for the youth that want to enjoy that class.
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