Social Funding Research Articles

Constituents over Correlation: Indicators and Arctic Urban Decision-Making

Arctic city mayors influence municipal sustainability outcomes, navigating decisions on waste management, social service funding, and economic development. How do mayors make these decisions and to what extent do they integrate sustainability indicator data? Interviews with the mayors of Fairbanks, Alaska, Yellowknife, Canada, and Luleå, Sweden, revealed indicators are used on a case-by-case basis to track trends but lack systematic integration into decision-making. Constituent concerns drive agendas rather than indicator trends. Based on International Organization for Standardization (ISO) guidelines, 128 indicators grouped into 19 sustainability themes were compiled from 2000 to 2019 for the study cities. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was applied to examine the utility of ISO indicators as a guiding factor for sustainability trend tracking, identifying key themes for each city. Results show that indicator trends are too inconsistent and interconnected to be useful as an independent form of guidance for mayors. For Arctic municipalities, sustainability indicator datasets are useful in specific circumstances, but they do not provide the same kind of decision-making heuristic that mayors receive from direct constituent interaction. Findings emphasize the importance of more robust data collection and the development of management frameworks that support sustainability decision-making in Arctic cities.

A Scoping Review of Intimate Partner Violence Research in Canada.

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is at epidemic levels across low-, middle-, and high-income countries, including Canada, where recent lifetime prevalence indicated that over 40% of women had IPV experiences. In response to this, Canada's federal government has made investments toward IPV prevention and response. We conducted a scoping review of English and French literature identified through searches of multiple databases and specific journals to assess the current state of IPV research in Canada. A total of 267 articles met inclusion criteria of being peer-reviewed research primarily about IPV in either French or English published from 2020 to 2022 with at least one Canadian-affiliated author. Almost a third of studies described services for survivors but did not evaluate service effectiveness. We noted a significant gap in research on the IPV experiences of gender and/or sexual minorities. Canada's federal social science research funding agency was the most common funder, with the two federal government departments with specific IPV funding initiatives in place cited as funding less than 6% of included studies. In general, there remains an overfocus on IPV epidemiology and on descriptions of service use, and not enough research examining the effectiveness and implementation of interventions, especially grounded in theoretical, gendered, and trauma- and violence-informed frameworks. Funders and researchers are encouraged to consider moving resources from ongoing description of well-established factors to assessment and implementation of evidence-informed interventions, and, crucially, primary prevention of IPV and all forms of gender-based violence.

Analisis Pengaruh Kebijakan Dividen dan Kinerja Keuangan terhadap Nilai Perusahaan

Firm value is an instrument for investors to consider the success of a company in relation to its share price. The banking industry is one of the most important financial business entities for society because it plays a much needed role in economic and social funding activities. This research aims to examine the influence of dividend policy and financial performance (ROA, LDR and NPL) on the value of companies in the banking sector listed on the BEI in 2010-2022.Testing was carried out using explanatory statistical analysis, data normality testing, and hypothesis testing. The results of this research show that dividend policy (DPR), profitability (ROA), and liquidity (LDR) have a positive effect on company value, while liquidity (LDR) and non-performing loans (NPL) have a negative effect in the banking sector listed on the IDX in 2010 -2022 period.

Getting Down to Business: Governing the Hybridization of UK Charities

AbstractCharity organizations are important to solving complex social and environmental issues that are beyond the reach of government and commercial organizations. However, these organizations are under increasing pressure for survival due to a sharp decrease in their traditional sources of funding. This study examines how leaders of charity organizations can improve the financial security and impact of their organization by adopting commercial structures into their organization, and therefore undergoing a process of hybridization. We conducted a multiple comparative case study of 18 UK charities comparing how they engaged with emerging social finance funding opportunities that required them to adopt commercial structures which lay outside their dominant logic of action. We identified several aspects that influenced the likelihood of a charity organization to engage with this opportunity and, therefore, strategically hybridize. These included whether a charity executive had sufficient socialization in both the social and commercial logics to view social finance as a strategic opportunity and whether the organization could alter the role expectations of trustees with a commercial background to enable them to actively use both logics rather than compartmentalizing them in their decision‐making. Our findings have important implications for research streams on hybridization and hybrid governance.

The paradoxes of U.S. graduate assistantships in education: navigating competing tensions and the impact of stress on graduate wellbeing

Purpose Graduate students employed in graduate teaching and research assistantship positions have a unique experience of the institution because of their status as student-employees. Graduate assistants (GAs) face specific challenges around their well-being as they navigate various relationships and environments throughout their educational trajectory. The purpose of this study is to examine the specific workplace challenges GAs experience and their overall effect on GA wellbeing. Design/methodology/approach This research study examines graduate assistant responses from 12 US research universities to the Faculty Survey of student Engagement for Graduate student Instructors survey. This study’s analysis examined the open-ended responses (n = 493) at the end of the survey that asked participants for additional comments regarding their departmental and/or institutional experiences. Three waves of coding were implemented by the authors to identify common themes and areas of concern on GA working conditions. Findings The findings led to the creation of a concept map on GA working conditions that include three main components: contextual factors, stress and well-being and competing tensions. Within each component are subthemes related to social identity, funding, campus climate, time and priority concerns and assistantship structure and support. The map demonstrates the enmeshed connection across areas. Practical implications Findings suggest institutional investments through programming, system-level changes and interpersonal support to improve GA working conditions and their well-being. Originality/value Research on GA experiences with working conditions and well-being in a US context is limited. This study is valuable because many graduate students who occupy graduate assistantships are asking for increased pay and benefits at their institution. Graduate assistantship labor organizing is occurring alongside institutions’ focus on improving health outcomes for graduate students.

The impact of health inequity on spatial variation of COVID-19 transmission in England.

Considerable spatial heterogeneity has been observed in COVID-19 transmission across administrative areas of England throughout the pandemic. This study investigates what drives these differences. We constructed a probabilistic case count model for 306 administrative areas of England across 95 weeks, fit using a Bayesian evidence synthesis framework. We incorporate the impact of acquired immunity, of spatial exportation of cases, and 16 spatially-varying socio-economic, socio-demographic, health, and mobility variables. Model comparison assesses the relative contributions of these respective mechanisms. We find that spatially-varying and time-varying differences in week-to-week transmission were definitively associated with differences in: time spent at home, variant-of-concern proportion, and adult social care funding. However, model comparison demonstrates that the impact of these terms is negligible compared to the role of spatial exportation between administrative areas. While these results confirm the impact of some, but not all, static measures of spatially-varying inequity in England, our work corroborates the finding that observed differences in disease transmission during the pandemic were predominantly driven by underlying epidemiological factors rather than aggregated metrics of demography and health inequity between areas. Further work is required to assess how health inequity more broadly contributes to these epidemiological factors.

Funding employment inclusion for Ontario youth with disabilities: a theoretical cost-benefit model.

Early engagement in employment-related activities is associated with greater lifetime labor force attachment, which correlates with positive health, social, and quality of life outcomes. People with disabilities often require vocational intervention to enter and remain in the workforce and reap the employment-related health and social benefits. Their labor force attachment brings about the added societal-level benefits of increased tax contributions and reduced social assistance funding. Reason and evidence both support the need for early intervention to facilitate young people with disabilities' workforce entry. Based on available evidence and best practices, and in conjunction with expert input, a cost-benefit model was constructed to provide support for public investment in early employment intervention by demonstrating the societal-level benefits that could be projected. Results indicate the potential benefits for investment in early, targeted employment intervention at a societal level. Two personas were crafted to demonstrate the lifetime societal-level impact of investment in intervention for an individual with disabilities. The results provide relevant arguments for advocates, policy makers, program directors, and people entering adulthood with disabilities to understand the benefits of investing in interventions with the goal of long-term public savings.

“I Am the Last Priority”: Factors Influencing Diabetes Management Among South Asian Caregivers in Peel Region, Ontario

ObjectiveIn this study, we aimed to identify sociocultural and systemic factors influencing diabetes management among South Asian (SA) caregivers in Peel Region, Ontario. MethodsTwenty-one semistructured interviews were conducted with SA caregivers using a qualitative descriptive design. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis and intersectionality analysis. ResultsThemes identified included 1) prioritizing family caregiving over diabetes self-management; 2) labour market impacts on diabetes self-management; and 3) challenges navigating Canadian health and social service systems. SA caregivers described social, economic, and systemic challenges impacting type 2 diabetes management. Systemic factors influencing diabetes management included discrimination and inequities in labour policies and lack of social and health resources funding. Recommendations by caregivers included whole-family, community-based, culturally tailored approaches to diabetes prevention and management strategies. ConclusionsProviding support with system navigation, encouraging family-based approaches, and addressing the social determinants of health could be beneficial for supporting SA families with diabetes management and prevention.

Popular Modernism, Neoliberalism and Nationalism in the Australian New Wave: The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) and Gallipoli (1981)

ABSTRACT Dominant narratives of the Australian New Wave tend to frame the efflorescence of national filmmaking in the 1970s through the lens of Gough Whitlam’s brand of cultural nationalism. The narrative usually runs as follows: state-funded films tended to favour a conservative, genteel and respectable aesthetic that came to be known as the “Australian Film Commission genre”. This article uses Mark Fisher’s concept of “popular modernism” to challenge this dominant account of the Australian New Wave first put forth by Susan Dermody and Elizabeth Jacka, outlining the ways in which social democracy and state funding provided the conditions that allowed filmmakers to produce radical films that were anti-nationalist in character. As we will argue, when national film production deviated from this configuration and became circumscribed by neoliberal restructuring and economic rationalism in the 1980s, the New Wave took on an increasingly nationalist impulse. The article will trace this trajectory through a narrative analysis of two films from lauded Australian director Peter Weir: The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) and Gallipoli (1981).

Role of the National Archives of South Africa in promoting human rights

Purpose This paper aims to explore the role played by the National Archives of South Africa in human rights promotion and protection. The study examined the challenges that archivists encounter when undertaking archival functions, such as acquisition, appraisal and access provision, that contribute to forming documentary archives crucial for human rights promotion and protection. Design/methodology/approach A review of literature dealing with acquisition, appraisal and access was used in this research. It was supplemented with interviews. Findings This paper provides recommendations of benefits in the field of archives management with a focus on the areas of acquisition, appraisal and access. The transformational discourse in the jurisdiction of archives management challenges archival institutions to be active players in selecting historical and cultural archives’ significance that is significant in human rights protections. However, despite judicial requirements that recommend the importance of archives, there is evidence that archival functions such as appraisal, acquisition and access are not being fully used, resulting in national archives institutions that are subject to irregularities that contribute to an unbalanced archives collection. Research limitations/implications The paper was limited only to the National Archives of South Africa. Practical implications The paper makes practical implications concerning the acquisition, appraisal and providing access to human rights records. Social implications Sufficient funding resource allocation ought to be provided to advance human rights promotion. Originality/value This paper offers informed recommendations to address the challenges of acquisition, appraisal and access provision of archive materials. The availability of archives materials reinforces the community by aiding to protect legal rights and prevent human rights violations. It was, thus, necessary to establish whether the National Archives of South Africa is actively building the archives collections that are important for human rights promotion and protection.

A Solicitous Science

Three visions of anthropology collided in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas in the 1950s. Infrastructural improvements, indigenista politics, and increased US social science funding intensified research on Indigenous Chiapas. The scene drew together imperial travelers, modernist ethnographers, and Mexican development administrators. Among them was Danish explorer-archaeologist Frans Blom, who struggled to establish his estate as a reputationally redeeming fieldwork institute. This article parses how some modernist anthropologists distanced themselves from Blom’s imperial legacy, while others pressed his ideas of cultural continuity into implicit, controversial claims for their centrality to ancient and modern Maya studies writ large.

Blue Waqf Framework for Blue Forest Sustainability: A Conceptual Framework

Blue forests are areas that protect the coastline from flooding and erosion. They harbor wildlife and provide a sustainable livelihood for communities. One of the blue forest types is mangrove forest. Indonesia has the most expansive mangrove forest area in Southeast Asia, but nearly 25% has been deforested. Maintaining the sustainability of mangrove forests is one of the sustainable development goals (SDG) 14. Therefore, to achieve this goal, financing is needed to support the needs in maintaining the sustainability of mangrove forests. This paper is a conceptual framework that provides an Islamic social finance-based funding model for the blue forest sector. This program is called Blue Waqf. In order to implement this program, Indonesian Waqf Board and registered nazir are needed as the program’s coordinators. In addition, a colossal campaign needs to be conducted. The involvement of the surrounding community as a social adaptor is also vital. Last, waqf management through blue waqf requires protection from takaful/project guarantees. It has to be done to minimize the economy. The impact will be sustainable for the economy, society, and the environment. The profits obtained from blue waqf will be distributed to beneficiaries.
 Keywords: Blue Waqf, sustainable, Blue Forest, conceptual framework

Innovation of Cash Waqf Optimization Model through EBA Syariah

Restrictions on community activities have weakened the Indonesian economy. The government must find a solution to improve economic conditions. This study aims to develop a model that enhances Islamic social financial institutions and maximizes cash waqf potential in Indonesia for sustainable finance. The model will boost the national Islamic capital market and be analyzed with SWOT and Delphi methods. Data was collected via questionnaires from 19 academics and practitioners in the waqf and infrastructure sectors. Delphi test results showed all respondents believed there was a link between SWOT indicators and the feasibility of the model. This model contributes to economic recovery, Islamic capital market growth, sustainable social funding, optimized waqf potential, strengthened waqf financial institutions, and improved infrastructure management in Indonesia.

PERAN DANA SOSIAL (WAQF) DALAM MENDORONG PERTUMBUHAN EKONOMI DAN PENGENTASAN KEMISKINAN DI NEGARA-NEGARA MUSLIM

The welfare of Islamic countries is always in the spotlight. It is recorded that around 27.2 percent of the total population of Islamic countries has an income of around 15 thousand rupiah. This illustrates that Islamic countries experience economic difficulties compared to other countries in the world. One of the instruments in efforts to encourage economic growth and efforts to eradicate poverty in Muslim countries in particular is through social funds (waqf). Waqf is one of the instruments in improving economic welfare and alleviating poverty. The research we conducted aims to examine the extent of the role of waqf in realizing the economic welfare of society and the country's economy. The method used in this research is a qualitative method with a literature study approach by taking relevant sources as references for the research we conducted. The research we conducted showed that social funds (waqaf) have a very big role in efforts to alleviate poverty in Islamic countries. One way is the cash waqf approach, although it has not been used optimally, cash waqf has a role in reducing poverty. The government's role is also very important in controlling waqf social funding institutions.

Morocco's Entrepreneurial Landscape and Social Impact Funding Ecosystem During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Many entrepreneurial and other collective initiatives create social impact in addition to economic gains. In this paper, we will discuss these initiatives with a focus on the financing ecosystem that is crucial to these organizations. We first discuss the social and solidarity economy before talking about entrepreneurship and social enterprises. We focus next on cooperatives, which are very important in our context for the impact they contribute to achieve. The topic of the social and solidarity economy (SSE) in Morocco garners extensive attention within economic, political, and academic circles. Given the unique Moroccan backdrop, regional advancements, demographic dynamics, and economic traits, it accentuates considerable social issues and amplifies the significance of SSE entities, especially concerning their target audience. The SSE landscape, comprising a diverse array of organizations, has continually adapted and expanded since the country gained independence to address the distinct features of its environment.

Determinant of Coal Sector Firm Value in Indonesia

A company is established to increase the firm value. The rise and fall of firm value is very important for investors and other users of financial reports. The aim of this research is to examine the influence of corporate social responsibility disclosure, investment decisions, funding decisions, and profitability on firm value. The population in this study are coal sub-sector mining companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The sampling technique used a purposive sampling method, the research period was from 2018 to 2020. Hypothesis testing used multiple linear regression analysis with the Eviews application software version 11. The results of this study showed that disclosure of corporate social responsibility, investment decisions and funding decisions had no effect on the value of coal sector companies in Indonesia, while profitability has a significant effect on the value of sector companies

The macroeconomics of establishing a basic income grant in South Africa

AbstractThis paper quantifies the effect of fiscal transfers on the trade‐off between social relief and debt accumulation and discusses the economic growth and fiscal implications of different combinations of expanded social support and funding choices. Given South Africa's already high level of public debt, the opportunity to fund a basic income grant through higher debt is limited. Using a general equilibrium model, the paper shows that extending the social relief of distress grant could be fiscally feasible provided taxes rise to fund such a programme. Implementing such a policy would, however, have a contractionary impact on the economy. A larger basic income grant (even at the level of the food poverty line) would threaten fiscal sustainability as it would require large tax increases that would crowd‐out consumption and investment. The model results show that sustainably expanding social transfers requires structurally higher growth, which necessitates growth‐enhancing reforms that crowd‐in the private sector through, for example, relieving the energy constraint, increasing government infrastructure investment and expanding employment programmes.

Social Funding Programs in Non-Depository Credit Cooperatives: A Perspective on Positive Law and Sharia Principles

The aim of this study is to investigate the social funding scheme used by non-depository lending cooperatives to satisfy the monetary demands of their patrons. This theme is of great importance for discussion as, historically, no established plan has been implemented to meet these financial needs, especially considering that non-depository lending cooperatives do not support financial lending transactions. Traditional lending and borrowing models have typically been linked with deposit and loan-based cooperatives. This study uses a qualitative descriptive methodology with a normative approach. The primary data sources are transaction records from the cooperatives and their members, while secondary data sources include significant journal articles and books. The study reveals that the optimal social funding program for non-depository lending cooperatives to fulfill the financial requirements of their members is a blended scheme involving qardhul hasan and mudharabah protocols. The maximum permissible loan is equal to 50% of the member's overall pension savings, while the loan tenure must not surpass five years. These loan conditions take account of potential credit and operational hazards. From a theological standpoint, social funding aligns with the commendable teachings of Islam as outlined in the Quran and Sunnah. Exploring the beneficial legal aspects applicable to Indonesia, social funding is an integral part of the Indonesian identity and has been present for centuries, predating the proclamation of the Indonesian state on August 17, 1945. This is enshrined in the Republic of Indonesia's 1945 Constitution, Article 33, Paragraphs (1) and (2). Article 33, paragraph (1), states that the economy is structured as a collective effort based on the principle of family unity. Paragraph (2) stipulates that the state must control industries that are vital to the country and essential for the welfare of the public.

Community and Healthcare Perspectives on Implementing Hypertension Interventions for a Multiethnic Safety-Net Population.

To synthesize community and healthcare informants' perspectives on contextual considerations and tailoring recommendations for high-quality, sustainable implementation of evidence-based practices (EBPs) for managing hypertension (HTN) in a multiethnic safety-net population. Structured focus-group discussions and semistructured qualitative interviews. High-quality, sustainable implementation of HTN-related EBPs can promote equitable care. Implementation challenges extend beyond individual patients to span multiple levels of context. Few studies have systematically engaged community and healthcare perspectives to inform the design of HTN intervention trials. A large safety-net healthcare system. We conducted four structured discussions with each of five race- or ethnicity-specific community action boards (CABs) to understand community members' HTN-related norms, assets, needs, and experiences across local healthcare systems. We interviewed 41 personnel with diverse roles in our partnered healthcare system to understand the system's HTN-related strengths and needs. We solicited EBP tailoring recommendations from both groups. We summarized the findings using rapid content analysis. Participants identified contextual considerations spanning seven themes: social determinants, healthcare engagement, clinical interaction, system operations, standardization, patient education, and partnerships and funding. They offered tailoring recommendations spanning nine themes: addressing complex contexts, addressing social needs, system operations, healthcare system training and resources, linguistic and cultural tailoring, behavioral engagement, relational engagement, illness-course engagement, and community partnerships. Engaging community and healthcare informants can ground implementation in the policy, community, healthcare system, clinical, and interpersonal contexts surrounding diverse patients at risk for disparities. Such grounding can reframe inequitable implementation as a multilevel social problem facing communities and healthcare systems, rather than individuals.

P181: Outreach initiative to promote healthy ageing: Experiences from a Geriatric Psychiatry Unit in India

Aim:To describe the experience, challenges and solutions in implementing an outreach initiative to promote healthy ageingBackground:Prevalence of mental health conditions in older adults is increasing rapidly in developing countries like India due to population ageing. UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030) has been launched with focus on combatting ageism, promoting age friendly environment, integrated care and providing access to good quality long term care. Implementing interventions to promote healthy ageing in the Indian context has significant challenges in the background of limited availability dedicated elderly friendly health and social care systems.Methods:Description of the outreach initiatives launched by the Geriatric Psychiatry Unit, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences a tertiary care academic unit for old age psychiatry in India.Results:A systematic and comprehensive outreach initiative for healthy ageing has been implemented over 2 years. The main objectives for the initiative includes promoting awareness about ageing and mental health, promoting age friendly environment, training of caregivers, volunteers and other stakeholders, psychosocial intervention in old age homes, promoting integrative medicine for healthy ageing and providing geriatric tele-psychiatry services. The important strengths of this initiative has been collaboration with non-governmental organizations, promoting active participation from older adults and volunteers, mobilizing resources through corporate social responsibility funding and effective use of technology.Conclusion:The experience of implementing this outreach initiative has contributed to important learnings for the team. The proposed solutions to address the challenges in sustaining this initiative and scaling up to reach a larger population will be discussed.