This policy brief deals with the question of how the unique value the third sector adds to European societies can be preserved or further expanded.
https://thirdsectorimpact.eu/documentation/tsi-policy-brief-no-12-growing-risks-demanding-environment/The civicness of third sector organizations (TSOs) is under threat, undermining citizen participation and contribution to the common good. This Policy Brief proposes two sets of recommendations for public institutions: on infrastructural support necessary to increase the public awareness of the third sector, and on practical mechanisms functional to sustainability of TSOs.
https://thirdsectorimpact.eu/documentation/tsi-policy-brief-no-11-recommendations-sustainable-development-tsos-europe/This policy brief gives a brief outline of the third sector in Spain, the challenges it faces and the possible policy solution to support TSOs in times of austerity.
https://thirdsectorimpact.eu/documentation/tsi-policy-brief-no-10-supporting-third-sector-spain/The years of post-communist transition in Poland opened a new chapter in the history of the Polish third sector. Poland’s transition to market democracy revived the third sector and stimulated an upsurge in its formation. Therefore, to properly analyse relations between the government and third sector organizations (which in Poland cover non profit organizations, part […]
https://thirdsectorimpact.eu/documentation/tsi-policy-brief-polish-third-sector-policy/The third sector in the Netherlands is extraordinarily diverse and defies easy categorization, but it roughly consists of three parts that overlap: Third sector organisations that deliver public services: These include most organisations in social services, health and education. Their development is closely tied to that of the public sector at large and the welfare […]
https://thirdsectorimpact.eu/documentation/tsi-policy-brief-no-8-third-sector-netherlands/This policy brief addresses a range of challenges experienced by TSOs in Germany. Based on country-specific research, it nevertheless reflects challenges in other EU countries.
https://thirdsectorimpact.eu/documentation/removing-barriers-third-sector-development-policy-recommendations-germany/The role of third sector organizations in policy making in Croatia has been strengthened to some extent, but significant barriers to third sector development remain. This policy brief makes a number of recommemdations that could address legal and financial challenges as well as issues of public trust.
https://thirdsectorimpact.eu/documentation/tsi-policy-brief-no-6-croatian-third-sector-2015-barriers-way-forward/Recommendations for both policy makers and third sector organisations on how to alleviate negative impacts of new pressures and challenges for third sector development in Austria.
https://thirdsectorimpact.eu/documentation/tsi-policy-brief-on-removing-third-sector-barriers-in-austria/The relationships between French TSO’s and public authorities have profoundly changed. Policy-makers should support the restructuration processes that organisations have to go through, so that they do not loose their specific character as non-profit and/or volunteer-based entities.
https://thirdsectorimpact.eu/documentation/tsi-policy-brief-no-4-on-third-sector-barriers-in-france/In recent decades, the third sector (which includes charities and social enterprises) in the UK and abroad has received heightened policy interest as awareness of the limits of market and state-dominated approaches to social problem solving grows. In the UK case, this has involved a slow-motion rollercoaster of change. Initially the sector was embraced under […]
https://thirdsectorimpact.eu/documentation/tsi-barriers-briefing-no-1-english-third-sector-policy-in-2015/
