HECOL301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Social Enterprise
23 Jan 2018
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They are a club, society, or association that is organized and operates solely for social welfare, civc improvement and any other purpose than pro t . Typically exempt from property and income taxation *important savings. Impact of the npo sector in the canadian economy: employs a lot of people. There are 8,000 registered charities in alberta. More than of the total revenue in the sector is in the hands of a few npos. Impact of npo sector in alberta: employs approx. 175,000; 54% of the npos have no paid staff. Npos ll in the gap between what people have and what they should have: ex) food bank, rst one opened during the recession in edmonton, ab. Are usually progressive and become important resources that support communities. *improve effectiveness through sharing of expertise, information, resources. Demographic shifts changing population carrying out the services: social media/online activism.
