Peter R. Elson, new book release
Funding Policies and the Nonprofit Sector in Western Canada offers a compelling and candid analyses of the realities of nonprofit funding in Western Canada. Each chapter combines practical insights with academic rigour, providing critical historical context and an up-to-date profile of funding for services. For each province, a leading practitioner has provided an insider perspective into a specific regime or organization: nonprofit housing in British Columbia; the politics of social policy in Alberta; sport, culture, and recreation, and lottery funds in Saskatchewan; and community economic development in Manitoba.
This book is the latest in the IPAC Series in Public Management and Governance. Written by leading researchers and practitioners, Funding Policies and the Nonprofit Sector in Western Canada offers a solid foundation on which policymakers, scholars, and practitioners alike can examine the challenges and opportunities of the contemporary funding environment.
Authors for BC include Peter R. Elson (editor and chapter author), Evert Lindquist and Thea Vakil (UVic) and Jill Atkey and Karen Stone (BCNPHA).
