Third Sector and Public Services Partnership Essay

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THIRD SECTOR AND PUBLIC SERVICES
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................3
TYPES OF WORK DONE BY THE THIRD SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS.............................................4
TYPES OF PUBLIC SERVICES DELIVERED BY THE THIRD SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS....................5
EXAMPLES OF THIRD SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS DELIVERING PUBLIC SERVICES.......................6
WAYS IN WHICH THIRD SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PUBLIC
SERVICES.................................................................................................................................. 7
BENEFITS AND BARRIERS OF USING THIRD SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS IN PUBLIC SERVICES.....8
CONCLUSION............................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES........................................................................................................................... 10
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INTRODUCTION
The essay will focus on the roles, processes and benefits of the partnerships of the third
sector with the public services. The role and services of UNICEF and Child Protection will be
described outlining the type of work they do and their services will be compared using
examples. Lastly, the use and benefits of these organizations and how they provide services
to the public would be explained.
The Union Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) was established in
1946 by the UN General Assembly in order to facilitate children and mothers with
healthcare and food as they were devastated by the II World War. The organization’s
headquarter are in New York, US (Bradshaw, 2016).
Child Protection is engaged in safeguarding children from exploitation, violence and abuse.
These services are run by the government of the UK as per the Convention on the Rights of
the Child-guided in Article 19.
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TYPES OF WORK DONE BY THE THIRD SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS
The Third Sector Organizations are voluntary and community based organizations which
include mutual groups, associations, self-help group, co-operatives, etc. these type of
organizations are focused on activities that are of common interest to all the members of
the group and they aim at improving the welfare of the people and support communities
and thus, contribute to the economic growth of the company.
UNICEF works in more than 190 countries for saving the lives of the children by protecting
their rights and interests and helping them to achieve their potential. UNICEF provides
support to the children and youth for basic education, gender equality, development of
children, sanitation and hygiene, health, child protection, HIV/AIDS, etc. to protect the rights
of the children and focusing on their welfare (Bradshaw, 2016).
Child protection organization focuses on certain issues to protect children from violence,
abuse and exploitation. These issues are child labour, child marriage, health and care of the
children, child trafficking, and protection to disable children, providing justice to the
children, protecting children from sexual violence against them and also offering
psychological support to the children to improve their wellbeing (Taylor et al. 2016).
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TYPES OF PUBLIC SERVICES DELIVERED BY THE THIRD SECTOR
ORGANIZATIONS
The third sector organizations include voluntary organizations, charitable trusts,
cooperatives, associations, etc. that work at all the levels of the society and aims at
increasing the wellbeing of the people in the UK and the world (Bromley et al. 2017). These
organizations provide many types of services to the public which include:
Public campaigns: the third sector organizations create awareness among the public by
raising certain important issues to understand and mould the perception of the general
public with the help of different strategies and social media depending on the target
populations chosen (Bromley et al. 2017).
Conducting research: The large third sector organizations like UNICEF, Child Protection, etc.
are engaged in carrying out research or investigation on the issues that needs to be focused
by them that helps the organization in formulating new policies or altering the existing ones
to bring positive changes in the welfare of the society (Bromley et al. 2017).
Lobbying: The third sector organizations try to influence the government officials that are
engaged in making policies and their policies have an impact on the areas or issues raised by
the third sector organizations to make their research more valuable by using effective
evidence to support the actions taken by them (Bromley et al. 2017).
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EXAMPLES OF THIRD SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS DELIVERING PUBLIC
SERVICES
There are many kinds of organizations that are involved in providing public services to the
society. These organizations include fire service, infrastructure, healthcare, education,
emergency services, electricity, postal services, waste management, social services, etc. that
focus on certain areas for improvement in order to increase the standards of living of the
people of the country (Salamon and Sokolowski, 2016). Few examples of the voluntary
sector organizations that provide public services are:
American Red Cross: The American Red Cross Association was formed in 1881 by Clara
Barton having its headquarters in Washington D.C., the U.S. it is an organization that offers
assistance, relief and education regarding disaster and emergencies. The organization
provides programmes for the development of the people of the country. The organization
have generated a revenue of U dollar 2,714,189,000 until 2017 (Salamon and Sokolowski,
2016).
Save the Children International: The voluntary organization named Save the Children was
founded 100 years ago in 1919, originated in London, UK. The organization focuses on
improving the lives of the children by providing better services such as healthcare,
education, economic opportunities and also supporting the lives of people by aiding them at
the time of emergencies that include natural disasters, conflicts between nations, wars, etc.
thus, protecting the rights of the children in the country and improving the welfare of the
society (Salamon and Sokolowski, 2016)
British Heart Foundation: BFH was founded in 1961 with the purpose of beating
heartbreaks from the country. It is a registered charitable trust in the UK. The organization
collects funds for conducting research in order to fight with heartbreak and circulatory
diseases and the risks associated with them. BFH was founded by a group of medical
professionals that are on reducing the death rate of the country due to heart attacks. The
research conducted by them concentrated on the causes, treatment and prevention of the
diseases related to heart and circulation (Bhatnagar et al. 2016).
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WAYS IN WHICH THIRD SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS WORK IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH PUBLIC SERVICES
UNICEF work together with various partners such as government, global financial
institutions, UN agencies, international programme partnership, etc. that provide public
services to the nation. In UNICEF, funds are generated by the members through voluntary
contributions and from the public service partners of the organization (Wickham et al.2016).
UNICEF partners with public service organizations to provide support to the government by
increasing transparency in the supply chains to follow the Modern Slavery Act, focusing on
the rights of the children in the digital work, providing assistance to thousands of children to
save their lives. The public service partners help UNICEF in providing regular resources and
pooled funding (Bradshaw, 2016).
The Child Protection works with public service partners to identify and review cases where
any child needs protection as they have the common purpose of improving the practices in
order to protect children from all kinds of exploitations and harm. The public service
partners help the organization to raise issues that are significant for safeguarding children
and thus, help in promoting the welfare of the children (Taylor et al. 2016).
The Child Protection depends on partnership with public service partners as they follow the
regulations of the government that helps in guiding the organization about the actions to be
taken for the safety and protection of the children in the country by identifying issue faced
by the children and providing quick remedies to resolve these issues and safeguard the child
from abuse ((Taylor et al. 2016).
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BENEFITS AND BARRIERS OF USING THIRD SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS
IN PUBLIC SERVICES
The third sector organizations are beneficial for the public service providers as they
understand and convey the needs of the people to the public sector and perform effectively
in delivering their best services to the society by bringing innovations in the solutions that
help in the increasing standard of living of the society at large.
UNICEF maintains gender equality at the workplace and provides medical and life insurance,
annual leave, pension, paid sick leave, maternity leave, education grant, etc. to the
employees and provides education to children, both girls and boys. UNICEF takes steps to
make the world a better place to live for all the children of the nation by protecting their
rights. The steps taken by UNICEF is beneficial to the public service providers as their rights
would be implemented effectively that would increase the efficiency and attain the desired
goals of the organization (Wickham et al.2016).
The child protection is helpful to the public service providers as they take actions in certain
areas that help in protecting the children from any harm in the future, improving their care
and safety measures in order to help children effectively as and when they need. The child
protection organization enhances the efficiency and productivity of the workforce by
providing the best services to the children with the available resources. This helps the public
service partners in achieving their objectives of optimum utilization of environment
resources and boosting the welfare of the country (Featherstone et al. 2018).
Along with the benefits, there are also some barriers of the third sector organization to the
public service that includes a lack of financial resources, some organizations lack behind in
terms of technological advancement and capabilities; identifying evaluation and control
system becomes difficult for the organization which makes it difficult to monitor the
progress and efficiency of the organization (Kearney, 2018).
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CONCLUSION
Thus, it can be concluded that the third sector organisations play an important role in the
welfare of the society as they are engaged in many activities that are helpful for the
betterment of the country and its people. The combined efforts of the third sector
organizations and the public services help in achieving the objectives set by the
organizations. UNICEF and the Child Protection focus on accomplishing specific goals that
include protection of the children from exploitation, gender equality, reducing poverty,
AIDS/HIV, etc. which are beneficial but sometimes acts as a barrier in delivering the public
services to the society.
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