Theory/Approaches
Community
Organizations
Evaluation
Misc
100
Promotes an understanding of human beings as shaped by the interaction of different social locations
What is Intersectionality
100
The spaces, interactions and identification people share with others
What is Community
100
Formalized groups of people who make coordinated use of resources and skills to accomplish given goals or purposes
What is an Organization
100
The use of interventions that have been empirically tested
What is Evidence Based Practice
100
Individuals with innovative solutions to society's most pressing social problems
What is Social Entrepreneur
200
An economic system based on solidarity, participation and cooperation
What is the Social Economy
200
Electronic advocacy
What is Cyberactivism
200
The father of organizational theory
What is Max Webber
200
Is a tool used by funders, managers, and evaluators of programs to evaluate the effectiveness of a program
What is a Logic Model
200
This is useful for understudied or marginalized poplulations
What is PAR
300
Encompasses the cultural environment in which the person lives and all other systems that affect them
What is the Macro System
300
A model of community practice that seeks radical or fundamental change
What is Social Action
300
Employee involvement is crucial in this process
What is Organizational Change
300
The systematic collection of information about the activities, characteristics, and outcomes of programs to make judgements about the program
What is Program Evaluation
300
Hires marginalized people into the business activity acting as both an income generator and a social intervention
What is Work Integration Social Enterprise
400
An approach that considers local assets to be the primary building blocks for development strong, sustainable communities
What is Community Asset Mapping
400
Connections among individuals
What is Social Capital
400
A system of principles that helps guide decisions
What is Policy
400
These are actual impacts, benefits or changes for participants as a result of a program
What is an Outcome
400
Ethical issues may arise around use of client stories
What is Fundraising
500
A quality, condition, or entity that serves as an advantage, support, resource or source of strength
What is an Asset
500
Is strongly connected to community organizing and collective action
What is Social Justice
500
Shared vision, shared values, physical space and human capital
What is Organizational Culture
500
A flexible evaluation approach that can assist social innovators in developing social change initiatives in complex environments
What is Developmental Evaluation
500
The most established social economy sector in Canada
What is Chantier de l’économie sociale