tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post5626115623941324737..comments2024-02-29T10:55:43.449-08:00Comments on Watching A4e: What outsourcing did to charitiesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-2517687568278801962013-04-11T05:03:19.498-07:002013-04-11T05:03:19.498-07:00That sounds very corporate-speak, Xander (and it&#...That sounds very corporate-speak, Xander (and it's not even a sentence).historianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922746528891041071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-85127389249154748002013-04-11T04:59:51.997-07:002013-04-11T04:59:51.997-07:00The significant advantages offered by outsourcing ...The significant advantages offered by outsourcing in offering additional expertise, taking some burdens off charity shoulders and freeing them to pursue their mission.Xander Crawfordhttp://derekwhitfield.wordpress.com/2013/04/10/make-sure-to-discuss-in-detail-all-the-contractual-details-to-your-outsourcing-service-provider/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-24164656136063194932013-03-01T04:27:38.164-08:002013-03-01T04:27:38.164-08:00And again very similar to what happens at the non ...And again very similar to what happens at the non profit org / community centre I volunteer at. There have been clients sent by A4e and BEST (now Interserve). Some were already volunteering. Others arranged the placement themselves.<br /><br />Of course, our organisation saw not a single extra £ for our efforts!iMattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-50322924809173609262013-03-01T02:18:48.254-08:002013-03-01T02:18:48.254-08:00This has been the case since the original New Deal...This has been the case since the original New Deal, but then it was simply allowing the client to continue doing what they were already doing, saving everybody time and confusion. Now, though, as you say, the WP providers have to demonstrate that they've contributed something to a job outcome, and this is a useful way of doing it without any effort.historianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922746528891041071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-12923220078613856292013-03-01T01:33:38.727-08:002013-03-01T01:33:38.727-08:00When I worked for a WP provider we frequently saw ...When I worked for a WP provider we frequently saw customers who were doing voluntary work for charities that they had arranged themselves.<br />I saw many instances where the Placement Officer would then contact the charity concerned and complete the necessary paperwork to turn it into an "Official Work Placement". Whilst this was not MWA it was a blatant case of the provider wanting to demonstrate that they they had arranged activity to help the customer back to work when in fact they had not. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com