Question 1

Which of the following operate like businesses and use market-oriented strategies to generate their own revenue,usually through the sale of goods or services?

Accepted Answer

A)  social economy enterprises
B)  social impact bonds
C)  social financing collaboratives
D)  Voluntary Sector Initiative A

Question 2

Significant changes have occurred within voluntary social agencies.Which of the following describes a radical change that must now be done?

Accepted Answer

A)  be autonomous and independent
B)  be satisfied with project-based funding form government.
C)  strive to achieve philanthropic goals.
D)  never merge with other agencies B

Question 3

In 2002,the federal government introduced the "10 percent rule" under the Income Tax Act.What component of a registered charity's activities is now limited to 10 percent of their resources?

Accepted Answer

A)  fundraising activities
B)  volunteer recruitment and management
C)  program evaluation
D)  advocacy D

Question 4

All of the following explain why the boundaries between the public,commercial,and voluntary sectors are considered to be ill-defined or "fuzzy" EXCEPT which?

Accepted Answer

A)  agencies from all three sectors often work together on,or share the costs of,joint projects
B)  governments are constantly adjusting their degree of involvement in service delivery,which affects the scope of programs delivered by the private sector
C)  the activities,functions,and roles of the various sectors are often similar
D)  the differences between social economy and grassroots remain hard to discern

Question 5

Voluntary social agencies rely on diverse funding sources.Approximately what percentage of voluntary social agency funding comes from agency-generated earnings?

Accepted Answer

A)  15 percent
B)  20 percent
C)  25 percent
D)  30 percent

Question 6

Which of the following describes the Edleun Group Inc.?

Accepted Answer

A)  provider of high quality,community-based drug and alcohol treatment centres in Canada
B)  provider of high quality,community-based early learning and child-care centres in Canada
C)  provider of high quality,institutional-based senior care in Canada
D)  provider of high quality,institutional bases adult mental treatment in Canada

Question 7

Describe the term advocacy "chill."

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Question 8

Following the Voluntary Sector Initiative,the government's new business approach transformed the voluntary social agencies.Which of the following describes what voluntary social agencies used to do,but what they have to do now?

Accepted Answer

A)  They used to replace government as primary service provider,but now they have to fundraise to survive.
B)  They used to be autonomous and independent,but now they have to receive most of their funding from government.
C)  They used to focus primarily on the organization and its clients,but now they have to focus primarily on the needs of the market.
D)  They used to receive most of their funding from government,but now they have to be autonomous and independent.

Question 9

Raising funds from non-government sources is a challenge.Which of the following describes the percentage of voluntary agency funding in Canada that comes from individual donations?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 percent
B)  3 percent
C)  5 percent
D)  8 percent

Question 10

Pat is a family support worker at a local voluntary social agency.Pat recently discovered there are discriminating policies at the government welfare office.Pat wants to speak out on behalf of welfare clients,but she's afraid that doing so may jeopardize the funding her employer receives from the government.In the end,Pat decides to say nothing.What term refers to Pat's reluctance to speak out?

Accepted Answer

A)  caregiver burnout
B)  advocacy chill
C)  episodic dysfunction
D)  social impact bond

Question 11

Canada is said to have a mixed economy of welfare.What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  welfare systems are different across the provinces/territories
B)  funding for social welfare programs is calculated according to Canada's gross domestic product
C)  there are various systems involved in the delivery of services that enhance well-being
D)  social assistance benefit rates are high in some parts of the country and low in others

Question 12

With respect to services,which of the following groups of citizens would NOT fall under the mandate of the federal government?

Accepted Answer

A)  federal offenders
B)  refugees
C)  Royal Canadian Mounted Police
D)  young offenders

Question 13

Which of the following describes the way in which governments and voluntary organizations form their working relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent rule
B)  collaborative partnership
C)  market-based managerialism
D)  social impact bond

Question 14

Studies indicate that voluntary social agencies are generally faring poorly.One common problem experienced by these agencies is lack of finances or unstable financing.Identify three other problems that are common among voluntary social agencies.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

While government is generally concerned with the administrative and decision-making functions of running a country or region,what does governance focus on?

Accepted Answer

A)  how public services might be funded
B)  how public services might be evaluated
C)  how public services might be delivered
D)  how public services might be planned

Question 16

The introduction of alternative service delivery (ASD)is significant for the delivery of Canada's social services in three main ways.One way is that the new approach promotes the privatization of social welfare programs.Identify two other ways that ASD is significant for social welfare service delivery.

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Which type of economy is likely to invest its profits back into the organization or toward a local cause?

Accepted Answer

A)  macro economy
B)  community economy
C)  fiscal economy
D)  social economy

Question 18

Which political party dubbed the public,commercial,and voluntary sectors as the "three pillars" of Canadian society?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Liberal Party of Canada
B)  the Reform Party of Canada
C)  the New Democratic Party of Canada
D)  the Conservative Party of Canada

Question 19

Raising funds from non-government sources is a challenge.Which of the following describes the percentage of voluntary agency funding in Canada that comes from corporate donations?

Accepted Answer