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A Strategic Social Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador

Report of the Social Policy Advisory Committee

Strategic Social Plan Consultation Paper

Values Added CURA Publications

The Strategic Social Plan in Labrador: A Case Study in Collaborative Governance
(PDF | 332 pages )

Bibliography: Literature pertaining to collaborative governance and the voluntary sector

What Have We Learned? The Strategic Social Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador: Strengthening Collaborative Approaches to Development
(PDF | 13 pages )

The Newfoundland and Labrador Strategic Social Plan: The Life Cycle of an Innovative Policy
(PDF | 31 pages )

Historical Context of the Strategic Social Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador
(PDF | 4 pages )

Place-based Governance in Newfoundland and Labrador: A Wicked Concept
(PDF | 10 pages )

Everybody Wanted It: Collaboration between the Voluntary, Community-based Sector and the Regional Steering Committees of the Strategic Social Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador
(PDF | 38 pages )

And No One Heard: Regional Horizontal Management and Government Silos in the Implementation of the Strategic Social Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador
(PDF | 15 pages )

A Model for Community Development in Rural Newfoundland; Exploring Relationships between Local Economic Development, Social Capital and Well-Being
(PDF | 28 pages )

Planning the Future of Rural Newfoundland and Labrador by Engaging the Public: From the Strategic Social Plan to the Rural Secretariat
(PDF | 26 pages )

The Origins of a New Public Management Approach in Newfoundland and Labradors Strategic Social Plan
(PDF | 17 pages )

Teaching Academic Dogs and Cats New Tricks: Re-tooling Senior Academic Researchers for Collaborative Community-based Research (PDF | 33 pages | 98 KB)
This paper focuses on the increasingly important role being played by academics in undertaking collaborative, community-based research.

Articles on the SSP
In the fall of 2003 enVision released a series of articles examining implementation of the Strategic Social Plan (SSP) in Newfoundland and Labrador. Each SSP Regional Steering Committee is profiled throughout the series.

Understanding the Strategic Social Plan in the Framework of the New Rural Secretariat. Themes Emerging from the Seminar Held by Values Added CURA. (PDF | 14 pages | 46 KB)
On June 3rd, 2004 Values Added CURA held a seminar that focused on the Strategic Social Plan in the context of the new Rural Secretariat. This paper reports on the themes and new possibilities of research emerging from the seminar.

Planning Event Report of Proceedings (PDF | 16 pages | 56.5Kb)
In December 2002, a Planning Event was held to bring together researchers, stakeholders and policy shapers to identify new avenues of exploration to help shape our research agenda with a long-term view of increasing the understanding of the SSP implementation process.

Background Paper for Planning Event (PDF | 5 pages | 22.0 Kb)
In November 2002, this document was distributed to persons planning on attending the Planning Event to give them background information on CURA.

CURA-assisted Research

Community Profits: Social Enterprise in Newfoundland and Labrador
(PDF | 59 pages)

Engaging Young Volunteers (age 15-34) in Rural Newfoundland
(PDF | 32 pages )

Engaging Young Volunteers in Rural Newfoundland (Overview)
(PDF | 2 pages )

Key Findings about Young Volunteers
(PDF | 2 pages )

A Community Profile
(PDF | 2 pages )

Be A Volunteer! Tips for Youth
(PDF | 2 pages )

Insuring Sector Survival: Insurance and the Voluntary, Community-based Sector in Newfoundland and Labrador
(PDF | 25 pages | 80 KB)
The report entitled, Insuring Sector Survival: Insurance and the Voluntary, Community-based Sector in Newfoundland and Labrador, provides an overview of issues from a Newfoundland and Labrador perspective.

The Impact of Participation in the Community Service Component of the Student Work and Service Program (SWASP) on Students Continuing Involvement in the Voluntary, Community-Based Sector
(PDF | 28 pages | 81.9 Kb)
This study explores the perceived influence of 8-week summer community service placements on participants continuing involvement in the voluntary sector.

Expanding Their Universe: Reshaping The Future (PDF | 46 pages | 1.44 MB)
This collaborative research project is a report on the impact of school fees and fundraising on social inclusion.


Leadership Gap: Perception or Reality Volume 1 (PDF | 64 pages | 697 KB)

Leadership Gap: Perception or Reality Volume 2 (PDF | 115 pages | 400 KB)


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