| dc.description.abstract | In response to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Non-profit organisations and communities, the School of Business and Management (SBM), as part of public engagement, organised a colloquium with practitioners and stakeholders to gain insight into some of the emerging issues and lessons learned so far. Importantly, the colloquium follows a key mission for the School of Business and Management: To create knowledge by engaging with private, public, and voluntary organisations. Furthermore, the significance of fostering supportive and engaging dialogue between academia and practitioners is beneficial to understand and explore key applications in management practice and education. The themes discussed included the coping mechanisms of UK based non-profits and social enterprises, the impact of COVID 19 on small NGOs and diaspora organisations, the role and voice of diaspora, International perspective - Poverty, Security and conflict resolution in COVID affected countries, the role of the civil society in awareness building and prevention to Covid-19, lessons from Mexico (Social change), and lastly, international grantmakers perspective. Importantly, as part of the School’s mission to engage with the voluntary sectors to create knowledge and develop inclusive education, leading practitioners in the sector, stakeholders representatives from the global south, international grantmakers, and diasporan group organisations were invited to share and exchange knowledge. In addition, as part of contributing to the discourse of non-profit management education, key discussions points were presented at the 2021 DSA (Development Studies Association) Conference, Unsettling Development, hosted by the University of East Anglia. | en_US |
