The developer of a non-profit organization that managed a cross-country ball hockey tournament in support of Food Banks Canada must converse the prospects of the organization with his team as it was directed into its third year of operations. Foremost in his head were questions about whether to prolong Five Hole for Food as it had run for the first two years - arranged alone on social media, managed completely by volunteers and was funded by sponsorship donations - or else reorganize it as a more formal organization, either alone or under the corporate social responsibility umbrella of a large corporation. The founder also encountered serious tests in forming and assembling his management and operations teams: as the organization unremitting persisted in growing, relying only on volunteer labour was really going to become increasingly difficult.
But if he started paying and hiring folks for their time, would that change the organic nature of Five Hole for the traditions of Food? He also wondered whether he should begin to formalize the structure of the organization more, so it was dependent on him as an individual. Could Five Hole for Food, which had lifted over 50,000 pounds of food in its first two seasons, ever continue without him at the helm? Writers Adam J. Mills and Jan Kietzmann are connected with Simon Fraser University.
Publication Date: June 18, 2013 Product #: W13242-PDF-ENG
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