intro to the nonprofit sector

In this assignment, I invited you to observe the role of nonprofit organizations like a food-bank or a religious group in real-life situations.

You chose one of the two movies that have recently received awards at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, France. Here, you will submit a reflection essay that sums up the relevance of the situations brought up in the movie to the course material. Cite and quote the required readings from the entire course to support your arguments.

In a short (2-3 pages, font size 12, double spacing) essay answer all of the following questions:

For Choice #1: I, Daniel Blake

1. What public sector failure does the nonprofit food bank address in the neighborhoods of Newcastle, UK? In other words, what does the food bank do for Katie and her family that the government was not able to provide? How does it compliment the governmental services?

2. What private sector failure does the nonprofit food bank address in the neighborhoods of Newcastle, UK? In other words, what does this foodbank provide for the local community that local businesses cannot provide? Why private companies are not interested to provide these services?

3. Reflect this experience on your observations in your own town: why it is important to support food banks?

For Choice #2: Les Misérables

1. What public sector failure does the local religious group headed by Salah (the owner of the restaurant) address in the suburb of Montremeil, Paris, France? In other words, what does this group manage to do for the community that the public organizations do not? What is the role of the religious community in the story of the suburb children?

2. What private sector failure does the local religious group headed by Salah (the owner of the restaurant) address in the suburb of Montremeil, Paris, France? In other words, what does this group provide for the local community that local businesses cannot provide? Why private companies are not interested to provide these services?

3. Reflect this experience on your observations in your own neighborhood: Why the support of a local religious group may be important for a community?