Israel NGO Sector
Contents
- 1 The Evolution of the Third Sector in Israel
- 1.1 History
- 1.2 The Three Stages of the Evolution of the Third Sector
- 1.3 The Formative era: from 1948 to the mid-1970s
- 1.4 The Pluralistic era: mid-1970s to the present
- 1.5 Pre-State
- 1.6 The Formative Era
- 1.7 Pluralistic Era
- 1.8 Non Profit Expenditures
- 1.9 Philanthropy In Israel
- 1.10 Conclusion
- 1.11 External Links
- 1.12 References
The Evolution of the Third Sector in Israel
History
In 1948, the present day Israel was created as a homeland for the Jewish people. According to the 1947 UN Partition Plan, the state of Israel, formerly under British rule, would be divided into two states: the Jewish state would consist of 55% of the land and the Arab state would consist of 45% of the land (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel). This plan would mark the first time in modern-day history that the Jews would have a permanent homeland. Currently according to the 2004 Israeli census, the Jewish-Israeli population is roughly about 80% of the Israeli population while the Arab-Israeli population constitutes about 19.5% of the population of Israel (this does not include the Muslim population living in Gaza or the West Bank). The Muslims represent about 70% of the overall Arab population (http://www.cbs.gov.il/publications/isr_in_n05e.pdf).
In order to understand the societal structure of the State of Israel it is important to explain the three sectors that together make up Israeli society:
- The first deals primarily with the private/business aspect of the society;
- The second is defined by the public/administrative sector and;
- The third sector, also known as the voluntary sector contributes to the welfare of the citizens. The goal of the last sector is to fill in gaps in services and resources that the first two sectors are not able to contribute towards. This sector has evolved over time from pre-1948 to present day. To read the rest of the article, please log in using your WANGO membership username and password (using the log in at the top, right-hand corner of the page). Not a WANGO member, but would like full access to the articles in the NGO Handbook? Join WANGO (http://www.wango.org/join.aspx) as an organization or individual member or purchase a year subscription for $30.
