OISD
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is about understanding our economic, social and
environmental situation and the implications of our actions.
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is about promoting research education and discussion
of sustainable solutions.
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is about encouraging the public, politicians,
community leaders and those with influence, to do the right thing
- for this and future generations.
OISD is
organized by
members of our society who are concerned about socioeconomic and
ecological issues facing society in Canada and the rest of the world.
OISD's
purpose is
to identify and address socioeconomic and ecological issues facing
society and formulate approaches to solutions, for debate in
communities. Issues that
unsolved, cause “market failure” and subsequently social,
ecological and political adversity at home and abroad. As a reference; unsolved market failures in Canada
caused adversity in; education, health care, forestry, fisheries,
including aboriginal issues. These are examples where unsolved
issues in the “allocation mechanism” were
needlessly allowed to escalate into market
failure causing social and ecological adversity.
The private sector failed in its task and government failed to
fulfill its role that which is not private sector’s task; that is to
monitor the economy, identify, analyze and recognize the issues and
intervene before the issues become acute and cause adversity.
OISD
is organized
in initiatives approved by OISD’s Board.
Each initiative and research project is managed by a separately
formed board, of shorter or longer duration and with its own budget.
This offers private sector individuals and businesses, and government
the alternative of supporting OISD in general and/or specific
initiatives only.
People with
various expertise and experience and approved by the board,
are invited as research fellows and/or sit as Directors of
Initiatives, and may work with OISD from Canada or from abroad.
OISD,
beside its own initiative, also offers contracted research and analysis to government and
private organizations.
OISD
Memberships:
are organized in an OISD Chartered Membership Association and must be
approved by the Board, applications for membership is welcome.
Financial
contributions are
welcome, but must meet
OISD’s principles and bylaws and are approved by the Board.
OISD’s
bylaws are
posted in the Members Section.
The
founding members of OISD have decided that OISD’s purpose, principle
and integrity can best and only be achieved and protected under the
for-profit legislation (versus non-profit). The reason for this
decision is further discussed in an OISD Commentary – “Non-Profit
Organization - who benefits?”
Cheques must be
made out to: OISD Inc. Okanagan
Institute for Sustainable Development, P.O. Box 22031, Kelowna, B.C. Canada
V1Y 9N9
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