Thank you very much.
I want to begin by saying that volunteering should not be overused. Some organizations also require qualified workers. I just wanted to point this out.
My background is in community-based services. I was the director of a group of community organizations for a number of years. That work taught me that a community organization is a model that emerges from the community. At some point, people came together because they realized that there was a need within their community, and they created a community organization. So an organization belongs to its members. Moreover, the annual general meeting of a community organization is an independent event.
I understand how social finance can apply to a social enterprise or a co-operative, but I don't quite understand how it can apply to a community organization. Let's take the example of Quebec, where we have a policy on autonomous community action. In the case of social finance, I am wondering how it is possible to work with the community to preserve democracy within autonomous community organizations.
How can those organizations' sovereignty be guaranteed and how can government disengagement be prevented?