I NNOVATIONS IN THE R USSIAN NONPROFIT SECTOR Research fellow, Centre for Studies of Civil Society and the Nonprofit Sector, Associate professor at the

INNOVATIONS IN THE RUSSIAN NONPROFIT SECTOR

Research fellow, Centre for Studies of Civil Society and the Nonprofit Sector, Associate professor at the Department of Economics and Management in Nonprofit Nongovernmental organizationsState University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, RussiaChair of the Board, Organization of Retired persons Wisdom Ripening, Tuymazy, Bashkortostan

AKNOWLEDGEMENTS

In this presentation I use various data and research results obtained within several

research projects fulfilled by the team of the Centre for Studies of Civil Society and

Nonprofit Sector, State University Higher School of Economics in 2009-2014

History of the nonprofit sector in Russia Overview of the sector today

Innovations

What helps & what doesn’t at country level

What helps & what doesn’t at organizational level

Examples

HISTORY OF THE SECTOR

RECENT HISTORY 1991 – beginning of 2000s

investments of international community for NGO capacity building

NGO resource centers started functioning 2005 New NGO law and new difficulties, started

to force out foreign donors 2007 President’s grants for NGO projects 2009 Government is ready to support the

development of the NGO sector and is actively seeking forms of such support

2010 Law on socially oriented NGOs 2011 Subsidies of the Ministry of Economic

Development for development of the sector 2012 Law on foreign agents 2015 Law on undesirable organizations

Nonprofit oranizations today

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■ In accordance with the Russian legislation, a nonprofit organization (NPO) is an organization established for purposes other than income generation

■ More than 430,000 officially registered NPOs (state/municipal organizations not included)

■ Actually working are about 40 per cent of those officially registered

■ General level of involvement in voluntary work in nonprofit sector is 3.02% of the economically active population (3.2% of the employed population).

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INNOVATIONS AT COUNTRY LEVEL

What helps & what doesn’t at country level

Stakeholder involvement

Values aligned to the community

Resource diversification (including volunteers)

Level of financial sustainability

Level of citizen

engagement

Level of trust to NGOs

TRUST

Высшая школа экономики, Москва, 2011

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ХАРАКТЕРНЫЕ ЧЕРТЫ ИНСТИТУЦИОНАЛЬНОЙ СРЕДЫ И УСТОЙЧИВОСТИ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЙ ТРЕТЬЕГО СЕКТОРА САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГА

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Most people can be trusted or you should be careful dealing with other people?

EVS, 2012


TRUST NGOS (AT LEAST ONE KIND)

Данные мегаопросов населения по технологии Георейтинга (ГРАНС-центр ГУ-ВШЭ и ФОМ, 2009, 83 субъекта РФ, по 500 человек в каждом субъекте)

KNOW ABOUT AT LEAST ONE NGO OF ONE KIND IN THEIR COMMUNITY

ENGAGEMENT


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Do people usually help each other or care only about themselves?

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Percentage of volunteers in nonprofit sector*

*Data by the Center for Civil Society Studies, John’s Hopkins University in frames of Comparative Non-profit Sector Project.



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EVS, 2012



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Worked in a political party or action group

last 12 months

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Worked in another organization or association last 12 months

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Community engagement in charitable activities

During the last year have you volunteered for the benefit of other people who are not your family or relatives? If yes, how often did you

volunteer?

During the last year, have you made any charitable donations, given money

to people who is in need and whom you don't know personally (including

beggars)? If yes, then how often?



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During the last year besides working at my job I have volunteered for the benefit

of other people


RESOURCES&SUSTAINABILITY


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Distribution of answers for the question: «What sources of funding does your organization have?» (per cent of respondents)

Sources of NGO funding



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Distribution of answers for the question: «How do you assess the economical situation of your organization today?»

Economic sustainability of NGOs


STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT

What are your relations with other organizations?

Источник: Мерсиянова И.В. Презентация для программы повышения квалификации сотрудников СОНКО и органов государственного и муниципального управления. – 2012 г.

Relations with these people and organizations make your work harder or easier?


INNOVATIONS AT ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL

СТЕПЕНЬ ИННОВАЦИОННОСТИ НЕКОММЕРЧЕСКОЙ ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ

Number of paid employees,

Professional level of employees,

Specialization,

Transformation leadership style

Innovations oriented management,

Period of time leader occupies his/her position

Diversity and size of board ,

Transparency and following industry standards


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Distribution of answers for the question: «Number of permanent staff employees

in 2012»

Staff employees and volunteers

Distribution of answers for the question:«On the average, how many volunteers work for

your organization every month? (all NPOs)»


AVERAGE SALARY OF YOUR EMPLOYEES LAST YEAR


«IN YOUR OPINION TO WHAT EXTENT YOUR QUALIFICATIONS ARE ADEQUATE TO YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES?» (1 ANSWER, %)

*2012 г., сотрудники СОНКО

Absolutely

Mostly adequate

Mostly not adequate

Not sure

«IS THERE A NEED FOR YOU TO IMPROVE YOUR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS RELATED TO YOUR NGO FUNCTIONING» (1 ANSWER, %)

*2012 г.

Definitely yes’

Probably yes

Probably no

Definitely no

WHAT KIND OF SKILLS AND EXPERTISE NGO EMPLOYEES SEE AS NEEDED TO IMPROVE

*2010

All kinds of skills and expertise, 48%

General skills and expertise, 4%

Skills and

expertise

related to NGO

activities,

15%

Do not have such needs,

33%

“HOW WOULD YOU RATE YOUR LEVEL OF EXPERTISE AS AN NGO LEADER (EMPLOYEE) ?” (1 ANSWER, %)

*2012 г., сотрудники СОНКО

Excellent

Good

Satisfactory

Bad

Not sure

TYPICAL RUSSIAN INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES

Start due to initiative of one particular person Use new methods of solving local problems Extend the area of implementing by including

municipal government and other stakeholders

Possible official registration of an NGO Active use of social networks for

communications and brining new participants Extend to solving other similar problems

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