PRESENTATION OF THE SURVEY RESULTS ENTITLED "SOCIAL CAPITAL OF PODLASKIE VOIVODESHIP IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE NON-PROFIT

SECTOR"

Research objectives

Cele badania (1/4)

• Identification of the background for the development of the non-profit sector in Podlaskie Voivodeship and in Poland by describing various manifestations of social capital in the context of development of Podlaskie Voivodeship.1

• The relationship between the formation of social capital and the development of non-profit organizations in local environments, with a particular focus on historical factors.2

• Analyzing the situation of the non-profit sector in Poland and in Podlaskie Voivodeship, including the assessment of the existing activities of public institutions that increase social capital and the selection of the voivodeship, which can serve as a benchmark for the implementation of changes in Podlaskie Voivodeship.

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Cele badania (2/4)

• Identifying good practices, which are possible to be duplicated by entities operating in the third sector, as well as by the public and private sectors in the context of the cooperation with the non-profit sector.

4• SWOT analysis of the sector with emphasis on the

methods of solving major problems affecting the instability of the functioning of non-profit organizations in Poland and in Podlaskie Voivodeship

5• Analysis of how to manage non-profit organizations in

Podlaskie Voivodeship in the aspect of implementing their mission to create the so-called "common good”.6

Cele badania (3/4)

• Examining the flow of information and ways of effective communication between non-profit organizations and local government and other institutions.

7• Examining the forms of integration of researched

entities.8• Revealing factors related to social capital, which is

developed by non-profit organizations affecting the promotion and obstructing the social promotion of the residents of Podlaskie Voivodeship.

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Cele badania (4/4)

• Examining the relationship of social inequalities in the light of the level of social capital in the territory of Podlaskie Voivodeship and the potential peripheral positioning of Podlaskie Voivodeship, when compared with other voivodeships of Poland.10

• Preparation of maps of the growth and stagnation areas in terms of the development of social capital in the territory of Podlaskie Voivodeship.11

• Verifying the hypothesis on the relationship between the activities of non-profit organizations and positive changes in social participation in Podlaskie Voivodeship.12

Who has been surveyed?

Who has been surveyed?

PAPI, N=400• Activists, employees and volunteers of non-profit

organizations operating in the territory of Podlaskie Voivodeship

FGI, N=4• Experts from selected non-governmental non-profit

organizations due to the advancement of activities

IDI, N=20• 1) Local leaders and organizers of NGO activities, (2) heads

of platforms supporting the activities of non-governmental organizations, 3) major (strategic) donors and sponsors of activities of non-governmental non-profit organizations, 4) individuals involved in the development strategy

Who has been surveyed?

CATI, N=1061• Adult residents of Podlaskie Voivodeship

CAWI, N=603• Young people, aged 15-18 years, from Podlaskie

Voivodeship

• Ethnography • Case studies

Research results

Synthetic indicator of social capital

Based on data in the diagram below, it can be concluded that the following voivodeships are characterized by the largest social capital: Mazowieckie (rank 1), Lubelskie (rank 2), Pomorskie (rank 3), Świętokrzyskie (rank 4) and Podkarpackie (rank 5).

dolnośląskiekujawsko-pomorskie

lubelskie

lubuskie

łódzkie

małopolskie

mazowieckie

opolskiepodkarpackie

podlaskie

pomorskie

śląskie

świętokrzyskie

warmińsko-mazurskie

wielkopolskie

zachodniopomorskie

0

10

20

Poziom cywilizacyjny Dobrostan społeczny Dobrobyt materialny Patologie Kapitał społecznyCivilizational level Social welfare Material wealth Pathologies Social capital

Research results

Liczba pracowników w organizacji pozarządowej

Statistically, one of the surveyed NGO employs 3 full-time employees, 20 volunteers and 5 activists and social workers. By limiting the analysis of the employment issue to entities, which have demonstrated undertaking cooperation with individuals, the average number of employees in the designated groups is growing. The average number of full-time employees in organizations was 6; for volunteers it was 37 people, while for activists – 10 people.

Average number of people (in total)

Number of organizations, which indicated

Average number of persons (for organizations, which have

indicated)

Full-time employees 3.17 207 6.12

Volunteers 19.86 217 36.61

Activists, social workers (unpaid) 4.61 184 10.02

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Evaluation of the perception of non-governmental organizations, in Podlaskie Voivodeship

The perception of the perception of non-governmental organizations in Podlaskie voivodeship, carried out by the representatives of this sector, is optimistic: 83% have considered that NGOs in Podlaskie Voivodeship are perceived positively (40% - very positively, 42.8% - rather positively). Negative ratings almost do not appear (only 2% of the respondents indicated rather negatively), and 15.3% were neutral.

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40.0%

42.8%

15.2%2.0%

Very positivelyRather positivelyNeither positively nor negativelyRather negative

Evaluation of the activities of non-governmental organizations in Podlaskie Voivodeship

In a similar way the NGO representatives evaluated the activity of Podlaskie Voivodeship: there were virtually no negative ratings (just 0.5% of the answers were rather well), and 15.5% were neutral. Other NGO representatives (84%) evaluated the activities of the third sector in Podlaskie Voivodeship as positive, with the majority of these ratings were rather positive (52.8%) than definitely positive (31.3%).

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31.2%

52.8%

15.5%0.5%

Very wellRather wellNeither well nor badRather bad

Evaluation of co-operation of organizations with other partners

The level of cooperation of non-governmental organizations with

entities from other sectors is evaluated positively: very

positive and positive ratings were in the majority of NGO

representatives, with the relatively little percentage applied to private sector (71.1%), and the largest

percentage applied to public sector (79%). Co-operation with

other non-governmental organizations was also highly rated and the percentage of highly positive answers was

73.6%.

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Public sector

Private sector

Other non-governmental organizations

0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0%

0.5%

3.8%

0.5%

2.8%

4.0%

1.3%

17.5%

20.5%

20.5%

33.3%

30.3%

29.8%

45.8%

40.8%

43.8%

0.1%

0.6%

4.1%

No ratingRating 5Rating 4 Rating 3Rating 2Rating 1

Sources of financing the activities of non-governmental organizations

The table presents share of funding from different sources in the budgets of non-governmental organizations. State funding constitute the average of 21.03% of the organization's budget, commune's funding is 18.94%, funding from the private sector is 17.61%, funding obtained from sources other than those listed in the cafeteria-style checklist is 16.95%, and public collections constitute the average of 12.26% of the total budget. Other parts of NGO budgets are EU funds (9.03%) and international programmes (4.12%).

Share in the budgetin % (in total)

Number of organizations receiving

support

Average share in the budget

of the organizations, which receive support

State budget 21.03% 172 48.9%

Commune budget 18.94% 207 36.59%

Public collections 12.26% 157 31.22%

Sponsors, private sector 17.61% 217 32.46%

EU funds 9.03% 98 36.84%

International programmers 4.12% 56 29.96%

Other sources 16.95% 115 58.97%

Research results

The most important course of activities related to developing social capital in non-governmental organizations in Podlaskie Voivodeship

According to the surveyed representatives of non-governmental organizations, there is one dominant representatives course of activities related to developing social capital. The development of socio-economic dialogue was pointed out relatively frequently (28.3%), social participation and impact on the lives of the citizens less frequently (20,3%), as well as social communication and the use of cultural and creative potential (18.8%) or the development of infrastructure for culture, tourism and sport (17%).

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23.8%

12.5%

20.3%

18.8%

17.0%

3.3%Development of socio-economic dialogue

Shaping appropriate attitudes and skills for the modern labour market

Social participation and impact on the lives of the citizens

Social communication and the use of cultural and creative potential

Development of infrastructure for culture, tourism and sport

Other

Types of activities aimed at strengthening social capital undertaken in a non-governmental organization

The responses of the NGO representatives indicate the concentration of the third sector's activities in the area of providing information – it is rendered by 59% of the surveyed organizations. Much less provide all kinds of assistance: psychological aid (29.5%), legal aid (24.5 %) or financial aid (20.8%). Even less non-governmental organizations conduct vocational training (15%), and only 4% of them promote the development of the so-called soft skills.

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Soft skills training

Vocational training

Other

Financial aid

Legal aid

Psychological aid

Providing information

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0%

4.0%

15.0%

20.7%

20.8%

24.5%

29.5%

59.0%

Knowledge of specific non-governmental organizations

More than half of the respondents (55%) declared in the course of the survey that they are able to provide names of the specific non-governmental organizations. The high value of this indicator has been affected by primarily by the answers of men, among which 60% replied affirmatively (for women, this value was more than 9% lower).

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55.0%

45.0% YesNo

Experience in functioning in non-governmental organizations

Despite a fairly high awareness related to the activities of the third sector, more than three quarters (77%) of the surveyed respondents from Podlaskie Voivodeship claim that they have no experience in functioning in such entities. Almost 14% of the surveyed declare that they have withdrawn from the previously carried out activities, and less than one in ten is an active member of NGOs.

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77.2%

13.5%

9.3%

Never belonged to any NGOCurrently does not belong, but be-longed to an NGO in the pastBelongs to an NGO

Overall assessment of the NGOs operatingin the Podlaskie Voivodeship

Most respondents from Podlaskie Voivodeship (45%) could not explicitly assess the activities of non-governmental organizations in the region – this correlates clearly with the lack of knowledge on this subject, declared by the equivalent percentage of respondents. It should be noted, however, that positive opinions on NGOs operating locally strongly outweigh the negative opinions (43% and 12% of cases, respectively).

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10.2%

32.6%

45.4%

7.7%4.1%

Very wellRather wellNeither well nor badRather badVery bad

The main role of non-governmental organizations

For the residents of Podlaskie Voivodeship, social assistance is the key area for NGO activities – 35% of the respondents pointed out tackling social exclusion as the main roles of these actors. One in four respondents emphasizes that the essence of the third sector should be to offset deficits in social policy of the state (25% of responses), and one in five considers building social capital (21%) as far more important.

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7.1%

24.5%

35.0%

21.1%

8.4%3.9%

Control of the commercial sectorOffsetting deficits in social policy of the stateTackling social exclusionBuilding social capitalNo special role of non-governmen-tal organizationsOther role

Good practices

Good practices

EKOMOBILE - innovation of environmental education in Poland and a reference point in Polish-German cooperation for the sustainable development

The aim of the project: to initiate the development of mobile environmental education in Poland. The project was to take lessons on ecology beyond the school walls. To implement this idea, ecomobiles were to be used; these were specially prepared vehicles, equipped with variety of thematically diverse materials and equipment for work in groups directly in the field. The idea was taken from Germany, where the first ecomobile was launched in 1987.

WHY IT IS „GOOD”?: The development of environmental education and its forms seems to be particularly important from the point of view of developing social capital. Education is one of the cornerstones for building social capital; therefore, it seems that implementation of new forms of education is particularly important in this context.

Dobre praktyki

The activities of the Association of the Small Homeland Museum in Studziwody - The Association conducts activities related to an open-air museum, which was founded in 1993. The Podlasie and Polesie traditional folk music studio and youth song and dance ensemble operate at the museum.The Association also publishes "Bielski Hostineć” periodical, as well as books and albums with songs and music.

WHY IT IS „GOOD”?: It seems that in Podlaskie Voivodeship, which is located at the junction of several nations and cultures, it is particularly important to promote joint activities of a supra-regional and even transnational character. The specific cultural melting pot, which is present in Podlasie, needs special attention, as an extremely important element in the development of social capital.

Dobre praktyki

The ”Dream and act” Programme of the My Dla Innych [Us for Others] Association Goal of project: . Its aim is to organize leisure time for young people in a constructive way, activate young people and ensure the optimum conditions for developing their passions, realization of dreams and mastering the skill of creative collaboration in the same age group. The Programme is an example of collaboration between NGOs and local government, because it is financed by the Mayor of Białystok.The assumptions of the Programme are simple: young people aged 12-19 may come up with the idea of spending leisure time for themselves to the association, their friends which, upon the examination of the application (involving other representatives of the local communities in the project seems particularly important) will grant funding (in the amount of PLN 1,000) to implement the idea.

WHY IT IS „GOOD”?: The Programme puts emphasis on cooperation and involvement of local communities, which appears to be particularly important in the context of social capital.

Dobre praktyki

The activities of the Drohiczyn Scientific Society - an organization takes actions to activate and organize the scientific community in Drohiczyn and the region of river Bug. The Society gathers people associated with the academic environment, it organizes conferences (nine up until now), scientific symposiums and it publishes books. The Society's activities focus on three voivodeships: Podlaskie, Lubelskie and Mazowieckie, and the primary objective is to create an intellectual basis for future research on multi-cultural traditions of Drohiczyn and above-mentioned voivodeships.

WHY IT IS „GOOD”?: The Society's activities show that a rich scientific life, which is one of the elements of social capital, does not necessarily have to take place in large academic centres.

Applications and recommendations

Acquisition of funds

Method of implementationWe propose such measures to be implemented as part of the projects under the Operational

Program Human Capital (e.g. Priority V "Good Governance"), which allow them to strengthening human resources of the organization, as well as effectively include cross-sectoral partnerships.

RecommendationWe recommend keeping information and training measures in the field of acquiring funds, both EU

funds and classic fundraising among businesses and individuals.

ApplicationThe research shows that NGOs have problems obtaining funds for statutory activity. They complain

especially on cooperation with the public sector .

Cooperation with JST

Method of implementationDevelop a simple and practical programme of cooperation between non-governmental organizations and local government, which will effectively improve this co-operation. .

RecommendationStrengthen cooperation between NGOs and JST, especially in smaller communities.

ApplicationThe research shows that in many cases the cooperation between JST and NGO is difficult or

non-existent at all, especially in smaller towns.

Development of social capital

Method of implementation

Introduce the records concerning strategic criteria in competitions posted by WUP Bialystok and the Marshal Office of Podlaskie Voivodship.

RecommendationWe recommend the support of non-governmental organizations in efforts to strengthen social

capital of the residents of Podlaskie Voivodeship in the areas identified by NGO representatives.

ApplicationThe most important issues: development of socio-economic dialogue, social participation and social

communication and exploitation of cultural and creative potential.

Social capital among residents

Method of implementation

Activities to encourage greater participation in the life of the third sector do not need to be costly. We propose that such actions be conducted as part of the existing structures such as NGO agents in the offices at different levels. We

propose the cooperation between the aforementioned agents and representatives of NGO's is strengthened and joint actions be taken to strengthen the existing projects based on a synergy.

RecommendationWe recommend that the promotion, information and education activities be undertaken in the third sector. It seems that encouraging residents of Podlaskie Voivodeship for greater involvement in

NGO activities is necessary.

ApplicationTwo-thirds of the residents of Podlaskie Voivodeship (66%) do not belong to any civic organization. One in ten of the surveyed declares membership to a trade union (11%) or a religious organization (10%). Only one in eight residents of Podlaskie Voivodeship has ever benefitted from the offer of non-governmental organizations; more than three quarters (77%) declare that they have no such experience.

Co-operation of residents as part of NGOs

Method of implementationEncouraging NGO representatives to present their achievements in a wider audience, and thus to

"attract" to cooperation the individuals, who have not yet been involved in the work and the activities of the third sector.

RecommendationGreater involvement of the NGO activists in local and regional environments of the residents of

Podlaskie Voivodeship and attracting them to the third sector is necessary.

ApplicationSocial activists much more frequently than other participants of the survey come from

environments in which also other persons work for the third sector.

Participation in NGOs among young people

Method of implementationImplementation of information and education activities among children and young people in Podlasie is possible at a relatively low cost, for example in classroom activities, such as civic

education and advisory classes.

RecommendationWe recommend that information and education activities be carried out among children and young people in Podlasie. Greater engagement of students by teachers in pro-social activities should be

considered.

ApplicationParticipation in the work of non-governmental organizations remains at a relatively low level (only 17.1% of the respondents have declared participation in the work of the NGOs). In addition, it is

limited mainly to participation in WOŚP

Thank you for your attention!

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