Development Of Government Financial Support For Community Benefit Non-Profit Organizations In Russia

Abstract

The interaction between the government and civil society entities is of substantial academic and practical importance and is debated among experts amidst the more effective people-centered policy based on cross-sectoral partnership. It is also noteworthy that government support meets the needs of Russian NPOs identified during large-scale empirical studies of the Center for Studies of Civil Society and the Nonprofit Sector National Research University Higher School of Economics. According to a representative sociological survey of NPOs, more than half of Russian NPOs (52%) would like to develop and roll out crucial social programs with the government, and 23% are ready to assist the authorities in their plans and undertakings. Here, 81% of NPOs already have some hands-on experience dealing with the authorities, at least, at the local level. The respondents cite government (municipal) grant-in-aid and subsidies for NPOs not related to specific projects and allocated to cover current (operating) costs (at the regional level 53% and 34%, respectively) as the most sought formats of government support for NPOs. The main idea of article – to show methodical approaches to assessment of efficiency of the financing to non-profit organizations of the Russian Federation. Authors analyzed the public and private sources of funding for the non-profit sector.