Caritas Poland ways of financing our

activities

Caritas Internationalis

Caritas Europa

Caritas Polska

Caritas Diecezjalne

Parafialne Zespoły Caritas,Szkolne Koła Caritas

Caritas’ structure

Diocesan Caritas in Poland

Fields of activity

Children and family

The disabled

Seniors and the elderly

The homeless

The unemployed

Migrants and refugees

Victims of wars and natural calamities

Volunteer work

STATISTICS Caritas in Poland

Number of Centers

Number of employees

Number of volunteers

1 008

4 500

69 440

Value of support given by Caritas Poland 2001-

2006

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

21 806 653,85 zł

15 798 362,12 zł

11 149 454,15 zł

34 755 218,24 zł

51 326 619,46 zł

84 246 249,24 zł

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Sources of financing per donors

• Public funding (budgetary funds)• European funding• Private funding

• Traditional funds collection:

– Funds collection at churches– Public funds collection

• Innovative ways of funding– SMS – Special phone lines

Effectiveness of innovative ways of

financingNatural calamities

2%25%

73%

SMS & TELE

TRADITIONALCOLLECTIONAND BANKCONCERT

Income per source of financing 2006

62%11%

27%EU Funding

MiniserialGrants

Privatefunding

Challenges

1. Better feedback to donors - individual and institutional

- implementation of software

2. Inspiration for support

3. ECHO

THANK YOU FOR

YOUR ATTENTION

caritaspolska@caritas.pl