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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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7NGOs: main fields of activity
(per cent)
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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
Higher School of Economics , Moscow, 2013
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
Высшая школа экономики, Москва, 2011
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ХАРАКТЕРНЫЕ ЧЕРТЫ ИНСТИТУЦИОНАЛЬНОЙ СРЕДЫ И УСТОЙЧИВОСТИ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЙ ТРЕТЬЕГО СЕКТОРА САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГА
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Do people usually help each other or care only about themselves?
EVS, 2012
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Higher School of Economics , Moscow, 2012
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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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ХАРАКТЕРНЫЕ ЧЕРТЫ ИНСТИТУЦИОНАЛЬНОЙ СРЕДЫ И УСТОЙЧИВОСТИ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЙ ТРЕТЬЕГО СЕКТОРА САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГА
17Signed petition last 12 months
EVS, 2012
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ХАРАКТЕРНЫЕ ЧЕРТЫ ИНСТИТУЦИОНАЛЬНОЙ СРЕДЫ И УСТОЙЧИВОСТИ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЙ ТРЕТЬЕГО СЕКТОРА САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГА
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Worked in a political party or action group
last 12 months
EVS, 2012
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ХАРАКТЕРНЫЕ ЧЕРТЫ ИНСТИТУЦИОНАЛЬНОЙ СРЕДЫ И УСТОЙЧИВОСТИ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЙ ТРЕТЬЕГО СЕКТОРА САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГА
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Worked in another organization or association last 12 months
EVS, 2012
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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
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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
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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?
Источник: Мерсиянова И.В. Презентация для программы повышения квалификации сотрудников СОНКО и органов государственного и муниципального управления. – 2012 г.
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)»
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AVERAGE SALARY OF YOUR EMPLOYEES LAST YEAR
Источник: Мерсиянова И.В. Презентация для программы повышения квалификации сотрудников СОНКО и органов государственного и муниципального управления. – 2012 г.
«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