THE ROLE OF REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NON-PROFIT SECTOR

Abstract

This article deals with uneven development of NPO sector in the regions of Russia. Basic ways of understanding the essential activities and the main reasons for the development of non-profit organizations are specified. Different alterations of the regional differentiation of the Russian non-profit sector are also presented, based on the types of organizations monitored by Federal State Statistics Service. The main institutionalized forms of NPO support by regions and the Russian Federation are discussed. Primary effective measures of support of non-profit sector are determined according to the series of semi-structured interviews with the heads of regional non-profit organizations, N=15. The comparison of support measures with NPO effectiveness in the solution of socially significant regional problems is made. Possible characteristics for describing the internal organizational structure of non-profit organizations are indicated. The main types of observable methods of organizing activities in the non-profit sector of Russian regions are identified. Possible ways of combining basic organizational structures with each other are presented. As hypotheses, the main options for combining organizational structures with the institutional environment of the region of activity, as well as the basic orientation of organizations of various sizes to different levels of support, are formulated. The results demonstrate the substantial differentiation in realization of NPO support programs among the regions and the impossibility to select the more effective support measures.