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Is Anyone Volunteering for Heritage in Poland? Paulina Florjanowicz
National Heritage Board of Poland
Oslo, 24th May 2013
Legal basis for NGOs in Poland
Basic facts and numbers (1)
75 % active
17 % in the field of culture (1/3 related to heritage – c. 4000 NGOs)
c. 4000 NGOs
Source: Polskie Organizacje Pozarządowe 2012, report by Stowarzyszenie Klon/Jawor, Warsaw 2013
Basic facts and numbers (2)
Activity range
Assets
Source: Polskie Organizacje Pozarządowe 2012, report by Stowarzyszenie Klon/Jawor, Warsaw 2013
Basic facts and numbers (3)
People engagement
in 94% of organizations, their members and management work without any financial gratification most of the time
55% of organizations cooperate with volunteers on regular basis
19% of organizations employ full‐time employees (average: 2 persons) Source: Polskie Organizacje Pozarządowe 2012, report by Stowarzyszenie Klon/Jawor, Warsaw 2013
Source of financing
income tax
In 2012, 11 mln of Poles donated 1% of their income tax (c. 115 mln €)
c. 115 mln to one of 7295 public benefit organizations
No.
Organization
Amount in €
1
Charity Foundation for Children ‘Help on Time’
c. 27 000 000
2
Charity to Assist Persons with Disabilities ‘Sunshine’
c. 3 500 000
3
Anna Dymna Foundation ‘Against the Odds’ [for dissabled people]
c. 1 750 000
4
Charity Foundation ‘Dew’ [for children and youth]
c. 1 740 000
5
TVN Foundation ‘You Are Not Alone’ [for sick children and the elderly]
c. 1 730 000
14
Animal Welfare Society in Poland
c. 850 000
24
Greenpeace Poland Foundation
c. 535 000
1137 TONZ [Society for Heritage Protection]
c. 7 811
Source: www.mf.gov.pl (Ministry of Finance in Poland)
Support for the idea of heritage care
Is heritage important for the society?
Source: National Heritage Board of Poland (survey from 2011) Heritage oriented NGOs
c. 4 000 NGOs – mainly associations
• local heritage lovers’ societies
• hobbyists
• professional associations (ICOMOS etc.)
Communication of NGOs with public sector
There are approx. 4 000 NGOs interested in heritage in Poland.
During last two years 13%
of them participated in public consultations called by local authorities on heritage issues
Potential long history in spontaneous heritage care Source: www.facebook.com/Powazki ‘Volunteering for Heritage’ NHBoP’s project
The platform aimed at The platform supporting volunteering in the field of heritage:
¾ platform for matching volunteers with heritage projects
¾ promoting good practices Est. 2011
Results of the project
Source: Europa Nostra website
Conclusions
Strenghts
Weaknesses
9 there is will to act
9 long tradition
9 society respecting tradition, history and heritage
9 the law adapted to the NGOs’ activity
9 the institutions like NHBoP willing to cooperate
9 dispersion of NGOs
9 lack of heritage policy oriented NGOs
9 NGOs run event‐based activities, no capacity building
9 reliance on public funding
9 the society unaware of its rights (civil society under construction)
9 strong belief (coming from the past) that the protection of historical monuments is sole responsibility of the state
9 the society too poor to take care of heritage (bigger issues) Thank you for your attention!
Paulina Florjanowicz
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