Instytucjonalne formy realizacji zadań sektora nonprofit w Polsce

Abstract

The systematic changes that have been introduced in Poland since 1990s affect many areas of economic and social activities. In the social sphere it can be seen in abandoning the state monopoly through the implementation of a special privatization process. The core of the process is transformation of public institutions into autonomous units. This process contributes to the emergence of organizations with an ambiguous status. They are positioned in the mixed area, between the public and non-profit sectors. This paper attempts to evaluate those institutional forms of organization that belong to or can be classified among the non-profit sector in Poland. The subject is considered from three points of view: - legal basis on which the organizations function, - types of tasks they execute, - source of their financing. The aims to present some debatable problems connected with the expansion of the non-profit sector and to evaluate directions the changes are taking. In our discussion the emphasis will be put on those organizational and legal solutions that cannot be treated as classic non-profit organizations.