Project activity of Russian non-profit organizations: key problems and contradictions

Project activity of Russian non-profit organizations:
key problems and contradictions


Smirnov V.A.

Dr. Sci. (Sociol.), Assoc. Prof., Vice-rector for strategic communications, Kostroma State University, Kostroma, Russia kano_igt@mail.ru

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Smirnov V.A. Project activity of Russian non-profit organizations: key problems and contradictions. Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya [Sociological Studies]. 2016. No 2. P. 62-69




Abstract

The article presents a sociological analysis of grant activity of Russian non-profit organizations. Analyzing the content of grant applications and projects of Presidential grants winners, author concludes a low efficiency of this activity, its simulated nature. As main method of research quantitative content analysis was used of all grant applications submitted for funding in competition for Presidential grants.


Keywords
non-profit organizations; social planning; grant competition; content analysis
Content No 2, 2016