The Activity of Non-Profit Organizations in Solving the Social Problems of Zaonezhye Residents: the Results of an Intelligence Study

The article presents the results of the intelligence study conducted within the framework of the integrated scientific expedition «Kizhi – 2024» with the participation of teachers and students of PetrSU, devoted to the impact of the activities of non-profit organizations operating in the Zaonezhye region on the daily life of local communities. In the course of the study, using a set of methods, the features of the territory, the structure of the population and the specifics of the social infrastructure were determined; the activities of not just registered, but actually operating in the territory of Zaonezhye, a few NGOs were analyzed, their typologization was carried out, the main achievements in terms of solving the problems of local residents were identified; the level of awareness and expectations of the population regarding the activities of these NGOs was determined; the degree of involvement of local residents of Zaonezhye in the activities of public organizations was determined. As a result of the research, we come to the conclusion that solving the problems of the Zaonezhye region is possible only through intersectoral interaction with the active participation of regional authorities. Currently existing public organizations in Zaonezhye do not have sufficient resources for this and in most cases do not set such goals. A significant part of them can be classified as club ones, they exist only as a form of organizing the employment of their participants and a way to attract additional funds for the implementation of their own initiatives.