State Support for Socially Oriented NPOs in Russia in the Context of Global Challenges: Types, Effectiveness, Areas of Improvement

The relevance of the study is determined by the dynamism of the state approaches to providing support measures to socially oriented nonprofit organizations (SONPO), which among other things are dependent on domestic and foreign policy processes. The development of society determines new needs and sets new tasks in the social sphere. In the context of serious sanctions pressure from foreign states and international organizations, an objective need has arisen to develop additional types of assistance to the nonprofit sector, on the one hand, dependent on state assistance, including financial, on the other hand, being one of the key institutions of civil society and performing many social functions that are implemented in cooperation with government agencies.

The aim of the study is to consider the areas and features of support for the activities of NPOs in Russia, to estimate the size of budgetary allocations from the federal budget and budgets of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation to support NPOs and other types of support for the nonprofit sector in the changed domestic political conditions influenced by global processes, which have formed an additional need for public authorities to involve civil society institutions in the provision of social services to the population. The study is based on the reports of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation for 2018–2023, as well as information from the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation. As a result, the paper notes the main results of the implementation of support measures, including those related to the increase in the number of NPOs and volunteers participating in their activities; the implementation of state policy on the development of the nonprofit sector is positively assessed, and directions for its further improvement are proposed.

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