Partnership As A Determinant Of Positioning The Non-Profit Sector In A Contemporary Society

Abstract

Civil society represents the backbone in the development of a modern, democratic state, which ensures the freedom of organizing the citizens, besides formal legality, individual rights and pluralism. Non-profit organisations arise with the aim of solving the problems of public interest and without primary motive to make profit, and they have an incalculable value in the development of a democratic society. The needs for activities in the sphere of the common good are often expressed so much that independent engagement of the nonprofit organisations in not sufficient. Therefore, the cooperation between the third sector, state and the economic subjects is very important. The strength of the non-profit sector is visible in the ability of mutual cooperation and setting up different forms of integrations between nonprofit organisations. The importance of cooperation and different forms of integration in the framework of the third sector is emphasised in their activity. A broad spectrum of partnerships, which may be used by the non-profit sector in order to solve the issues of public interest more efficiently and quality, is abstracted. The most simple forms of partnerships begin with a cooperation, and end with a collaboration. By a synergic action through different integration forms, organisations implement their mission more successfully. Different forms of integrations enable nonprofit organisations to carry out the goals more easily and to become the key factors in positioning the third sector in modern society. Multi-annual practise has shown that local governments and the third sector have all the predispositions for building harmonious relationships and mutual understanding. Unfortunately, there is plenty of unused potential in the transitional states in this segment of the relationships and activities.