Number, legal forms and selected areas of public benefit of PBO in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship in 2013-2022. Stability or change?

Abstract

Based on analyzes conducted, by the GUS and the Klon/Jawor Association, as well as own research, the author presents the number, legal forms and the most and least common public benefit spheres of public benefit organizations in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship.

The aim of the article is to describe the phenomena that influence the examined entities within the analyzed categories. Particularly noteworthy is the stabilization of the number of public benefit organizations in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship, the systematic decline in the number of associations that are public benefit organizations, as well as the absence of entities dealing with the protection of women's and consumer rights in the analyzed administrative unit.

It is recommended to increase funding for public benefit organizations working to protect consumer rights and women's rights. This would not only allow for the development of existing NGOs in Poland, but would also encourage the creation of new entities in this sphere. Due to the decreasing number of associations, it is possible to consider creating special government, local government or non-governmental programs aimed at activating social potential, e.g. in the form of long-term volunteering.