Attention non-governmental organizations and local government units from the Masovian Voivodeship. We encourage you to complete an anonymous survey regarding the cooperation between social economy entities and local governments. The survey, which emphasizes public benefit, the labor market, and the development of the social economy, will be open until December 6, 2017. The survey is available online at http://drogiwspolpracy.badanie.net Completing the survey takes approximately 15 minutes. The survey is designed to identify local needs, challenges, and obstacles in implementing social policy between local government and local community representatives working in non-governmental organizations and operating as social enterprises. “The data obtained from the survey will allow us to determine the level and quality of cooperation and dialogue between local government institutions and social economy entities,” says Michał Bargielski, responsible for research and evaluation at mOWES. “We hope that the research results will help us improve operational standards and develop effective solutions, and ultimately, more effectively combat local social problems, especially those related to employment and the development of the social economy,” he adds.
To ensure the survey results are as objective as possible, the invitation to complete the survey is extended to all potential and actual partners, including:
local government units,
and, on the other hand, to so-called social economy entities (SEEs):
non-governmental organizations (foundations/associations/sports clubs, etc.)
as well as social enterprises, including social cooperatives. “Cross-sector partnership is the foundation for the successful development of employment and entrepreneurship rooted in local communities,” says Daniel Prędkopowicz of the Cooperation Fund Foundation and head of the Masovian Social Economy Support Center (mOWES). “Cooperation between local government and the social economy sector can take various forms, from support or client-supplier relationships, to mutually leveraging experiences and competencies. Representatives of non-governmental organizations and social entrepreneurs are often high-quality specialists, whose knowledge local governments can also draw on, for example, in the development of strategic documents. This is why collaboration is so important and beneficial to all parties.”
The survey is anonymous (only subregions or counties will be indicated), and all results will be presented in aggregate form, presenting a cross-section of individual issues. The data cover a broad spectrum of social policy issues beyond the social economy. Those wishing to share their knowledge and experience can do so until December 6, 2017. The survey can be found at: http://drogiwspolpracy.badanie.net/
The survey is organized by the Cooperation Fund Foundation, which runs the Masovian Social Economy Support Center, in conjunction with the Masovian Social Policy Center and other Social Economy Support Centers (OWES), run by: the Foundation for Social and Economic Initiatives (FISE), the BORIS Association, the Civil Society Development Foundation (FRSO), the Krzesko Center for Local Culture and Activity Association (SOKiAL), and the Information Society Innovation Center (CISI).
