Keyword: «non-profit organizations»

Today, municipal authorities in major cities of Russia have reached an understanding that the construction of support measures for non-profit organizations is basically completed and that it is necessary to move to a new level of interaction and building partnerships. Such a transition requires a new conceptual approach, which is often difficult to work out for local governments. The article examines the main problems and suggests solutions to this issue, taking into account the experience of the United States of America.

The article is devoted to the current problem of socially oriented activities of non-profit organizations. The concept of the "third" sector is revealed, the role of socially oriented nonprofit organizations in the field of social services for citizens is determined. State initiatives for the development of nonprofit organizations and the inclusion of socially oriented nonprofit organizations in the process of providing social services are traced.