International conference in Novy Bydzov Sport, culture, forestry a NNOs International conference in Novy Bydzov Sport, culture, forestry a NNOs Vojtěch Česák May 2008

What is it all about……… participation ideas cooperation communication

How it works here……..  Sport  Culture  Interest-unions, associations  Forestry, hunting

Non-state non-profit organizations  Comprise a full spectrum of public life  Are financed from own activities, grants and sponsor gifts  Use their own as well as municipal facilities/equipment

Research NNOs in NB and the region  NNOs engaged themselves into the strategic-planning process  Nearly 100 active NNOs in Novobydžovský region  NNOs database  NNOs‘ project-intentions database

Research NNOs - results  grafy Establishment year of NNOs

Number of members - NNOs 101 and more members 11 – 20 members

Number of employees 1 – 4 employees 0 employees

Sphere of action - NNOs Culture Monuments Free-time Education and research Health Environmental protection Philanthropy and volunteer work Other activities

Sport, culture  Public investments – from state and EU grants, from budgets of individual towns  Operation of own facilities – from budgets of towns and entrance-fees, own investments  Activity grants – town and regional grants

Investments to sport in NB Winter-sports stadium - roofing, reconstruction - 50 mil. CZK (2 mil. €(so far))

Open-air pool – reconstruction mil. CZK (1,6 mil. €)

Football field with artificial turf in Chudonice – 2007, 16 mil. CZK (0,7 mil. €)

Sport-ring with winter compressed-air hall – 2002, 11 mil. CZK (0.5 mil.€)

Operation of sport-facilities in NB  Budget of Technical services for 2008 is 16 mil. CZK ( €)  From that, budget of sports-grounds is 2,3 mil CZK ( €)

Investments into cultural facilities in NB  Jirásek theatre 60 mil. CZK (2,2 mil. €) reconstruction finished in 2003 out of the total amount: 44 mil. CZK (1,6 mil. €) – state grant

Operation of cultural facilities in NB  Jirasek Theatre  Culture club MEKKA  Public town library  Town museum and gallery  Expected operation costs for 2008 are 8 mil CZK ( €)

Sport and culture grants Since 2006, the town annually provides organizations as well as individuals with: -culture grants CZK ( €) -sport grants CZK ( €)

Forestry  Forests ownership – towns, State forests, private persons (Town of Novy Bydzov owns 875 hectares of forests and 6 fish-ponds)  State regulatory instrument – forest management plan  State grants

Hunting  Hunting associations and unions  17 unions in Novy Bydzov region  In the region, there are 17 hunting- grounds with total area of 19 hectares, where 324 registered hunters use their rights to hunt

Ungulate game - hunting Deer Fallow-deer Mouflon Roe Boar hare rabbitpartridgepheasantduckgoose Small game - hunting

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