1. COLLABORATION between State, the Market and Voluntary Sector in adressing Social Problems

2. What do you think is the definition of…?
… The state
… The market
… The thrid sector

3. The Three Concepts
Public Sector: refers to those activities that are regulated by government (State).
Market: it is made up of consumers and enterprises. These two elements meet and interact in the market.
Third sector: Such is not the only relationship that exists. There are companies engaged in the social economy. These nonprofit organizations have different characteristics.

4. The relationship of the Market, State and the 3rd sector.
We have needs that in most cases are covered by enterprises understood in the traditional concept of enterprise. For those companies, the main goal is to get economical profits.
However there are more types of enterprises. For example, there are special enterprises devoted to Social Economy.

5. The Relationship of the State, the Market and The 3rd Sector

6. Example of a relationship between the three sectors: ‘City hall’
City of Lodz supports projects that support the development of the city
Unique system where inhabitants, NGO’s and volunteers can apply funding for their own projects
Inhabitants will vote to choose the projects that will get funding
This year over 900 projects apply for funding and 47 were chosen (city gives 20 milj. Zloty to different projects )

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Czesc ANITA, BY BYLA TWOJA ZECZ STRONA 7/8 . 7BYS MOGLA PSZECZYTAC, I O 8 BYS MOGLA Z LATWYMI SLOWAMI POWIEDZIEC KTURE PROJEKTY TO SOM, ILE LODZIANUW SIE ZAGLOSOWALI, I ILE PIENIEDZY DOSTALI. TO WSZYSTKO. PO ANGLIELSKU : This are the most popular projects which were chosen to get the funding ( one hundred twenty/nine thousand and eight) inhabitants voted on projects. The animal shelter and Wi-fi connection to the city center got most votes. All in all 47 projects were selected to get the city funding.

8. Social Economy
There are enterprises that encourage social changes proposing an economic alternative to capitalism.
These enterprises are obtaining in fact good economic results.
The main difference from traditional enterprises is that they invest their profits in people and their communities.

9. Principies of social economy:
Equality
Employment
Environment
Cooperation
Nonprofit
Commitment to the environment

10. Social Economy in European Union
They are flexible and innovative - Social Economy enterprises are being created to meet changing social and economic circumstances
Most are based on voluntary participation, membership and commitment.
Social Economy entities spring from the economic and social needs of their members. There are certain common characteristics shared by Social Economy entities:
Their primary purpose is not to obtain a return on capital. They are, by nature, part of a stakeholder economy, whose enterprises are created by and for those with common needs, and accountable to those they are meant to serve
They are generally managed in accordance with the principle of "one member, one vote"

11. Social business: KLOS Dual model
Hotel
Training centre for people with mental health problems.
When it started it had 20 people being treated but now there is 60 people on this rehabilitation program.
Offers prepared training for different roles
For example, Receptionist, Rural management, Kitchen assistant, gardeners and room service.
Their impact on social problems
The people aren’t alone with their problems.
They offer support for the unemployed.
Activation of the socially excluded.

12. The 3rd Sector
Voluntary work. Participation of its members must depend on the free will of themselves and not external impositions. Moreover, there is also a significant degree of participation of volunteers (people who provide unpaid work).
Self-management. Formally organized. formally structured
organized independent of the State
are not profit oriented
administered independently

13. Volunteering: The Orange Foundation
Visit to Orange Foundation
Foundation that doesn’t get money from the city
Andrzej Szymborski finds monetary and materialistic support for renovating buildings
For example renovating the childrens’ ward at hospital
40 volunteers participated in the project
Renovation was done in one weekend, the whole project took 3 months

14. Conclusions

15. Conclusion
Nevertheless the sustainability of the welfare state is under debate: economical crisis, aging population and change on demography. There are fewer resources but the needs of the people are increasing.
Then the Third sector becomes an alternative plausible solution. The Third sector included a new kind of originations

16. The Social Economy is important because it:
Contributes to efficient competition in the markets
Offers the potential for job creation and new forms of entrepreneurship and employment
Is largely founded on membership-based activities
Meets new needs
Favours citizen participation and voluntary work
Enhances solidarity and cohesion
Contributes to the integration of the economies of the candidate countries

17. The addressal of social problems by the State, the Market and The 3rd sector
As we can see from the organisations we have visited….
‘City Hall’ – Offering the people choice of what projects that they would like to happen.
KŁOS – Provides retraining and rehabilitation for those who need it.
The Orange Orgisation – Provides the children that they help with more and better places to become well.

18. And a little comic for you 

19. Have any questions?