1. Foundation for Social and Economic Initiatives
Conditions of financing of CSOs
Anna Sienicka
Foundation for Social and Economic Initiatives
Council for Public Benefit

2. NGOs in Poland 63 228 associatios and foundations
Only 17% of NGOs applied for EU funds.
10% of NGOs received the funding (55% of those NGOs which applied).
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3. Boundary conditions Boundary conditions:
It is estimated that only 15% of Polish NGOs are able to apply for EU funds.
Boundary conditions:
- budget higher than 5 000 EUR
- employees
- professional accounting
- bank account
- activity in one of the support field

4. Boundary conditions - budget higher than 5 000 EUR (40,20%)
A not written rule. The lowest project budget is EUR (only 40 NGOs had project budget lower than EUR).

5. Annual income of NGOs
18,2% of NGOs - lower than 250 EUR
23,9% of NGOs - lower than EUR
35,5% of NGOs - between EUR and EUR
50% of NGOs – lower than EUR
5,6% of NGOs - higher than EUR

6. Boundary conditions - professional accounting (58,10%)
- employees (25,8%), low skilled workers
Well developed organizational employment structure, and management.
Reporting system is based on financial reports.
Strict and detailed rules.
Documentation, certification, complicated procedures (public procurement), external audits. -

7. - bank account (84,0%) - activity in one of the support field (85,4%)
Boundary conditions
- bank account (84,0%)
- activity in one of the support field (85,4%)

8. Barriers for applying
lack of experience - weak employment structure, low skilled workers
financial situation - financial flow, financial guarantees, low income, in-kind
bureaucracy – financial report obligations
no access to information

9. Recommendations Small grants. Focusing on the quality.
Improvement of cash flow procedures.
Simple, effective financial reporting system.

10. Thank you!