Conceptual foundations for the study of social capital of socially oriented non-profit organizations

The activities of socially oriented non-profit organizations (further - SONPO) at the state level is considered as an important area of development of the social sphere. The substantiation of the conceptual foundations of the study and measurement of the social capital of socially oriented non-profit organizations in the regional aspect is relevant. The paper analyzes the theoretical approaches to disclosing the content of the concept of “social capital”, its structure, and influence on the results of activities of economic entities, which have developed in the scientific literature. The analysis of publications was carried out from the standpoint of a systemic, integrated approach based on the principle of polytheoretical, that is, referring to conceptual ideas and conclusions of scientists from different fields of knowledge and bringing them together. Descriptive, diachronic, axiomatic methods of analysis of scientific publications were used. Based on a critical understanding of the publications of foreign and domestic scientists, the following conclusion has been made that there are methodological limitations in the study of the social capital of SONPO at the regional level. A territorial approach to its study is proposed, within which the conceptual model takes into account the regional specificity of social capital and develops tools and methods for its measurement.