Non-profit organizations in Volgograd region: modern realities and ways of development

The article discusses approaches to the definition of the concept of “civil society” presented in various encyclopedic sources, and also analyzes the state of the non-profit sector of economy postulated as a conductor of civil society institutions in the social environment on the example of the Volgograd region. The relevance of the research is determined by the significance of the role played by non-profit organizations in the formation and development of the social environment of the region. In the context of the need to consolidate the creative efforts of both individual citizens and social groups, the development of the non-profit sector of economy becomes an objective necessity. The purpose of the work is to consider the essence of the category “civil society”, as well as to apply the results to the study of the state of civil society institutions in Volgograd region. The research methodology includes structural and statistical analysis. The empirical base of the analysis is provided by official statistics for the period 2014-2020. The results of the study suggest that the planned development of the non-profit sector of regional economy requires the construction of an autonomous system of financing, in which budget funds will no longer play a key role in the formation of financial resources of its subjects.