Assessment of the state of the nonprofit organizations sector

In the context of civil society development and the assessment of efficiency of social problems of the population, there has been a growing focus on nonprofit organizations. In developed countries, non-profit organizations have long been important participants in socio-economic life, while in Russia the “third” sector is in the process of being developed. The problem is of particular importance at the level of the Russian regions. To have a full understanding of the issue, especially with regard to Russian realities, there is a need for comprehensive studies of the functioning of the nonprofit sector, including their contribution to the economy, and the degree of their impact on the socio-economic development of the regions. Meanwhile, for the moment Russian researches on the assessment of the activities of nonprofit organizations and the state of the sector are focusing, on the one hand, on measuring their efficiency, and on the other hand, on forming a civil society...