Anamarija DeliΔ
- Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Economics and Business in Osijek, Trg Ljudevita Gaja 7, 31000 Osijek, Republic of Croatia
Nikoleta Poljak
- dKolektiv Organizacija za druΕ‘tveni razvoj, Ε etaliΕ‘te kardinala Franej Ε epera 12, 31000 Osijek, Republic of Croatia
Abstract:
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil society have become one of the most important actors in society over the last fifty years. The way they operate in society and the importance of their work to modern society have been the subject of much research. Non-governmental organisations are also seen as great consultants, offering business advice and working with large international companies. Slowly, they have entered the arena of business consulting providers.
On the other hand, there is very little research on how others, especially consultants, can help with business consulting for NGOs and, more importantly, what kind of consulting they need.
The purpose of this article is to analyse the results of the government programme aimed at building the capacity of NGOs throughout Croatia, but also to find out, through five interviews and case studies with NGOs that have used these services, what type of advice or training was most helpful, along with the other types of assistance they might use.
The results of this research can help in a better understanding of the civil sector and creation of more appropriate third sector (civil sector) development programmes, but also if a well-developed and organised, civil sector helps build more open and democratic societies.
Tenth International Scientific-Business Conference LIMEN Leadership, Innovation, Management and Economics: Integrated Politics of Research - LIMEN 2024 - International Scientific-Business Conference β LIMEN 2024: Vol 10. Conference Proceedings , December 5, 2024
Conference Proceedings published by: Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans, Belgrade, Serbia
ISBN: 9788680194929 , ISSN: 26836149 , DOI: 10.31410/LIMEN.2024
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