Social Responsibility in Cross-Sector Relationships

The performance and development of an organisation depends not only on the organisation itself, but – to an increasing extent – on its relationships with its surroundings. This also refers to cross-sector relationships outside the world of business. Thus, the purpose of the article is to analyse the cross-sector collaboration between public administration and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and to highlight its fundamental terms and conditions, e.g. trust and social responsibility. The more honesty there is in such relations, the more trust and willingness to co-operate there arises in both parties. The analysed model of collaboration between public administration and NGOs seems to be a helpful tool for the development of collaboration based on social responsibility

The Stress and the Professional Burnout in Volunteers’ Work

The stress and the professional burnout can be characteristic not only for professional work, but also for volunteers' work in NGOs. An attempt to define these dysfunctions and the methods to deal with them is made in the article. Theoretical discourse is supported by the results of survey conducted among youth volunteers of the NGOs.Stres i wypalenie zawodowe może stanowić zjawisko charakterystyczne nie tylko w pracy zawodowej, ale również w tej wykonywanej na zasadzie wolontariatu. W artykule podjęto próbę zdefiniowania tych dysfunkcji oraz metod radzenia sobie z nimi. Rozważania teoretyczne egzemplifikowano wynikami badania przeprowadzonego wśród wolontariuszy młodzieżowej organizacji pozarządowej

The Stress and the Professional Burnout in Volunteers’ Work

The stress and the professional burnout can be characteristic not only for professional work, but also for volunteers' work in NGOs. An attempt to define these dysfunctions and the methods to deal with them is made in the article. Theoretical discourse is supported by the results of survey conducted among youth volunteers of the NGOs.Stres i wypalenie zawodowe może stanowić zjawisko charakterystyczne nie tylko w pracy zawodowej, ale również w tej wykonywanej na zasadzie wolontariatu. W artykule podjęto próbę zdefiniowania tych dysfunkcji oraz metod radzenia sobie z nimi. Rozważania teoretyczne egzemplifikowano wynikami badania przeprowadzonego wśród wolontariuszy młodzieżowej organizacji pozarządowej

Collaborative Advantage in Public and Social Services: the Case of Poland

This article seeks to analyse the relationships between the third and the public sector, with a particular focus on relations with local government units (LGUs) on the example of Poland. The article characterises the essence and rules of collaboration between the social and public sectors in Poland, and determines the meaning of the cooperative development of strategy of collaborative advantage. It also presents a useful tool which facilitates the realisation of such a task – a model of strategic cross-sector collaboration

The Stress and the Professional Burnout in Volunteers’ Work

The stress and the professional burnout can be characteristic not only for professional work, but also for volunteers' work in NGOs. An attempt to define these dysfunctions and the methods to deal with them is made in the article. Theoretical discourse is supported by the results of survey conducted among youth volunteers of the NGOs.Stres i wypalenie zawodowe może stanowić zjawisko charakterystyczne nie tylko w pracy zawodowej, ale również w tej wykonywanej na zasadzie wolontariatu. W artykule podjęto próbę zdefiniowania tych dysfunkcji oraz metod radzenia sobie z nimi. Rozważania teoretyczne egzemplifikowano wynikami badania przeprowadzonego wśród wolontariuszy młodzieżowej organizacji pozarządowej

Model of collaboration as an instrument for creating cooperative advantage in public and social services

When searching for effective methods and tools to accomplish the goals and objectives, non-governmental, social organisations – in the so-called third sector – make an attempt to collaborate with public administration and business environment. The chapter presents an analysis of the relationship between the third and the public sectors, especially it focuses on NGOs’ relations with local government units (LGUs). In management studies such a cooperation belongs to the recently arising sub-discipline of public management. Growing importance of The New Public Management (NPM) has contributed to a significant development of the concept of collaboration in the public sector, quite noticeable in Poland after its accession to the EU. In the article an attempt to characterise the essence and rules of collaboration between the social and public sectors, and to determine the meaning of the cooperative development of strategy of collaborative advantage has been made. The chapter also presents a model of strategic cross-sector collaboration which can serve as a useful tool for facilitating the accomplishment of that task.Udostępnienie publikacji Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego finansowane w ramach projektu „Doskonałość naukowa kluczem do doskonałości kształcenia”. Projekt realizowany jest ze środków Europejskiego Funduszu Społecznego w ramach Programu Operacyjnego Wiedza Edukacja Rozwój; nr umowy: POWER.03.05.00-00-Z092/17-00

Analysis of the Surface of Historic Fabric from the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum after Treatment with Ethanol Mist Used to Eliminate Microorganisms Harmful to Human Health

Aim: the aim of the work was to present the changes occurring on the model and historical cotton surface of cotton resulting from disinfection with 90% ethanol mist. Materials and methods: Samples of historical materials consisted of fabric elements from suitcases stored in A-BSM. A mist of 90% ethanol was applied for 15 s at a distance of 16 cm from the surface. The spectra of cotton samples before and after ethanol application were recorded using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR-ATR). Analyses of the surface layers were performed using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Results: the decontamination performed did not show any significant differences in the chemical composition and surface structure of cotton before and after the use of 90% ethanol mist. Conclusions: Ethanol mist, which eliminates microorganisms from the historical surface, does not cause significant changes to the surface of historical objects