Lazarski University

Knowledge imparted by experts from social organizations in supervising, monitoring, managing and coordinating social projects. Meet people with experience and practical skills gained in nonprofit organizations who will support you in systematizing practical knowledge. Build professional professional contacts that will come in handy on your future career path in third sector organizations.

What you will learn:

• From A to Z - how to monitor or coordinate social projects,
• How nonprofit organizations can now support corporate sustainability goals and thus polyzoic resources for their own operations,
• How to build a social organization's online image,
• How to support and develop your team of staff and volunteers (volunteers),
• How to make the transformation of a nonprofit organization (NGO) into a social enterprise and build sustainable business models.

Example positions where graduates can work:

• Director/head of Fundraising of a humanitarian organization
• Director/head of Foreign Development Projects of a social organization
• Director/head of Monitoring of Social Projects

Why choose our specialization?

We invite you to join us on a journey to become an expert in the field of community organization management.

There are more than 103,000 nonprofit organizations in Poland with more than 8.3 million people (data for 2022). The management of a nonprofit organization is characterized by various aspects that distinguish it from the management of a regular for-profit business.

First and foremost, nonprofit organizations are often characterized by a strong sense of mission and social commitment, which can influence organizational culture, while in for-profit organizations there is often more emphasis on achieving business goals and market competitiveness.

In nonprofit organizations, success is often measured by social metrics, such as community impact, number of people helped, or improved quality of life, while in for-profit organizations success is often measured by financial metrics, such as net profit, revenue, or increased goodwill. In addition, NGOs often require management to take into account a variety of stakeholders, such as donors, volunteers, beneficiaries, which can lead to a more complex management structure compared to for-profit organizations, where the main goal is usually to maximize shareholder value. Ultimately, too, NGO's business model often depends on donations, grants, subsidies and government funds as the main source of funding, while for-profit organizations generate income by selling products or services.