Komercjalizacja organizacji pozarządowych w Polsce. Rekomendacje dla decydentów publicznych

The commercialisation of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) is a significant topic in research on the financing and functioning of the non-profit sector, with both academics and public policy makers in Poland discussing it through the lens of publicly funded programmes and projects that support NGOs. The aim of the article is to describe and assess the scale of commercialisation of the non-profit sector in Poland and the challenges associated with this process. The article discusses the definition and essence of commercialisation and economisation, paying particular attention to the terminological and definitional challenges associated with these concepts. The author then presents the context of the Polish debate on the subject; selected aspects of the phenomenon are illustrated using secondary data from Statistics Poland. The final part consists of recommendations for public policy makers and suggestions for future research that can deepen knowledge on the commercialisation of the non-governmental sector.