Education as an operation area of domestic listed bank foundations
Education as an operation area of domestic listed bank foundations

Summary/Abstract: Concerns about the state of education cannot be left to public authorities and the education system only, but should remain the subject of interest of all socially responsible entities. Banks declare themselves as representing such institutions, which is confirmed, among others, by the foundations they set up. The purpose of this article is to provide an answer to the question whether, to what extent and using what methods the domestic listed bank foundations are operating for the benefit of Polish society education. The applied research methods, which allowed for the defined purpose realization, focused on subject literature studies, a review of legislation in force, an interview and a comparative analysis. The research was conducted in February 2015. The necessary analytical data were mainly collected based on the statutes and obligatory reports – financial and substantive – of the studied foundations covering the period 2011–2013, available on their websites, but also in the course of interviews with employees representing these entities. The performed research confirms a hypothesis that all domestic listed bank foundations get involved in certain operations aimed at public education; however, this is executed to a various extent, by means of diverse methods and for the benefit of different groups of beneficiaries.

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