Znaczenie organizacji pozarządowych w popularyzacji dziedzictwa kulturowego i turystyki na terenie etnoregionu kaszubskiego
Importance of non-governmental organizations in the popularization cultural heritage and tourism in the Kaszubian Ethnoregion

Summary/Abstract: Changes in social structures usually concern the emergence of new institutions, including thoserelated to the development of tourism, and bring about changes in the existing structures. One of themajor socio-economic consequences of tourism is the economic activation of an area.The purpose of this article is to indicate the role of non-governmental organizations in thepromotion of cultural heritage and tourism in the Kashubian ethnoregion by presenting the structure,examples of activities and the number of recipients of non-profit organizations operating in this area.An important element of the study, due to the research issues undertaken, is also the presentationof the structure of subsidies granted to non-governmental organizations by the Poviat Eldershipin Kartuzy, broken down by the amount of public funds allocated and the organization’s owncontribution. The study is also complemented with an indication of the location of the Kashubianethnoregion, including cultural heritage resources.Research conducted on the number of non-governmental organizations has shown that inthe Kartuzy poviat their number has increased to 311 in 2019 since 2011. The structure of NGOsoperating in the Kartuzy poviat in 2019 shows that 52 organizations operated in the sphere of‘Culture, art, protection goods and traditions’, activities for national and ethnic minorities and theregional language, as well as ‘tourism and recreation’. In the area these institutions perform theroles of organizers of various events, including those of a folklore nature, such as concerts, rallies,handicraft exhibitions and many others. Not only is the rich cultural heritage of Kashubia promotedthrough this type of activity, but it also makes the development of tourism possible

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