Magdalena B. Król

The article covers the issue of cooperation between the public and nongovernment sector starting with the review of problems connected to the legał operation of the nongovernmental sector in Poland, through the descriptions of relationships and correlations between the two sectors, to finish with an attempt of critical analysis of cooperation programs between communes and nongovernmental organizations in the cultural policies illustrated with an example of the cities – Cracow and Warsaw.

Financing Classical Music Festivals on the Example of the International Festival “Music in Old Krakow” in 2011–2020

The publication deals with the topic of raising funds from public and private sources by organizers of classical music festivals in Poland. It presents the results of own research in which an attempt was made to find an answer to the question from what sources how and with what result do the organizers of classical music festivals obtain funds for their implementation? The research was conducted in the field of obtaining funds for the implementation of the Festival “Music in Old Krakow” in the years 2011–2020. Nowadays, one of the most valued competences of people involved in organizing festivals is the ability to raise funds, as financing festivals from various sources is not only an art but it has become a necessity. 

According to contemporary concepts of management the main factor of development seems to be managing, understood as supervising, which is mainly based on making the right decisions. It is possible to achieve success in an organization thanks to great innovative ma-nagers who are precise in defining missions and setting goals, they base their managing style on trust, cooperation with employees, and most of all they possess a very charismatic perso-nality. What is also important here is theoretical knowledge, experience gained throughout years of performance, initiative, competences, ability to improve skills, imagination, being open-minded about rapidly progressing changes and above all high levels of interpersonal competences. Therefore, to be a professional manager one needs to be capable of being a leader. Nowadays the demand for effective management seen through the prism of interpersonal competences that managers possess is on the increase. These proper interpersonal competences are extremely important, however, as it is commonly known, the effectiveness of management does not only depend on competences. Efficient management depends mainly on interpersonal competences that managers possess, therefore this article is devoted to this subject.

According to strategic objectives of European Union the Doctoral studies in Higher Education Policy represents a crucial human resource for knowledge based innovation economy. The  results of the empirical research about careers of doctorate holders show the effectiveness of this priority in Poland

POSTGRADUATE STUDIES IN CULTURE MANAGEMENT IN THE YEARS 1996–2010. BEGINNINGS, EXPANSION, GRADUATE’S PROFILE
The article describes how Postgraduate Studies in Culture Management run by Jagiellonian University in Kraków came into existence. The course started from the initiative of professor Emil Orzechowski Ph.D. and has been run invariably for 14 years by the Department of Culture Management which is a part of Jagiellonian University Management and Social Communication Faculty with its head office at 8 Market Square.
Everyone who is interested in gaining or broadening their knowledge of how to manage culture is invited to take part in the course. The curriculum – thanks to a lot of effort and work in order to improve it - has been adjusted to students’ needs and expectations. The studies let the employees of the cultural sector improve their professional qualifications and make them sensitive to crucial matters essential for the cultural development of the country. The main idea of studies is to integrate people who deal with culture.
The second part of the article is devoted to creating a graduate’s profi le of Postgraduate Studies in Culture Management run by the Jagiellonian University. Starting with the motivating factors that drive students to choose a particular course, through a sociological study of course participants (age, sex, place of living, completed courses, place of work, position at work), a description of how SMOK (Association of Culture Managers and Organizers), created from the initiative of the students in 2007 came to life, and ending with describing students’ expectations connected with the duration of studies and their impact on the graduates’ professional career development. The list of graduates of Postgraduate Studies in Culture Management compiled by the Jagiellonian University, and published in The Chronicle of Culture Management, together with their thesis titles has been attached to the article.