%0 Journal Article %T Organization and management of special culture funds – an analysis of Polish and Dutch experiences in financing cultural activities %A Pietrucha, Tomasz %J Public Management %V 2019 %R 10.4467/20843968ZP.19.013.10689 %N Issue 3 (47) %P 161-173 %K public funding, culture, special fund, Poland, the Netherlands %@ 1896-0200 %D 2019 %U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/zarzadzanie-publiczne/article/organizacja-i-zarzadzanie-funduszami-celowymi-na-kulture-analiza-polskich-i-holenderskich-doswiadczen-w-zakresie-finansowania %X Organization and management of special culture funds – an analysis of Polish and Dutch experiences in financing cultural activities This article is a reflection on a project related to changes in the special financing of cultural activities in Poland. In the first part, the author refers to the native tradition of the application of special funds and on the examples of The Cultural Development Fund, The Creativity Promotion Fund and The Culture Promotion Fund, makes a critical analysis of their organization and management. Finally, to crystallize the set of good practices, Polish solutions have been confronted with the widely developed Dutch model of special founds dedicated to the culture.