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Online fundraising and social media
Popova, Anastasiia ; Vaceková, Gabriela (advisor) ; Plaček, Michal (referee)
This bachelor's thesis focuses on the topic of online fundraising and social media in charitable giving. The main goals of the presented bachelor's thesis are to describes the relationship between the NGO and the donor, discuss the resources that NGOs and the donors offer to or demand from each other and analyze how a person's willingness to donate online modifies after applying online fundraising strategies on social media by NGO. This bachelor's thesis investigates the case of the Czech Republic branch office of Amnesty International, specifically its Instagram account @amnesty_cz. The research sample consists of 5 employees of Amnesty International Česká republika. Based on the literature overview, 5 conducted semi-structures interviews, subsequent thematic analysis of collected data and analysis of social media campaign, it is possible to conclude that the relationship between NGO and the donor is poorly balanced, the NGO needs more support from the donor. Also, the research findings state that online fundraising increases donor's activity. The most successful online fundraising strategies that increase the donor's activity are included. The presented thesis also has discussion for future research and recommendations for charity staff and volunteers on how to raise more money on social media....
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The Status of Non-governmental Organizations in InternationalLaw
Příhoda, René ; Balaš, Vladimír (advisor) ; Ondřej, Jan (referee) ; Hamerník, Pavel (referee)
The Status of Non-governmental Organizations in International Law Abstract Non-governmental Organizations and particularly International Non-governmental Organizations are important players in international relations as well as other stakeholders like States, International Governmental Organizations and Multinational Corporations. Each of these actors has a unique role in international relations, with different impacts into the international law. This thesis has mapped international NGOs in detail, from the beginning of their origin to the present. NGOs were divided and classified according to several selected criteria and finally, the definition of NGOs was made. In the next part of the work, has been identified a group of non-governmental organizations sui generis. Although they are non-governmental organizations, enjoy international legal subjectivity. This thesis dealt with elements of the sociological method, so it dealt much more with the facts why the document was created in such a form and how it is actually fulfilled, rather than what is the content of the document itself and how it should be interpreted. With regard to the chosen method, causal cases are placed in historical contexts. The second part of the work dealt mainly with sports organizations, which were the initial impulse to write this...
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Comparison of National Endowment for Democracy projects in the Czech Republic and Slovakia in the 1990s and their role in local developments
Vodáková, Tereza ; Hornát, Jan (advisor) ; Raška, Francis (referee)
This bachelor thesis addresses grant projects funded by the American nongovernmental organisation National Endowment for Democracy (NED) in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Despite being one country at the beginning of the 1990s, by the half of the decade, both countries already followed different directions. The aim of this thesis is to compare diverse strategies of NED in those countries during the 1990s and to analyse its impact on the development of democracy and civil society. The research method of this thesis is built on a categorisation of individual grant projects based on the information from NED annual reports and their consecutive confrontation with the development of related events. For the confrontation, this thesis uses primarily secondary literature, media outputs, available interviews, and information from the grant recipients. This comparison implies, that while Czechia stopped being funded by NED by the mid-1990s, Slovakia became one of its most significant priorities in the region. Slovakia is a prime example of functional democracy promotion abroad. In only a few years, NED accomplished to help the mobilisation of civil society and successful transition to liberal democracy. The Czech example, on the other hand, shows how unevenly distributed grants in its favour led to abrupt...
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Protection against Discrimination under the European Convention on Human Rights
Konoplia, Oleksandra ; Lipovský, Milan (advisor) ; Pulgret, Miroslav (referee)
The thesis is focused on the examination of the scope of Article 14 of the European Convention of Human Rights, theoretical framework, and legal basis of the concept of discrimination. The paper presents an analysis of the caselaw of the European Court on Human Rights, how the latter operationalises the issue of inequality, and which inaccuracies of interpretation it leaves. The primary aim is to challenge the system of protection against discrimination under the Article 14 as well as the role of the national actors in its development. The thesis examines the level of compliance among signatories of the Convention with its anti- discriminatory provisions and focuses on the individual capacities of the states to satisfy judgements of the European Court on Human Rights. The usage of the comparative approach also helps to analyse the role of local non-governmental organisations in the process of compliance with human rights obligations under the Convention among signatories. The thesis aims to show why the level of protection against discrimination differs from the one country to another and which obstacles they face on the path towards the respect for human rights.
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Major problems in social entrepreneurship: Development aid through the case study of Din-Daeng flat
Roca, Marta
This thesis is about social entrepreneurship and its role in addressing social issues. Some of social entrepreneurship’s main features includes its focus on creating social value, achieving a sustainable solution to the problems it addresses, and empowering its recipients. These characteristics turn social entrepreneurship into a good driver of social change, a goal that could be comparable to development aid and NGOs objectives. However, the scientific research around social entrepreneurship is still in its early stages. This study intends to bridge a gap in the literature by comparing social entrepreneurship with development aid and NGOs using a case study of Din-Daeng flat in Bangkok. Participant-observation, in-depth interviews, and surveys are the major methods employed in this research. The results show that some social issues, like the one reflected in the Din-Daeng flats, would find a better solution through social entrepreneurship than through official development aid and NGOs. At the end, this study provides a social entrepreneurship plan that could be used to address Din-Daeng’s issue.
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Problematika environmentálního vzdělávání na základních a středních školách v Nikaragui
Kolmačková, Alena
The diploma thesis examines the issue of environmental education at primary and secondary schools in Nicaragua. Overall, it is divided into several parts, namely the literary research, the research of the issue of education and the environment in Nicaragua, the analytical part and proposals. The literary research focuses on the issue of environmental education, especially the characteristics of the environment and the education in developing countries in general. It also deals with the role of NGOs in promoting environmental education. In the next chapter, these topics are applied on the case of Nicaragua. In the analytical part of the thesis is described research, which was realized during the foreign internship in Nicaragua by the method of questionnaire survey and interviews. The research investigates the current level of environmental education at primary and secondary schools in Nicaragua, primarily in the Carazo region, where the questionnaire survey was conducted. Further, by the method of interviews, it explores the possibility for local environmental organizations to participate in environmental education at primary and secondary schools. In the final part of the thesis, there is an overall evaluation of the examined issue together with proposal of certain measures that could lead to an improvement of the current situation of environmental education in Nicaragua.
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The Status of Non-governmental Organizations in International Law
Příhoda, René ; Balaš, Vladimír (advisor) ; Honusková, Věra (referee) ; Hýbnerová, Stanislava (referee)
The Status of Non-governmental Organizations in International Law Abstract Non-governmental Organizations and particularly International Non-governmental Organizations are important players in international relations as well as other stakeholders like States, International Governmental Organizations and Supranational Corporations. Each of these actors has a unique role in international relations, but the role of these actors can overlap each other. Where the interests of these entities overlap, the interaction between actors takes the place. The aim of this thesis was the historical evaluation of the status of International Non- governmental Organizations till the present, settle up with the theoretical basis of legal doctrine on international legal subjectivity and the classification and division of International Non-governmental Organizations. Another objective of the thesis was the definition of individual actors of international relations and embracing of organizations "sui generis" and the most important non-governmental organizations from different sectors and (by using a uniform methodology) compare these organizations and theirs influence on the international public law. In the next part, the thesis pursued with the extraction of statistical data and their placement into the historical context,...
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Passive houses and their future within the EU
GRMELOVÁ, Petra
The aim of the thesis is to map out the situation in construction of passive houses in the Czech Republic and how entrepreneurs, non-governmental organizations, representatives of the state and local action groups MAS perceive them. A questionnaire survey method was used. The sample of respondents is based on sustainable development which has3 pillars - environmental, economical and social. The questionnaires were used as a basis to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the construction of passive houses. Questions in the questionnaire regarded the economic support and promotion of the construction, its impact on the environment and social benefit for the average income of families. On the basis of the results, It is estimated that passive houses are the buildings of the future and will be built more and more.
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Doctors Without Borders as an International Relations Actor: The Cases of Somalia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Herzegovina Missions
Němcová, Karolína ; Tomalová, Eliška (advisor) ; Weiss, Tomáš (referee)
The aim of this Master thesis is to identify the specifics of non-governmental organization Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières) as an actor of international relations, mainly through the presentation and activities of the organization during the implementation of its programs in the early 1990s, when the process of internationalization was consolidated. The thesis also covers the issue of respecting the commitment to shared values for which Doctors Without Borders claim responsibility, and which also represents the principles of their activities. Based on the theoretical framework of actorness, it is possible to compare three missions of Doctors Without Borders implemented during the internal state conflicts in Somalia, Rwanda and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The analysis shows that during this period, Doctors Without Borders is characterized by a strong national identity of particular sections, in that we can see the strong national features of the French, Belgian and Dutch sections, which often behaved contradictorily and incoherently. The commitment to respect the shared values is fulfilled with one exception, namely the obligation to respect the neutral status.
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Legal aspects of the trade in conflict diamonds
Špás, Martin ; Boháček, Martin (advisor) ; Švarc, Zbyněk (referee)
The objective of this diploma thesis is to explain trade in conflict diamonds and to assess international fight against this illegal trade. The primary objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of the current legislation (international and national level), for example by comparative analysis of the different legislation in selected countries. The aim of this thesis is also to identify the significant historical changes to the regulatory framework and to assess the Kimberley Process and the mechanisms in diamond trade. The aim is also to identify the role of nongovernmental organizations in the Kimberley Process (development of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme) or in the resolution of conflicts. This thesis consists of six chapters. The second chapter is dedicated to the general characteristics of diamonds and aspects of international diamond trade. The third chapter has an aim to describe conflict diamonds and conflicts financed by illegal diamond trade. The fourth and fifth chapter deals exclusively with fight against the trade in conflict diamonds. Conflict diamonds, or so called blood diamonds, are still a very serious global problem and each state should develop and implement the right legal measures in this area in order to substantially reduce this illegal trade.
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