| Summary: | Background. Ethical values, norms, principles that form the basis of the professional
ethics of socially oriented non-profit organizations (SO NPOs) operating in the market
of social services for the population are one of the little-studied topics that receive attention
in the scientific literature. At the same time, the relevance of this topic is beyond doubt,
since in the context of interaction of SO NPOs with partners (with government organizations,
business structures, etc.), competing organizations, the need to use all the resources
available in the organization to carry out effective activities (including through the creation
of a favorable working environment, leveling the prerequisites for the emergence employees
have a feeling of insecurity about their stay in this status, which has a significant
impact on motivation), information openness is considered already as a necessary and obligatory
attribute of the organization’s activities. The article provides an overview of the
concepts of foreign and Russian authors exploring the ethical aspects of professional activity.
Materials and methods. Based on the analysis of the results of sociological research carried
out by the authors of this article (using methods: content analysis of documents on the
websites of SO NPOs and expert interviews with the heads of these organizations), not only
the possibility, but also the need to use the leaders of SO NPOs as fundamental imperatives
is substantiated ethical standards and principles enshrined in professional ethical codes.
Results. The functional features of the ethical documents of SO NPOs operating in the market
of social services of the population of the Volgograd region, their information openness
are investigated, the practices of building relations with NPOs with partner organizations,
competitor organizations, and employees are revealed. Russian sociological and Western
concepts of professional ethics are analyzed. Conclusions. The presence of ethical codes
that disclose the principles of relationships between organizations with their employees and other external subjects of social interaction, open access to them will contribute to the development
of trust in SO NPOs on the part of society and organization employees, including
pre-retirees – representatives of the risk group (for example, in the article substantiates
this statement).
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