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COOPERATION AND INVOLVEMENTAS TOOL TO OVERCOME ECONOMIC CRISIS

Maja Wagner / Joanna Leman

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•GCOP - Gdynia’s Centre of NGOs

•GCOP’s TASKS:

•Coordination of the city’s cooperation with NGOs

•Implementation and coordination of social campaigns

•Promoting among the inhabitants the local organizations and their actions

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• Providing premises free of charge for the meetings

• Conducting training and providing consultations

• Conducting and supporting initiatives aimed at integrating non-governmental sector • Organizational and substantive support to the NGOs and people interested

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• GRPP – Gdynia’s Council of Public Benefit

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Europe awards Gdynia in 2009 in the category “ citizen involvement”

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Local authorities:

City of Gdynia Nongovernmetal organisations:

Seattle-Gdynia Sister City Association Businesses:

- American companies such as: The Boeing Company, Microsoft

-Local companies from Gdynia Young people and adults

Polish and American high school students and teachers

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During Gdynia Business Week students: learn the principles of functioning of a company gain new skills necessary for running a business

(how to set up a company, to make decisions connected with managing an enterprise, setting prices, allocating marketing costs preparing a company budget)

develop their communication, negotiating and teamwork skills,

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divided into groups of ten, students learn by various simulations

the program ends with Stakeholders’ Presentation as well as Trade Show when students present their companies and products and they are assessed by representatives of local businesses

meet with real business people participate in seminars at which speakers are

American and Polish entrepreneurs.

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