SUMMARY New volunteering traditions have presently been emerging in Lithuania. Volunteer work complements the governmental network of social security as well as satisfies relevant demands of the society. Volunteers devote their own time to satisfy the needs of other people without any pay. They establish non-governmental organizations intended to render social assistance to different social groups of the population. The objective of this paper is aimed at optimizing volunteer activities in non-governmental organizations (NGO) which provide social assistance to children. The objective of the research is to theoretically and empirically develop the motivation of volunteers, to reveal the importance of their motivation and preparation to work with children optimizing the activities of NGOs. The content of the present research includes analytical survey of NGO volunteer activities: the concept of volunteer activities NGO in Lithuania; the target of volunteering if defined as children of risky group social development; motivation of volunteer activities and preparation to work with children. Motivation theories have also been reviewed as well as motivation factors inside the organization and training of volunteers. Results of research volunteer activities in NGOs have also been presented. The outcome of the research is the following: altruistic motives and the need to socialize stimulate volunteers to volunteering activities. The substance of volunteer needs is generally formed... [to full text]

Magistro darbe yra suformuluotos Lietuvos Notariato veiklos optimizavimo problemos, remiantis moksline literatūra bei kitais šaltiniais, išanalizuoti Lietuvos Notariato 1990 – 2010 m. laikotarpyje įvykusius pokyčius įtakoję veiksniai ir atskleisti, kokie sprendimai neigiamai, kokie teigiamai paveikė institucijos veiklą. Darbe iškeltos 4 hipotezės. Remiantis atliktu tyrimu, pirmoji hipotezė, kad Lietuvos Notariatui iš Valstybinio tapus Lotyniškuoju pagerėjo atliekamų paslaugų kokybė bei išaugo pasitikėjimas šios profesijos atstovais, buvo patvirtinta tik iš dalies; antroji hipotezė, kad Lietuvos tapimas Europos Sąjungos nare lotyniškojo tipo notarui atvėrė kelius integracijai į Europos teisinį tinklą - į patikimesnį profesinį bendradarbiavimą, buvo patvirtinta; trečioji hipotezė, kad sėkmingam Notariato veiklos optimizavimui būtinas elektroninių sistemų diegimas, buvo patvirtinta; ketvirtoji hipotezė, kad notarinių paslaugų vartotojai notarų veiklos optimizavimą vertina pagal gaunamų paslaugų kokybę bei jų kainodarą, buvo patvirtinta. / This master’s final paper formulates the problems of optimization of Lithuania’s Notary activity. Based on scientific literature and other sources, factors, which influenced the changes of Lithuania Notary in 1990 – 2010, were analyzed, and reveal, which decisions negatively or positively have affected the performance of the institution. There are four hypotheses raised in the master’s final paper. According to a study carried out, the first hypothesis says that when Lithuania’s Notary has changed to the Latin type, the quality of services has improved and the trust of the employees has increased. This hypothesis was only confirmed partially. The second hypothesis which says that after Lithuania became a member of the European Union, the notary of Latin was able to integrate into the European legal network, which meant stronger professional cooperation, was confirmed. The third hypothesis, which says that electronic systems are necessary for successful optimization of Notary activity, was confirmed. The fourth hypothesis, which says that customers of Notary service assess the optimization according to the quality of service and their pricing, was confirmed.