This thesis deals with the financial fundraising, whose task is to find for a non-profit organizations from various sources with sufficient funds to fulfill the mission of serving.The goal is to characterize the possible sources of funding non-governmental organizations and describe the ways how to gain support from different sources. They also point out other activities related to fundraising and supporting its success. The practical part shlould serve as the application of the fundraising practices of civil associations and also specific explanation of reasons for not using certain types of fundraising that other non-profit organization uses. In the theoretical part, there are explained the sources of funding, different types of fundraising methods and approaching donors (fundraising methods). Because of the close relation to fundraising, there is also the issue describes the budgeting. The thesis also deals with relationships with potential and existing donors. Later there is an issue of PR as Public Relations influence the views of potential donors to the organization and the decision granting or with holding allowance. Practical part serves as a practical application of usability practices in fundraising.

Final thesis is focused on the funding of non-governmental non-profit organizations. It consists of a theoretical and a practical part. The theoretical part contains two chapters. The first chapter will introduce us to the subject of non-profit organizations, their characteristics and differences in comparison to the profit-making sector. The second chapter contains information concerning the funding of such organizations, specifically the different options that can be used by organizations as a means of fundraising. In the practical part of the thesis I will demonstrate the issue of non-governmental non-profit organizations by analysis of the sources of funding for a specific organization. In this case this will be the Pohoda civic association. The thesis will also establish whether all available options of funding have been used.

AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF ANDISIWE STUURMAN, for the Master of Science degree in Geography and Environmental Resources, presented on APRIL 10, 2015, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. TITLE: AN ASSESSMENT OF ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION IN SOUTH AFRICA USING A SURVEY OF ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. Silvia Secchi Abandoned mines are those in which mining activity has ceased and there is no entity or company that can be traced to take responsibility for their maintenance or reclamation. It has been reported that there are approximately 6,150 abandoned mines in South Africa and it is estimated that it will cost $US4.2 billion to rehabilitate these mines over a very long period of time. The South African Department of Mineral Resources has set a reclamation target of 12 abandoned mines per year. This low target is what led to the interest in understanding the dynamics of abandoned mine reclamation in South Africa. An online survey of environmental experts in South Africa was conducted from December 2014 to January 2015 to elicit their opinions on the public's perception of abandoned mine reclamation and to assess whether their views are aligned in terms the cost of reclamation, sources of funding, how to accelerate the process of reclamation and credible sources of information for environmental issues. A total of 54 responses were collected, with good representation of respondents from each province in South Africa although the majority came from Gauteng, Western Cape and Kwa-Zulu Natal. The results of the survey revealed that there are several challenges that are slowing down the process of reclamation in South Africa including limited sources of funding, water resources at risk, and disproportionate ratio of experts between the private and public sector. About 80% of the respondents in the survey said that the public would not be willing to contribute towards a reclamation fund. A majority of the respondents who consider themselves experts in reclamation were of the opinion that the government and the mining industry should be primarily responsible for reclamation. After careful review of the results and other government reports related to reclamation in South Africa, it appears that the establishment of an abandoned mine reclamation fund would be a good policy for South Africa, as would be conducting studies to explore possible funding options, ring-fencing tax money for special purposes such as reclamation of abandoned mines, and developing guidelines and standards for abandoned mine reclamation or land reclamation.

The aim of this master thesis is the analysis of the possible forms of funding business in the Czech Republic with a focus on non-bank sector - performance of these types, their advantages and disadvantages, and implementation analysis of the choice of sources of funding the project Rapol. The work is divided into four chapters. The first chapter deals with the theoretical performance forms of financing business in the Czech Republic divided into internal (net cash flow, reserves) and external sources of funding (Issuance of shares, EU structural funds, venture capital, Business Angels, government grants, leases, bonds, trade credit, factoring, forfeiting, quiet community). The second chapter is devoted to the characteristics of firms Rapol s.r.o. and RBB Invest a.s. and the third chapter the characteristics of the project Rapol. Last, the fourth chapter, represents the analysis of the choice of sources of funding the project Rapol.

The thesis deals with the sources of funding of regional investments. Financing the investments by own resources is very difficult and maybe even impossible. Regions gained the opportunity to co-finance investments using European subsidies after the accession to the European Union. This thesis tries to find out what is the meaning of these subsidies to finance regional investments. The primary objective of this work is to determine the share of European subsidies on regional investments. Furthermore the thesis focuses on finding the common features of these investments and subsidies. The results of the analysis shows that proportion of European subsidies on capital expenditure is significantly different between regions. The amount of share is between 23-99%. European subsidies are mainly used for large investments, especially in investments in transport infrastructure. Regions usually utilize subsidies only from the regional operational programs. The conclusions of this work can be used in determining goals of EU regional policy.

This diploma thesis deals with the optimization of financing of a selected company. In the theoretical part I deal with the possibilities of financing business activities as well as concepts from financial analysis. In the practical part I apply acquired theoretical knowledge to perform a financial analysis in a selected company. The last part compares the financing options of selected business activities, that lead to finding the optimal financing solution.

The diploma thesis entitled "Financing of civil society organizations - a case study of selected CSOs in the Czech Republic" describes the sources of financing of civil society organizations in the Czech Republic. The first part, using theoretical resources, deals with the possibilities of obtaining funding for civil society organizations. The second research part of the thesis focuses on the structure of sources of income at SDMO - Sdružení pro komplexní pé i p i d tské mozkové obrn , z. s. and whether this organization makes full use of all available sources of funding.

Syfte: Syftet med studien är att beskriva och analysera kvinnliga företagarnas val av finansieringskällor vid startfasen. Metod: För att uppfylla studiens syfte samt besvara forskningsfrågan har en kvantitativ forskningsansats genomförts. Studien är baserad på både primär- och sekundärdata, där data som insamlats är hämtad från databaserna Google Scholar och SöderScholar. Empiriskt resultat: Studien är baserad på 49 kvinnliga företagare som deltog i enkätundersökningen. Slutsats: Studien visade att kvinnliga företagare föredrar att välja intern finansiering vid uppstartsfasen. Vidare har finansiell kunskap ett statistiskt signifikant samband med kvinnliga företagares inställning till extern finansiering och deras val av finansieringskällor. / Purpose: The purpose of the study is to describe and analyze the female entrepreneurs' choice of financing sources at the start-up stage. Methodology: Quantitative research with data collection through surveys to female entrepreneurs has been implemented. The study is based on both primary and secondary data, where the collected data is from the databases Google Scholar and SöderScholar. Empirical foundation: The study is based on 49 female entrepreneurs who participated in a survey. Conclusion: The study showed that female entrepreneurs prefer to choose internal financing at the start-up stage. The study further showed that financial knowledge has an impact on women entrepreneurs' attitude towards external financing and their choice of financing sources.

The aim of diploma thesis is to evaluate the activities of the company Prezenta Czech, s.r.o. and a draft investment realization. The evaluation of financial situation is done using selected indicators of financial analysis. It is obtained the real picture about the actual business of the company. Another goal of this work is to help partners company in the decision, which way directed the delivery of advertising and presentation systems, as currently solves the problem of poor quality supplies from China and the ever-lengthening delivery times. Therefore follows the decision to purchase a printer and method of financing.

The aim of this diploma thesis is to evaluate the economic efficiency of investment based on particular investment project of solar power plant through various economics methods. The basic economics methods of investment efficiency, among these methods can be found static methods as well as dynamic ones that respect the time factor. Among the most important indicator evaluating investment efficiency belongs net present value, internal rate of return and pay-off period. Last but not least, the possible risks connected with the implementation of the investment and their impacts on total efficiency are identified and preventive precautions are recommended.