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The research results presented in this paper indicate that non-governmental organisations functioning in the District of Olsztyn have clearly specified objectives and expectations as regards support for their imple¬mentation. Local NGOs are not interested in such kinds of support as training, expert advice, information or assis¬tance in the recruitment of staff. For them, more important is financial assistance and other aid needed in the process of raising money (for example, appropriate recommendations). They wish to co-operate with local authorities by jointly organising events sponsored or commissioned by the local government. Despite many problems experienced by non-governmental organisations which co-operate with local authorities, this co-operation has generally been assessed as satisfactory. NGOs that co-operate regularly with local authorities evaluated this collaboration better than those which co-operate only occasionally.