SWOT Analysis - Central Europe

- The NGOs further on have communication and infrastructural difficulties;
therefore, they find it difficult to utilize their values, and multiplying them.
- They don’t have a strong system of relationship, their collaborations are
under motivated, promotion opportunities are limited, the absence of
adequate knowledge of cultural values can be difficult to manage, and
expose as a product.
- Communication among the civil society organizations and cultural
institutions is weak; there are duplications in certain sub-areas, whose
demand would be qualitatively and quantitatively better satisfied by the
civilians.
- The region's civil society is rather diverse, including those found in the service
of self-motivated and advocacy organizations. In May 2010 according to
official figures of the CSO, 1,547 non-governmental organizations were
established in Pécs one third of the registered ones were dealing with cultural-
recreational activities. On the average approximately the number of non-
profit organizations in Pécs is 9.8 per 1000 inhabitants.
- The local non-governmental cultural sector in the underground is swelling
with energy in almost all areas of arts and culture, the dedicated players are
waiting only for a call to get invited and share experiences tasks and
opportunities. Many of them have already turned to be professional, and
able to work under pressure with high cost efficiency so the cooperation with
them could bear strategic importance. Notable amateur orchestras: e.g.
Mecsek Dance Ensemble, the Tanac Misina Dance Group, which are
characterized by the efforts to preserve the Hungarian folk dance treasure
and promote it’s achievements and further elaboration of the Hungarian folk
culture, partly through modernization. Priorities: preserving values, and
heritages and enforcement of the new values, as well as the city's cultural
enrichment with the current supply of micro-programs. According to the
database it can be stated that the number of social enterprises in the field of
cultural services in Pécs are only 4 pcs.
The turnover of one out of the four was between 51-300 million HUF; the rests
had less than 20 million HUF. The largest organization employs between 5-9