Charitable and Volunteer Activities as a Social Practice: Legal, Teleological and Axiological Aspects

The article determines that charitable organizations are an important participant of social relations in conditions of uncertainty, when forecasting of socio-economic, political and other processes is complicated due to the lack of security guarantees and dominance of risk factors. It is substantiated that the activities of charitable organizations in the State and society are usually closely related to three areas: political, economic and social protection. In the political sphere, charitable activities help to create a positive image of a public figure and gain certain advantages over competitors. In the economic sphere, charity allows manufacturers to expand sales of their products and services by constantly mentioning the name of the business entity and appealing to consumer values. In the area of social protection, charitable assistance allows the state to avoid some of the obligations assumed in legislative acts by shifting some of them to other entities. The author emphasizes that the dependence of the State's urgent needs in the area of military security on the charitable activity of an indefinite number of persons gives rise to a large number of risks associated with the unpredictability of the amount of charitable donations and their dependence on purely subjective factors. Charitable activity carries a large number of risks for the public administration system, so monitoring its trends is considered one of the tasks of ensuring national security. Among the advantages achieved through charitable activities is the efficiency of meeting the urgent needs of the state and individuals. Another advantage is the increased consolidation of society and the emergence of common goals for different segments of the population.