In fact, a lot of social problems have been solved thanks to the activities of non-profit organizations, whose main goal is not making a profit, but the implementation of measures to support people in need, the implementation of measures aimed at protecting the environment or the preservation of the historical and cultural heritage. In essence, the registration of a volunteer organization is the registration of an NPO.

In practice, this means that the non-profit organization itself is a volunteer organization, i.e. volunteers created such an organization to legally formalize its activities, or non-profit organizations cooperate with volunteers and volunteer associations. The subject of activity of such non-profit organizations is the solution of socially significant problems in society. As a rule, volunteers do not have enough resources in their activities. Therefore, a frequent example of volunteers setting up an NPO is the registration of a Charitable Foundation. Within such a Foundation one can officially raise funds from sponsors and use these funds to provide assistance to a wide range of people.

At the same time, the activities of Non-Profit Organizations are aimed at coordinating and mobilizing the maximum number of volunteer resources, which are used to solve social problems. In addition, non-profit organizations contribute to the promotion and propagation of the ideas, values and practices of volunteerism, as well as help to unite volunteer and public-public efforts.

Together with non-profit organizations (NPOs), volunteer activities can be aimed at solving various social problems. These can be activities aimed at:

solving problems in the field of social services, social support and social protection of the population;
implementation of measures aimed at preparing citizens to overcome the consequences of various natural disasters and various types of catastrophes – man-made, environmental, as well as the implementation of measures aimed at preparing citizens to prevent accidents;
providing assistance to the population affected by natural disasters and various types of catastrophes – man-made, ecological, and during various conflicts – social, religious, national;
solving problems in the sphere of environmental protection and animal protection, protection and maintenance of various objects, buildings, territories and structures that represent historical, religious, cultural heritage;
implementation of measures for the protection and maintenance of burial sites;
providing various kinds of assistance on a gratuitous or preferential basis to the population, educating citizens, and protecting the rights and legitimate interests of citizens;
working with the population to prevent socially dangerous behavior of citizens and promoting intolerance among citizens towards corrupt behavior;
development and support of culture, education, enlightenment, science, art, healthcare, prevention and protection of public health, promotion of healthy lifestyles, improvement of the moral and psychological state of the population, as well as support of activities in the area of physical culture and sports, and promotion of the spiritual development of individuals
implementation of measures on patriotic and military-patriotic education of the population, as well as carrying out search operations aimed at identifying unknown military burials and unburied remains of defenders of the Fatherland, and establishing the names of the dead and missing in the defense of the Fatherland.