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About Us

We believe change starts with relationships. We connect people, projects and ideas — so no community gets left behind.

Our Story

Every story has its beginning – ours started in 2018, when Fundacja Q was founded. From the very start, we were guided by the idea of creating space for creativity and development.

A year later, in a former school in Rozalin, we created the Museum of Stories – a place that pulses with life and culture. It is there that our most important initiatives are born and where people of different generations, cultures, and experiences come together.

Fundacja Q team — group photo of foundation members and collaborators indoors, with a wooden ceiling.

Our Vision:Partnership

  • Partnership
  • Friendship
  • Participation

We believe in a world where every person has equal opportunities for development. We build healthy, egalitarian relationships between all members of the community: younger and older, people with disabilities, people of different nationalities, women, men, and children.

We treat every person as a unique individual, requiring an individual approach and real support. In our activities, we focus on dialogue, mutual respect, and building bridges between different social groups.

Our Team

Meet the people who make Fundacja Q. Our team consists of passionate individuals working for the local community, culture, and development.

Foundation crew

  • Marcin Kurnik

    Marcin Kurnik

    President

    Animator, trainer and mediator. A nature, photography and music enthusiast, and the creator of the Deptaj brand. He brings these areas together in his professional work, opening encounters with other people to reflection, wonder, understanding, acceptance and warmth. President of Fundacja Q and vice-president of the “Wsparcie” association in Nowa Dęba, which runs projects supporting young people, unemployed people and entrepreneurs, and cooperates with NGOs, labour-market institutions and local governments for the support and development of the local community.

    He designed and led questing workshops for intergenerational groups and for schools, as an extra teaching and integration tool. Within the original programme “Bezmiar możliwości” in the municipality of Dobra near Limanowa, he developed a strategy for an agritourism accommodation base and an advertising campaign promoting those solutions. Creator of Muzeum Opowieści, set up in a former school in Rozalin to share culture that is “different” and not mainstream. He also collaborated on the creation of the EKO MUZeum at the confluence of the Vistula and the San, and on the community programme “Skarby Okolicy” for the promotion and preservation of cultural heritage. Creator of promotional campaigns including “Gmina Dobra i święty spokój” and “Nie ma siary jest Tarnobrzeg”.

    Creator of the City NGO festival village at CieszFanów Festival, where youthful rebellion is turned into creative action. The village has already had its 10th edition; it is a place where NGOs present their work and organise time for festival-goers beyond the concerts.

    He delivers Solidarity Corps projects that promote long-term volunteering, and he created ABC Wolontariusza. Co-initiator and organiser of the Facebook group Kultura w Kwarantannie — a place created to share culture during lockdown, when culture went underground. The group now brings together more than 100,000 members, both makers and audiences, professionals and enthusiasts, amateurs. Within Kultura w Kwarantannie it ran online concerts and festivals such as Gramy dla Białorusi and Chmury Kultury. He also runs the fan pages of Fundacja Q, City NGO, Wędrowiec Festiwal Wędrowania and Muzeum Opowieści, and the group Koncerty na Podkarpaciu.

    Together with his wife Joasia he is raising three children and runs the ecological farm “Dobre Miejsce”. Author of the book “Inspiracje Miłości”, which distils his knowledge and experience of the process of forgiveness and is meant as inspiration and a guide for others towards positive change in their lives.

    Clients he has worked for: LGD, LGR, UG, UM, OHP, MOPS, ROPS (within systemic projects, PO KL, ESF, FIO and others), Progesteron Festiwal Dojrzewali Róż, Fundacja Świat Dzieciom, the penitentiary facilities in Kraków and Głogów, ND Logistics, Pilkington, Wienkra, Delphi Kraków, Orlen, PKP, TP S.A., Gamrat.

  • Łukasz Nobis

    Łukasz Nobis

    Vice-president | graphic designer

    At the foundation since 2020. He does the graphic work for projects such as Centrum Obywatelskiej Pomocy, Bezpieczna Przestrzeń, Power Bank, City NGO, Puls Puszczy, Qltura fest, Laboratorium Nowych Technologii and Coworking.

    He has 12 years of experience as a graphic designer. He has worked with brands including Lotnisko Chopina, Relay, Inmedio, Chief’s, SO!coffe, Lagardere, Makita and G2A Arena.

    Privately, a father of two and a collector of old Apple equipment.

  • Jolanta Bogacz

    Jolanta Bogacz

    Nowa Dęba office coordinator | digital skills trainer | CBI registration officer

    My adventure with Fundacja Q began when I took part in an e-marketing course run by the foundation. I now handle recruitment, run digital-skills training, work as a CBI registration officer, and coordinate work at the Nowa Dęba office.

    I hold a second-cycle degree in managerial economics and in internal security. I have great trust in animals and nature. Photographing flora and fauna gives me a lot of joy. I try to stay physically active: cycling, running, water sports, the gym and horse riding are all familiar to me.

    Projects I am involved in: Akcja Cyfryzacja, Laboratorium Nowych Technologii, Rekrutujemy, St@rt w IT, Coworking, Czas na nowe kwalifikacje, Nowe kwalifikacje, nowe możliwości, Obierz kurs na kwalifikacje, Recykling Wspiera, the support project in cooperation with IOM, Ukraina IT needs.

  • Michał Jarosz

    Michał Jarosz

    o. Nowa Dęba | CBI registration officer

    I have worked at the foundation since June 2022. I am a graduate of the Rzeszów University of Technology — a master’s degree in management. I am involved in IT training projects and in the aid project run with IOM. When needed, I also handle technical and logistical matters. Day to day I work at the office in Nowa Dęba. Privately I am interested in various sports; in my free time I cycle, hike in the mountains, run and go to the gym.

    Projects I am involved in: Czas na nowe kwalifikacje, the rally of vehicles powered by Dezamet engines, St@rt w IT, Recykling Wspiera, the support project in cooperation with IOM, Ukraina IT needs.

  • Paulina Baracz

    Paulina Baracz

    Food truck “Kuchnia z sercem” | support for community activities

    At Fundacja Q she is responsible for work related to the “Kuchnia z sercem” food truck. She also takes part in other Foundation initiatives, including courses and workshops. She is particularly at home in culinary work and in working with intergenerational groups.

    She works very well with people and builds relationships easily with both children and seniors. She is open, communicative and responsible, and she readily joins initiatives that bring the local community together.

Working with us

  • Katarzyna Suberlak

    Katarzyna Suberlak

    Social media and PR coordinator

    A graduate in Polish philology and in journalism and social communication at the University of Rzeszów. She began…

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    A graduate in Polish philology and in journalism and social communication at the University of Rzeszów. She began working with Fundacja Q in 2022, and earlier volunteered at Akademia Przyszłości and Fundacja DKMS. She loves reading, especially reportage and literary classics, and she is equally fond of cinema and animals. At Fundacja Q she coordinates media activity, not only online.

  • Iryna Polova

    Iryna Polova

    o. Nowa Dęba | CBI registration officer | IT trainer

    I began my adventure with Fundacja Q in March 2022 by taking part in the St@rt w IT project. I come from Chortkiv in…

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    I began my adventure with Fundacja Q in March 2022 by taking part in the St@rt w IT project. I come from Chortkiv in Ukraine. I have two higher-education degrees: physical education teacher and rehabilitation specialist, and public administration. At the foundation I work as a translator and I am also a digital-skills trainer. I am now actively supporting UA, I register people in the CBI financial-assistance programme, and I run activities for children. Privately, a mother of two.

    Projects I am involved in: COP, Infolinia Q – pomoc Ukrainie, the support project in cooperation with IOM, St@rt w IT.

  • Marek Kopeć

    Marek Kopeć

    o. Nowa Dęba | technical assistant | vocational trainer, INF 02

    At the foundation he trains digital skills in computer science. His main interests are computer networks and…

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    At the foundation he trains digital skills in computer science. His main interests are computer networks and cybersecurity. His passions are shooting, trips and visiting historic sites.

    A graduate of the Kielce University of Technology. In 2020 he obtained an engineer’s degree in computer science, specialising in ICT. Day to day he works professionally with computer networks.

    Projects he is involved in: Czas na nowe kwalifikacje.

  • Elżbieta Burczyk

    Elżbieta Burczyk

    Digital skills trainer

    I have been working with Fundacja Q since the turn of May and June 2021 as a trainer of training groups. My first love…

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    I have been working with Fundacja Q since the turn of May and June 2021 as a trainer of training groups. My first love was history and teaching it, so I completed education studies in history and civics. A little later I reordered my priorities: family came first, and the historian’s passion second. Over time I became interested in computer technology. I took my first computer course, for a very large sum, in 1992, still in the DOS environment; further computer training meant many courses, until in 2000 I began postgraduate studies in computer science, which I completed successfully at the Karol Adamiecki University of Economics in Katowice. I teach at a school, so I ran extra classes for pupils and teachers. In time I began working with foundations and associations, training adults. I am certainly a teacher by vocation and passion. I love exploring history and its complexities, and the computer and the internet are my allies in that. For some time I have been starting to enjoy life more and I am returning to walks around our beautiful country. At the school where I work I lead a volunteering club. I love working with my pupils, preparing community events and historical re-enactments.

    At Fundacja Q I am a trainer of training groups in the Polska Cyfrowa project, within it Laboratorium Nowych Technologii.

  • Janusz Radwański

    Translator | animator | poet

    Nothing creative or poetic is foreign to him. He publishes poetry collections, and he publishes poems and translations…

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    Nothing creative or poetic is foreign to him. He publishes poetry collections, and he publishes poems and translations from Ukrainian in the literary press.

    Father of Hania, Franek, Łucja and Kalina, he is also a co-creator of the programme “Wszystko jest folkiem” on radio Studnia and the bassist of the group Hadra. Winner of the 3rd prize of the 7th National Poetry Competition named after Rainer Maria Rilke in 2009, and of the 1st prize of the 8th National Poetry Competition named after Kazimierz Ratoń in 2012 (the prize was publication of the volume Chałwa zwyciężonym in 2013). For the volume Księga wyjścia awaryjnego he received the 1st prize of the 9th National Literary Competition “Złoty Środek Poezji” 2013 for the best poetry book debut of 2012.

    A contributor to the online cultural magazine Salon Literacki, where he runs a regular column presenting Ukrainian poets.

  • Martyna Zimnicka

    Since October 2021 I have been on an internship at the Foundation. My main interests are music, travel and psychology.…

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    Since October 2021 I have been on an internship at the Foundation.

    My main interests are music, travel and psychology.

    Projects I am involved in: Puls Puszczy, City NGO.

  • Artur Zimnicki

    I began working with Fundacja Q by leading training in occupational health and safety, the basics of accounting, and…

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    I began working with Fundacja Q by leading training in occupational health and safety, the basics of accounting, and the basics of running a trading company.

    My interests: music, sport, mountain tourism.

    Projects I am involved in: Obierz kurs na kwalifikację.

What We Do

Fundacja Q works to foster civil society, activate local communities, and support education and culture. Our mission is to initiate and deliver projects that connect people, address important social needs, and strengthen local communities.

Our strengths:

  • Culture, events, and artistic activities rooted in the local community
  • Local networking — partnerships and co-building the Centre for NGOs cluster
  • Training for NGOs, public institutions, and businesses
  • Supporting marginalized communities
  • Immediate response to humanitarian crises

Since 2022:

  • We launched aid programs for refugees and Roma communities
  • We introduced mediation models for social integration
  • We help local governments and organizations work effectively with migrants
  • We regularly work with seniors — from the Senior Digital Academy to kayak trips, bonfires, and shared Christmas Eve dinners

Explore our programs, projects, and initiatives in one place.

See what we do

Our achievements

Supporting shelters in Poland

We reach communities that often remain outside the reach of traditional aid systems.

  • We provide direct psychological, legal, and educational assistance
  • We work for refugees from Ukraine and cooperate with the Solidarity Corps
  • We regularly run activities with seniors — kayak trips, bonfires, shared Christmas Eve dinners

Intercultural mediation

We build bridges between communities and help integration through dialogue.

  • We are leaders in mediation with the Roma community
  • We co-build the Centre for NGOs cluster and are active in the City NGO network
  • We create effective dialogue models for local governments and NGOs

Parasol Group – a life-saving network

We co-founded a nationwide emergency aid network.

  • We coordinate aid efforts with NGOs and authorities
  • Thousands of people have found safety and a fresh start through us
  • We act where immediate response is needed

Training that creates opportunities

We develop skills and open new career paths for various communities.

  • We conduct professional training for NGOs, businesses, and institutions
  • We run the Start in IT project and the Senior Digital Academy
  • We run programs for Roma and refugee communities — language, employment, digital skills
10,000+
people received humanitarian aid
in partnership with IOM
1,400
HP laptops distributed in Poland and Ukraine
25+
shelters supported in Poland
1,000+
legal and psychological consultations
200+
electronic devices repaired and donated

Source: 2022–2025 activity and project reports.

Documents

Financial and activity reports, statute, and other foundation documents are available for viewing on a dedicated page.