News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The European Dialogue, Mladiinfo Poland, Sound-Picture Cultural Association and Cesta rozvoje, z.s., are looking for participants (18-30 years old) from Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, to join training V4 Fall School on Media. Participants will: get practical skills to be able to report for traditional, digital, and social media in a balanced and fair way;
Read more →LEAD MK is a cutting-edge leadership and advocacy program designed to equip young people with skills, knowledge, and networks that will enable them to become leaders in advancing public interests at the community, regional, or national level. It is designed to stimulate and cultivate each participant’s unique leadership experience through a “Community of Practice” —
Read more →The International Federation for Public History – Fédération internationale pour l’histoire publique has issued the Call for Presentation for its 6th World Conference of Public History. The conference will take place at the Freie Universität Berlin, where the first German MA program in public history was established. Proposals covering a wide range of public history
Read more →The Balkan Civil Society Development Network is looking for committed and experienced individuals to join our team in the Executive Office based in Skopje, Macedonia, in the capacity of a Grant Manager, Junior Researcher and Project Assistant. The applicants should have a strong interest and passion for civil society as well as knowledge and interest
Read more →An Open Letter for the new European Commission and European Parliament for a Resilient Civil Society Able to Build on EU Values: Our Expectations from the New EU Leaders was launched as the conclusion of the International Civil Society Forum that took place in Bucharest on June 3-4, 2019, and gathered more than 200 participants
Read more →The Global NGO Technology Report is a biennial research project that seeks to gain a better understanding of how non-governmental organizations (NGOs) worldwide use technology. Sponsored by Funraise and produced by Nonprofit Tech for Good, the report examines how NGOs use web and email communications, online fundraising tools, social media, mobile technology, and productivity software.
Read more →The space for civil society in the EU integration process is not sufficient and has to be broadened, especially with regard to issues crucial for democratic and European future of the Western Balkans. This change towards meaningful inclusion of civil society requires genuine efforts from both sides, the government and the civil society sector. The
Read more →On 3 September 2019, ARTICLE 19 sent a joint letter to the UN Human Rights Council raising concerns for Turkey’s on-going crackdown on journalists and media outlets. The letter urges states to intervene during the 42nd regular session of the HRC in September 2019, in the forum of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention.
Read more →The document sets forth a model ethical funding policy for a non-governmental organisations that provides: a process for the NGO to follow when determining whether to accept a donation of funds or other resources and criteria to assess potential or perceived ethical concerns associated with the acceptance of donations from prospective funders. The Ethical Funding
Read more →In an attempt to better understand the importance of accountability mechanisms in the work of their pilot partners, Resilient Roots will be presenting four case studies in the following period. The aim of this first case study is to provide a general overview and provide examples of the different primary constituent accountability mechanisms that have
Read more →Nonprofits take many different shapes and forms, but all have a variety of stakeholders—that is, individuals and entities with a stake in their work, either because it can benefit them or because it can harm them. Nonprofits formally have no shareholders—that is, no one is supposed to be personally enriched by the organization’s work. But
Read more →Funders hold many responsibilities, such as allocation of resources in pursuit of their strategies and designing and adapting grantmaking practices that enable and support the work of grantee organizations. Funder grantmaking and learning practices are best when informed by grantee organization needs and experience. Yet there are myriad factors that limit or even prevent the
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