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News and updates from BCSDN and the region

CfA: Research Workshop on Social Enterprises in Social and Health Service – 27 February-1 March 2019, Frankfurt (Deadline: 22.11.2018)

The Working Group 2 of the COST Action “Empowering the next generation of social enterprise scholars” invites interested authors to submit a proposal to its second workshop titled “Social Enterprise in Social and Health Services”. The workshop will focus on the potential of social enterprises to contribute to important sectors of (public) welfare provision and

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CfP: WBF Second Call for Regional Project Proposals (Deadline: 13.12.2018)

Following the Western Balkans Fund objectives and scope of work, based on lessons learned from the First Call (2017), this Call aims: to promote regional cooperation and strengthening the relations between WBF Contracting Parties, through sharing common values between citizens, civil society and non-profit organizations, and enhancing people-to-people links in the region. The areas of

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CfP: U.S. Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Democracy Commission Small Grants Program – Notice (Deadline: 11.01.2019)

This program supports NGO efforts to promote grassroots democracy, viable civil society in BiH, respect for human rights, and promotion of Euro-Atlantic integration through media outreach and public advocacy campaigns. Grant-funded CSOs will focus on youth empowerment with special focus on youth employment and youth activism, promotion of Euro-Atlantic integration and human rights including projects

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CAF World Giving Index 2018

The World Giving Index 2018, published by Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), analyses charitable behavior around the world and shares insights into the nature of giving and trends in global generosity. The ninth edition of the CAF World Giving Index presents giving data from 146 countries across the globe over a five year period (2013-2017). In

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Global Philanthropy Environment Index – European Edition

The European Edition of the Global Philanthropy Environment Index 2018 has been published by Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy in collaboration with the Donors and Foundations Networks in Europe (DAFNE). The index provides accurate and timely information information about the philanthropic landscape of 30 European countries and evaluate their regulatory, political, and socio-cultural

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AGNA Launched the Accountability and Transparency Platform

On the occasion of the Global Accountability Week, the CIVICUS AGNA Network launched its Accountability and Transparency Platform. The platform is a multilingual online toolbox gathering practical examples from around the world that showcase accountability and transparency mechanisms created by civil society organizations best suited to their local context. AGNA believes that the accountability of

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Resilient Organizations in the Third Sector

A new publication of the Third Sector Impact project, e-book Resilient Organizations in the Third Sector, brings together 15 case studies of third sector organizations (TSOs) – membership associations, social enterprises and other types of hybrids – across Europe. The book analyzes their coping strategies in an increasingly challenging environment structured by austerity, the restructuring

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G20 Advocacy: Financial Access for Nonprofits

Ahead of the G20 summit in November 2018 in Buenos Aires, the Global NPO Coalition sent a letter to the G20 and its members, asking them to take global leadership on reducing bank de-risking, ensuring that all entities, including NPOs, have equal access to financial services. Through a communique at the November summit, the G-20

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