News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The Resilient Roots initiative has “primary constituent accountability” at the center of the programme. From the initiative’s co-creation phase to the open call for proposals from the wider civil society organisation (CSO) community, this term has been used frequently. Understanding a concept like this outside of the immediate community, where many other similar terms exist,
Read more →Funds for NGOs has published a Guide for CSOs to use for putting in place good governance principles into the structure and functioning according to their needs. Implementing effective governance principles can strengthen the organization’s own internal structure, can be used to avoid any crisis arising out of poor governance, and can serve for establishing
Read more →A Philanthropy Council was established in Serbia in order to create an enabling environment for providing charity and further development of philanthropic infrastructure and culture of giving for the common good in the Republic of Serbia, taking into account the current situation and trends in giving in the society. The council was formed on the
Read more →The partners from the “ACTION SEE” regional CSO network, led by Metamorphosis Foundation prepared a policy paper in which they analyze the level of transparency, openness, accountability of the judiciary in the Western Balkans region. The paper represents a result of a comprehensive research, conducted by the members of the ACTION SEE network during the
Read more →Civil society organizations from Macedonia have launched a joint campaign under the slogan “Step forward! The choice is yours” aiming to bring the European Union and its policies closer to the citizens, as well as to answer numerous questions related to what Macedonia should do on the road to the EU and NATO and what
Read more →The EC and the British Council announce the the EU Scheme for Young Professionals in the Western Balkans – Round III(YPS 2018), the action implementing two training programmes in EU academic institutions and a regional exchange component for early career civil servants from the six countries of the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia & Hercegovina, Kosovo,
Read more →The Obama Foundation Fellowship supports outstanding civic innovators – leaders who are working with their communities to create transformational change, addressing some of the world’s most pressing problems. The program selects 20 community-minded rising stars from around the world for a two-year, non-residential program, designed to amplify the impact of their work and inspire a
Read more →As part of its cooperation programme, the Embassy of Switzerland in Macedonia is launching a new call for proposals to support innovative artistic production and strengthen organisations from the independent cultural scene. Successful applicants will receive grants between CHF 10 000 and CHF 50 000 to implement their proposed project. Applicants need to apply in
Read more →The 2017 Charitable Giving Report is one of the most credible resources on fundraising performance in the social good community, tracking nearly USD 30 billion in U.S.-based charitable giving from the Blackbaud Index. In this report, you’ll get your first look at 2017 giving data and how philanthropy was affected by this year of change
Read more →All 193 member nations of the United Nations agreed in September 2015 to adopt a set of seventeen “Sustainable Development Goals,” to be achieved by 2030. Each of the goals—in such areas as education and health care —is laudable in and of itself, and governments and organizations are working to achieve them. But so far
Read more →CSOs tend to pride themselves on having strong internal democratic practices – and many, though not all, indeed have such practices. In fact, for that particular section of civil society such as transnationally operating non-governmental organisations (NGOs) – their organisational cultures are often highly consultative and deliberative. But this raises some key questions: does this
Read more →There are at least 10 million CSOs in the world, each of them with a board composed of individuals doing their best to govern well and wisely. There is no single model of governance to emulate, but are there universal principles and practices that can help boards everywhere perform at the highest level. This new
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