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Publish What You Fund has published the 2018 Aid Transparency Index, the only independent measure of aid transparency among the world’s major development agencies, which this year assessing 45 agencies. The 2018 results show overall positive improvements, with 93% of the Index organisations now publishing in the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) Standard, but still,
Read more →The survey, based on interviews and comments from organisations and activists, shows a general confidence of CSOs in the European Economic Area in the freedom of association, assembly and of expression which is particularly striking if compared to candidate countries in the European neighborhood. However, there is a widespread perception of lack of progress and
Read more →The objective of the Workshop is to empower selected civil society representatives to strengthen their internal expertise, managerial and income generating capacities, abilities to engage with both general public and government stakeholders and assist in networking with international linkages. Particular focus will be on the CSO representatives advancing democratic accountability and rule of law in
Read more →Donacije.rs is a Serbian crowdfunding platform where registered nonprofit organizations can launch a campaign to gather funds for their projects. This is a new opportunity for individuals, organizations and companies to make a contribution to a concrete idea for social good, quickly and easily, by donating online with their credit cards. Thanks to the mass
Read more →The specific objective of this call for proposals is to enhance the civil society dialogue with government and to structure the CSOs sectorial consultation mechanism for policy making as well the IPA programming and monitoring. The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals is EUR 500.000, while any grant requested must fall
Read more →The U.S. Embassy in Ljubljana, Slovenia is seeking applications for its NGO Small Grants program to offer grants for well-conceived and managed projects that strengthen the civil society sector and address societal concerns. Eligible topics for projects are broadly defined to include democracy and human rights, security and foreign policy issues, economic and civic development,
Read more →The US Embassy Democracy Commission Grants Program will award grants of maximum USD 24.000 to Macedonian non-profit and non-governmental organizations and independent media for projects that support the development of democratic institutions in the Republic of Macedonia. The Commission is most interested in projects relating to: Promoting rule of law / effective administration in justice;
Read more →Around the world, space for civil society is closing, requiring donors to respond with new, innovative approaches. Current donor approaches have at times made civil society organizations more vulnerable to attacks and restrictions in different country contexts, notes a CSIS Human Rights Initiative report that examines the flow of financial support to civil society, and
Read more →The European Commission has put forward ambitious yet realistic proposals for a modern EU budget that reflects rapid developments in innovation, the economy, the environment and geopolitics, amongst others. For the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027, the EC is proposing to increase the external action budget to €123 billion, to significantly simplify its structure, and
Read more →On 7 June, The European Commission has announced today €1.5 million in humanitarian aid to address the increasing needs of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants stranded in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This brings Commission humanitarian funding to €30.5 million to address the needs in Western Balkans since the start of the refugee crisis. EU humanitarian aid
Read more →Quality assurances in the operation of civil society organizations is a requirement by all donors as well as by the very constituents and users of services and activities of the organization. Nevertheless, the introduction of quality management system in performance should be based on the nature and dynamics of the organization’s operation as well as
Read more →Partners Albania has prepared a monitoring report on the NPOs fiscal legal and regulatory framework and its implementation. Although the sector has been in operations for about three decades, its regulatory framework is still in development, marking very frequent changes, which often do not go through open consultative processes. The purpose of this paper is
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