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Croatia: President and Civil Society Members of the Council for Civil Society Resign in Protest over Drastic Decrease of Public Funding

On 22nd April 2016, while the Council for Development of Civil Society of the Government of Croatia held its session discussing the Regulation on the Criteria for Determining Beneficiaries and Methods for Allocation of the Revenue from Games of Chance for 2016, the Government adopted that very same Regulation through an extraordinary telephone session. In

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Slovenia: Proposals for the Draft Strategy for Development of CSOs and Volunteering Published

On 11th April, 2016 in Ljubljana, CNVOS and the Ministry of Public Administration held a national conference for CSOs entitled Final Steps towards the Strategy for development of CSOs and Volunteering. At the conference, representatives of civil society and relevant ministries exchanged views on the direction of development of CSOs and volunteering in Slovenia and

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Survey on EC Financial Regulations

Civil Society Europe (CSE) has prepared a survey to collect NGOs views on the review of the financial regulations and rules of application of the European Commission. The questions are based on the EC public consultations on the revision of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the Union. The objectives of this

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Online Tool-Kit on Communications for CSOs

The “Communicate at your best” website is a place that offers a broad range of training materials that will help CSOs professionalise their activity in terms of internal and external communication. Organizatia Tinerilor cu Initiativa – Arad, Pro Atlantico Association and Audele Association, have created a comprehensive training resource that will help organisations across the world

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Goal 16 Advocacy Toolkit

Recognizing the critical importance of Goal 16 of the 2030 Agenda on peaceful, just and inclusive societies and accountable institutions, this toolkit provides civil society and other nongovernmental stakeholders with guidance on how to engage with their governments and other local, regional or international stakeholders to support the planning, implementation, follow-up and accountability of Goal

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CfA: Global Day of Citizen Action – 14 May 2016

The Global Day of Citizen Action on May 14th, 2016 is part of a global campaign to raise awareness about the importance of ‘civic space’ – the freedom to speak out, organise and take action. Last year 106 events in over 52 countries were organized, which is more than a two-fold increase from the first

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CfA: Hurford Youth Fellows Program 2016-2017 (Deadline: 18.05.2016)

The World Youth Movement for Democracy is seeking applications for its Hurford Youth Fellows Program 2016-2017 with an aim to build the leadership skills, enhance the organizational talents, and harness the potential of emerging democracy leaders from around the world. The Hurford Youth Fellows will engage in strategic meetings, conduct research, organize and lead presentations,

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CfP: PeaceNexus Foundation’s 2016 Organizational Development Grant (Deadline: 25.04.2016)

The PeaceNexus Foundation has announced a call for applications for its 2016 Organizational Development Grant. NGOs in the Western Balkans, with a peacebuilding relevant mandate and operational peace-building activities in a context affected by violent conflict are eligible to apply. With its Organisational Development (OD) support, PeaceNexus Foundation helps peacebuilding actors to become the organisations

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