The Macedonian Center for International Cooperation (MCIC) issued the first Comparative Analysis of Systems of Public Funding of CSOs. Exploring the legal and institutional frameworks for public funding of CSOs in Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Scotland, Serbia, and Slovenia, the analysis aimed at contributing to a better understanding of the procedures of public funding of CSOs in these countries and thereafter, offering specific recommendations for the system of public funding in Macedonia. While focused solely on a national level, the analysis includes both the legal framework for procedures of public funding of CSOs and the existing rules and standards in practice.…
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The purpose of the closing conference held in Skopje on the 10th -11th of November was to take stock of progress registered so far and promote the achievements of the FPAs towards the general public and other relevant stakeholders. During the event the FPAs had the opportunity to: disseminate the results of their action among various stakeholders and the press; discuss about issues concerning general development of the civil society in Western Balkans and Turkey; generate some concrete self-reflective recommendations for further improvements concerning CSOs and CSO networks, but focusing on needed internal changes – values, strategic approaches, relevance, constituencies…
During the final conference of the Third Sector Impact (TSI) project, the results and policy recommendations following three years of research and intensive stakeholder engagement were shared. A diversity of stakeholders from 9 countries with whom TSI cooperated throughout the past two and a half years gathered in Brussels on the 9th of November, as well as policy makers from EU and national levels. They focused on the scope of the third sector, elaborated what can be said about its impact on social, economic and political life, focused on resilience strategies adopted by third sector organizations (TSOs) to deal with old and…
Today (9th November), our Executive Director Tanja Hafner Ademi has been a guest on the MTV 1 Morning programme to discuss the work of CSOs in Enlargement region and EU support to civil society on the occasion of the finalization of our network’s 4-year project “Balkan Civil Society Acquis – Strengthening the Advocacy and Monitoring Potential and Capacities of CSOs”. The detailed results of the project will be presented also at the upcoming closing conference to be held on 10th-11th November in Skopje with other thematic networks to exchange and plan next steps in their work. Full video of the…
On 6 November 2016, the Kosovar Civil Society Foundation launched the Kosovar Civil Society Index for 2016. The Kosovar Civil Society Index (KCSI) is a regular study of the Kosovar Civil Society Foundation (KCSF). It assesses the state of the civil society sector in Kosovo on a periodical basis, by measuring the main dimensions of the sector including the structure of the sector, legal framework, internal governance and capacities, citizen engagement, funding, perceived impact and external environment for the operation of civil society. Despite a difficult political, economic and social situation in Kosovo, civil society has managed to become an important…
TUSEV recently published the Individual Giving and Philanthropy in Turkey report which presents comprehensive and up to date data on perception on philanthropy, trends and motivations in individual giving in Turkey as well as providing a comparison on the change in the understanding of philanthropy and giving practices in the last decade. Despite the importance of donations for the financial sustainability of CSOs, results of the “Individual Giving and Philanthropy in Turkey” (Report) conducted in 2015 in 68 of Turkey’s 81 provinces with the participation of 2,495 respondents, show that giving through CSOs in Turkey is low. Also, compared to…
On October 31st – November 2nd, the Romanian NGDO Platform (FOND) organized its IX Edition of the Black Sea NGO Forum in Varna, Bulgaria. The event gathered circa 130 representatives of national and regional civil society organizations, intergovernmental organizations and relevant state institutions from the countries in the Black Sea region and beyond, including, Sanja Bogatinovska – BCSDN’s Junior Policy and Advocacy Officer on Civil Society Development and Simona Trajkovska – Junior Project Assistant, colleague from BCSDN’s member Macedonian Center for International Cooperation (MCIC). This year’s event is organized with the support of the European Commission, the Romanian Ministry of…
Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) released the 2016 World Giving Index, with a finding that the world is becoming ever more generous compared to the records made in the seven years of the CAF World Giving Index. As one of the main conclusions, the 2016 World Giving Index notes that at a global level, helping a stranger continues to be the most common way to give with more than half of people globally helping a stranger in the month prior to interview, and increase of participation levels for helping a stranger across all levels of economic development. From the countries in…
This publication represents an overview of the most important results of the project „Civil Society Enabling Environment” which was implemented with the financial support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) by the Office for Cooperation with Civil Society of the Government of the Republic of Serbia in the period from 2014 to 2016. The largest part of this publication is an overview of the current state of play in civil sector as well as recommendations from the first of regular annual conferences „Permanent Dialogue Days“, a platform for cooperation and exchange of opinions between public and civil…
As a CSO professional you might be confused, so as to what are you supposed to do with stories and storytelling? Storytelling can be a powerful communication tool in fundraising as it creates awareness, instills emotions in people which ultimately leads to enhanced donations and funds. You are no script writer, author or a content development company, that you need to write stories. To a certain extent you are right, because as an CSO your primary work is to help people and not write stories. Don’t you think you should share and publish your success stories, so that people know…