News and updates from BCSDN and the region
This issue of the Global Standard for CSO Accountability newsletter explores the linkages between civil society, accountability, and powershift in regard to both international cooperation and the implementation of national funding programs. Through interviews and posts, we have collected the reflections of a wide diversity of actors on how to advance reforms concerning strengthening civil
Read more →For the first time in 2022, the Balkan Network for Local Democracy reunited for the Regional Capacity Building and Networking seminar which took place from the 20th to 22nd of June in Novi Sad, Serbia. The Program included capacity-building sessions, regional activity planning, networking, field visits, and exchange with OPENS, and Novi Sad The Capital
Read more →During a recent interview with Eszter Filippinyi, deputy director of the Transparency and Accountability Initiative (TAI), a donor collaborative promoting citizen empowerment and government openness, we talked about how donors are dealing with CSO power shift and mutual accountability. Read more here. Source: CSO Standard
Read more →What does nonprofit capacity strengthening mean and why is it important? How has it evolved and what are emerging trends in the field? As part of its Organizational Effectiveness (OE) strategy refresh, the Hewlett Foundation’s Effective Philanthropy Group set out to answer these questions and better understand the current field of nonprofit capacity strengthening. Read
Read more →The Narrative Hub was an initiative launched jointly by JustLabs and the Fund for Global Human Rights (FGHR) to create space, funding, and support to integrate narrative ideas and research into human rights work around the world. For several years, teams have worked in Venezuela, Hungary, Mexico, and Australia to explore research on narratives, imagine
Read more →BCSDN has extended its research and efforts to further understand the CSOs’ internal environment, practices, and their own impact, demonstrating where organizations are vis-a-vis the Istanbul Principles. We also looked at the national Codes from recent initiatives in Albania, North Macedonia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as our own Code of Conduct to showcase
Read more →In anticipation of a new inclusion strategy, a recently published article by the Accountability Lab dives deep into the answer to the question “What systems should we have, what approaches should we take, and what provisions do we need to put in place to ensure we are inclusive from top to bottom in everything we
Read more →Digital technologies are developing rapidly, and offer tremendous opportunities to organizations. Euclid Network has launched a Toolkit on Digital Skills to support impact-driven organizations who want to go digital to deliver social impact and work more effectively with internal and external stakeholders. The Toolkit provides a hands-on guide to open-access tools, resources, and services that
Read more →BCSDN has extended its research and efforts to further understand the CSOs’ internal environment, practices, and their impact, demonstrating where organizations are vis-a-vis the Istanbul Principles. Looking at the national Codes from recent initiatives in Albania, North Macedonia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as BCSDN’s Code of Conduct, the latest publication aims to showcase
Read more →After the European Commission released the proposal for a directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence, a directive that could represent a landmark step forward in minimizing the negative impacts of businesses on workers, communities, and the environment worldwide, the document was responded to by over 220 NGOs and trade unions from around the world welcome
Read more →The public discourse has been filled with discussion in the transparency, participation, and accountability (TPA) field on the role that information can – and can’t – play in promoting good governance and helping citizens to successfully make demands of the people and institutions that serve them. But there has been lacking focus on what kind
Read more →The video prepared and published by Accountable Now, playfully and thoroughly explains one, not so simple question – What is Dynamic Accountability? Through 80 seconds, the video enables CSO representatives to learn more about dynamic accountability, including how it can better serve communities, in this short explainer video. Watch the video here. Source: Accountable Now
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