News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The Code of Conduct Toolkit created by CHS Alliance guides organizations to develop, implement, and review an effective and integrated Code of Conduct (CoC) aligned with their organizational objectives and Human Resources (HR) and people management systems. It reflects good practice and introduces a user-friendly step-by-step implementation process, customizable templates, checklists, hints, tips, and additional
Read more →Trust Mark is a self-regulating system that facilitates citizens’ and companies’ access to trusted organizations to make donations. It explores enhancing the trust between CSOs and the local donors. The mark is awarded through a transparent and accountable process, performance results, compliance with the legislation, etc. To obtain a Trust Mark, CSOs should first make
Read more →On 1st July 2021, BCSDN held a regional workshop on CSO Accountability: “Reflections on the Self-Regulation of Civil Society by Sharing Regional and Global Experiences”. The event was followed by more than 60 CSOs representatives from the Balkans and across the world, who, together with the prominent speakers from the region, virtually discussed and shared
Read more →In the latest edition of the Global Standard Newsletter focused on Donors, Civic Space and Accountability, BCSDN’s Communications and Information Officer, Marija Vishinova, delivered a blogpost on the donors’ engagement and CSO accountability in the Balkans. In pursuing the network’s objectives, focused on strengthening CSOs’ capacities and their role during a shrinking civic space in
Read more →On 8th and 16th June 2021, the Global Standard for CSO Accountability organized two consecutive series of Donors-CSOs dialogues to discuss the role of accountability for civil society resilience, trust, and effectiveness. The conversations centered on how both CSOs and donors can support each other to ensure that accountability is a co-designed process, allowing each
Read more →OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) adopted a Recommendation on Enabling Civil Society in Development Co-operation and Humanitarian Assistance. The Recommendation aims to support DAC members and other development co-operation and humanitarian assistance providers to enhance how they approach civic space and work with civil society actors, highlighting that they should also improve their effectiveness, transparency,
Read more →After two years of CSOs’ consultation and cooperation, NRC Partners Albania announces the establishment of the Code of Standards for Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs) in Albania. The Code is a self-regulatory mechanism aiming to improve the effectiveness of non-profit organizations, good governance, transparency, and accountability. The Code is built on international and regional experiences and models
Read more →The Rendir App for Networks, a civil society self-assessment tool against the Global Standard (GS) for CSO Accountability is now available in the French language. The tool is based on the GS self-assessment detailed questionnaire, in collaboration with the Affinity Group of National Associations (AGNA), focused on the work and capacities of the civil society networks and whose Secretariat
Read more →On 21 June 2021, the Civica Mobilitas grantees followed a presentation on the First Draft of the Code of Ethics for the Macedonian CSOs. The 36 CSOs’ representatives learned that the Code of Ethics is a tool to strengthen the civil society self-regulation system and contribute to greater CSOs’ accountability, increasing the citizens’ and donors’
Read more →The May edition of the Dynamic Accountability Community of Practice (DACOp) Newsletter offers valuable content for organizations and individuals willing to invest and strengthen their accountability. The Accountability in Action segment showcases the learning groups that the platform is convening to further explore some of the aspects of dynamic accountability. The Resources section provides an
Read more →On 20 May 2021, BCSDN member MCIC held a session to review the first draft of the Code of Ethics for the Macedonian CSOs. Representatives of the informal platform for CSO transparency and accountability joined together virtually to reflect on the principles and actions covered in the Code. The event also brought BCSDN EO representatives
Read more →We gladly present our latest video, sharing insights on how CSO accountability is implemented in practice and how we can do more and inspire others. The video highlights that CSOs do a lot of great work to make our societies a better place. People are at the core of our work, but there is still much
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