News and updates from BCSDN and the region
A new survey of 195 CSOs across 68 Global Majority countries, conducted by EU SEE, the Foundation for Civil Society (FSM) and CIVICUS, reveals that…
Read more →Negotiations on Global Europe, the EU’s main external funding instrument under the 2028–2034 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), reveal growing disagreements over development priorities and funding.…
Read more →Publish What You Fund’s 2026 Aid Transparency Index reveals stagnating transparency standards amid major reductions in development assistance, with Official Development Assistance falling by 23.1%…
Read more →The European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs (AFET) and Development (DEVE) committees have set out their position on Global Europe, the EU’s main external funding instrument under…
Read more →As traditional aid budgets decline and new philanthropic actors gain influence, the International Civil Society Centre highlights the need to rethink how CSOs finance their…
Read more →Shrinking development funding is exposing the limits of traditional, top-down models of civil society support and opening space for more decentralised, locally led approaches, argues…
Read more →The Irish Presidency of the Council has proposed significant reductions to the EU’s next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028–2034, including funding for enlargement and…
Read more →CONCORD’s AidWatch 2026 report examines changing trends in Official Development Assistance (ODA) across Europe, highlighting declining aid budgets, shifting political priorities and growing pressure on…
Read more →Philea has outlined recommendations for strengthening philanthropy’s role in shaping the EU’s next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), highlighting both opportunities and risks arising from proposed…
Read more →An Alliance Magazine commentary argues that capacity-building programmes can place additional pressure on grassroots organisations when they are designed primarily around donor requirements. Drawing on…
Read more →Civil society organisations remained Sida’s largest funded partner group in 2025, receiving nearly SEK 10.3 billion through 611 agreements across more than 100 countries. The…
Read more →Philea has published a practical guide to help funders introduce or expand unrestricted funding through more flexible, strategic and trust-based grantmaking practices. Although funders and…
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