News and updates from BCSDN and the region
A new mapping published by Philea’s European Philanthropy Coalition for Climate explores the philanthropy ecosystem in the field of climate and the ways they shape and support the climate mission. This mapping exercise is part of the activities of the European Philanthropy Coalition for Climate, which aims to empower philanthropy to drive bold climate action
Read more →Philea hosted an event bringing together philanthropy networks, practitioners, social movements, researchers, advocates, and nonprofit leaders to think about what the philanthropic field could look like if funding practices shifted to better meet the challenges of our time. Norm change is hard and takes time and tends not to come naturally. Even in a sector
Read more →A report produced and published by the Humentum offers recommendations on how funders could provide adequate cost coverage and strengthen their grantees’ financial health and resilience. The research team has completed an extensive survey on financial health and cost coverage, and a self-assessment questionnaire on CSO`s cost recovery practice, processed by adaptation of internationally recognized
Read more →The CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness – CPDE, has published a statement where that calls for higher levels of official development assistance (ODA) amid the world’s fragile recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. The call follows the release of 2021 figures from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which claimed that members of the
Read more →After the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) announced that in 2021, members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) allocated $ 178.9 billion in official development assistance (ODA), a real increase of 4.4% compared to the previous year, the CROSOL published an article on the insufficiency of the available official development assistance. The article
Read more →The publication documents the variety of existing approaches, experiences, and lessons learned from the field, intending to create a collection of good practices on Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP) in the Neighbourhood and Enlargement region. Recent evaluations of DG NEAR support to civil society confirm that FSTP is an increasingly used tool throughout the
Read more →A new article published by the Global Fund Community Foundation explores what might a new local funding mechanism in Somalia, a feminist fund in Poland, and a centenarian community foundation in Buffalo, New York have in common. Excluding the geographical and socio-cultural similarities, the articles paint a picture of the similarity in the context that
Read more →Prior to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Center for Effective Philanthropy examined the state of practice in philanthropy regarding multiyear general operating support. They found that there is “a sobering disconnect” between attitudes of foundation CEOs and their foundations’ practices – while they believed multiyear core support was a good practice, very few
Read more →On Monday 7 March, the European Commission, the European Investment Bank, and the European Investment Fund (EIF) concluded negotiations on the Guarantee Agreement. The Guarantee Agreement covers the European Union budget guarantee of EUR 19.65 billion to support investment projects across Europe. The European Commission and the EIB also signed the InvestEU Advisory Hub agreement
Read more →The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled in favor of making EU cash handouts conditional on a country’s respect for rule of law. The rule of law or conditionality mechanism could see money withheld if a member state does not respect the bloc’s core values. The ruling, delivered on Wednesday morning, paves the way
Read more →On 16 February the European Parliament adopted with a large majority a report on a Statute for European cross-border associations and NPOs. The vote suggests a new European vision and concrete legislative proposals for associations and philanthropic organizations to create a truly level playing field for civil society organizations in Europe. The next steps shall
Read more →For the needs of Delegations of the European Union to Montenegro and North Macedonia, the EU TACSO 3 project is organizing online consultation regarding the Civil Society Facility (CSF) and Media Programme 2021–23, Action for Montenegro and Action to North Macedonia. Altho the processes are simultaneously ongoing, the consultations in both countries are using different
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