News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The rise of authoritarian political options globally has fostered an agenda that rejects multilateralism and international cooperation, while blaming traditional parties’ corruption, human rights and social movements, and migrants for the most endemic problems that societies are facing today. If the human rights movement wants to keep its role as a game changer, it substantially
Read more →The recent report on philanthropy confirms that the vast majority of funding is project-based, that this type of funding rarely covers the full cost of the associated work, that “cost-minus” funding is not just unfair, but also causes a whole host of financial and non-financial problems for nonprofits, and that funders serious about doing their
Read more →As international donor funding recedes, CSOs in resource poor environments have struggled to remain financially viable. Over-reliance on a single or limited number of donors impedes CSOs’ ability to advocate for causes that are meaningful to their constituents and to act independently on initiatives which they value. To help address this challenge, a Domestic Resource
Read more →Philanthropy has a power problem because too often, foundations get in the way of nonprofits doing the work they know best. This can slow down progress, perpetuate inefficiency, and obstruct nonprofit growth and innovation. Infused by core values of power sharing, equity, humility, transparency, curiosity, and collaboration, Trust-Based Philanthropy believes that donor’s work will be
Read more →Across our field, in politics, in business, and in our communities, Americans are questioning the very nature of philanthropy and probing its core value, putting a question on what place should philanthropy hold in a democratic society? These questions are not new; they have been at the heart of the sector since the beginning. Rather,
Read more →The publication is an annual industry forecast about the ways we use private resources for public benefit in the digital age. Each year the Blueprint is used to provide an overview of the current landscape, point to big ideas that will matter in the coming year, and direct your attention to changes on the horizon.
Read more →The 1990s ushered in an era of widespread governmental support for liberal democracy and an opportunity to build civil society in countries where there had long been a dearth of public space separate from government control. The establishment of the funds—the Environmental Partnership for Central Europe, the Baltic-American Partnership Fund, the Trust for Civil Society
Read more →China’s growing influence in the world has been identified as one of the top global trends influencing the trajectory and development of other major trends relating to sustainable development. China’s relevance for CSOs is therefore also growing rapidly on a global scale. This means even organizations without a dedicated country programme or a physical presence
Read more →Based on the non-decision on the MFF EU summit in December, it is evident that a deal on the new EU budget will be very difficult to reach in early 2020, which means EU programmes will not start promptly in 2021, as expected. Learning from past MFF experiences, it is clear by now that EU
Read more →Philanthropy is a quarterly newsletter with news and facts on philanthropic activity in Albania and beyond. As part of its work to promote philanthropy, Partners Albania has been conducting daily monitoring of this activity since 2015, focusing on supported issues, the nature and value of donations, geographical coverage and the nature of donors and beneficiaries.
Read more →On October 8th, 2019 SouthEast European Indigenous Grantmakers Network (SIGN) celebrated a decade of joint work on development of philanthropy, cross-sector partnerships and long-term sustainability of civil society on the local and national level, as well as across the WB region. In order to describe the context for philanthropy development, active citizenship and the ways
Read more →Climate finance makes up a significant portion of financing in the 2030 Agenda. With it, comes opportunities and challenges especially around how climate finance can be effectively governed, delivered and monitored. The delivery of climate funding however is still rife with issues especially when it comes to aligning with countries national development strategies. Donor harmonization,
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