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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,
Read more →The guide examines current trends in global philanthropy and how they are increasing the need for a strong ecosystem of support and development. The study also suggest questions funders should be asking themselves, to which supporting this ecosystem might provide an answer, as well as suggest concrete ways in which funders can help to grow
Read more →The AidWatch 2019 report focuses on the concept of ‘leaving no one behind’ as introduced by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and how this can guide decisions on financing for development. Part One gives an overview of development policy and financing trends at European level and analyses whether European aid is Enough, employed correctly,
Read more →The project of developing CSOs that keep the government in check and nurture democratic practices and values is a multi-generational effort that requires cultural and attitudinal changes to help people understand, support, and protect CSOs as representative of their interests. The article finds that the most successful fundraisers are those organizations that are part of
Read more →Fundraising has been dynamically changing with the digital revolution, professionalization of fundraisers, spread of social movements and other trends over the past decade. CSOs and fundraising associations have played a key role in shaping the environment for fundraising efforts. Fundraising self-regulation has become widespread. Despite this, there has been limited academic attention and available data
Read more →In the interview for Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS), Ulrika Modeer, the UN Assistant Secretary General and Director of UNDP Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy, highlights the critical role philanthropy can play in fostering innovations and building multi-sector collaboration. Modeer stresses that the scope and ambition of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Read more →In philanthropy, there’s a spectrum of giving that exists: Generosity is focused on helping someone in need; justice is about solving the problems that created the need. A healthy society needs both, but it’s also time to dedicate more resources to the fight for justice. The online resource and forum is dedicated to conversation about
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