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CfA: A Call for Members – BCSDN’s Regional Accountability Community of Practice (RACoP) (Deadline: N/A)

Target group: CSOs, activists, and informal groups interested in learning and sharing knowledge on accountability Countries: Balkans Short description: BCSDN invites CSOs, networks, and activists across the Balkans, to join the Regional Accountability Community of Practice (RACoP) and support our Pledge for joint action and discussions in a safe space where we can commit to strengthening the accountability

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CfA: Global People’s Assembly 2023 (Deadline: N/A)

Target group: CSOs representatives Countries: Worldwide Short description: The GPA is the culmination of community and national People’s Assemblies in 35 countries and counting, where representatives of marginalised and excluded groups and civil society monitored and discussed the SDG implementation. Its objective is to bring civil society together and ensure that governments uphold their commitments,

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CfA: 5th European Policy Dialogue Forum “Young People and Social Inclusion in European Cities” (Deadline: N/A)

Target group: 18-30 years of age, actively engaged in their community, passionate about social inclusion, and willing to bring their contribution Countries: residents from one of the 46 European countries Short description: Some 120 policymakers, religious actors, youth representatives, civil society leaders, and experts will come together in Rotterdam for the 5th EPDF to discuss

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CfA: Mapping of Donors Active in the Western Balkans (Deadline: 10 August)

Target group: CSOs/ CSO networks in the Western Balkans Countries: Western Balkans Short description: The survey investigates institutional forms of giving in six Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia) and includes regional work across them. The survey is part of research focused on strategies and practices for supporting

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CfA: A Call for Membership in CPDE Europe Secretariat (Deadline: N/A)

Target group: NGOs, NGO networks, platform Countries: Europe/ Worldwide Short description: As a CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE) Secretariat for the Europe region, BCSDN is inviting NGOs and NGO platforms with experience in development cooperation and familiarity with Effective Development Cooperation principles and Istanbul Principles for CSO development effectiveness to join CPDE Europe. Link to

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CfA: Civic Innovation Fund, Ideas to Boost Resilient and Sustainable Democracy in Europe (Deadline: 1 September)

Target group: Members of young NGOs in civic education Countries: Europe including EU-member states, Balkan countries, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Moldova, Monaco, Norway, Switzerland, the UK, and Ukraine. Short description: The Civic Innovation Fund (CIF) is a unique European pooled fund launched by THE CIVICS Innovation Hub. It aims to pioneer new

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CfA: BALKATHON 4.0, the Western Balkans Digital Competition (Deadline: 13 September)

Target group: Interested young people, start-ups, entrepreneurs, students, digital innovation hubs, scientific parks, universities, SMEs, etc. Countries: Western Balkans Short description: Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) has launched the 4th edition of BALKATHON, the region’s trademark online competition for the best digital ideas and solutions from the Western Balkans. Balkathon invites interested young people, start-ups, entrepreneurs, students,

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CfA: A Call for Members – BCSDN’s Regional Accountability Community of Practice (RACoP) (Deadline: N/A)

Target group: CSOs, activists, and informal groups interested in learning and sharing knowledge on accountability Countries: Balkans Short description: BCSDN invites CSOs, networks, and activists across the Balkans, to join the Regional Accountability Community of Practice (RACoP) and support our Pledge for joint action and discussions in a safe space where we can commit to strengthening the accountability

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CfA: A Call for Membership in CPDE Europe Secretariat (Deadline: N/A)

Target group: NGOs, NGO networks/ platform Countries: Europe/ Worldwide Short description: As a CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE) Secretariat for Europe region, BCSDN is inviting NGOs and NGO platforms with experience in development cooperation and familiarity with Effective Development Cooperation principles and Istanbul Principles for CSO development effectiveness to join CPDE Europe. Link to more

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