News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The OECD and OGP are launching a call for open government innovations. An open government innovation is any good practice that promotes the principles of transparency, integrity, accountability and stakeholder participation in support of democracy and inclusive growth. Open government innovators from around the world are encouraged to submit innovative practices to propel research on
Read more →The 2019 EFC Annual General Assembly and Conference will take place from 22-24 May in Paris, under the title “Liberté, égalité, philanthropie”. Who isn’t familiar with this French national motto which finds its roots in the Revolution of 1789 but is still considered the rallying call for freedom, equality and solidarity around the world today?
Read more →The Open Society Foundations is seeking applications for its Open Society Fellowship Programme with an aim to support individuals pursuing innovative and unconventional approaches to fundamental open society challenges. Fellowship Applicants are invited to address the proposition that New and radical forms of ownership, governance, entrepreneurship, and financialization are needed to fight pervasive economic inequality.
Read more →On 28 November 2018, Belgrade will be the host to the conference “The European Union and the Western Balkans: Making Enlargement a More Credible Process? This conference will take place in the framework of the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU. The conference is a part of the “Western Balkans Reflection Forum” initiative,
Read more →The Working Group 2 of the COST Action “Empowering the next generation of social enterprise scholars” invites interested authors to submit a proposal to its second workshop titled “Social Enterprise in Social and Health Services”. The workshop will focus on the potential of social enterprises to contribute to important sectors of (public) welfare provision and
Read more →The Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) will organise the Conference “Violent extremism in Albania” to launch findings of the study on forms, drivers and threats stemming from violent extremism. The purpose of the conference and IDM study is to inform decision-makers and policy processes, institutional measures of state actors, and actions by non-state players
Read more →Volunteers Center Skopje, with the support of the City of Skopje, this year is organizing the fourth NGO Fair in Skopje, under the theme “Together for a Better Society!.” The event will also celebrate the International Volunteer Day, taking place on 5 December. CSOs who are either registered on the territory of Skopje, or implement
Read more →Applications are now open for the 2018 TechCamp Cyprus, which aims to help Cypriot and European youth to become better democratic citizens now and in the future, responding to the challenges of the increasing influence of digital media and taking advantage of the opportunities it offers. Through fast-paced, interactive workshops, participants will engage with international
Read more →Open World Leadership Center has announced its 2019 Grant program to bring emerging leaders from participating countries to the United States in order to give them firsthand exposure to the American system of participatory democracy and free enterprise. The 2019 Open World Program will focus on emerging political, civic, and community leaders from the national, regional,
Read more →The Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region will cover topics of particular importance for the Danube region related to preservation of cultural and historical heritage, new technologies and digitalization in tourism sector, ensuring safety and security in tourism, transport connectivity and mobility. Issues related to synergy and consistency between macro-regional strategies
Read more →The International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) is seeking applications for its Community Solutions Program (CSP) 2018–2019. CSP is a year-long professional development program for people who are working to improve their communities by addressing issues related to the environment, tolerance and conflict resolution, transparency and accountability, and women and gender. For 2019–2020, up to
Read more →70 years after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human, all over the world, a wide variety of Human rights defenders, civic and social movements, associations, NGOs, philanthropists… work, advocate, provide assistance and care, or services for millions of people, making the Declaration promise an everyday reality. At the same time, in many countries,
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