News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The program aims to strengthen the capacity of CSOs in Serbia to design, develop and implement local advocacy initiatives and affect their local self-governments and other community actors. The program includes: 1) Training for capacity building, and 2) Financial support for the implementation of advocacy initiatives. The total duration of the program is 12 months
Read more →Applicants under 36 years old, interested in building networks and increasing knowledge of transparent, efficient and resilient public administration, who are currently working with public administration, in politics or within the civil society, are invited to the first SI Summer Academy for Young Professionals in Western Balkans (SAYP) 2018. Participation in SAYP starts with a
Read more →The European Fund for the Balkans’ 10th Anniversary is a two-day event that will bring together an international audience from politics, the media, civil society, academia, arts and culture, business and philanthropy to discuss the future of Europe and the European future of the Balkans. The event’s highlights will include the launching of the Declaration
Read more →ALDA is inviting participants to the two-day events dedicated to “Local Democracy, our commitment for Europe” at the European Economic and Social Committee on the 3rd and 4th of May in Brussels. Around events, debates, working group and stands, the event allows participants an opportunity to deepen together the fundamental role of local democracy, shared
Read more →Residents of one of the 28 EU countries, 4 EFTA countries, Albania, Bosnia, Israel, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Turkey and Associated Countries to Horizon2020 are eligible to apply for a scholarship financed by the European Projects Association through Educational Vouchers. 70 scholarships of EUR 1.000 each are available, aiming to contribute to education in
Read more →The Spring 2018 Call for Proposals for the Thomas J. Alexander Fellowship is open for candidates from any background, experience or origin that will present an innovative research project which puts to use OECD data and knowledge base from PISA, PIAAC and/or TALIS. The Fellowship encourages work on emerging economies whether by region or country
Read more →The event presents an opportunity to meet and communicate with financial institutions, government representatives, consultancy firms, sectoral organisations, NGOs, academic institutions, etc. interested in donor-funded projects. It aims at achieving the following outcomes: 1) Build up progressive dialogue between speakers and participants; 2) Identify the most efficient approaches in cooperating with international financial institutions; 3)
Read more →This year’s Civil Society Days will take place right after the plenary session at which the European Economic and Social Committee celebrates its 60th anniversary. The focus of this Civil Society Days anniversary will be on fostering the current debate about the future of Europe and on highlighting the role across Europe of the CSOs
Read more →IAVE and the Volunteer Center Augsburg are inviting proposals for presentations to be made in breakout sessions at the World Volunteer Conference to be held in Augsburg, Germany, October 16-20, 2018. The conference theme is Our Responsibility for the Global Future, highlighting the collaboration that will bring solutions to the global challenges we face. The
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 →The Bulgarian Platform for International Development is organizing the conference “Development Cooperation in Times of Changing Paradigms”. It aims to bring together CSOs from the Western Balkans, Eastern Neighborhood and the Black Sea region, high-profile officials from the United Nations, European Commission, Bulgarian government, as well as representatives of industry, trade unions and academia. The
Read more →The IAVE World Volunteer Conference is a gathering point for volunteer leaders from throughout the world and works to create an environment that encourages networking, sharing of knowledge, and continuous learning for all those who believe volunteering improves their communities and the lives of those who volunteer and is a strategic asset to achieve the
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