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CfP: IJ4EU Grants: Freelancer Support Scheme (Deadline:13 October 2022)

Target group: Freelance Journalists; Journalists working substandard conditions due to crisis circumstances Aim: To support journalists operating outside of newsroom structures who may be underserved by other journalism support schemes and/or who are significantly impacted by the COVID-19 crisis or other pressures, including the war in Ukraine, yet who are nonetheless willing and able to

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CfP: Audience-Engaged Journalism Grants (Deadline: 28 October)

Target group: Media outlets, CSOs working in the field of media from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Serbia and Slovakia. Aim: The Audience-Engaged Journalism Grants support media outlets that want to engage their audiences in reporting by providing them with training and mentorship in engagement journalism and using

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CfP: EU Support to Civil Society and Media Networks/Platforms for Advancing the Sector Reforms and EU Accession of the Republic of North Macedonia (Deadline: 30 November)

Target group: CSOs registered and operating in North Macedonia Aim: To strengthen the participatory democracy and the EU integration and approximation process in North Macedonia by empowering civil society to contribute actively to the decision-making and improving the enabling environment for civil society work and freedom of expression. Strengthening of the civil society networking for

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CfP: Civicus Solidarity Fund (Deadline: N/A)

Target group: CIVICUS members Aim: Enhance solidarity within the alliance, fostering a sense of belonging to a global movement for change; Support civil society diversity and resilience, especially among smaller, non-formal actors; Create opportunities where they do not exist for change-seeking actors to contribute to a more just, inclusive and sustainable world. Amount: up to

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CfP: (North Macedonia) EU Mechanism for Civil Resilience for CSOs (Deadline: 15 November)

Target group: CSOs registered and operating in North Macedonia Aim: The overall objective of the EU-funded project “Technical Assistance for improving the enabling environment for Civil Society Organisations in the Republic of North Macedonia” is strengthening the civil society effectiveness by improving the enabling environment for civil society, at central and local level, and by

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CfP: Cross-border Programme Kosovo and North Macedonia under IPA II 2019 and 2020 (Deadline: 20 September 2022)

Target group: CSOs, national and regional centres for disaster management, national parks and monitoring and other public organisations for nature protection; formal and public education and training institutions, including research, development and innovation centres; centres for development of planning regions (in North Macedonia); public central and local cultural institutions such as museums, libraries, institutions for

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CfP: Call for Applications for Innovative Grants (Deadline: 30 September 2022)

Target group: The applicant must be registered in North Macedonia under the Law on Associations and Foundations; Open to CSOs with democratic values, beliefs, and attitudes. Aim: To support democratic and credible election processes that facilitate political participation and social integration by enabling voters to freely select their representatives and hold them accountable. Amount: Up

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CfP: Audience-Engaged Journalism Grants (Deadline: 28 October 2022)

Target group: Media outlets, CSOs working in the field of media from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, or Serbia. Aim: The Audience-Engaged Journalism Grants support media outlets that want to engage their audiences in reporting by providing them with training and mentorship in engagement journalism and using the B-engaged tool (BE tool) developed

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