News and updates from BCSDN and the region
From 21 to 27 September 2019, CSOs activists called all over the world on governments to guarantee the right to freedoms of expression, association, and assembly and to ensure inclusion and participation for all; freely in all levels of decision-making processes without fear of violence or intimidation. CSOs stood together with rising social movements, such
Read more →Following the nomination by Ursula von der Leyen of the Commissioner-designates, CSOs wanted to react and engage with MEPs ahead of the hearings. Therefore, the CSOs drafted an open letter, urging the EU officials to react on several issues, namely: include freedom of association and assembly, alongside the freedom and pluralism of media, as indicators
Read more →The Balkan Civil Society Development Network is looking for committed and experienced individuals to join our team in the Executive Office based in Skopje, Macedonia, in the capacity of a Grant Manager, Junior Researcher and Project Assistant. The applicants should have a strong interest and passion for civil society as well as knowledge and interest
Read more →An Open Letter for the new European Commission and European Parliament for a Resilient Civil Society Able to Build on EU Values: Our Expectations from the New EU Leaders was launched as the conclusion of the International Civil Society Forum that took place in Bucharest on June 3-4, 2019, and gathered more than 200 participants
Read more →The Global NGO Technology Report is a biennial research project that seeks to gain a better understanding of how non-governmental organizations (NGOs) worldwide use technology. Sponsored by Funraise and produced by Nonprofit Tech for Good, the report examines how NGOs use web and email communications, online fundraising tools, social media, mobile technology, and productivity software.
Read more →BCSDN is pleased to announce our new programme Protecting Civic Space- Regional Civil Society Development Hub supported by Sida- the Swedish development policy that will be implemented in the following two years. Our Regional civil society development hub will aim to enhance the cooperation and resilience of CSOs in the Western Balkan countries, by connecting
Read more →In order to continue a transparent and fully inclusive dialogue with the civil society, the General Secretariat of the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia – Unit for Cooperation with NGOs calls on CSOs actively to contribute to the preparation of the Annual Work Program of the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia
Read more →The “Empowering Civil Society for Monitoring and Action on SDG16” features a compilation of national civil society case studies and civil society spotlight reports on SDG16. It provides analysis of a range of approaches and methodologies utilized by civil society for implementation and monitoring of SDG16 by civil society, specifically with regards to drafting and
Read more →A new report by the Development Alternative, a group of organisations coordinated by Restless Development, collates research, discussions and evidence into the state of youth civil society, carried out as part of the. It sets out the current challenges faced by a diverse youth civil society and outlines the shared vision and necessary actions needed
Read more →CONCORD has developed “EU Delegations unwrapped, a practical guide for CSO engagement with EUDs” handbook on EUD engagement with civil society, a capacity-building tool to: support CSOs active at the country and local levels to engage effectively and meaningfully with EU Delegations in country and the EU in general; to build the capacity of CSOs
Read more →Open Government Partnership (OGP) releases its first comprehensive assessment of the state of open government. This report provides a thorough and honest review of progress made by OGP member countries in the first seven years of the partnership. In determining its findings, the report examines a vast amount of the world’s governance data, across multiple
Read more →The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH requests all concerned CSOs in Serbia to express their interest in participating in the establishment of a society wide dialogue platform on implementing the global 2030 Agenda. The platform will be structured according to the Ecologic, Economic, Social dimensions of sustainable development and will be organised in
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