News and updates from BCSDN and the region
Philea hosted an event bringing together philanthropy networks, practitioners, social movements, researchers, advocates, and nonprofit leaders to think about what the philanthropic field could look like if funding practices shifted to better meet the challenges of our time. Norm change is hard and takes time and tends not to come naturally. Even in a sector
Read more →Target groups: Informal or registered organizations from the Western Balkans Aim: Providing rapid funding (in the form of expert support or direct funding for regional actions) for CSOs’ urgent interventions, needed due to unpredictable changes in the conditions in which they operate or unique, time-bound opportunities for impact, and in the implementation of innovative uptakes
Read more →Target group: CSOs from PreAccession Countries and the New Member States Aim: an overall vision of enhanced regional cooperation, good neighborly relations, and reconciliation, to strengthen participatory democracies and the EU approximation process in the Western Balkans and Turkey. Amount: EUR 700. 000 – EUR 1.300.000 Duration: 36 months up to 38 months Link to
Read more →Target group: CSOs established and operating in North Macedonia and Serbia Aim: to strengthen good neighborly relations, establish partnerships, and contribute to the development of a vibrant program area by connecting its people and resources in a sustainable way Amount: EUR 120.000 – EUR 350.000 Duration: 12 months up to 18 months Link to the
Read more →Target group: applicant registered in Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic, and Slovenia; Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Ukraine. Aim: to institutions willing to share their experience with their partners in the non‐EU CEI Member States, thus helping non-members to advance on their path
Read more →Target group: Activists and scholars interested in hybrid treats Countries: N/A Short description: This training is open to all who register and will occur on May 21 and May 28, 2022. Those who participate in this virtual training will be considered to attend an in-person event on July 27-28, 2022 in Sofia, Bulgaria, based on
Read more →Target group: Public institutions and CSOs from eligible countries, international organizations registered in countries that are Parties to the 2005 Convention Aim: To contribute to the implementation and/or elaboration of policies and strategies that have a direct, structural impact on the creation, production, distribution, and access to a diversity of cultural goods and services; to
Read more →Target group: CEOs and non-profit professionals Countries: International Short description: This webinar is particularly relevant for CEOs and non-profit professionals who want to secure more diverse funding streams. The session is run in partnership with MzN International. Link to more information (The Bond)
Read more →The pilot edition of the Civic Health Index Bulgaria is now here – a national survey on the state of democracy and civic participation in Bulgaria, which serves as a warning mechanism for democratic deficits. The Civic Health Index Bulgaria (Index) is a sociological survey by the Sofia Platform Foundation, inspired by the Civic Health
Read more →The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) invites applications from suitably qualified nationals of OSCE participating States with an expertise in the field of freedom of peaceful assembly and/or association, to join the ODIHR Panel of Experts on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association. The Panel will be appointed for a four-year
Read more →BCSDN is proudly announcing the publishing of the report “Constituent Led Accountability in the Western Balkans” as part it`s CPDE activities. The current context and the different demands from stakeholders for CSOs to be more accountable are a call to reconsider how CSOs understand and practice accountability and its implications on resilience, trust, and impact.
Read more →All Western Balkan countries remained in the category of hybrid regimes in the newest Nations in Transit report published by the Freedom House last week. Serbia, which was previously the highest-ranking country in the region, dropped to third place, closely behind North Macedonia and Montenegro, which now share the first place in the Western Balkans.
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