News and updates from BCSDN and the region
Open Government Partnerships (OGP) has published a global report bringing light to the freedoms of activists and journalists that continue to face threats around the world. Both activists and journalists are crucial for open government insofar as they function as critical intermediaries, connect public institutions and decision-makers with the population, and introduce accountability measures. The
Read more →The Expert Council of NGO Law has released an Addendum that addresses Greece’s inconsistencies with respecting freedom of association and impeding the civil society space. The Council calls for the Greek Government to review a previous Ministerial decision committed to the registration, certification, and operation of NGOs to guarantee civil society space, in line with
Read more →Plan International has developed global guidance that outlines the organization’s principles for partnerships. The foundational principles have been produced together with a multi-year upskilling programme and annual partnerships surveys. The next challenge the organisation faces is socialising the guidance in the face of COVID-19 and the shift away from meetings and workshops to online meeting
Read more →In an interview, the Global Director of Learning at Accountability Lab shared insights and lessons on how other sectors can bring valuable tools to transparency, civic participation, and accountability. She pointed to meaningful stakeholder engagement and citizen-oriented design as necessary to bring about change at a systemic level for affected communities to have increased agency
Read more →The EU has started its 2021 Work Programme designed to make Europe healthier, fairer, and more prosperous. The programme has several entry points for philanthropy to mobilise and unleash its full potential. Amongst EU priorities are two elements relevant for European philanthropy: an economy that works for people and a new push for European democracy.
Read more →The Overseas Development Institute has published its Principled Aid Index 2020, which questions whether bilateral donors spend foreign aid to advance their values and interests. In response, the Index analyses and ranks 29 donor countries on how they use official development assistance to pursue their long-term national interest. The study comes at a crucial time
Read more →As part of the Regional Civil Society Development Hub, BCSDN is pleased to announce the Call for Ad-Hoc Support Grants. Organization from the WB region, struggling with shrinking civic space in their country, facing pressure to the Civic space, incidences of hate speech, hostile attacks, or want to react towards the changes of a law
Read more →The Civil Society Grants Programme is calling for project proposals to strengthen outreach and engagement with citizens and communities and promote and engage in a dialogue between civil society and relevant national and international stakeholders. Applicant organizations must be from Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine and aim to conduct work such as policy research, promotion of
Read more →The Banyan Tree Global Foundation is calling for project proposals focused on biodiversity & conservation, climate change & resilience, education & empowerment, and health & protection. The Foundation aims to support measurable impact and progress towards broader regional or global frameworks such as the Sustainable Development Goals to help people and the planet. The proposed
Read more →The Balkan Trust for Democracy is calling for project proposals to respond to the needs and challenges of the Balkan region civil societies amplified by the outbreak of the Coronavirus. The research aims to help CSOs and support the reform processes weakened by the Coronavirus’s economic and social recession. The call is looking for specific
Read more →The EU is calling for proposals for the Cross-border Program for the Republic of North Macedonia – the Republic of Albania under the Instrument of Pre-accession Assistance (IPA II) allocations for 2018 – 2020. The call is part of a broader aim to stimulate a balanced, inclusive, and sustainable socio-economic development in the cross-border area.
Read more →USAID has launched the YouthPower 2 (YP2) Annual Program Statement (APS), which aims to collaborate with youth-led and youth-serving organisations to develop youth engagement. The programme hopes to facilitate positive social change using youth engagement by involving the youth as partners and leaders. USAID are providing an estimated 120,000,000 USD total funding with awards ranging
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