News and updates from BCSDN and the region
EU leaders are committed to a Europe that brings real results in issues that matter most to people. See how you can get involved in helping to shape the future of the European Union. Ahead of a dedicated EU Summit in Sibiu, Romania, and the European elections in 2019, national leaders agreed on a Leaders’
Read more →This call for proposals covers the following actions of the European Solidarity Corps: Volunteering Partnerships, Volunteering Projects, Volunteering Teams in high priority areas, Traineeships and Jobs, Solidarity Projects, Quality Label. Any public or private body may apply for funding within the European Solidarity Corps. In addition, groups of young people registered in the European Solidarity
Read more →After successful first edition in 2017, the second edition of the Executive Program of the Kosovar Civil Society Foundation (KCSF), which is being delivered in close collaboration with the College of Europe on “Civil society involvement in the EU accession process”, will be held on 22-24 October 2018, in Prishtina. The 3-day Executive Program targets
Read more →The GlobalGiving Accelerator is a virtual training program and crowdfunding campaign that will help to take fundraising to the next level and is currently seeking applications from non-profits for its Giving Season 2018 Accelerator program. The aim of the programme is nonprofit organizations to build skills, access tools, and grow their base of supporters to
Read more →The global objective of this Call for Proposals is to: foster cooperation among institutions and organization in the cross-border region in order to support sustainable economic growth and strengthen social cohesion. The following thematic priority is covered with this Call: encouraging tourism, culture and natural heritage. Any grant requested under this call for proposals must
Read more →DG NEAR under the IPA assistance to freedom of expression and media freedom in the area covered by the EU enlargement policy has launched a regional call for proposals aiming to contribute to the promotion of free and professional media in the Western Balkans and Turkey. The specific objective of the call for proposals is to
Read more →Fond Romania has published the report “The Donor-CSO Relationship in the Black Sea Region” that maps the donors active in the wider Black Sea region, assesses the level of accessibility of the funds offered and analyzes the degree to which donor-CSO relationship is leading to a sustainable and independent civil society. Moreover, the report puts
Read more →A new report by the Council on Foundations and Foundation Center reveals that international giving by U.S. foundations increased by 29% from 2011 to 2015, reaching an all-time high of $9.3 billion in 2015. Key findings from this trends analysis include: just 12% of international grant dollars from U.S. foundations went directly to organizations based
Read more →Funds for NGOs has published a free Guide for civil society organizations to develop a communication plan or a document that guides the external communications efforts of an organization. The detailed guide is aimed to help any organization to strategically focus its communication and outreach efforts around a certain set of goals – usually the
Read more →Civil Society organizations in Serbia have launched an initiative requesting the Ministry of Labor, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs to withdraw the existing Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Social Protection and to initiate new process of legislative changes, raising several concerns over human rights violation, undermining of interests of beneficiaries and inconsistencies
Read more →The process of drafting a new National Strategy for Creating an Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development for the period 2017-2021 is ongoing in Croatia. Four public hearings have been held in Rijeka, Split, Osijek, and Zagreb since April 2016 with the aim of obtaining feedback from civil society organizations on the obstacles and challenges
Read more →Think tanks and CSOs, from Macedonia, involved in the developing the Blueprint on urgent democratic reforms issued a public reaction on the recent adoption of the Amendments to the Law on Financing of Political Parties. They point to several key shortcomings and problems: the lack of transparency and involvement of the key stakeholders and the
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