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Uncategorized 1 October 2017

Public Consultations on Draft Strategy for Promoting an Enabling Environment for Civil Society in Montenegro

The Ministry for Public Administration of Montenegro has opened consultations with the interest public on the draft Strategy for improvement of the enabling environment for CSO activities (2018-2010) and a Draft Action Plan. The Ministry invites citizens, scientific and professional institutions, government bodies, professional associations, political parties, trade unions, religious groups, non-governmental organizations, international organizations,

Uncategorized 1 October 2017

The Participation Revolution

The falling levels of public trust in public institutions we see all over the world should be a wake-up call for those of us who support open government. But to rebuild trust we need to rebuild governance from the ground up, and put citizens (back) at the heart of institutions, writes CIVICUS Secretary General, Danny

Uncategorized 1 October 2017

Atlantic Philanthropies Publication Outlines Founder’s Vision of ‘Giving While Living’

The Atlantic Philanthropies foundation released a booklet entitled “Atlantic Insights: Giving While Living.” The booklet explores foundation founder Chuck Feeney’s philanthropic worldview, which centers on using a limited-life foundation to increase impact by freeing up funds for more rapid deployment. All told, more than $8 billion in grants were disbursed to nearly 2,000 grant recipients,

Uncategorized 15 September 2017

Meaningful Involvement of CSOs in SDGs

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have come into effect since January 2016, bringing about a growing momentum towards upholding development and integrating it within good governance efforts. In this context, it is worthwhile to look at the SDGs from the more regional perspective of the Western Balkans, given that the region shares similar political and structural

Uncategorized 15 September 2017

Explaining Civil Society Development: A Social Origins Approach

The civil society sector has long been the invisible subcontinent on the landscape of contemporary society. For the past 25 years, however, scholars under the umbrella of the Johns Hopkins Comparative Nonprofit Sector Project have worked with statisticians in countries around the world to assemble the first comprehensive, empirical picture of the size, structure, financing,

Uncategorized 15 September 2017

Nonprofits: The DNA of Democracy

Recently, a prominent consulting firm asked several nonprofit leaders for feedback on the advocacy strategy that the company had developed for a large foundation. The meeting opened with one consultant asking, “Is it really necessary to involve the public in advocacy, and if so when? Wouldn’t it just be easier to get the one guy

Uncategorized 15 September 2017

CfA: International Cooperation and Development Forum – 16 October, Istanbul (Deadline: 31.10.2017)

The International Cooperation and Development Forum in Turkey 2017 will be held on 16 October 2017, at Swissotel the Boshphorus, in Istanbul, Turkey. The event aims at creating a unique occasion and platform, to meet and discuss, for financial institutions, government representatives, consultancy firms, sectorial organizations, NGOs, academic institutions and all the other stakeholders interested

Uncategorized 15 September 2017

CfA: Art for Advocacy Training – 30 September-06 October, Ohrid (Deadline: 20.09.2017)

IDEA SEE has expanded its Art for Advocacy program, through the organization of a series of workshops where youth and NGO activists learned how to use the visual language of art and design to communicate their thoughts, messages and positions where it matters, contributing to a healthier, more open and encompassing communities. The 2017 event

Uncategorized 15 September 2017

CfA: Obama Foundation’s Fellowship Program (Deadline: 06.10.2017)

The Obama Foundation is inviting applicants for its Fellowship program to support outstanding civic innovators from around the world in order to amplify the impact of their work and to inspire a wave of civic innovation. The Obama Foundation Fellows will be a diverse set of community-minded rising stars – organizers, inventors, artists, entrepreneurs, journalists,

Uncategorized 15 September 2017

CfP: ROMACTED Programme – Promoting Good Governance and Roma Empowerment at Local Level (Deadline: 01.10.2017)

Within the framework of the ROMACTED Programme “Promoting good governance and Roma empowerment at local level”, a Joint Programme of the Council of Europe and European Union (DG NEAR), the Council of Europe is launching a call for proposals for grants for Support Organisations. The programme will be implemented in seven beneficiary countries: Albania, Bosnia

Uncategorized 15 September 2017

CfP: Actors of Urban Change – Urban Development through Cultural Activities and Cross—Sector Collaboration in Europe (Deadline: 22.09.2017)

Actors of Urban Change, a program by Robert Bosch Stiftung in cooperation with MitOst e.V, aims to achieve sustainable and participatory urban development through cultural activities. This is carried out by strengthening the competencies for cross-sector collaboration among actors from the cultural, public and private sectors. To support your local collaboration the program offers a

Uncategorized 15 September 2017

CfP: Civil Society against Corruption – CIVILISC – Albania (Deadline: 17.10.2017)

The Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) launches the Second Call for Proposals, in the framework of the project “CIVILISC – Civil Society Instruments against Corruption” funded by the EU. The main areas of intervention of CIVILISC FUND are good governance and anti-corruption. The purpose of this second call is to build anti-corruption and good