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CfP: Civil Society Facility and Media Action – Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016-2017 (Deadline: 05.09.2017)

The specific objectives of this call for proposals are to: support CSOs networks in various areas (social inclusion, education, social entrepreneurship, environment and climate change, youth, and anti-corruption) and support media freedoms and media integrity (Lot 1-7); and support the Resource Centre (Lot 8). The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals

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CfP: Strengthening Policy Dialogue in Reform Processes – Albania (Deadline: 06.09.2017)

The global objective is: To contribute at strengthening policy dialogue in reform processes, facilitate engagement and dialogue between state institutions at local and central level and various non state actors such as, CSOs, think tanks, research oriented organizations, media organizations, individuals with the final aim to improve policy making, implementation and impact for Albanian citizens’

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CfP: CSO Partnerships and Networks on Strengthening Cooperation between Public Sector and CSOs Grant Scheme (CSPN) – Turkey (Deadline: 06.10.2017)

The specific objectives of this call for proposals are to strengthen the capacities of and networking among organised active citizens / CSOs and the cooperation between the public sector and CSOs. The proposed action (project) should fall into at least two of the below mentioned priority areas: Enabling legal and financial environment for organized active citizens

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6th EESC Western Balkans Civil Society Forum Pushes for Media Freedom, EU Enlargement, Adequate Migration Policy and Empowering Women

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held the 6th Western Balkans Civil Society Forum in Sarajevo on 10-11 July. Participants adopted a Final Declaration calling for increased media freedom, opening the doors of the Western Balkans to EU enlargement, the implementation of migration policies and increased employment opportunities, and working on women’s rights. Participants

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Leadership Academy for Democracy for the First Time Held in the Balkans

The Leadership Development Academy (LAD) program on “Public Policy for Private Sector Development” organized by Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) and Faculty of Political Science at the University of Sarajevo, is an executive-level training program that trains academia, civil society, and government officials, from developing countries to be

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Turkey: 10 Human Rights Activists Detained in Raid

Eight of Turkey’s most respected human rights defenders were arrested on 5 July, along with two information technology trainers from Sweden and Germany. All ten of those arrested are still in police custody and are now facing investigation for membership of an “armed terrorist organisation” on account of their peaceful human rights work. The group

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It Is Time for G20 Leaders to Embrace Civil Society

There is a growing list of critical problems in the G20’s inbox, namely faltering global economy, terrorist threats in a majority of G20 member states, and a patched-up climate change agreement. Solving these problems will take more than 20 heads of state and their economic ministers. The role of the private sector is widely acknowledged,

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Macedonia: Consultation with CSOs on Revising the Decision for the Government-Civil Society Council Establishment

On 13 July, the Office for Cooperation with Non-Governmental Organizations within the General Secretariat of the Government of Macedonia, held a consultative meeting with CSO representatives that submitted a Reaction to the Office last year, with the aim to discuss the revision of the Decision for Establishment of Council for Cooperation between the Government and

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Rogare Theory of Change for Fundraising

Rogare – which is Latin for ‘to ask’ – is the fundraising think tank at the Plymouth University Hartsook Centre for Sustainable Philanthropy. It has been established to identify new solutions to some of fundraising’s most pressing problems and challenges. Rogare is the engine that turns academic ideas into actionable information for fundraisers by pulling

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