News and updates from BCSDN and the region
European civil society organisations are exploring ways to address the mounting pressure on them, clarify their role and empower themselves to tackle future social challenges. Speaking at the Empowering civil society to act and grow in Europe conference on 27 June, several activists presented the current state-of-play of NGOs in the EU. Factors ranging from
Read more →With some of the world’s biggest economies now companies, not states, the benefits for civil society of working more closely with business are clear. Yet, perhaps less well understood, are the benefits for business of defending civic space – the freedom of citizens to organise, speak up and protest governance failings and corruption. The good
Read more →On 28 June 2017, the Council of the EU mandated its presidency to start talks with the European Parliament on a Commission proposal to make EU financial rules simpler for both beneficiaries and administrators of EU funds and make them more focused on results. The so-called draft omnibus regulation will amend the financial regulation governing
Read more →CIVICUS has launched the State of Civil Society 2017 Report reviewing the past year, with a focus on the civic space and the impact of a resurgence of right-wing populist politics; the right to express dissent; protest movements; and civil society’s international-level actions. A special thematic section presents 27 guest articles from thought leaders around
Read more →More than two decades have passed since nonprofit and third-sector researchers “discovered” Central and Eastern Europe as an area of scholarly interest. After the collapse of the communist regimes in Eastern Europe and the fall of the Iron Curtain, scholars noted the emergence of new civil society actors and were curious to understand the role
Read more →This report investigates opportunities to diversify and broaden support (financial and otherwise) for nongovernmental approaches to realizing human rights. Such analysis is essential in light of global trends, including the relative scarcity of human rights charitable funding from local sources and increasing governmental efforts to restrict the foreign flow of funds to NGOs. The author
Read more →Youth Alliance – Krusevo is organizing the 15th International Youth Conference “Future of Europe in Focus”, which we will be focused not on youth as the future of Europe, but on building our youth for the future of Europe. Moreover, by the comprehensive process of the conference we will boost and ensure regional perspective of
Read more →Futures of Europe is an initiative in which European citizens seek and discuss answers about the future of life in Europe in the upcoming decades, and their hopes and fears for Europe and the European idea as such. For the digital part of the project, contributors that will share their ideas and essays on one
Read more →The Global Ambassadors Program connects extraordinary women leaders to a unique mentorship opportunity, including one-on-one mentoring sessions and strategic workshops focused on building organizational management, financial acumen, and leadership skills. The five-day Program being held in Chicago, Illinois, will address the ongoing needs and challenges facing women leaders engaged in the private sector, social enterprise
Read more →Swiss Cooperation Office in Kosovo (SCO-K), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (DANIDA) and Kosovar Civil Society Foundation (KCSF) have launched the last call for institutional grants under the Democratic Society Promotion (DRP) project. Overall DSP goal is to support the development of a democratic society in Kosovo. Institutional grants enable CSOs to plot their
Read more →The specific objective of this Call for Proposals is to enhance the impact of civil society by promoting CSOs involvement in public decision-making and reform processes and fostering the development of a structured civic dialogue, as well as by strengthening CSOs capacities. The Call also aims at fostering coalition-building and regular networking of CSOs at
Read more →The specific objective of this Call for Proposals is to strengthening CSOs’ watchdog role, organizational capacities and their role as drivers of change. There are 7 main LOTs (thematic areas) identified in this Call: Good governance, media and transparency; Social economy; Human rights and fundamental freedoms; Right to health and mainstreaming rights for people with
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