News and updates from BCSDN and the region
In December 2015, the Institute for Territorial Economic Development – InTER, issued the Analysis of the European Commission Progress Report Regarding Questions of Importance for Territorial Development. The analysis follows EC methodology and structures information in line with the political and economic criteria of the acquis, focusing on the relevant areas within each acquis criteria.
Read more →Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Non-profits is a comprehensive 256-page book packed with more than 500 best practices that includes a companion “Mobile and Social Fundraising Success Checklist” at the end of the book. Written on the premise that all communications and fundraising are now mobile and social, Mobile for Good is
Read more →The Open Society Fellowship supports individuals pursuing innovative and unconventional approaches to fundamental open society challenges. The fellowship funds work that will enrich public understanding of those challenges and stimulate far-reaching and probing conversations within the Open Society Foundations and in the world. A fellowship project might identify a problem that has not previously been
Read more →The CIVICUS Nelson Mandela – Graça Machel Innovation Awards celebrates 11 years of honoring civil society activists and organisations for their excellence, innovation, and brave risk-taking. Nominations are now open for Youth Activists, Individual Activists, Civil Society Organisations, and for the first time ever, nominations are open for donors under a new category: Brave Philanthropy.
Read more →The European Movement in Serbia and TACSO People2People are jointly organizing the following conference: “Civil Society and Beyond: A Joint Dialogue on the European Path” in Belgrade, on 25-26 February 2016. This event will focus on three themes: 1) Dialogue between civil society and public authorities in the accession process (including mechanisms for participation such
Read more →Regional Research Promotion Programme (RRPP) Western Balkans is organizing a fully-funded comprehensive training on social science research methods tailored for junior researchers in the Western Balkans. The Research Academy, which will take place on 11-18 April, 2016, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, is designed as a summer school composed of several linked one-day modules. During
Read more →The United States Embassy in Montenegro, acting through the Public Affairs Office, announced an open competition for assistance awards for the Democracy Commission Small Grants Program. The US Embassy in Podgorica supports specific projects and initiatives that facilitate the development of democracy and democratic institutions in Montenegro through grant awards of up to USD 24,999.
Read more →The EU Office in Kosovo announced Call for proposals with the specific objective to increase the ability of the Kosovo institutions to effectively coordinate and implement the efforts in overall fight against the trafficking in human beings. The Contracting Authority will award one grand only and any grant requested under this call for proposals must
Read more →On 3rd-4th December, 2015, the 17th EU-NGO Forum on Human Rights, organized by the European External Action Service (EEAS), European Commission and the Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN), took place to discuss the issue of shrinking space for civil society in the world and EU response to this growing phenomenon. The Forum, which was
Read more →Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán backed down Thursday in a long-running dispute between his government and Norway over development aid and agreed to end to all investigations into work being done in Hungary by CSOs supported by Norway. Norwegian aid to Hungary, part of a EUR 1.8 billion package delivered by the European Economic Area
Read more →All over the world, human rights defenders and CSOs are facing increasing challenges with both state and non-state actors seeking to silence them. This was evident in the CIVICUS report earlier this year which showed that core civil society freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly were violated to a significant degree in 96 countries
Read more →BCSDN is proud to announce that the study “Economic Value of the Non-Profit Sector in the Countries of the Western Balkans & Turkey” has been published. This is the first study ever that gives an overview of the current situation with the non–profit sector-related data collection, analysis and presentation in Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo,
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