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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

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Open Call for the Position of BCSDN Executive Director

The Balkan Civil Society Development Network has announced a call for the position of Executive Director of the BCSDN Executive Office based in Skopje, Macedonia. The Executive Director (ED) is the executive organ responsible for the daily management of BCSDN. The ED is the major administrative and financial official, represents BCSDN with other institutions, networks and

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Juncker SOTEU Address: EU to Integrate Balkan States

On 13th September, Jean-Claude Juncker, the President of the European Commission, delivered his State of the Union speech in front of the European Parliament, taking stock of achievements of the past year and presenting priorities for the year ahead, as well as unveiling his views on the future of Europe. Although stressing that the conditions for

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#BlowTheCandle for the SDGs Second Anniversary on 25 September

To address the root causes of the common global challenges such as limate change, food insecurity, gender inequality, resource constraints, forced migration, et., in 2015, world leaders adopted the Sustainable Development Goals, a global action plan that aims to reach 17 environmental, social, economic and governance objectives by 2030. 25 September is the second anniversary

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Monitoring Matrix Regional Report 2016: Violations to Basic Freedoms and Impeded CSO Financial Sustainability

BCSDN has published the fourth Monitoring Matrix Regional Report on Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development in Enlargement Countries, presenting the regional state of play of civil society in 2016 and highlighting the priorities for intervention by national and EU institutions at the regional level towards creating a more enabling environment for civil society. According

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Fostering an Enabling Environment for Civil Society Contribution to Global Development

As noted in the policy brief, authored by Ilina Neshikj and Biljana Spasovska from BCSDN and Dejana Stevkovski from Civic Initiatives, as part of the Western Balkan CSOs for Global Development project, CSOs play a significant role in international development cooperation. Engagement with civil society is critical to national ownership of development processes, democratic governance,

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Good Practices for Social Enterprises Development – Joint Commission and OECD Report

The report ‘Boosting social enterprise development – Good Practice compendium’, jointly published by the EC and OECD, contains a rich collection of initiatives aimed at boosting social enterprise developments. The report identifies key lessons, providing concrete pointers for policy makers – from how to raise awareness and visibility of what social enterprises are and the

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The 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report

Nonprofit Tech for Good and the Public Interest Registry have published the first edition of the Global Trends in Giving Report. Based upon the survey results of 4,084 donors worldwide, the 2017 Report summarizes donor data across six continents about how online and mobile technology effects giving. The report also explores the impact of gender,

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Open Call for the Position of BCSDN Executive Director

The Balkan Civil Society Development Network has announced a call for the position of Executive Director of the BCSDN Executive Office based in Skopje, Macedonia. Overview of the position: The Executive Director (ED) is the executive organ responsible for the daily management of BCSDN. The ED is the major administrative and financial official, represents BCSDN

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