News and updates from BCSDN and the region
Representing an incredible 95% of the world’s population, the Charity Aid Foundation revealed which countries have the most generous givers and who takes the top spot in the CAF World Giving Index 2017. Now in its eighth year, the CAF World Giving Index provides unique insight into generosity across the globe and measures three ways
Read more →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
Read more →BCSDN has published the policy brief Fostering an Enabling Environment for Civil Society Contribution to Global Development, authored by Ilina Neshikj and Biljana Spasovska from…
Read more →In the recently published USAID CSO Sustainability Index 2016, implemented for Macedonia by BCSDN experts, Macedonia is one of the few countries that have received much attention due to the backsliding over the past few years that has threatened the sustainability of civil society. More so, Macedonia has also been marked a country whereby CSOs
Read more →This document represents the joint effort of organizations and individuals involved in the work of the European Integration Monitoring Initiative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to provide a part of the response to the European Commission Questionnaire for BiH. The document relies on the four-year work of the Initiative, which, through alternative reports from 2013, provides
Read more →Threats to independent journalism no longer come only from direct forms of state control. Where advocates of a vibrant public sphere once mobilized against the suppression and censorship of news, they now must also contend with the more complex challenge of media capture. This is the topic of a new book, In the Service of
Read more →The 2017 Global NGO Online Technology Report (techreport.ngo) is a research project that seeks to gain a better understanding of how NGOs worldwide use online technology to engage their supporters and donors. The report summarizes how NGOs worldwide use web and email communications, online and mobile fundraising tools, and social and mobile media. The report is
Read more →The FutureLab Europe programme is selecting young participants aged between 20 and 30 from the Council of Europe member states who want to play an active role in shaping the future of Europe by implementing a project with a civic impact. Selected participants will convene to Brussels in January 2018 for the FutureLab Europe Annual
Read more →GlobalGiving is accepting applications from eligible non-profits around the globe for its “GlobalGiving Accelerator” program in order to build skills, access tools, and grow their base of supporters to achieve crowdfunding success. GlobalGiving Accelerator is a virtual training program and crowdfunding campaign that will help to take fundraising to the next level. Training topics include:
Read more →Storymakers is a storytelling campaign that is focused on digital media. Its purpose is to build the skills of media makers and enthusiasts in the non-profit sector. The goal is to educate and inspire non-profits to create powerful stories about the social benefits of their important work. During the campaign, TechSoup offers education, training, online
Read more →The 1st Horizon 2020 virtual summit is unique not only from its structure and access point of view but also from its content. It is the first ever event on Horizon 2020 that can be accessed virtually from your remote location and it offers comprehensive training and clarifications on the full Horizon 2020 grant application
Read more →UN Women is inviting CSOs or CSO networks working on gender equality and ending violence against women, as well as community-based organizations working with Roma or other disadvantaged women to submit proposals under the Call “Promoting the right of women to access specialist support services available for women survivors of violence and discrimination”. The proposals
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