BCSDN Regional Conference: The Role of CSOs in Promoting Civic Space
On June 21st, 2017, BCSDN organized a regional conference titled: “The Role of CSOs in Promoting Civic Space”, in Skopje, Macedonia. Gathering more than 40…
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BCSDN Regional Conference on the Role of CSOs in Promoting Civic Space in Skopje
The Balkan Civil Society Development Network (BCSDN) is organizing the regional conference “The Role of CSOs in Promoting Civic Space” that will take place on…
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CIVICUS State of Civil Society Report 2017
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 →Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe: Challenges and Opportunities
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 →Rethinking the Human Rights Business Model
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 →CfA: International Youth Conference – 15-19 September, Krusevo (Deadline: 15.08.2017)
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 →CfA: Call for Articles – Futures of Europe (Deadline: 24.06.2017)
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 →CfA: The Global Ambassadors Program 2017 – 11-15 September, Chicago (Deadline: 30.06.2017)
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 →CfP: Kosovo Democratic Society Promotion – Institutional Grants (Deadline: 06.06.2017)
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 →CfP: IPA Consolidating Regional Thematic CSO Networks (Deadline: 17.07.2017)
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 →CfP: IPA Support to Civil Society Organizations Capacities – Albania (Deadline: 29.06.2017)
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
Read more →CfP: IPA Support to Civil Society and Media Initiatives – Kosovo (Deadline: 25.07.2017)
The specific objectives of this call for proposals are 1) to support the consolidation of a tolerant, democratic culture in Kosovo by funding Civil Society and Media at local and grass roots level, and 2) to strengthen the competence, transparency, effectiveness, accountability and self-governance of Civil Society and Kosovo’s media sector. In order to achieve
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