News and updates from BCSDN and the region
This survey report presents the findings of the public Opinion Poll carried out during 12- 24 December 2016 across 61 municipalities of Albania. The objective of the Opinion Poll is to explore the level of trust towards public institutions as well as the attitudes towards the performance of public institutions and service delivery in the
Read more →Finding the appropriate funding sources for a local authority, a public entity, a company or a CSO can be a major problem. Information is scattered across many different sources and is often confusing and outdated. The EPRS ‘Guide to EU Funding 2014-2020’ is a basic introduction to EU funding opportunities for regional and local authorities,
Read more →The Balkan Trust for Democracy has announced a Call for Participants for the Leadership Academy for Development “The Role of Public Policy in Private Sector Development“, taking place in Sarajevo (BiH), 3-7 July 2017. The Leadership Academy for Development (LAD) is an executive-level training program that trains government officials and business sector leaders from developing
Read more →The 5th Global ECPD Youth Forum on Youth, Peace and Sustainable development, hosted in Belgrade, Republic of Serbia on 28-29 October 2017, will bring together young people, youth-led organizations, non-governmental organizations, and professors and experts from all around the world. The 5th Global ECPD Youth Forum will take place under the general theme “Youth Peacebuilders
Read more →TACSO People2People is supporting the organization of “Going Beyond Pride and Pain?”, the 3rd annual regional “History that Connects the Balkans” Summer School on 18-23 July 2017 in Albania. This event aims to facilitate transnational transfer of knowledge and experience, to stimulate innovative teaching practices in the region, build capacity of educators and their associations
Read more →Visegrad Grants offer funding for people and organizations from the Visegrad countries (V4), Western Balkans countries (WB), countries of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) and worldwide who believe their projects can make a significant contribution to regional cooperation and the advancement of innovativeness and sustainability in Central and Eastern Europe. The Visegrad Fund also supports projects addressing
Read more →The European Union Office in Kosovo is seeking proposals to support cultural activities in Kosovo with financial assistance from the IPA II – Civil Society Facility and Media Programme.The action will support creative initiatives by enhancing the role of culture as a vector for societal change and human development in Kosovo and promote cooperation among
Read more →The specific objective of this Call is to support civil society and human rights defenders in third countries (Montenegro) working on human rights (political, civil, economic, social and cultural), and democratization. The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals is 700.000 EUR and any grant requested must fall between minimum 50.000 EUR and maximum
Read more →The overall objective of this Call is to contribute to the development of the CEI region, bolstering social cohesion and economic dynamism while strengthening cooperation between the CEI Member States through supporting transfer of experience and expertise from organizations in the EU to peers in the non‐EU countries within the CEI region. Project Proposals should present activities
Read more →Ford Foundation’s historic announcement on 5 April to commit up to 1 billion USD from its 12 billion USD endowment over the next 10 years to mission-related investing has changed the board-level discussions in other foundations and institutional investors, which are increasingly examining the holistic results of their work on local communities. Mission-related investments (MRIs) are
Read more →As part of the regional project “Western Balkan CSOs for Global Development”, a study visit was organized in Vienna (Austria) and Bratislava (Slovakia), from 2 – 5 May 2017. The study visit included participants of Western Balkans CSOs which are project partners, including BCSDN, or CSOs from WB countries which were identified as most relevant
Read more →A partnership meeting of the Global Standard for CSO Accountability initiative was organized in New Delhi, India, from 24-28 April, hosted by Vani India. The partners, including BCSDN, had the opportunity to visit local community organizations, meet representatives from other South Asian countries and discuss the added value and usability of the Standard in the Asian
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