News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The President the Council on Foundations, has written a blog on the five trends in philanthropy as a conclusion to the Council’s 2017 Trendspotting Series. Highlights include how 2017 will be a year of change as orthodoxies in the field get tested and philanthropy steps into a more prominent role. The trends to look after
Read more →This publication provides an insight in the international donors’ relation towards civil society in the Western Balkans, rationales and motivations for their presence, the mechanisms they employ in supporting CSOs, as well as the perception of civil society in the countries in this region and its value. More specifically, this research offers an overview of
Read more →The European Commission is currently undertaking a Supra-National Risk Assessment (SNRA) of money laundering and terrorist financing risks affecting the internal market. In its presentation…
Read more →The Weiser Center for Europe & Eurasia and the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan partnered together to sponsor a workshop in Bratislava,…
Read more →Recent Freedom House indicators show alarming signs concerning the state of democracy in all Western Balkans countries: Albania, Bosnia, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia. Media freedoms show a marked decline in countries like Macedonia and Serbia, and a daunting absence of progress in countries like Montenegro, Bosnia and Hercegovina, and Albania. Other indicators, which relate to
Read more →European Movement in Montenegro has recently published a policy brief titled: “Enhancing Local CSOs for Advocating Better Cooperation with Local Authorities”. This policy paper intends to address the need for better cooperation of the civil society organizations on local level, and in line with the priority referred to – activities enabling CSOs outside capital cities
Read more →The Global Synthesis Report (SR) 2016 is one in a series of efforts to take stock of the progress in implementing effective development cooperation in the global regions and sectors. Building upon the SR 2015 baseline stocktaking on the state of Development Cooperation, CSO Enabling Environment, and CSO Development Effectiveness, the SR 2016 seeks to
Read more →The Guide illustrates the human rights anchorage of the 17 goals and provides concrete links between the 169 targets and the range of human rights instruments and labour standards. Thereby, the Guide reaffirms that human rights instruments and the 2030 Agenda are tied together in a mutually reinforcing way: human rights offer a legally binding
Read more →The WINGSForum has become the main event in the global philanthropy community. Focused on identifying new innovations in the sector, WINGSForum was designed as a peer learning experience where philanthropy leaders could share practical lessons and inspiration from their work. The 2017 Forum will provide an opportunity for reflection on the state of affairs in
Read more →The Front Line Defenders are currently accepting nominations for the 2017 Annual Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk. The annual Front Line Defenders Award was established in 2005 to honor the work of a human rights defender who, through non-violent work, is courageously making an outstanding contribution to the promotion and
Read more →The International Visegrad Fund annually provides small grants to organizations around the globe to facilitate and promote the development of closer cooperation among citizens and institutions in the region as well as between the V4 region and other countries. As a rule, the participation of at least three V4 countries (“3xV4 rule”) is required in the proposal,
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