13/07/2017 De-risking and non-profits How do you solve a problem that no-one wants to take responsibility for? --- An article on growing bank de-risking, how it fits into the worldwide trend of closing space of civil society and how anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing rules should be corrected.
27/03/2017 Basics of Grassroots Fundraising Fundraising from people and companies is an essential component for CSO sustainability but many CSOs lack fundraising skills and knowledge on how to solicit donations. This Handbook introduces the basics of fundraising, its rules and principles and gives practical advice to CSOs how to overcome difficulties connected to fundraising.
10/11/2016 Experiences on the Implementation of the Percentage Designation Mechanism ECNL prepared case studies to bring practical examples and to share best practices from CSOs in Hungary, Poland and Slovakia with their Moldovan counterparts.
31/10/2016 Current Trends in Self-Regulation of Civil Society Organizations This paper aims to provide a general overview of the different types of selected self-regulation models introduced at the European and international level. It discusses reasons for adoption of self-regulations; types of self-regulatory initiatives and issues for consideration when designing a tailor-made self-regulation; compliance and enforcement mechanisms for implementation; examples of the European and regional/international self-regulatory...
21/10/2016 Assembly Flashcards The user-friendly flashcards feature key challenges and provide recommendations on practical assembly issues in Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.
10/10/2016 Monitoring Freedom of Assembly in the Western Balkans First comprehensive country reports on monitoring legal developments and practical implementation of freedom of assembly in the Western Balkans.
06/10/2016 Monitoring Matrix on Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development Regional Report 2015 The 2015 Regional Report analyzes the state of the civil society in the Western Balkan countries and Turkey based on country monitoring reports developed along the methodology elaborated in the Monitoring Matrix. The comprehensive report analyzes the policy and legal framework that governs the civil society and summarizes key findings and recommendations in three main areas:...
28/09/2016 Lottery proceeds for CSO work: Luck has nothing to do with it This analysis provides a comparative overview on the distribution of revenue from lotteries and games of chance to CSOs.
22/09/2016 Policy papers on cooperation between the State and Civil Society Organizations An overview of policy papers on cooperation between the state bodies and civil society organizations in Bulgaria, Georgia, Moldova, Estonia, Croatia, and the Philippines.
14/08/2016 Civil Participation in Decision-Making An Overview of Standards and Practices in Council of Europe Member States
14/04/2016 Handbook on Civil Society Organisations Registration and Operation The registration handbook - available also in Russian and Belarusian - provides comparative information on regulation of registration, operation and access to resources by CSOs in 8 European countries.
11/03/2016 Fundraising in Moldova: Opportunities and Perspectives This study report maps the legal framework and fundraising practices of civil society organisation from and outside of Chisinau.
