Standards and Good Practices for Public Funding of Civil Society Organisations

The report authored by ECNL on behalf of the Third Sector Foundation of Turkey (TUSEV) emphasises the development of CSOs funded by public administration and its importance for public benefit with specific references to the international standards and good practices in various countries.

It analyzes five countries and their public funding models, including a detailed example from each of them, presenting multiple potential mechanisms for allocating funding.The paper also offers a set of recommendations for developing an effective public funding model and a roadmap for further improvement of the legal framework.