Navigating access to financial services for CSOs
Practical guidance for CSOs on financial institutions' customer risk profiling and monitoring practices.
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Publications
Learn about the latest trends and core issues related to CSO law and policy.
Communicating Protest: How to frame persuasive messages
Short guide for activists on how to use protest effectively to achieve their campaign objectives.
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European Banking Guide for Nonprofits
How to open and manage an organizational bank account.
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Legal Profiles: Registration and operation of CSOs
Comparative table with key information on legal frameworks for CSOs in selected European countries.
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Unintended consequences of AML/CFT regulation: the challenges of banking non-profit organisations
Insight into the onboarding and monitoring practices of financial insitutions for the nonprofit sector.
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Civil Society & the National Recovery and Resilience Plans: A Reality Check
Read our analysis about CSOs' engagement in the preparation, implementation and monitoring of the NRRPs.
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COVID-19, emergency powers and civic space: Recommendations to the UN Human Rights Committee
ECNL’s advocacy paper on holding Member States accountable in the ICCPR Review Cycle for their use of emergency measures and the impact on civic freedoms.
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Factsheet on facial recognition and assemblies
Q&A on how facial recognition technologies affect our right to take part in a peaceful assembly, what the risks and international safeguards are.
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Comparative approaches to public funding for CSOs
ECNL’s research focusing on approaches to provide institutional funding to CSOs, with special attention to thematic funds.
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