"As a new foundation with no experience in fundraising, the training laid a good foundation both in terms of theory and examples from practice to be able to start this activity", participant in Fundraising School for NGOs 2024 On 20 and 21 May 2024, we held the second edition of the Fundraising School for NGOs, […]

On May 14th, 2024, Georgia passed its controversial Transparency of Foreign Influence Bill into law amid extensive protests. The law was met with opposition both internally in Georgia, and internationally – it does not align with the EU draft proposal on the subject, which could negatively impact Georgia’s bid to join the union. This article analyzes the Russian legislation passed in 2012 that influenced the Georgian law, as well as similar attempts in Hungary to pass legislation restricting foreign agents. It also analyzes the impact foreign agent laws can have on civil society, as well as the effect Bulgaria’s equivalent legislation could have if passed.

Civic freedoms in decline in the EU and Western Balkans EU policies contributes to shrinking space for civil society Restrictions against protests showing solidarity with the Palestinian people across the EU Ahead of the EU elections, a new report released by the European Civic Forum, finds that overall, civic freedoms have deteriorated in Europe during […]

When and where did you last meet a group of people ready to change the world? We are one of the lucky ones who have the honour of meeting such heroes. These are the social entrepreneurs – the agents of change in organizations that solve some of society's most complex problems. Ones that often either […]

This year, 13 civic organizations entered Let's go 2024 with ideas for businesses with a cause. We challenged them, took them out of their comfort zone, we were critical, we supported them and never stopped believing in their potential to make a difference. Creating a business plan from scratch is no easy task, but our […]

Fundraising is an art that is learned by doing. Like in any other craft, apart from being very persistent and super optimistic, it is important to start from the basics. Mastering the basics of fundraising is a key step along the path of any civic organization's development – to achieve its causes, scale its supporters, […]

Join the first edition of the NGO Summer School Master Class. Applications are open until 16 May 2024   What is the NGO Summer School Master Class? Our mission as the Bulgarian Center for Not-for-Profit Law is to help people freely associate and develop their civic causes. From our 23 years of experience, we know […]

BCNL elected a new member of the Board of Trustees – Peter Tornev from the Accenture Bulgaria team. We are grateful to Atty. Tsveta Chukleva, who was a two-term member of the Board of Trustees and Chair of the Foundation's supreme body for 2023 – 2024. Petar Torneff, Managing Director ATC Accenture Bulgaria, brings over […]

Every year has its charm, its strengths and its not so strengths. For the BCNL team, 2023 was a dynamic year, with many initiatives, with achievements that brought us satisfaction, but also with challenges for which we are still looking for answers.   We are proud of our work on all legislative initiatives because they […]

We are extremely happy to announce that the consortium we are part of – Balkan Institute for Labour and Social Policy, Bulgarian Centre for Not-for-Profit Law and INNOVABRIDGE – has been selected as the operator of the second edition of the Swiss-Bulgarian Civic Engagement and Transparency Facility. Our proposal for the development of civil society […]