Projects
Civic Participation Initiative (2011 – 2012)
The main objective of the project is to strengthen the civic participation in the decison - making process on local and national level.
Learn moreWWW.NGOBG.INFO: FROM DATABASE TO WEB PORTAL (2011-2012)
The main goal of the project is to transform the Information Portal of Nongovernmental Organizations in Bulgaria www.ngobg.info, created in 2010, from an online database into a full-fledged Internet portal where legal and other information related to NGOs will be provided.
Learn moreProfits for Non-Profits: Unleashing the Hidden Potential of Bulgarian NGOs (2010-2012)
The goal of the project is to support a vibrant and independent civil society sector in Bulgaria. We want to achieve this by building adequate skills to help NGOs survive in critical times by: • developing mission-related income generating activities; and • supporting strategic approach to NGO operations.
Learn moreCapability and Responsibility: True Prospects for People with Disabilities (2010 – 2012)
The project focuses on providing the necessary background information, supporting and advocating for the ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Learn moreEmpowering civic dialogue: towards improved cooperation between NGOs and public administration (2009-2010)
Project major goals are to improve the dialogue between administration and citizens through the adoption of clear rules for civic participation and to increase the awareness of the administration towards the need for improved communication with the civic sector.
Learn moreAn Optimistic Look at NGOs and Domestic Resources
Main Objective: The project addresses problems related to individual and corporate philanthropy and with the activity of the Bulgarian NGOs. Among these problems are the rare and still weak partnership between NGOs and companies, the low capacity of NGOs for raising local resources, the low level of accepting of the motivation for charity, the lack if innovations and diversity in the models of charity.
Learn moreNew perspectives for vulnerable groups – improving the quality of social services and support to the social enterprises
Main objective: The goal of the project is the social inclusion of vulnerable people through the support of social enterprises’ activities and preparation of a system for quality control, which should be observed in the social services provision.
Learn moreSocial Contracting
Main Objective: To synergize best practices of Community Funds and Social Enterprises in developing model social contracting methodology and implementing it in 2 pilot Bulgarian municipalities.
Learn moreRaising the capacity of the local authorities and NGOs for contracting out social services
Main Objective: Raising the local authorities’ capacity towards the encouragement of decentralization and cooperation between NGOs and municipalities in the area of social contracting.
Learn moreThe social services in Bulgaria – new possibilities for development
Main Objective: To develop the social service system in Bulgaria and encourage the partnership between non-governmental organizations and municipalities in social service provision. The project is targeted at mayors, municipal councilors and staff in municipal administrations and public institutions responsible for social service provision as well as non-governmental organizations working in the social sphere.
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