GCLS

This is your chance – join our program to make a change! We are happy to announce that the CALL FOR APPLICATIONS in Global Challenges Local Solutions 5th Grant Round has been opened! the Call for Applications lasts from April 30 until May 23, 2021 the projects should be performed in the period of July-December […]

On 22nd of April we celebrated an International Earth Day … but do we really can fully celebrate? What is the condition of the Earth we are living on? What should we do to improve it? It is certain that we must act fast – both at the local and global level. JOIN THE WEBINAR […]

“A perfect circular economy would be very difficult to implement, but we can do far better than we currently do. (…) We can start creating circular economy locally by small steps by reusing and repairing goods and extending their life time” says Andrzej Piotrowski – Waste Management Expert, Veolia Energia Polska S.A. Read the Expert’s […]

“Indigenousness” is a strength of community foundations, however it may also be their weakness. For many years a popular belief among community foundations was that they should focus on local challenges and needs; that only such problems are important. Such belief in no longer valid. Nowadays success of the community foundation often derives from clever […]

We are happy to announce the 11 organizations that have been awarded the GCLS grant in the 4th round. You will hear about their great projects very soon! Bucharest Community Foundation – Fundația Comunitară Bucuresti Messina Community Foundation – Fondazione di Comunità di Messina The Snow Mountain Community Fund – Fundusz Lokalny Masywu Śnieżnika REVIA […]

We are thrilled to announce that the Global Challenges Local Solutions 4th Grant Round has been opened and you can submit your applications until 20th July 2020. Due to the hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we have changed some of the regulations, first of all we decided to reduce the required financial input to […]

How to incorporate the Sustainable Development Goals into the work of civil society organizations? Practical experience of European community foundations addressing the SDGs. On Tuesday the 2nd of June, we invite you to listen to some good practices for inclusion of the SDGs in the CFs’ activities shared by their representatives. We want to show […]

We are happy to share with you the recording of our first GCLS Webinar this season, on the topic of “New perspectives on the SDGs: The relevance of Agenda 2030 during and after the pandemic” (you can watch it below). It was created by the GCLS Team in collaboration with Dr. Stefan Cibian, an expert from Făgăraș […]

In the current situation of an ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which is an extraordinary test for all of humanity, community foundations have a huge role to play. As they are close to people on a local level, they can serve as both a source of information and a refuge of peace in these difficult days for us […]