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Foundation Step Forward (FSF) Country: Serbia Foundation Step Forward (FSF) is the first community foundation in Serbia, established in 2013 by the community philanthropy support organization ‘Zajecar Initiative’. It covers the territory of the Timok Region in Eastern Serbia, focusing particularly on the Zajecar community. FSF supports citizens and provides them with tools to shape […]

Healthy City Community Foundation Country: Slovakia The Healthy City Community Foundation was established in 1994 as the first community foundation in Central and Eastern Europe. Its mission is to strengthen social capital, improve the quality of life in the region of Banská Bystrica, Sliač, Zvolen (200,000 inhabitants) and support the development of volunteering and philanthropy. […]

The Snow Mountain Community Fund Country: Poland SMCF was established in 1998. Its mission is to change the mentality of people and convince them that everybody can be a change-maker. During the past 26 years, they have given 899 grants to local initiatives, and 1630 scholarships to poor and gifted students. They established 14 memory […]

Odorheiu Secuiesc Community Foundation Country: Romania The OSCF is an independent local fundraiser and grant-maker NGO, spreading the culture of charity, and building a conscious, responsible, active, and creative community through different grants and projects. Project goals: The main goal of this project is to promote and raise awareness in the Odorheiu Secuiesc community of […]

Community Donation Fund Sliven Foundation (CDF) – Sliven Country: Bulgaria The Foundation “Community Donation Fund Sliven” (CDF) was established in 2012 by a group of public figures to restore historical traditions of donation by the residents of the city of Sliven. The main focus group of their activity is people in need – sick, poor, […]

The Cross-Regional Fund of Mid Latgale Country: Latvia The organization was founded in 2013 and has public benefit status. It is the only community fund in the Latgale region. The organization aims to promote and develop the growth of the local community and community philanthropy in Latgale by financing or implementing initiatives important to society […]

Ferencvaros Community Foundation (FCF) Country: Hungary The CF was founded in 2011. It is the first community foundation in Hungary, working in one of the largest and most heterogeneous districts in Budapest.  About project: They launched a brand-new format, called Idea Courier, for bonding different stakeholders such as NGOs, citizens, college students, and companies to […]

Stara Zagora Community Foundation Country: Bulgaria Stara Zagora Community Foundation was established in 2003. Its mission is to develop local giving as a factor for improving the quality of life in the community. The foundation stimulates local giving and civic participation in finding and implementing solutions to local issues. The CF has become a reliable […]

In collaboration with local organizations, they organized German language classes and provided teaching materials to volunteers, partner schools, and refugee accommodations (totaling 28 boxes of specialized German teaching materials). The language lessons were extremely important to help refugees adjust to life in the new country. They also arranged a successful theater event for refugee children, […]