CiSquare

28/06/2024

We do research,
So you don’t have to. our website is about to drop.

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CiSQUARE (Civil Society Research Center) is a project funded by The Romanian-American Foundation and supported by Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai, through FSPAC - Facultatea de Ştiinţe Politice, Administrative şi ale Comunicării and CSD (Centrul pentru Studiul Democratiei), Cluj-Napoca, Cluj.

, the realm of Actionable Insight for Positive Impact.

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20/06/2024

, the first step in an ambitious two-year program has been taken during the , in Brussels. Philea together with Impact Europe want to equip Europe’s philanthropic organisations “with the confidence and context to be able to access larger impact toolboxes”.

? Through events, gatherings, knowledge sharing, data gathering and policy support.

The launch of the program was a , which “underlines the potential of catalytic grantmaking, highlights challenges and opportunities, and points to existing legal or statutory barriers to impact investing”. Called “Philanthropic Organisations Using The Entire Toolbox For More Impact”, a framework on foundation practices and regulatory&policy environment has been set out.

Looking forward to the of the program.

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🔗 PAPER: https://philea.issuelab.org/resource/philanthropic-organisations-using-the-entire-toolbox-for-more-impact-paper-on-foundation-practice-as-well-as-regulatory-and-policy-environment.html

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CiSQUARE (Civil Society Research Center) is a project funded by The Romanian-American Foundation and supported by Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai, through FSPAC - Facultatea de Ştiinţe Politice, Administrative şi ale Comunicării and CSD (Centrul pentru Studiul Democratiei), Cluj-Napoca, Cluj.

, the realm of Actionable Insight for Positive Impact.

Brussels, 27 May 2024 – Impact Europe, the investing for impact network, and Philea, the voice of European Philanthropy, today launch a joint paper and programme to help philanthropic organisations explore impact investing. Both organisations have seen a growing interest from philanthropic organis...

28/05/2024

Great day to be in today,
@ Philea Forum 2024.

Back to you, Lev Fejes.

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CiSQUARE (Civil Society Research Center) is a project funded by The Romanian-American Foundation and supported by Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai, through FSPAC - Facultatea de Ştiinţe Politice, Administrative şi ale Comunicării and CSD (Centrul pentru Studiul Democratiei), Cluj-Napoca, Cluj.

, the realm of Actionable Insight for Positive Impact.

09/05/2024

We're behind the scenes.
Here's a glimpse into what we have planned for this fall. Who's ready?

More info soon.

P.S.: Which poster would you choose? Help us by writing down in the comments section
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CiSQUARE (Civil Society Research Center) is a project funded by The Romanian-American Foundation and supported by Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai, through FSPAC - Facultatea de Ştiinţe Politice, Administrative şi ale Comunicării and CSD (Centrul pentru Studiul Democratiei) Cluj-Napoca, Cluj.

, the realm of Actionable Insight for Positive Impact.

23/04/2024

Fundația pentru Dezvoltarea Societății Civile (FDSC) launched a new comprehensive report about the .

A full day for our in Bucharest, where Lev Fejes and Melanie Leșe were present to support our fellow researchers, Daniela Angi & Radu, who were part of the specialised . While Gabriel Badescu moderated the entire discussion.

At first sight, what we love the most is the fact that there is a section dedicated to and how leaders from the sector approach it. However, it saddens us that there is such a lack of impact measurement interest, over a third had little to no inclination in monitoring and/or evaluating their project(s) - as per answers given by NGO leaders. In addition, close to 20% chose not to answer, or felt they could not provide an assessment (see first image/pg. 109 from the report).

Not knowing about how those who benefit from your programs are affected on the long & short term can easily be translated in a lack of clarity for the public (as the study confirms), about what NGO's do and how their presence in affects us all, positively.

There are many other issues we could talk about, the report from our colleagues is vast, over 200 pages long, so feel free to comment bellow, where there findings that surprised you?
Let us know.

You can find the study & additional info, here:
2024: https://tinyurl.com/FDSCstudy
2017: https://tinyurl.com/FDSC2017

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CiSQUARE (Civil Society Research Center is a project funded by The Romanian-American Foundation and supported by Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai, through FSPAC - Facultatea de Ştiinţe Politice, Administrative şi ale Comunicării and CSD (Centrul pentru Studiul Democratiei) Cluj-Napoca, Cluj.

, the realm of Actionable Insight for Positive Impact.

16/04/2024

and ideas being put forward at our Advisory Board Meeting.

Thank you all for your involvement in

15/04/2024

Getting ready for our first , tomorrow.

We are very excited to some of the most impactful and relevant people in , actively contributing to its development. Their participation and involvement makes us feel even more confident about our mission and relevance to the sector.

A special thanks to Paula Beudean for facilitating this meeting, your efforts are bringing us closer to fruition and we look forward to working together tomorrow.

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CiSQUARE (Civil Society Research Center) is a project funded by The Romanian-American Foundation and supported by Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai, through FSPAC - Facultatea de Ştiinţe Politice, Administrative şi ale Comunicării and CSD (Centrul pentru Studiul Democratiei) Cluj-Napoca, Cluj.

, the realm of Actionable Insight for Positive Impact.