Dedići 83
10000 Zagreb
Croatia
- Democracy and community development
- Environment/Sustainable development
- Gender
- Heritage
- Human rights
- International/Cultural relations
- Others
- Research
- Youth and education
The Foundation has a Director and one full-time employed staff member. The management of the Foundation is elaborated in more detail in the Statute of the Foundation. The management bodies of the Foundation are the Management Board and the Director of the Foundation. Financing of the Foundation and its activities is through: Financing the core activity through national and international programmes, especially through the development cooperation in Croatia and the Transnational Giving Europe programme; Grants for projects financed from specialized programmes and structural funds of the European Union related to the development of philanthropy and social innovations; Income for services of support to the establishment and implementation of all forms of individual philanthropy and foundations; Share in the management and implementation of innovative models of financing philanthropic social activities and those for the common good (online donations, inclusive models of joint co-financing of local communities, development and society development etc.); Income from participants in education and training programmes organized by the Foundation; Financing by the profit sector through programmes of corporate social responsibility; Academic and other professional in-kind support; Grants by interested international foundations, funds, national authorities. The European Foundation has annual budget of 200.000 EUR. Partners: National Foundation for Civil Society Development - Croatia, European Foundation Centre (EFC), Fondacija Most (BiH), Transnational Giving Europe, Ariadne – European Founders for Social Change and Human Rights
The mission of the European Foundation is for it to become an institutionalized European and international centre of excellence for the development of individual philanthropy and foundations, as well as a resource centre and the place where one can obtain all of the information and professional documentation on philanthropy, social innovations and society development, and a place for public discussions on the key issues and directions of society development based on philanthropy, social innovations and responsible governance. Objectives: Professional and financial support to the development of individual philanthropy and foundations in the Republic of Croatia; Participation in the creation of an enabling environment for the development of philanthropy and the culture of giving for the common good; Development of and support to social innovations by enabling the generation of new solutions in meeting and responding to the needs of local communities, and monitoring the implementation of those new solutions with the aim of their potential implementation in other communities; Enabling cross-sector links in the development of philanthropy and social innovations through efficient partnership models developed in European countries; Fostering cross-border financing, cooperation and exchange of knowledge, models and skills, as well as regional cooperation on the topics of the development of philanthropy and social innovations, with special emphasis on the empowerment of philanthropists and foundations in their activities for the common good.
Promotion and public advocacy of philanthropy and foundations according to the standards of the European Union and the European Foundation Centre from Brussels; Informing and providing support to interested individuals with regard to the development of individual philanthropy and foundations; Education and training programmes for the representatives of foundations from the Republic of Croatia and the countries of Southeast Europe which will be implemented continuously in cooperation with international and national partner organizations; Financing of joint programmes related to the development of philanthropy and social innovations through EU structural funds and other international sources; Collection and allocation of financial resources through the implementation of innovative models of activities for the common good, such as online donations on the global level and other inclusive models focused on the development of local communities, in cooperation with specialized international organizations and charity lotteries; Organization of public discussions on the topics of the development of philanthropy, social innovations and society development; Specialized and interdisciplinary research; Technical assistance and consultations; Publishing.
By promoting philanthropic activities, through crossborder cooperation, by initializing programmes for young people in terms of raising a new generation of socially-conscious citizens and venture philanthropists, by promoting possibilities to establish personal funds with the purpose of facilitating different programmes focusing on the development of a better and just society.
It is important to be a part of a network which strives to make a difference in the society. Only through joint efforts and cooperation can we achieve satisfactory results.