Are community foundations relevant when we talk about climate?

26.06.2023 / Perspectives Author: Sorin Cebotari Ph.D. Image designed by vecstock Why should community foundations focus on environmental protection and climate change? The answer is rather simple and straightforward – because there is no way around it. While we talk about climate change at the global level, it is directly...

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Romania’s Relations with African countries: Input for a renewed Strategy

01.12.2023 / Publications Authors: Stefan Cibian, Andrei Vereștiuc, Remus Ionuț Stîngaciu Download publication   2023 finds Romania and African countries in a complicated world undergoing multiple waves of transformation. Climate change, digitalization, hybrid security threats, and increasing violence affect Romania alongside its African, European Union (EU), and transatlantic partners. In...

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Global Leadership and the SDGs: What role for local communities? – DELIVERABLES

DELIVERABLES for the Făgăraș Municipality and Țara Făgărașului Community Foundation 18.11.2023 / Publications Authors: GDL Members Coordinator: Stefan Cibian Ph.D Research Assistant: Lutz Drieling M.A. Download publication DELIVERABLES  Global Trends and Local Community Insights for Assessing the External Environment Affecting Communities in Țara Făgărașului  In a world turned upside-down by...

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Enhancing the Infrastructure for Community Sustainability: The role of community foundations in achieving the SDGs

26.06.2023 / Perspectives Author: Stefan Cibian Ph.D. Image designed by Freepik Sustainability is not happening by itself. It is constantly generated and maintained by how society works. The war in Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic illustrate two of the world’s challenges today that affect sustainability prospects. Globally, overlapping paths of...

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UKCF 2022: Community foundations and the future of local communities

26.06.2023 / Perspectives Author: Stefan Cibian Ph.D. Image designed by Freepik Community foundations are key to sustainable communities. UKCF 2022 went global. Participants from all continents came together with UK community foundations to reflect on the future of a world that keeps surprising us. A global pandemic, economic crises, climate...

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The SDG world and local communities: what role for community foundations?

26.06.2023 / Perspectives Author: Adela Rusu, M.A. Image designed by Freepik Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent the most important collective effort to date on sustainable development at both global and local levels. They reflect some of the priorities we should all be focusing on if we...

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Making good builds trust and confidence: 2022 Romanian Community Foundations Conference

26.06.2023 / Perspectives Author: Stefan Cibian Ph.D. Image designed by vecstock Preparing for the future takes a good understanding of global trends, an analytic mind, and new instruments for community action. This article was first published by Alliance on 29.10.2022. Alliance granted FRI the permission to share this article. The...

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Foundations and civil society: Time to assert yourself

26.06.2023 / Perspectives Author: Stefan Cibian Ph.D. Image designed by Vectorarte PEX Forum 2022 took place in Istanbul between August 24-26, 2022. The Forum brought together a good mix of philanthropy professionals from the field, offering the occasion to re-connect after two on-line editions. A much-needed experience, which enabled multiple...

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The Association of German Foundations (AGF) and the SDGs

26.06.2023 / Case studies Author: Andra-Octavia Drăghiciu Ph.D. Download publication Image designed by Freepik There are around 420 Community Foundations in Germany,1 most of which are members of the Association of German Foundations (AGF). It is the largest and oldest European association of foundations, comprising over 4800 members, and host...

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Italian Community Foundations and the SDGs: The Case of Assifero

26.06.2023 / Case studies Author: Lutz Drieling M.A. Candidate Download publication Image designed by Vectorarte Assifero, the Italian Association of Foundations and Philanthropic Organizations, is a Community Foundation Support Organization (CFSO) that supports more than 150 foundations, of which 31 are Community Foundations.1 Assifero was founded in 2013 with scope...

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