The Brain Drain, Brain Gain and Social Innovation workshop took place in Thessaloniki, Geece, between February 6-9, 2020. The event was organized by YouthNest and was funded by Bosch Alumni Network – International Alumni Center Berlin. The Workshop focused on the issue of migration and particularly the impact of brain...
The report focuses on community engagement and philanthropic activities of Țara Făgărașului diaspora. In order to understand diaspora engagement, we are tracking the migration pathways, the decision-making processes involved, experiences while away, as well as in case of return. The Report has been commissioned by the Țara Făgărașului Community Foundation...
Powerful life stories and transformative ideas made the Pathways to Power Symposium a highlight in understanding and transforming the dysfunctional global aid and economic systems. Development assistance and community philanthropy are rarely brought together, although they are both practices aimed at improving the well-being of communities around the world. The Symposium succeeded...
The Pathways to Power Symposium: New Ways of Deciding and Doing. Taking #Shift the Power to the next level took place in London on November 18-19, 2019 and was organized by the Global Fund for Community Foundations. The event brought together more than 100 participants from the fields of philanthropy, research, international organizations...
Partners: 4Change, Portugal; TVA, Turkey; Cromo Foundation, Hungary Civil society organizations’ (CSOs) action have real impact on societies. However, their accountability and the sustainability of their actions is feeding much discussion. Social impact management, from diagnosis and design, to assessment, strategy or communication is one of the ways that can...
Atlas Network organized the 2019 Europe Liberty Forum in Athens, Greece, on May 9-10, 2019. The event was well attended and covered themes such as illiberalism in countries such as the Russian Federation, economic and fiscal reforms today, transatlantic relations, inequality, property rights, digitalization and others. *A special thank you...
Duration: May 2019 – December 2019 Partner: EKNOMICS – The Kosovo Institute for Development Economics The Lab on Technology and Shrinking Communities took place in August 2019 in Făgăraș, as part of the first edition of the Făgăraș Summer School. The Lab focused on analyzing the situation of communities heavily...
Author: Dr. Stefan Cibian The event, chaired by former US-President Barack Obama, showed that the potential for leadership among youth is great, but that key ingredients for unlocking it are missing. Former US-President Barack Obama is showing his commitment towards addressing global and local challenges by establishing and developing the...
Duration: May 2019 – December 2019 Partners: EKNOMICS – The Kosovo Institute for Development Economics. The project opened a discussion and tackled the problem of “brawn and brain drain” from a regional perspective. Through this project, the team organized a lab in Făgăraș and a workshop in Tirana. Team: Stefan...
Duration: 2019-2020 We explore the interconnections between local power structures and community philanthropy organizations. In doing so we uncover social norms related to generosity and power in cultural spaces from Central and Eastern Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa. Funder: Fondul Global pentru Fundații Comunitare Team: Stefan Cibian Departments: Centrul Internațional pentru...