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...
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...
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...
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...
26.06.2023 / Case studies Authors: Stefan Cibian Ph.D. and Georgi Georgiev Ph.D Candidate Download publication Image designed by Freepik “The quality of democracy decreased in Hungary. We have seen the biggest attacks on NGOs by the Government between 2016 and 2019-2020.”1 The civil society movement in Hungary faces unprecedented systematic...
26.06.2023 / Case studies Authors: Stefan Cibian Ph.D and Lutz Drieling M.A. Candidate Download publication Image designed by pvproductions The Healthy City Community Foundation (HCCF) in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, started in 2022 to engage with Agenda 2030 and is currently considering a more strategic engagement with the SDGs. HCCF connects...
26.06.2023 / Case studies Authors: Stefan Cibian Ph.D. and Lutz Drieling Download publication Image designed by Freepik UK Community Foundations (UKCF), the British Community Foundation Support Organization (CFSO), engages with Agenda 2030 at a strategic level. UKCF enables its community foundation members to use the SDG language and connect global priorities...
05.02.2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has had a substantial impact across most aspects of EU asylum and migration policies. Among others, it has impacted remittances from Europe, seasonal workers, access to asylum and resettlement, and highlighted the disproportionate barriers migrants face in accessing healthcare and basic rights. Author: Olivia Sundberg Diez...
14.08.2020 The key word during the COVID-19 crisis has been digital adjustment, even in a niche field such as public diplomacy. States’ priorities and global dynamics changed, and one question arises: will public diplomacy be affected by how effectively countries manage the COVID-19 crisis? Author: Alexandra Peca Public diplomacy (PD)...
14.08.2020 After months of lockdown and strict measures imposed by the governments to control the spread of the new coronavirus, the European Union (EU) is now facing difficulties in “getting back on track” when it comes to youth initiatives like the Erasmus+ program and the European Solidarity Corps. Author: Alexandra...