11.11.2025 / Publications Author: Ștefan Cibian Download publication Local communities are increasingly facing complex challenges — from climate change and technological shifts to social and economic crises — for which they are often unprepared. In this context, collective preparedness for the future becomes essential. The publication Community Foresight: A Guide...
26.02.2025 / Publications Authors: Ștefan Cibian, Lev Fejes, Ph.D. This country report evaluates the philanthropic environment in Romania as part of the 2025 Global Philanthropy Environment Index (GPEI). It explores key dimensions such as the legal framework for philanthropic organizations, tax incentives, cross-border donation flows, political and economic conditions, and...
26.02.2025 / Publications Authors: Ștefan Cibian At one of our FRI Media Lab workshops, students did not know what World War II was, who Hitler was, or what happened during the Holocaust. That illustrates a specific difficulty in teaching history, as well as broader challenges faced by post-totalitarian societies...
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...
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...
25.11.2023 / Publications Editors: Lev Fejes, Silvia Chakarova, Stefan Cibian The urban landscape is the backdrop against which the everyday lives of most of citizens unfold. However, it is not a neutral space in which citizens go about their business, but rather an influential factor, as both the built and...
29.06.2023 / Publications Authors: Stefan Cibian Ph.D, Banu Pekol, Cristina Gallegos, Theresa Carrington, Gaurav Sharma Download publication The Global Diplomacy Lab, organised in Făgăraș, Cincșor, and Sibiu, Romania was entitled Global Leadership and the SDGs: What Role for Local Communities? Three main challenges were selected by the Lab participants –...
26.06.2023 / Publications Authors: Stefan Cibian Ph.D. and Lutz Drieling M.A. Candidate Download publication Image designed by Vectorarte Key recommendations: – Community foundations are local mechanisms that continuously contribute to achieving the SDGs in their communities. European governments and the United Nations (UN) should acknowledge, document, and enhance the relevance and...
26.06.2023 / Publications Authors: Stefan Cibian Ph.D. and Andrei Verestiuc M.A. Download publication Image designed by Freepik Key recommendations: – A growing number of SDG-related NGO networks focus on topics affecting local communities. Therefore, community foundations should engage with SDG networks nationally and at a European level to harvest support...
28.02.2023 Our colleague Dr. Stefan Cibian contributed with a chapter entitled Building and strengthening democratic ecosystems in local communities (available in Romanian) to the publication Guide for the Development of Resilient and Democratic Communities and Civic Engagement (available in Romanian). Authors: Stefan Cibian Ph.D. Gutenberg Association developed the guide as...