What is it all about?

Global Challenges Local Solutions Programe supports organizations and communities that try to solve global problems on a local level. We encourage you to get involved!

Key elements

Grant competitions

First grant round within European Fund with the aim of empowering organizations and communities that try to solve global problems on a local level has been conducted in June-September 2017. Find out more.

Donor-adviced projects

In addition to regular grant competition organized within European Fund, GCLS contains also other, local grant competitions organized as donor-advised projects. Find out more.

Venture Philanthropy

Within the GCLS Program we also promote venture philanthropy as a mechanism of supporting not-for-profit organisations to foster activities leading to self-sufficiency and sustainability in programmes and projects. Find out more.

News

Posted on 04/04/2019 by Kaja Petryka

III round results

Our Grant Committee has selected the best projects in the III grant round. Here comes the list of our grantees: Ferencvaros Community Foundation The Usti Community Foundation Fagaras Country Community Foundation The Snow Mountain Community Fund Wiltshire Community Foundation Congratulations and good luck to all of them!

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Posted on 01/02/2019 by Kaja Petryka

III grant round is open!

Dear Europeans, good news: the second grant round is open! If you have the idea for a project connected to Sustainable Development Goals, apply for the grant up to 15,000 USD. ABOUT THE FUND Global Challenges Local Solutions Fund is the first fund which connects CFs and Sustainable Development Goals. It is a grantmaking […]

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Posted on 07/01/2019 by Kaja Petryka

II round results

Good news! Within the second grant round of our European Program we have awarded grants to 12 organizations. The list and map of grantees you can see below! Varna Community Foundation Pecs Community Foundation Charitable Foundation “First L’viv Foundation” Healthy City Community Foundation Bardejov Community Foundation Community Foundation Slagalica Odorheiu Secuiesc Community Foundation Association The […]

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Posted on 04/10/2018 by Kaja Petryka

Application criteria

Dear applicants, before submitting your application please read carefully the Grant Round Regulations It’s really important! The shorter version you can find in our FAQ Good luck!

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Posted on 26/09/2018 by Kaja Petryka

How community foundations can engage with the Sustainable Development Goals

If you want to know how Community Foundations of Canada is taking action on the SDGs you have to read this article! It is full of advice and examples. You can find it HERE.

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Posted on 25/09/2018 by Kaja Petryka

ECFI Thematic meeting

On the 11 – 12 September 2018 our team has taken part in the ECFI Thematic meeting in Hamburg: Community-led Needs Analyses: Current Approaches and Practice in Europe. We had an opportunity to present and promote our Program among European Community Foundations. What’s more we had spend a lot of time on networking and talking about […]

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