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

Grant competition within European Fund will be organized in 2017 - 2019 with the aim of empowering organizations and communities that try to solve global problems on a local level. 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 07/07/2017 by Kaja Petryka

Global Challenges Local Solutions Program has been launched

Too much violence around you, too many inequalities, lack of education, poverty all over and you don’t know how to handle it? Have you ever thought about improving the world? If your answer twice is yes, join our program to make a change! Global Challenges Local Solutions WHAT grantmaking program (applicants can […]

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Posted on 01/06/2017 by Kaja Petryka

Academy supports Hungarian Community Foundations

It is widely acknowledged, that if you want to teach others, you have to set a good example. On 18th of June, 2017, the Swimathon – charity swimming marathon – shall be held in Budapest. The money collected by competitors shall support activities of Hungarian community foundations. The Academy puts up the competitor: our President! […]

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Posted on 16/05/2017 by Kaja Petryka

Feasibility study report – analysis of the Ukrainian NGOs situation

The Academy together with the ISAR Ednannia has conducted a feasibility study related to the situation of Ukrainian NGOs and the possibilites to cooperate in Ukraine. It was divided into three parts: The analysis of the ISAR Ednannia organization’s potential to play a role of an umbrella organization for the network of local philanthropic organizations in […]

Posted on 18/04/2017 by Kaja Petryka

Publikacja z projektu z BGŻ BNP Paribas jest już dostępna

Oddajemy w Wasze ręce naszą najnowszą publikację dotyczącą projektu realizowanego ze środków BGŻ BNP Paribas. Projekt poświęcony był bezpośredniemu wsparciu imigrantów przebywających na terenie Polski. Realizowany był przez Fundację Ocalenie z Warszawy oraz Centrum Wsparcia Imigrantek i Imigrantów z Gdańska, a koordynowany przez Akademię. Zapraszamy do lektury! Publikacja do pobrania

BGŻ BNP Paribas

Posted on 02/02/2017 by Kaja Petryka

Znamy zwycięskie partnerstwa

Przyznaliśmy granty w Konkursie w ramach Global Challenges Local Solutions dla Ukrainy. Granty w wysokości 16 tys. otrzymały następujące Ośrodki Działaj Lokalnie: Stowarzyszenie Czajnia na projekt: Regranting w Wasylkowie. Kraina Łęgów Odrzańskich na projekt: Partnerstwo trójsektorowe fundamentem demokracji i rozwoju. Fundusz Lokalny Ziemi Biłgorajskiej na projekt: Narzędzia badań kapitału społecznego dla Ukrainy. Wszystkie projekty będą realizowane […]

GCLS dla Ukrainy

Posted on 24/01/2017 by Kaja Petryka

European Community Foundation Initiative has been launched online!

We are proud to inform that our partner organization from Germany – European Community Foundation Initiative has launched its website. It gives all of us access to the latest available information on the organization and what is more important all the information about community foundations in Europe as well as their umbrella organizations. Don’t miss the opportunity to get acquainted […]

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