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The Global Challenges Local Solutions (GCLS) grant competition is the first European competition that connects community foundations with the Sustainable Development Goals at the local level. The program is financed by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and implemented by the Academy for The Development of Philanthropy in Poland.  Over the course of six editions of […]

If we want to change this world for the better, we have to learn to share different resources. This is the best answer to the problems that harass mankind! But sharing resources is not easy. In the eternal dilemma – to be or to have – for millennia we as humanity have been betting on […]

Our friends from Făgăraș Research Institute conduct a research on The visibility of community foundations’ work on building sustainable communities. The study they are conducting aims to enable community foundations (CFs) and community foundations support organizations (CFSOs) to understand how they are strengthening the sustainability of local communities in their countries. Furthermore, they also aim […]

Let us present 11 community foundations that received grants in the “GCLS FOR UKRAINIAN REFUGEES” II grant round – a special program created within the Global Challenges Local Solutions framework – to support community foundations dealing with refugee crisis caused by war in Ukraine. These community foundations will use the grants for such activities as: […]

A special GCLS Grant Round to support community foundations dealing with refugee crisis caused by the war in Ukraine is OPEN now! With the decision of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, a funder of the Global Challenges Local Solutions European granting program, which is operated by the Academy for the Development of Philanthropy in Poland, […]

How to incorporate the Sustainable Development Goals into the work of civil society organizations? Practical experience of European community foundations addressing the SDGs. On Tuesday the 2nd of June, we invite you to listen to some good practices for inclusion of the SDGs in the CFs’ activities shared by their representatives. We want to show […]

We are happy to share with you the recording of our first GCLS Webinar this season, on the topic of “New perspectives on the SDGs: The relevance of Agenda 2030 during and after the pandemic” (you can watch it below). It was created by the GCLS Team in collaboration with Dr. Stefan Cibian, an expert from Făgăraș […]

In the current situation of an ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which is an extraordinary test for all of humanity, community foundations have a huge role to play. As they are close to people on a local level, they can serve as both a source of information and a refuge of peace in these difficult days for us […]

Here comes our brochure about the second and third grant round! You have to read it! It is filled with best practices and a lot of good energy. Get inspired! Download GCLS brochure What is it about? All the stories collected in the brochure prove that change comes from the bottom up. Local communities across […]