21-01-2012.
“Birdie” - the Newly Opened Shop of the “Blue Bird“ Society for Mentally Under-Developed Persons in Kula
 Five beneficiaries of the “Blue Bird“ Society for Mentally Under-Developed Persons, supported by the work instructor, will be employed at the newly opened shop “Birdie”. The shop has been equipped with clay souvenirs made by intellectually disabled persons at the day care center of this organization...
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19-01-2012.
British Experience – Lindsay Driscoll
Discussion on International and European good practice examples for sustainable civil societydevelopment was held today at National Assembly. Discussion was organized by the Office for cooperation with Civil Society...
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17-01-2012.
“Rooted in the country, rooted in the community”: The Story of the Balkan Community Initiatives Fund
(from the website http://www.globalfundcommunityfoundations.org/)
 The GFCF asked Tanja Bjelanovic, Programme Director at the Balkan Community Initiatives Fund, about the establishment of the organization in 1999 and some of the challenges that Serbia’s largest grassroots grantmaking fund has encountered along the way.
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11-01-2012.
The Competion “Local Community Advocacy to Support Social Inclusion” Open till January 31st 2012
 Balkan fund for local initiatives (BCIF) opens a competition titled Local Community Advocacy to Support Social Inclusion. Competition is the integral part of the Project “Developing Community-based Services for Children with Disabilities and their Families” implemented within tripartition partnership of EU Delegation, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy and UNICEF (IPA 2008 – Social Inclusion)...
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10-01-2012.
Animation “What Is Social Inclusion?”
The Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit within the Government of the Republic of Serbia created an animation “What Is Social Inclusion?”. This educational animation is dedicated to the wider public in order to mainstream the phrase and the values of social inclusion. This video explains..
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26-12-2011.
Erste Bank is Opening a Competition for New Members of Club 27 for the Fifth Time
 Erste Bank will this year award 16 young talented people with the award fund in total amount of 1.4 million dinars. Artists compete for another main prize.
Next year we expect to connect the members of Club 27 with the youth from Centrifuga...
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19-12-2011.
The House for Us in the Center of the City!
 On Friday, December 16th 2011 Association for Help to Persons with Mental Disabilities of the Municipality of Trstenik opened a daycare center for persons with intellectual disabilities...
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18-12-2011.
The First Part of the Training for We Are On-line! Program Held
 The first part of the training for We are on-line! program was held from December 16th to December 18th in Belgrade. Thirty representatives of fifteen youth civil societies and informal groups from the entire Serbia participated in the training...
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12-12-2011.
Training for Civil Society Organizations Held – Employing Persons with Disabilities
 From December 9th to 11th 2011, at Hotel Izvor in Aranđelovac, Balkan Community Initiatives Fund, in cooperation with Soft Tulip Foundation from The Netherlands, organizeda three-day training on advocating for employing people with disabilities...
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09-12-2011.
Grants Awarded within October Round of Active Communities
 Within October round of decision making, Balkan Community Initiatives Fund has awarded grants to eight projects through Active Communities program, in the total amount of2.510.365 dinars...
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03-12-2011.
Traditional VIRTUS 2011 Awards Granted
 On Saturday, December 3rd 2011 VIRTUS awards for corporate philanthropy were awarded. For the fifth time in a row the representatives of civil societies, companies, the Government and the media assembled at National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia in Belgrade in order to award the people who have been investing most in non-profit initiatives during 2011. Giving for the general welfare is the field in which Balkan Community Initiatives Fund has been devotedly working during its twelve years of existence...
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02-12-2011.
January Deadline for Submitting Project Proposals within Social Transition Program
Balkan Community Initiative Fund’s competition for Social Transition program is in progress. The project is being realized in cooperation with Cooperating Netherlands Foundation for Central and Eastern Europe (CNF CEE). Deadline for submitting project proposals is January 18th 2012 until 5 PM...
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26-11-2011.
12 Tons of Paper Collected at the Inception of Oplaneti se! Do Recycle Campaign
 Over 12 tons of used paper has been collected during the first action within Oplaneti se! Do recycle ecological campaign, which was realized on Saturday, November 26th in Raška. In cooperation with Public Communal Enterprise “Raška” the paper was transported to the recycling plant...
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23-11-2011.
3,500.000 Dinars for 12 Projects within Green List of Serbia Program
Balkan Community Initiatives Fund has awarded grants within Green List of Serbia program for the realization of the new eco campaign Oplaneti se! Do recycle...
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21-11-2011.
Fifteen Youth Groups Will Be Trained within We Are On-line! Program
Selection Board for We are on-line! program has decided to include fifteen youth groups in the next phase of the program. In December 2011 and January 2012 the groups will go through trainings in using Internet as the tool for activism and planning online campaign...
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18-11-2011.
Twelve Projects Recommended within Social Transition Program
Within October round of competition for Social Transition program, Balkan Community Initiatives Fund’s Donation Boardhas decided to recommend to Cooperating Netherlands’ Foundation for Central and Eastern Europe (CNF CEE) the projects of the following twelve organizations...
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15-11-2011.
The Good People Organization Has Successfully Completed the Fundraising Process
 The Good People organization from Valjevo has successfully completed the fundraising process necessary for the putting up of containers and implementing the competition in collecting PET packaging at schools. With support from BCIF and VIA Foundation, and within Fundraising from Local Sources program, The Good People have implemented Help the Planet by Recycling project...
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07-11-2011.
Fundraising from Local Sources - Cobra Group
 Cobra Group from the villages Donja Toponica and Donja Trnava has successfully completed fundraising for the opening of an Internet center in their community. With support from BCIF and VIA Foundation, and within Fundraising from Local Sources program, The Cobras have implemented Be a Part of the Network project. By opening the Internet center, Be a Part of the Network project has been officially concluded in a very successful manner...
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22-10-2011.
Poetrying in Čačak
Within Poezitiva program, Cultural center Lift from Čačak realized a three-day poetry workshop at Cultural center Full Art, and Poetrying at Hall of Residence for Secondary School Students in Čačak.
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