Organisational Development for CSOs
It does not matter whether your civil society organization has just been established or it has been actively working for several few years now, it might face the same organizational challenges. In many CSOs, especially those run by volunteers, active members are lacking the knowledge on how to create a strategic organization’s plan, find resources […]
Skills for Policy Dialogue for CSOs
The aim of this course is to strengthen the capacities of CSOs to effectively represent the interests of their local communities and increase the accountability of local authorities. In order to achieve this goal, the course is divided into 4 modules: Module 1: Policy analysis, monitoring of policy making and policy implementation To keep local […]
Use of New Tools: Sensors, Drones and Cameras
In this presentation, Oleg Pushak, a drone activist, anti-corruption activist and activist of All-Ukrainian Union ‘Automaidan’, presents how new technology tools, such as sensors, drones and cameras can serve in the implementation of CSO’s activities. Oleg provides the technical specifications of different types of drones and shares the story of how his organization is using […]
Use of Photo and Video Storytelling
Every photo has its own story and it is up to you to decide how this story will be used. Photos can help your audience engage with an issue and attract the attention you are seeking. In this presentation, Sergey Karpov introduces techniques of storytelling that civil society organizations can use in their advocacy campaigns, […]
Open Source investigation
Information is a powerful tool for civil society organizations to impose a social change. Christiaan Triebert, journalist and investigator at Bellingcat in the United Kingdom, gives a presentation on how digital open source information can serve in investigation of different issues. In this lecture, Christiaan presents several case studies of positive change in society using […]
Data Collection
In this presentation Anton Perkin, CEO at FusionWork in Moldova, shares his experience on working with data collection. Anton thoroughly explains the process of collecting data and analyses what determined the success or failure of his numerous projects. Practical advices and examples will help you understand the nature of data collection and what challenges you […]
Data Visualization
A common issue that many organizations working with datasets face is how to visualize their data and make it interesting and clear for an audience. There are numerous visualization tools, tips and tricks for CSOs and many of us do not know where to start. Maya Stravinskaya, a data journalist from Russia, shares her knowledge […]
Open Budget project
by Volodymyr Tarnay, Head of the Project, the EIDOS Center for Political Studies and Analysis, Ukraine Volodymyr Tarnay, Head of Budget Policy of the Center “Eidos” Volodymyr Tarnay, Head of Budget Policy of the Center “Eidos”. Expert in the areas of local finance, budget policy, and monitoring and evaluation of public policies. Еhe expert of […]
Starting an IT Project: Things to Consider
Iryna Velska, Key Expert for Developing New Digital Content and Organising Hackathons, leads a webinar, designed for civil society activists, who are willing to start IT projects. In the presentation Iryna highlights the basics of such project and presents numerous issues that need to be taken into consideration prior to project implementation. Even though this […]
Visuals and Communications
Sergey Karpov is a project management at Takie Dela, a Russian journal and foundation, and was a Citizen Lab 2017 Hackathon mentor. His daily work is related to communication and content visualization. There is a lack of information on storytelling tools for civil society organizations that they can use to develop their social projects. In […]
Webinars for potential applicants for 2018 EaP Civil Society Fellowships, 21-23 March 2018
On 21-23 March 2018 the EaP Civil Society Facility organised a series of webinars for potential applicants of the future Call for Applications for EaP Civil Society Fellowships. 10 Civil Society Fellows from 2017 talked about their Fellowship projects, shared their experience and answered the questions of potential applicants. Watch our webinars if you: Want […]
MOLDOVA: Watch online our webinars for the preparation of Concept Notes for the Call for Proposals “Support to Civil Society Organisations and Local authorities (CSO-LA) in the Republic of Moldova”
On 23-24 April 2018, the EU-funded technical assistance Project Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility – Regional Actions hold a series of webinars for the preparation of Concept Notes for the Call for Proposals “Support to Civil Society Organisations and Local authorities (CSO-LA) in the Republic of Moldova”. This training was organised upon the request of the Delegation of the European Union […]
A series of webinars for the preparation of Concept Notes for the 2018
A series of webinars for the preparation of Concept Notes for the 2018 Call for Proposals “Support to Civil Society Organisations and Local authorities (CSO-LA) in the Republic of Moldova”. This training was organised upon the request of the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Moldova in April 2018 and was designed specifically for the civil society […]
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Starting an IT project: Things to Consider
Even if your civil society organisation has a fantastic idea for a new IT project, without careful planning and clear goals it may not develop into the product you were dreaming about. Prior the start of EaP Civil Society Hackathon 2018, key experts Iryna Velska and Vladimir Ivanov, shared their insights of things that should […]
A series of webinars for the participants of our 2018 EaP Civil Society Hackathon
Visuals and Communications: Data vs Emotions by Sergey Karpov, Project Manager at Takie Dela (available only in Russian) Starting an IT Project: Things to Consider by Iryna Velska and Vladimir Ivanov, experts of our Project (available only in Russian) Web Design: Basics, Tendencies and Common Mistakes by Iryna Velska and Vladimir Ivanov, experts of our Project (available only in Russian)
Building a Mass Consumption Product with Open Data
Opendatabot is a service in Ukraine, providing access to some of the open data of Ukrainian authorities to citizens. Aleksey Ivankin, a co-founder of the service, provides an insight on how such open data can be used in creating your project and what issues you are expected to overcome throughout the process. His colleague, Darina […]
Data collection or what you can do if there is no open data available
Data collection can be a long and frustrating process, especially in the age of the Internet. Some of the data that might be crucial for the implementation for your social project or initiative may not be easily accessible. Alina Radacynskaja, a coordinator at Open Data Belarus and Gleb Kanunnikau, a managing partner at Funciontal AI […]
Sustainability of Hackathon-Born Project
Uladzislau Laurychenka manages the Education Project at Teplitsa, Social Technologies in Russia. His team is organizing Hackathons for various civil society organizations and helps them create technology-driven social projects. Uladzislau admits that some initiatives, created during the hackathons are not being fully implemented. During the 2018 EaP Civil Society Hackathon, he shared his remarks on […]
Kyiv Participatory Budget: A Recipe for Success
Millions of Ukrainians are already using various instruments of e-democracy and believe that it leads to a positive democratic change in the country. The Centre for Innovation Development in Ukraine is focusing on the development of e-democracy instruments to be made accessible to the wide society of Ukraine. During the 2018 EaP Civil Society Hackathon, Serhiy […]
Unlocking the Power of Blockchain Technologies
Isaac Mao is a Creator at Musicoin Project, USA. Musicoin is a music streaming platform built on blockchain to support the creation, distribution and consumption of music in a shared economy. During the 2018 EaP Civil Society Hackathon, Isaac shared his expertise on how new Blockchain technology can be used in social initiatives. Isaac Mao’s […]
1st Webinar on How to Prepare Successful Applications for the the 2019 Eastern Partnership Civil Society Fellowship Programme
UPD: The recorder webinar is available online now! Do you plan to apply for our #CivilSocietyFellowship this year? Still not sure how to fill in the application form? Got specific questions on the guidelines or the templates to be filled in? Not sure if your project is eligible? Join us for the 1st Webinar on How […]
EaP Civil Society Fellowship Programme: 2019: Supporting Young Civil Society Leaders in Eastern Partnership Countries. Webinar: How to prepare successful applications
This webinar was designed for potential applicants for the 3rd Call of the 2019 EaP Civil Society Fellowship Programme. The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Fellowship programme aims to identify young ambitious/ high-potential/ forward-thinking civil society activists from the EaP region and support the development of their leadership skills, as well as allow them to bring […]
Webinars for potential applicants of the EaP Civil Society Fellowship Programmes 2018, 2019 and 2020
These webinars were designed for potential applicants for the Calls of the EaP Civil Society Fellowship Programme that aims to identify young ambitious/ high-potential/ forward-thinking civil society activists from the EaP region and support the development of their leadership skills, as well as allow them to bring about positive changes in their communities by providing […]
EaP Civil Society Fellowship Programme 2019: Young Civil Society in Eastern Partnership Countries. Webinar: Questions and Answers
This webinar was designed for potential applicants for the 3rd Call of the 2019 EaP Civil Society Fellowship Programme.
Knowledge + Nuance. Why we Need to Care About Tech
Digital Competences for CSOs – blended online course, March 2019
Finding the right tech partner
Digital Competences for CSOs – blended online course, May 2019
Ideathon 2019. Making a portrait of your user
YULIYA KHLASHCHANKOVA External Communications and Project Management Consultant, Belarus
Working with tech partners
Digital Competences for CSOs – blended online course, June 2019
A series of webinars for the participants of our 2019 EaP Civil Society Hackathon and the Blended Course “Digital Competences for CSOs”
These webinars cover a wide range of topics from digital communications to development of chatbots and will be interesting for all civil society activists: Working with Tech Partners by Tin Gerber, Consultant on Civic Tech, Social Innovation Specialist at Hivos (available in English with Russian translation) Making a portrait of your user by Yuliya Khlashchankova, External Communications and Project Management Consultant, […]
Watch the Webinar of the Information Session for the Call for Proposals “Strategic Partnerships for Capacity Development of CSOs in the EaP”
On 27th of June our Project facilitated the Information Session for the EC’s Call for Proposals for Strategic Partnerships for Capacity Development of Civil Society Organisations in the Eastern Partnership (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine), EuropeAid/164964/DH/FPA/Multi.
Webinar 1: Better reporting for the EU
The recording material of the Webinar is available at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/uynud67
Webinar 2: Communication for Impact: Focused
The recording material of the Webinar is available at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/r9lrhvz
A series of webinars for the EU Grantees
A series of webinars for the EU Grantees (CSOs implementing EU-funded projects) that cover a range of issues such as: better reporting for the EU; financial / contractual aspects in EU grant management; media relations and public outreach; new media technologies for organizational management; monitoring and evaluation of public policies; participation in legislative processes; advocacy, fundraising […]
Webinar 3: Civil participation in decision-making process
The recording material of the Webinar is available at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/sggm4ez Civil participation in decision-making process, (.pptx, 8 MB)
Increasing the digital capacity of CSOs: webinar recordings
A series of webinars were designed within the EaP Civil Society Fellowship Programme 2019. The series of webinars were designed to cover the most relevant topics of digital tools, which would be interesting to the Ukrainian CSO managers. The webinars covered topics like cybersecurity, cloud services, instruments for data visualization, tools for project management, how […]
Webinar Communication for Impact: Social Media
Over the last 15 years, communication has seen drastic changes. If asked to describe today’s ideal communication, ‘person-centered’, ‘horizontal’ and ‘engaging’ would be the key features. If this description reminds you of social media, you are right, because these were the media that caused most of the recent changes. And while 99.9% of civil society […]
Webinar for EU Grantees “Advocacy for Impact”
Advocacy requires taking a stand and fighting in various arenas to make positive change happen.The focus of the webinar will be on how to implement advocacy campaign from identifying clear policies objectives to concluding a campaign. We will focus on different strategies and key activities that are important to bring a desirable change regarding policy […]
Tools and platforms for video conferencing (Zoom, WebEx, Jitsi)
With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the entire world, we are all faced with changing the ways we work and we interact within our teams and with our beneficiaries. Working remotely in small teams, organizing webinars or livestreaming events will become the norm. And now is the time to get yourself acquainted with the digital tools […]
Embracing Remote Work for Civil Society
Webinar #1 Vladimir Ivanov & Iryna Velska, experts of the EaP Civil Society Facility – Regional Actions project Embracing Remote Work for Civil Society (.pdf, 2MB)
Online Project Management Tools
Webinar #2 in the Embracing Remote Work for Civil Society series Vladimir Ivanov & Iryna Velska, experts of the EaP Civil Society Facility – Regional Actions project Embracing Remote Work Series of Webinars to help you learn more about some of the most used tools and solutions for distant work, online communication and collaboration. Webinar […]
Project Proposal Writing: How to Develop a Good Project
During this Webinar we focused on EU methodologies and tools for project proposals writing, how to make the best use of the logical framework approach in designing projects and share with you some advices and tips that can help you to develop a good project. Project Proposal Writing: How to Develop a Good Project (.pdf, […]
Online Meetings & Live Streaming
Vladimir Ivanov & Iryna Velska, experts of the EaP Civil Society Facility – Regional Actions project Digital solutions for online meetings & webinars (Jitsi, Zoom, WebEx) and streaming (YouTube) Online Meetings & Live Streaming (.pdf, 3MB)
Digital Goodies & Your Requests
Webinar #4 in the Embracing Remote Work for Civil Society series Vladimir Ivanov & Iryna Velska, experts of the EaP Civil Society Facility – Regional Actions project Digital goodies (WriteURL, DropBox vs. NextCloud, Mailvelope) and top results from the survey >
Crowdfunding for CSOs
Svetlana Djukić and Iryna Velska , EaP Civil Society Facility – Regional Actions project Crowdfunding (public funding, from crowdfunding, crowd – “crowd”, funding – “funding”) – cooperation of people (donors) who voluntarily pool their money or other resources together (today – through online sites) to support projects of other people / organizations (recipients). Crowdfunding for […]
Understanding Your Target Audience as a Key Component in Developing Your Product
Description: By Yuliya Khlashchankova
Presenting your project. Brief and clear
ROMAN GLUCK IT Project Manager, UX designer, Moldova
How to develop a good project and international funding opportunities in Azerbaijan
How to develop a good project and international funding opportunities in Azerbaijan Svetlana Djukić, EaP Civil Society Facility – Regional Actions project
Role of Schools in the 21st Century – Before and After Covid19
SPEAKER: George Chanturia, EaP Civil Society Fellow 2018 Director of Education Coalition (EFA), Georgia MA in Organizational Development & Consultancy MA in Cultural Studies Teacher of Civic Educaiton GUEST SPEAKERS: Simon Janashia, PHD in Educaiton Expert on the Education Policy Analysis, Curriculum Development Teacher Professional Development and Education Development Elnara Mammadova, MS in Inclusive Teaching […]
Introduction to social entrepreneurship
A short webinar on finding out and learning about what is in fact social impact, what does it mean, how it can be innovated and how it can be analysed, managed, and measured. We will explore the meaning and constructions of buzz words in impact change, and the shift from social innovation to social impact […]
Social Impact – the buzz word
Speaker/Host: Tamara PUHOVSKI (Croatia) Tamara is the founder of social enterprises ProPuh and Impact House as well as RoUm, led by a passion for social impact hacking and 20 year experience in innovating, managing and measuring positive social impact across all sectors. Tamara has worked with and in international institutions (UNDP), European institutions (EU Parliament) […]
Small Tech and Site.js
Who delivers: ARAL BALKAN & LAURA KALBAG, Small Technology Foundation, Ireland Aral and Laura are a tiny and independent two-person not-for-profit based in Ireland, called Small Technology Foundation. They advocate for and build small technology to protect personhood and democracy in the digital network age. Their main activity is research and development. They also spend […]
Webinar on the Human-Rights-Based Approach
Paul Dalton (DK), Expert on Human Rights, HRBA and Inclusive Governance Paul Dalton is a human rights lawyer with 20 years experience working on promotion, protection and realisation of human rights at national level and below. He is currently Team Leader for the EU Armenia RBA and Inclusive Governance project. Paul’s area of speciality is […]
Data Science for CSOs or How CSOs can use data in their work
With technological development, more and more data is being created and collected, and it allows companies and organisations to process these data and turn them either into insights to make better decisions, or tools which can make their work easier and better. While private companies harness these opportunities with big success, CSOs seem to be […]
Circular economy: one of the solutions to the current climate and environmental crises?
The webinar “Circular economy: one of the solutions to the current climate and environmental crises?”. Is organised as part of our online course on Sectoral Accountability for CSOs in the Energy Sector, developed and delivered with our partners Kyiv School of Energy Policy and DiXi Group. What: Webinar “Circular economy: one of the solutions to […]
Extraction Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) and governance in the gas sector
Speaker: Prof. Ingilab Ahmadov, Doctor of Science in Economics from the Saint-Petersburg State University. Prof. Ahmadov has research collaborations with and is a visiting professor of leading universities such as Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Reading, Dundee and Stanford Universities. His research interests include the management of oil revenues and the impact of oil […]
Energy poverty and corruption in the energy sector
Speaker: Murman Margvelashvili, energy sector specialist with experience in regulation and governance, tariff setting, operation of distribution companies, feasibility studies and project assessment, privatization, energy sector planning, project management, training, and related fields. Mr. Margvelashvili is a member of international and Georgian Associations of Energy Engineers (AEE, GAEE), and Associate Member of the Georgian Energy […]
Interconnections and integration in the EU energy market
Speaker: Denis Cenusa, Research Assistant at the Institut für Politikwiesenschaft, Justus-Liebig Universität, and aspiring PhD student. His particular research interest lies in European affairs, EU law and political economics (external trade), the European Neighbourhood Policy, Eurasian integration processes, migration and energy security.
Renewable energy and post-2020 deliverables
Speaker: Artashes Sargsyan, Director of the NGO EcoTeam, Armenia. Skilled in Sustainable Development, Business Planning, International Relations, and Market Research. Strong business development professional with a PhD (1988) focused in CO2 Lasers and laser spectroscopy from Institute of Spectroscopy RAS.
Webinars on Environmental Mainstreaming, December 11-14, 2020
Environmental mainstreaming is important because economic and social development and the environment are fundamentally interdependent. The way we manage the economy and political and social institutions has critical impacts on the environment, while environmental quality and sustainability, in turn, are vital for the performance of the economy and social well-being. To put it simply, not […]
Reform of the energy sector
Speaker: Irina Sukhy, expert in the environmental and energy field, Project Manager of the CSO Ecohome based in Minsk. She has over 20 years of experience in managing and leading international environmental projects. Pavel Harbunou, energy analyst, Ecohome.
Adapt-an-App: Online Meet-Up
Adapt-an-App Eastern Partnership Sprint offers CSOs and activist groups from the EaP countries a chance to obtain up to 7,000 EUR for the replication, adaptation and launch of one of the selected digital solutions developed during our previous hackathons for civil society to the needs of their countries / cities / communities. At the online […]
Webinar on Gender Mainstreaming
Gender mainstreaming has been embraced internationally as a strategy towards realising gender equality. It involves the integration of a gender perspective into the preparation, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies, with a view to promoting equality between women and men and combating discrimination. On the 18th of December the webinar on gender mainstreaming […]
Energy Sector of Ukraine
Webinar 6: Overview of the energy sector of Ukraine An online lecture on reforms and challenges in Ukraine’s energy sector was prepared and presented by DiXi Group Research Director Roman Nitsovych on December 18, 2020. This piece became the final webinar of the series, which also covered the energy sector of all other Eastern Partnership […]
Webinar 1: Effective facilitation and moderation – event preparation phase
We invite civil society organisations from the Eastern Partnership region (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine) to join us for a series of webinars on Effective Facilitation and Moderation: Webinar 1: Effective facilitation and moderation: event preparation phase. When: January 12, 2021 at 12 pm Brussels time. TRAINER/SPEAKER: Kingsley AIKINS, CEO of The Networking […]
Webinar 2: Effective facilitation and moderation – best practices in events’ moderation
We invite civil society organisations from the Eastern Partnership region (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine) to join us for a series of webinars on Effective Facilitation and Moderation: Webinar 2: Effective facilitation and moderation: best practices in events’ moderation. When: January 14, 2021 at 12 pm Brussels time. TRAINER/SPEAKER: Kingsley AIKINS, CEO of […]