| Grant Number | HU_X 2008_35 |
| Organization | Kava Cultural Group |
| Project Name | Multiplication of knowledge - establishment of experiential education methodological centre in Budapest |
| Amount Awarded | USD 66,995.00 |
| Grant Period | October 01, 2009 - May 01, 2012 |
| Project Description | To increase openness, empathy and responsibility in society, Kava targets children and youth. Now it’s time for Káva to start to share and multiply its knowledge through the establishment of a methodological centre. Káva has plenty of experience working with children and young adults, but we would like to expand the use of drama to the work with adults. With our pilot program our aim is to survey the problems to be addressed with the drama methods with adults and to create and operate a – in Hungary totally new – theatrical form that represents a high esthetical quality. |
| Website | www.kavaszinhaz.hu |
| Grant Number | HU/2009/05 |
| Organization | European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL) |
| Project Name | Upholding Sustainability of Voices for Human Rights |
| Amount Awarded | USD 25,000.00 |
| Grant Period | September 01, 2009 - March 31, 2011 |
| Project Description | a) Goal and objectives The project aims at improving the longer-term sustainability and strengthens the potential of HRAW NGOs to use alternative resources through comprehensive research and advocacy. The objectives are: • Gain an in-depth understanding of the current funding environment of the HRAW NGOs, especially in regard to the potential of EU-level funding programs. • Explore existing philanthropic practices and opportunities to raise funds and generate income. • Prepare an Advocacy Report including policy objectives and recommendations for effective advocacy to enhance sustainability of HRAW NGOs. • Develop an advocacy strategy and action plan. • Undertake key advocacy and lobbying activities to achieve policy goals, with an emphasis on those aimed at the European Union. • Engage HRAW NGOs in the advocacy process and build their capacity to more effectively advocate at the EU level b) Activities Conduct a research in two parallel tracks: 1. a regional / EU level research concerning the funding environment of HRAW NGOs; 2. a country-specific assessment of the philanthropic environment focusing on three countries. Advocacy Phase Activities 1. prepare an Advocacy Report; 2. prepare and implement a concrete strategy and Advocacy Plan to achieve realistically set advocacy objectives within the framework of the project; 3. create the foundations for the continuation of the advocacy work beyond the project. |
| Website | www.ecnl.org |
| Grant Number | HU_X 2008_19 |
| Organization | Salva Vita Foundation |
| Project Name | Introducing the "Positive about disability" symbol - a new initiative in Hungary to recognize best practices regarding the employment of people with disabilities |
| Amount Awarded | USD 50,000.00 |
| Grant Period | September 01, 2009 - December 31, 2010 |
| Project Description | The goals of this project are: • To create the culture of social inclusion and improve the employment rate of people with disabilities in Hungary • To mainstream employers in achieving disability confidence • To stimulate and improve social dialogue between the applicant, the state and potential employers |
| Website | www.salvavita.hu |
| Grant Number | HU_X 2008_40 |
| Organization | NESsT Europa |
| Project Name | Private equity shares - an unique mechanism for unlocking the new philanthropic resources from private investors and creating a sustainable funding source for social enterprises in Hungary |
| Amount Awarded | USD 98,500.00 |
| Grant Period | June 01, 2009 - May 31, 2011 |
| Project Description | In 2009-2010, NESsT intends to develop, pilot and promote an unique new Private Equity Shares mechanism to make philanthropic giving easier/more effective for the private equity (PE) industry. The idea goes beyond traditional charitable giving by integrating philanthropy into core investment transactions of private equity firms with the potential to capture .01% of private equity transactions. NESsT aims to build upon the current Private Equity Shares program (born at the 2007 Social Enterprise Symposium supported by the Trust) and to institutionalize the program into a more sustainable mechanism, perhaps resulting in a Private Equity Shares “Fund,” the first of its kind dedicated to supporting social enterprises in Hungary. This model also has the potential for replication across CEE as the PE industry, deal size and fund size all grow in the region. |
| Website | www.nesst.org |
| Grant Number | HU_X 2008_39 |
| Organization | Energia Klub |
| Project Name | Institutional Integrity Unit (IIU) – Matching Fund Request |
| Amount Awarded | USD 41,780.00 |
| Grant Period | June 01, 2009 - June 01, 2010 |
| Project Description | The project aims at strengthening the integrity of public institutions in the field of energy policy formulation, fostering an organizational culture of fully transparent operation of these institutions, including the proper implementation of the Freedom of Information Act of Hungary and the third major goal of the Institutional Integrity Unit will be to fight against high-level corruption, thus generate a major shift towards higher standards of government accountability. |
| Website | www.energiaklub.hu |
| Grant Number | HU_X 2008_33 |
| Organization | Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC) |
| Project Name | STEPS TOWARDS A TRANSPARENT APPOINTMENT SYSTEM IN CRIMINAL LEGAL AID |
| Amount Awarded | USD 89,990.00 |
| Grant Period | June 01, 2009 - June 30, 2011 |
| Project Description | The projects aim at contributing to the better protection of human rights in Hungary and to the full accountability of public authorities through improving the efficiency of state funded criminal legal aid by decreasing possibilities for corruption in the criminal legal aid system and increasing transparency of related police practices. |
| Website | www.helsinki.hu |
| Grant Number | HU_X 2008_08 |
| Organization | Consultants for Sustainable Development |
| Project Name | Sustainable bank: building up an alternative savings co-operative |
| Amount Awarded | USD 80,000.00 |
| Grant Period | June 01, 2009 - December 01, 2010 |
| Project Description | The projects aims at 1/ Developing local private sources for local social and sustainable projects, 2/Increasing civic engagement in solving local problems through personal financial participation and 3/Laying the foundation of an alternative ethical savings co-operative. |
| Website | www.tff.hu |
| Grant Number | HU_X 2008_06 |
| Organization | Transparency International Hungary Foundation |
| Project Name | Consolidation of Transparency International Hungary. Stable grounds for the fight against corruption in Hungary |
| Amount Awarded | USD 180,015.00 |
| Grant Period | May 01, 2009 - April 30, 2011 |
| Project Description | The goal of this project is to enhance institutional and fiscal sustainability of TI Hungary and enhance the implementation of anti-corruption actions |
| Website | www.transparency.hu |
| Grant Number | HU/2009/04 |
| Organization | European Center for Not-for-Profit Law |
| Project Name | Advocacy to Improve the Financing Conditions of NGOs Regarding EU Grants |
| Amount Awarded | USD 25,000.00 |
| Grant Period | April 01, 2009 - January 31, 2010 |
| Project Description | ECNL will advocate for better funding environment for NGOs and strengthen the potential for NGOs to utilize funding from EU sources by increasing understanding and awareness concerning the problems which result from the 7% cap on indirect expenses among different stakeholders and contributing towards resolution of the problem from the 7% cap on indirect expenses through creating and initiating an advocacy strategy |
| Website | www.ecnl.org |
| Grant Number | HU/2009/03 |
| Organization | K-Monitor Public Association / K-Monitor Közhasznú Egyesület |
| Project Name | Introducing whistleblowing, creating Hungary’s corruption map |
| Amount Awarded | USD 81,000.00 |
| Grant Period | March 15, 2009 - February 28, 2011 |
| Project Description | The project aims to provide the public with an independent, comprehensive source of information on corruption, to introduce whistleblowing in Hungary, increase individual incentive in taking a stand against corruption and help corrupt cases get out into the open and be investigated |
| Website | www.k-monitor.hu |
| Grant Number | HU_X 2008_10 |
| Organization | Nimfea Environment and Nature Conservation Association |
| Project Name | „CLEAN FORESTS” – strengthening public participation in issues related to state-owned forestry agencies |
| Amount Awarded | USD 48,000.00 |
| Grant Period | March 01, 2009 - July 31, 2010 |
| Project Description | The core idea of the project is the transparency in the management of state property, and the role of hunting in cases “outside the framework of the Act on Lobbying” for the protection of clean public life. The project strives for make connections between the use of state-owned forests and political actors. |
| Website | www.nimfea.hu |
| Grant Number | HU_X 2008_01 |
| Organization | Freedom House Europe |
| Project Name | More transparency and accountability in campaign financing |
| Amount Awarded | USD 38,000.00 |
| Grant Period | March 01, 2009 - August 31, 2009 |
| Project Description | The goal of the project is to contribute to the adoption of a comprehensive reform package by parliament on party- and campaign financing during 2009. |
| Website | www.freedomhouse.hu |
| Grant Number | HU/2009/02 |
| Organization | Public Interest Law Institute |
| Project Name | Hungarian pro bono clearinghouse |
| Amount Awarded | USD 96,000.00 |
| Grant Period | February 23, 2009 - March 31, 2012 |
| Website | http://www.pili.org/ |
| Grant Number | HU/X 2007/08 |
| Organization | Ökotárs Alapítvány / Hungarian Environmental Partnership Foundation |
| Project Name | Advocacy campaign and expert support to simplify and unify the legislation of NGO administration and funding in Hungary |
| Amount Awarded | USD 325,000.00 |
| Grant Period | January 01, 2009 - December 31, 2011 |
| Project Description | The project aims to improve the legal-fiscal environment of Hungarian civil society through addressing long standing legislative gaps by preparing background analyses, draft proposals and by advocating for their approval in the coming 2 years in the following areas: (1) new regulation creating a uniform and authoritative database of NGOs with an option for “one-window” electronic administration (2) the relevant chapters of the new Civil Code (foundation regulation) (3) the review of the Act on Public Benefit Organizations (4) the lack of transparent state financing mechanisms (Public Finance Act) |
| Website | www.okotars.hu |
| Grant Number | HU/2008/02 |
| Organization | Hungarian Civil Liberties Union |
| Project Name | The Age of Innocence, book by Eva Vajda and Attila Mong |
| Amount Awarded | USD 23,000.00 |
| Grant Period | August 01, 2008 - December 31, 2008 |
| Project Description | The project aims to improve investigative reporting to strengthen media’s role as public watchdog of society and thus contribute to a more transparent, accountable system of public institutions in Hungary. |
| Website | www.tasz.hu |
| Grant Number | HU/2008/01 |
| Organization | Independent Journalism Foundation/Center for Independent Journalism |
| Project Name | Promoting accountability of public institutions by creating a network of investigative reporters and trainers |
| Amount Awarded | USD 117,000.00 |
| Grant Period | July 01, 2008 - December 31, 2009 |
| Project Description | The project aims to improve investigative reporting to strengthen media’s role as public watchdog of society and thus contribute to a more transparent, accountable system of public institutions in Hungary. |
| Website | www.cij.hu |
| Grant Number | HU/X 2007/96 |
| Organization | Káva Kulturális Műhely Egyesület |
| Project Name | Theatre in education: a creative tool to improve civic engagement |
| Amount Awarded | USD 85,000.00 |
| Grant Period | June 01, 2008 - November 01, 2009 |
| Project Description | The overall long term goal of this program is to have citizens living in Hungary, who: - are able to accept anyone regardless of their ethnical or racial identity in their communities; are open minded; are creative; are acquainted with the basic rules of democracy; are improving in their moral and social sensitivity; are able to organize themselves and build a strong civil society; are able to affect as multipliers among their own communities; are able to represent themselves; are active citizens. The project concentrates on continuation and strategic development well established and proved method of theatre in education |
| Website | http://www.kavaszinhaz.hu |
| Grant Number | HU/X 2007/103 |
| Organization | ZÖFI – Hungarian Young Greens |
| Project Name | Magdolna Quarter Community |
| Amount Awarded | USD 57,000.00 |
| Grant Period | May 01, 2008 - June 01, 2010 |
| Project Description | The goal of the project is reintegration of the underprivileged Magdolna Quarter in the social and cultural life of Budapest. |
| Website | http://www.zofi.hu |
| Grant Number | HU/X 2007/66 |
| Organization | NIOK |
| Project Name | Comprehensive NGO database for transparency |
| Amount Awarded | USD 45,000.00 |
| Grant Period | April 01, 2008 - April 01, 2010 |
| Project Description | The goal of the project is to ensure more transparency for NGOs by creating an online, valid comprehensive NGO database that includes hard and soft data. |
| Website | http://www.niok.hu |
| Grant Number | HU/X 2007/58 |
| Organization | Hungarian Civil Liberties Union |
| Project Name | Project to Develop a Nationwide Freedom of Information (FOI) Legal Aid Network |
| Amount Awarded | USD 97,000.00 |
| Grant Period | April 01, 2008 - April 01, 2010 |
| Project Description | Project aims to increase the number of requests and lawsuits, to give counsel on Freedom of Information issues, to strengthen public control and transparency, to propagate the development Freedom of Information jurisprudence, to reduce corruption and to raise the awareness of tax-payers. |
| Website | http://www.tasz.hu |
| Grant Number | HU/X 2007/56 |
| Organization | Environmental Management and Law Association (EMLA) |
| Project Name | OPEN LEGISLATION II. |
| Amount Awarded | USD 99,000.00 |
| Grant Period | April 01, 2008 - September 01, 2009 |
| Project Description | The goal of the project is to enhance public institutions’ accountability, and to increase public involvement and advocacy capacity of civil society. |
| Website | http://www.emla.hu |
| Grant Number | HU/X 2007/55 |
| Organization | Legal Defense Bureau for National and Ethnic Minorities (NEKI) |
| Project Name | Sustainable Development of Anti-Discrimination Law |
| Amount Awarded | USD 93,000.00 |
| Grant Period | April 01, 2008 - September 01, 2009 |
| Project Description | The aim of this project is to develop Hungarian anti-discrimination law through a consequent and uniform legal practice of competent authorities. Furthermore, project would also concentrates on monitoring the government’s legal policy in connection with anti-discrimination as reflected in the practice of adjudicators. A further goal is to conduct the above activities in a sustainable way both in financial and professional terms. The project will be realized in partnership with Roma Sajtóközpont. |
| Website | http://www.neki.hu |
| Grant Number | HU/X 2007/51 |
| Organization | National Society of Conservationists (NSC) |
| Project Name | Transparency for state subsidies |
| Amount Awarded | USD 60,000.00 |
| Grant Period | April 01, 2008 - April 01, 2010 |
| Project Description | The goal is in partnership with other civil society actors to enhance transparency of state-financed investments and subsidies to enterprises in order to integrate sustainability and reduce corruption. |
| Website | http://www.mtvsz.hu |
| Grant Number | HU/X 2007/15 |
| Organization | Association of Conscious Consumers |
| Project Name | Transparency of Public Institutions |
| Amount Awarded | USD 58,000.00 |
| Grant Period | April 01, 2008 - September 01, 2009 |
| Project Description | The project goals are: Stronger watchdog mandate for NGOs; Clarified regulation and transparent procedures and better inter-agency communication; Better consumer protection through proper implementation of existing regulation; Empowered civil society through information access. |
| Website | http://www.tudatosvasarlo.hu |
| Grant Number | HU/X 2007/12 |
| Organization | A Racionális Közéletért Egyesület |
| Project Name | Wiki Republic |
| Amount Awarded | USD 50,000.00 |
| Grant Period | April 01, 2008 - February 01, 2009 |
| Project Description | The project aims to a) help constructive and cooperative approaches prevail without prejudice to political sides, b) encourage rational discussion, public debate and criticism, c) establish links with government to ensure that the voice of our contributors is heard and questions are answered, d) encourage the formulation and discussion of policy dilemmas by citizens or stakeholders (deliberative-participatory politics). |
| Website | http://www.wikiorszag.hu |
| Grant Number | HU/X 2007/112 |
| Organization | Önkéntes Központ Alapítvány |
| Project Name | Civil cooperation in order to achieve more efficient corporate social responsibility |
| Amount Awarded | USD 50,000.00 |
| Grant Period | April 01, 2008 - April 01, 2010 |
| Project Description | ÖKA together with the members of the Network of Hungarian Volunteer Centres aims to work out a method that enables to maintain the programme to represent a sustainable development concerning the co-operation on firming social responsibility. |
| Website | http://www.onkentes.hu |
| Grant Number | HU/X 2007/11 |
| Organization | Hungarian Helsinki Committee |
| Project Name | Addressing key human rights problems in the Hungarian criminal justice system |
| Amount Awarded | USD 56,000.00 |
| Grant Period | April 01, 2008 - April 01, 2009 |
| Project Description | 1) Further improving the human rights situation in closed institutions and guaranteeing that rights enshrined in international norms for detainees are fully respected by Hungarian authorities. 2) Advocating for establishing a quality assurance system for appointed counsels by identifying problems in the existing practice, presenting international good practices and proposing a sustainable quality assurance model. 3) Advocating for eliminating actual life sentences in compliance with the CPT’s recommendation that there is "a regular review of the threat to society posed by 'actual lifers', on the basis of an individual risk assessment, with a view to establishing whether they can serve the remainder of their sentence in the community". |
| Website | http://www.helsinki.hu |
| Grant Number | HU/2007/02 |
| Organization | NESsT Europa (NESsT), Hungary |
| Project Name | NESsT Europa Enterprise Development in Hungary |
| Amount Awarded | USD 74,000.00 |
| Grant Period | August 01, 2007 - February 01, 2009 |
| Project Description | The main goal of the project is to provide greater attention, definition and legitimacy to the field of social enterprise in Hungary among donors and philanthropists and business leaders so that social enterprise is recognized as an effective means for promoting CSO financial sustainability and economic development. |
| Website | http://www.nesst.org/ |
| Grant Number | HU/2007/01 |
| Organization | Transparency International Hungary Foundation (TI-H) |
| Project Name | Fundaments for Transparency |
| Amount Awarded | USD 100,000.00 |
| Grant Period | August 01, 2007 - August 01, 2009 |
| Project Description | The project aims to enhance public control, visibility of corruption-related problems and, thus, transparency and accountability of public institutions in Hungary through the development of a professional, anti-corruption watchdog organization. TI-Hungary will conduct a cross-sector situation analysis on corruption in Hungary, carry out in-depth analyses of the most problematic areas identified by the study, raise public awareness by disseminating the findings and build coalitions of civil society organizations committed to promoting integrity in public life . |
| Website | http://www.transparency.hu/drupal/ |
| Grant Number | HU/IX 2006/23 |
| Organization | Chance for Children Foundation |
| Project Name | The integration of Roma children in public education |
| Amount Awarded | USD 40,000.00 |
| Grant Period | July 01, 2007 - July 01, 2008 |
| Project Description | The main goal of the project is to make the segregation of Roma children in education a justifiable legal issue. |
| Website | http://www.cfcf.hu/ |
| Grant Number | HU/IX 2006/17 |
| Organization | Mental Disability Advocacy Center |
| Project Name | Enabling the disabled: from segregation to inclusion |
| Amount Awarded | USD 35,000.00 |
| Grant Period | May 01, 2007 - December 01, 2007 |
| Project Description | The project aims to: |
| Website | http://www.mdac.info/ |
| Grant Number | HU/IX 2006/70 |
| Organization | Nonprofit Information and Training Center Foundation (NIOK) |
| Project Name | Promoting philanthropy through information, technology and links between sectors |
| Amount Awarded | USD 60,000.00 |
| Grant Period | April 01, 2007 - April 01, 2009 |
| Project Description | The project has the following objectives: |
| Website | http://www.niok.hu/ |
| Grant Number | HU/IX 2006/58 |
| Organization | Roma Press Center Association |
| Project Name | Raising public and Roma NGO awareness to the inequality and lack of opportunities faced by Roma children in education |
| Amount Awarded | USD 30,000.00 |
| Grant Period | April 01, 2007 - April 01, 2008 |
| Project Description | The main objectives of the project |
| Website | http://www.rroma.hu/gss_rroma/alpha |
| Grant Number | HU/IX 2006/57 |
| Organization | Hungarian Civil Liberties Union |
| Project Name | Project to support investigative Journalism in Hungary |
| Amount Awarded | USD 40,000.00 |
| Grant Period | April 01, 2007 - April 01, 2008 |
| Project Description | The project aims to increase the number of investigation-style articles and reports in the Hungarian media and encourage the spread of investigative reporting in Hungary. |
| Website | http://www.tasz.hu/ |
| Grant Number | HU/IX 2006/54 |
| Organization | Hungarian Helsinki Committee |
| Project Name | Promoting an independent police complaints body in Hungary |
| Amount Awarded | USD 50,000.00 |
| Grant Period | April 01, 2007 - July 01, 2008 |
| Project Description | The project aims to |
| Website | http://www.helsinki.hu/ |
| Grant Number | HU/IX 2006/42 |
| Organization | Salva Vita Foundation |
| Project Name | Building disability confidence among employers, NGOs and government |
| Amount Awarded | USD 28,000.00 |
| Grant Period | April 01, 2007 - January 01, 2008 |
| Project Description | The project aims to conduct a Social Return on Investment analysis and to advocate for changing law in order to collect conclusive arguments and strong evidence about the effectiveness of NGO's and business working together for the inclusion of people with disabilities into the labour market. |
| Website | http://www.salvavita.hu/ |
| Grant Number | HU/IX 2006/24 |
| Organization | Civil Europe Association |
| Project Name | First findings - analyzing the impact of European integration on the Hungarian civil society |
| Amount Awarded | USD 50,000.00 |
| Grant Period | April 01, 2007 - September 01, 2008 |
| Project Description | The project is organized around two key activities. |
| Grant Number | HU/IX 2006/13 |
| Organization | Belvarosi Tanoda Foundation |
| Project Name | Management and network building - for the sustainable development of NGOs working with disadvantaged people |
| Amount Awarded | USD 50,000.00 |
| Grant Period | April 01, 2007 - September 01, 2008 |
| Project Description | The project aims to enhance the operational capacity in alternative education and secure the sustainable development of participating organizations through creating a network. |
| Website | http://www.btabp.hu/ |
| Grant Number | HU/IX 2006/10 |
| Organization | Environmental Management and Law Association (EMLA) |
| Project Name | "Open Legislation" |
| Amount Awarded | USD 35,000.00 |
| Grant Period | March 01, 2007 - December 01, 2007 |
| Project Description | The watchdog project aims to enhance public institutions' accountability and to increase public involvement and advocacy capacity of civil society. |
| Website | http://www.emla.hu/ |
| Grant Number | HU-05-03 |
| Organization | Civil Society Development Foundation Hungary (CSDF) |
| Project Name | In support of Independence, Accountability and Participation |
| Amount Awarded | USD 700,000.00 |
| Grant Period | January 01, 2004 - December 01, 2004 |
| Website | http://www.ctf.hu |
| Grant Number | HU-04A-03 |
| Organization | Hungarian Environmental Partnership Foundation (HEPF) |
| Project Name | HEPF Institutional Development |
| Amount Awarded | USD 64,000.00 |
| Grant Period | January 01, 2004 - December 01, 2004 |
| Website | http://www.okotars.hu |
| Grant Number | HU-04-03 |
| Organization | Hungarian Environmental Partnership Foundation (HEPF) |
| Project Name | To contribute to a supportive legal, fiscal and political environment in which civil society can flourish |
| Amount Awarded | USD 734,000.00 |
| Grant Period | January 01, 2004 - December 01, 2004 |
| Website | http://www.okotars.hu |
| Grant Number | HU-03-03 |
| Organization | Soros Foundation Hungary |
| Project Name | Enhancing the long-term financial sustainability of non-profit organizations in Hungary |
| Amount Awarded | USD 2,400,000.00 |
| Grant Period | January 01, 2004 - December 01, 2004 |
| Website | http://www.soros.hu/ |
| Grant Number | HU-02-02 |
| Organization | Civil Society Development Foundation Hungary (CSDF) |
| Project Name | To facilitate the outreach of the Hungarian sector into other Visegrad countries |
| Amount Awarded | USD 11,383.00 |
| Grant Period | January 01, 2004 - December 01, 2004 |
| Website | http://www.ctf.hu |