Earlier this month, Portuguese MEP Ana Gomes and 22 other members of European Parliament (EP) published a letter of concern to the leaders of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), European Union, European Council, and the European Parliament. In the letter, the MEPs identified Egypt’s recent policies – such as the new NGO…
Are you an activist curious about your legal right to receive domestic and foreign funding? The World Movement for Democracy’s new “Civil Society and the Right to Access Resources” interactive infographic provides clarification about this very issue. The tool demonstrates how the right to access donor funding is defined by the international community and explains…
Bangladeshi civil society leaders call for amendments to the NGO bill at the Oct. 9 press conference (photo source: The Daily Star). On October 9, Bangladeshi activists convened a press conference to criticize a draft bill introduced by the parliament called the Foreign Donations (Voluntary Activities) Regulation Bill. Under Section 14 of the Bill, the…
Global Philanthropy Project (GPP) in partnership with Funders for LGBTQ Issues produced the 2013-2014 Global Resources Report: Philanthropic and Government Support for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex Communities, a comprehensive report which documents the international funding of LGBTI issues around the world. The report spans 2013-2014 and includes 9,632 grants awarded by 431…