Europe needs more involved, socially aware and active citizens to face upcoming challenges. In response, the Academy for the Development of Philanthropy in Poland, with the support of C.S. Mott Foundation is initiating new European  programme – Global Challenges, Local Solutions. We encourage you to get involved.

The purpose of the programme is to support the development of local philanthropy, education and strengthening local communities. Within the framework of the program we will offer grants amounting 10 thousand EURO for activities related to promotion of civil society and limiting of social exclusion. The project addresses local philanthropic organizations with considerable experience in solving global problems on the local level.

For the time being our assets allow us to award 10 grants per year for the period of three years. We would like to raise funds for another 30 grants and prepare a set of a dozen or so of the best practices that will allow other organizations engage into solving global challenges on the local level. In order to do so, it is necessary to increase the number of grants. Thanks to your support this goal may be achieved. We invite you to the group of European Philanthropy Investors, who do care about challenges facing contemporary Europe. The minimum  involvement amount is 10 thousand EURO. Philanthropy Investors may decide about the name or a title of the grant they support.  

To learn more, please visit the internet webpage of the project http://www.localsolutionsfund.org/, and to see our philanthropic fairy tale  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8Bdisr70xE.

 

We have launched the project in 2017 but your support at the start in crucial. Everybody may join and make a contribution. Through combining our ideas, opportunities and enthusiasm we can make our communities, as well as the whole Europe, a better place.

 

Sincerely,

Paweł Łukasiak

President of the Academy for the Development of Philanthropy in Poland

“I’m glad that you’ve come. Today I will teach you how to make the elixir of change” – says the Wizard when welcoming you in his laboratory. What does it have to do with philanthropy?

 

We are happy to announce that new great experts have joined the Global Challenges Local Solutions Program Board. Their knowledge and experience are an important asset to this initiative.

 

Ulrike Reichart – Director of the Community Foundation Team, Federal Association of German Foundations

Ewa Kulik-Bielińska – Chair,  European Foundation Centre, Director of the Stefan Batory Foundation

Mark Doherty – Operations Director, UK Community Foundations

Thomas E. Wilcox – President, Baltimore Community Foundation