FUNDING FOR CIVIL SOCIETY:A Guide to U.S. Grantmakers Giving in Central/Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States

FUNDING FOR CIVIL SOCIETY:
A Guide to U.S. Grantmakers Giving in Central/Eastern
Europe and the Newly Independent States

Edited by Marin Richeson
with Madeline Vadkerty and Elisabeth Wilson

VOICE International
Voluntary Organizations Initiative in Central & Eastern Europe/Eurasia

INDEX

About this Publication

I. INTRODUCTION
Why VOICE Prepared this Guide
How this Guide was Prepared
How to Use this Guide
Other Sources of Information: Corporate Funders
Acknowledgements
Your Comments, Please

II. GRANTMAKER PROFILES
Alphabetical Index
Index by Country

III. APPENDICES
A The Essentials of Proposal Writing
B Corporate Fundraising: Tips for Foreign NGOs Seeking Funds from Corporations
C National Network of Grantmakers Common Grant Application
D Glossary of Types of Funding Support
E Notes on Funders Not Found in this Directory

About this Publication

Funding for Civil Society edited by Marin Richeson with Madeline Vadkerty and Elisabeth Wilson.

Published by VOICE International: Voluntary Organizations Initiative in Central & Eastern Europe/Eurasia.

Funding provided to the VOICE International Information Clearinghouse by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund made this publication possible.

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VOICE International is a clearinghouse and technical assistance network which facilitates the exchange of U.S. and other country information and experience to support the formation, diversity, and independence of civic organizations in Central and Eastern Europe, the Baltics, and the Newly Independent States. VOICE does this by providing information and facilitating linkages of U.S. and European groups, developing projects for customized publications, and by providing technical assistance.

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