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⌚ REMINDER: Webinar on Tech and Democracy open call - 9 July 2pm CET 🇫🇷 🇮🇪 This week we have launched our open call to fund organisations working in France and Ireland on enforcement of tech regulations and improving online public discourse. We provide core support of up to €200,000 for two years. Interested in applying? We are hosting a webinar next Tuesday to give space to your questions on the application process. 📅Register here: https://lnkd.in/dRtwZWKe ℹ️More info on the open call here: https://lnkd.in/dd-FK5GB

📣 Calling all human rights defenders and leaders in civic organisations from any EU member state! Apply now for the 2024-2026 cycle of the Recharging Advocacy for Rights in Europe (RARE) programme. RARE’s third cycle runs from October 2024 to June 2026. RARE is an exceptional opportunity for human rights defenders and civic space advocates from across the EU to meet, learn and strategise together.     ⏰ Apply by 28 July https://lnkd.in/eAhtCQ-G   The RARE programme is organised by the Hertie School, Hungarian Helsinki Committee, Netherlands Helsinki Committee , Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights in Poland and Oxfam Novib. 

The Digital Services Act (#DSA) is a ground breaking piece of European legislation to hold #BigTech to account, protect #democracy and address the spread of #disinformation on social media platforms. Civitates is launching a call for proposals in #France and #Ireland to support its meaningful and effective implementation.

We are thrilled to announce an open call aimed at supporting organizations in France and Ireland that can drive the national level enforcement of the Digital Services Act (DSA) and other critical EU tech regulations. 🌐 What We're Seeking: We’re looking for civil society organizations that are passionate about enhancing online public discourse and tackling how technology shapes information access and consumption, especially during pivotal moments for our democracies like elections. 💡 Why Apply? Support: Receive up to €200,000 in flexible, core support over two years. Networking: Collaborate with like-minded organizations and stakeholders across Europe. 📜 Eligibility: Registered non-profit or can demonstrate non-profit nature Experience at the national level in France and/or Ireland Expertise in tech and/or public discourse-related topics (e.g. election integrity, transparency, mental health, political polarisation, racial or gender discrimination, hate speech etc.) Working in coalitions, networks or can prove to collaborate with different stakeholders (CSOs, decision makers, etc) 📅 Key Dates: Submission Deadline: September 9, 2024, 11 PM CET Notification of final selection: November 2024 Grant Start Date: January 1, 2025 🔗 How to Apply: Visit this page to download detailed guidelines, the application package and get access to the application platform: https://lnkd.in/dd-FK5GB Join our webinar on July 9, 2024, to learn more and ask questions: https://lnkd.in/dRtwZWKe Let's work together to create a more trustworthy and equitable digital space for all! 🌍✨

Civitates is proud to announce the launch of a new call for proposals to defend and protect #democracy and #civicspace in the #EU. Priority countries for this call are: Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, France and Austria. This is a competitive call, for grants starting in January 2025. https://lnkd.in/dPszfDHw Fondation de France Porticus King Baudouin Foundation Oak Foundation Mott Foundation Limelight Foundation Adessium Foundation Stiftelsen Fritt Ord European Cultural Foundation Robert Bosch Stiftung Mercator Foundation Switzerland Sigrid Rausing Trust ERSTE Foundation Stefan Batory Foundation

🚨Call for proposals🚨 Civitates unterstützt Initiativen, die den demokratischen Raum stärken und die Bürgerbeteiligung fördern. Zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen in Österreich sind eingeladen, sich zu bewerben. Der Open Call konzentriert sich auf zwei Hauptziele: 1️⃣ Verteidigung und Schutz der Zivilgesellschaft und des Raums für die Beteiligung der Menschen am zivilen Leben. 2️⃣ Öffnung und Erweiterung des zivilgesellschaftlichen Handlungsspielraums. Civitates plant, bis zu 6 Projekte für ein Jahr mit einem maximalen Betrag von 25.000 EUR pro ausgewähltem Projekt zu unterstützen. Mehr Informationen: https://lnkd.in/d3cFtPPG

As Europeans head to the polls in June, Civitates’ 2023 annual report gives voice to the people we have supported over the past year to protect and promote democracy and civic space across the EU. The report also highlights the huge challenges facing democracy, the rule of law and civic space in Europe and the risks associated with disinformation, increased political polarisation, broad social disenchantment with the state of politics, and attacks on independent civil society and public interest media. While the picture is bleak across the EU, the stories featured in the report show how civil society is fighting back through a variety of approaches, ranging from advocacy, investigations and research to collective action and mobilisation to hold power to account. It is full of stories of resilience, collective action, change and hope! Discover more: https://lnkd.in/entyz5r9 Elisa Peter Samuel Sigere Ph.D. Claudio Cesarano Willem Lenders Ebru Akgün Stephanie Reuter Stefan Schäfers Adrian Arena Laetitia Veriter Natacha Kazatchkine European Cultural Foundation Melody Patry Janek Lasocki Ewa Kulik-Bielińska Flurina Wäspi Hedvig Morvai Antje Scheidler Ondřej Liška Marc Faddoul Veronika M��ra

It's been a long process but we got there. 🎉 Here you can find the Strategic Framework that will inform our grantmaking, capacity building and research initiatives and activities in 2024-2028: https://lnkd.in/em6YrhmP. This document was the result of a long process including a review of the work funded so far, scoping the field and capturing the evolution of the European society in these years. We would like to thank all the partner foundations, grantees, and experts that contributed to this. In the document you will find the guiding principles and objectives of our three sub funds: 📢 Civic Power: strengthening civil society with a focus on security and sustainability 📱 Tech and democracy: addressing the impact of technology on public discourse and democratic practices 📰 Media: supporting independent public interest media in countries where civic space and freedom of the press are endangered The challenge of defending and strengthening democracy requires a level of ambition and broad thinking that we have tried to capture in these pages. While at the moment we do not accept unsolicited proposals we will soon launch some targeted open calls and ways of introducing your work to us if we have not been in touch yet. Join our newsletter (https://lnkd.in/ew23VTNM) and follow this channel to keep updated on our initiatives and the funding opportunities we will launch. Claudio Cesarano Elisa Peter Samuel Sigere Ph.D. Stefan Schäfers Willem Lenders Ondřej Liška Rogier Van Der Weerd Ebru Akgün Flurina Wäspi Riccardo Ramacci Natacha Kazatchkine Veronika Móra James Logan Nadja Groot Peter Bihr Laetitia Veriter Janek Lasocki Adrian Arena Antje Scheidler Melody Patry Stephanie Reuter Szilvia Kochanowski Hedvig Morvai Peggy Saïller