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Legal Framework for CSOs
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Providing resources for initiatives to draft and revise laws affecting the registration, operation, termination and general lifecycle of CSOs;
Ensuring effective and progressive implementation of laws (e.g., training registration officials and developing model forms and procedures.)
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Financial Sustainability of CSOs
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Providing resources for initiatives to enact, revise and implement tax legislation affecting CSOs;
Developing mechanisms for public funding (e.g., criteria and rules for transparent grant-giving);
Promoting innovative legal mechanisms to develop private philanthropy (e.g., 1% laws, endowments).
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Public Participation
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Supporting development of national and local CSO/Government partnerships (e.g., compacts, CSO liaison offices, social and health service delivery);
Promoting public participation in government decision-making.
Enhancing good governance, accountability and transparency of CSOs to strengthen their legitimacy as partners to Government;
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EU Enlargement
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Assisting SEE countries in developing civil society legislation in compliance with EU regulations;
Facilitating mutual information sharing between CEE and both East and West.
Related document:
ECNL Strategic Plan
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LATEST NEWS
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Just Released! UNV Report: Laws and Policies Affecting Volunteerism Since 2001
UN Volunteers just published a global research study on trends and lessons in the development of supportive volunteerism policies and legislation developed by ICNL and ECNL. An overall review was conducted in 7 regions, complemented by country-specific case studies. The study analyzes considerations in drafting and implementing volunteerism laws and policies, and highlights the need to tailor them to specific local, national, and regional contexts.
Since the International Year of Volunteers (IYV) in 2001, governments, the UN system, civil society partners, and other stakeholders have increasingly recognized that volunteerism makes significant contributions to peace and development.
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