- Program Civil Society
- Program Area Strengthening Civic Space
- Grant Amount $100,000
- Grant Period September 1, 2009–August 31, 2011
- Location St. Petersburg, Russia
- Geographic Focus Russia
About this grant
The program goal is to strengthen the nonprofit sector in Northwest Russia. The Saint-Petersburg NGO Development Centre will focus on two key areas of activity. First, a resource center function will provide ongoing consulting, training, and other support services to the sector while also promoting partnership activities among nonprofits and between the sector and local or regional governments. The second area of focus will be a philanthropy development program aimed at developing individual giving and corporate social responsibility in this region. In 2008, through its "Kind Peter" charitable giving campaign, the grantee was able to encourage over 1,200 residents of Saint Petersburg to contribute over $500,000 in cash and in-kind contributions to support community, charitable initiatives. Established in 1994, the Saint-Petersburg NGO Development Centre is one of the leading support organizations contributing to the growth of the nonprofit sector and philanthropy in Russia.