INSPIRE - Initiative for Strategic Philanthropy and Intelligent Resources
Association for the Practice of Transformation
- Program Civil Society
- Program Area Enhancing Community Philanthropy
- Grant Amount $300,000
- Grant Period July 1, 2018–June 30, 2021
- Location Brasov, Romania
- Geographic Focus Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia, Turkey, Ukraine
About this grant
The program goal is to strengthen individual and institutional philanthropy in the Central and Eastern Europe region. To this end, the Association for the Practice of Transformation will continue to develop and manage INSPIRE – Initiative for Strategic Philanthropy and Intelligent Resources. More specifically, the grantee will develop and deliver a philanthropy leadership program to 10 to 14 philanthropy development practitioners. In addition, the grantee will facilitate networking and exchange among the program participants, develop and publicize a series of resources on innovative practices in strategic philanthropy, and strengthen the contribution of philanthropy development organizations in the region to global conversations and initiatives. In the past two years, the grantee trained 30 philanthropy advisers from six countries, strengthened and enlarged the INSPIRE – Initiative for Strategic Philanthropy and Intelligent Resources network, and supported exchange and learning among network members. The grantee is based in Brasov, Romania.