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Federația Fundațiile Comunitare din România Logistics Costs for Consulting Community Foundations

Logistical expenses for a consultation meeting with the Community Foundations during their General Assembly annual Meeting.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $3,000 18/03/2024 - 17/04/2024 grant active
Fundația Comunitară Banatul Montan Community Foundations: Capacity building of Banatul Montan Community Foundation II

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs. 

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $25,000 18/03/2024 - 17/03/2025 grant active
Fundația pentru Parteneriat Sustainable Tourism Development - U.S. Study Visit

Broaden the perspectives and know-how of RAF’s strategic partners in ecotourism development, to further develop sustainable rural tourism in Romania.

Local Development through Ecotourism $10,500 15/02/2024 - 30/06/2024 grant active
Fundația Progress Code Kids- Coding in Progress - year 1

Consolidating the Code Kids model, aiming at improving access for children (10-15 years old) from rural and small urban areas to digital training through community-based coding clubs.

STEM Education $155,000 20/01/2024 - 19/01/2025 grant active
Asociația Make Better Development of Ecotourism Destinations: Heritage Stewardship Support Program

Further support ecotourism development by catalyzing the revitalization of vacant spaces/latent assets into entrepreneurial establishments in the ecotourism destinations, through enabling local communities to better utilize local heritage, and opening public policy discussions on reviving-built heritage at national level.

Local Development through Ecotourism $132,000 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2024 grant active
Asociația Code for Romania NGO Hub - Digital Infrastructure for Civil Society

Facilitate the access to digital tool for Romanian NGOs, by providing an integrated ecosystem of solutions tailored to their needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $120,000 20/12/2023 - 19/12/2024 grant active
Asociația Centrul pentru Studiul Democrației Center for Civil Society Research

Development of a dedicated support infrastructure connected to academia that will provide research on civil society and capacity building for the sector.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $120,000 14/12/2023 - 13/12/2024 grant active
Fundația CIVITAS pentru Societatea Civilă Agricultural High-schools Program – Growig through Agricultural Education

This phase aims at creating replicable good practice models on key topics and consolidating the community of practice of the agricultural high schools’ teachers for better knowledge transfer and collaboration.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $110,000 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2024 grant active
World Vision Romania Agricultural High-schools Program – Proud to Be a Farmer

This phase aims at creating replicable good practice models on key topics and consolidating the community of practice of the agricultural high schools’ teachers for better knowledge transfer and collaboration.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $115,000 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2024 grant active
L'Association Le Cercle de Donateurs Bruxelles Support for the Romanian Diaspora Funding Network

Accelerate the coagulation of a philanthropy-based Romanian diaspora network and conduct research on the philanthropic behavior of Romanians living abroad.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $90,000 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2024 grant active
Asociația Expert Forum Challenges in Romania in the Next Ten Years - Forecast report

The report will provide an analysis of the potential impact of global major trends in Romania.

Other priorities $42,000 12/12/2023 - 12/06/2024 grant active
Junior Achievement Romania Agricultural High-schools Program – AgriSchool PLUS

This phase aims at creating replicable good practice models on key topics and consolidating the community of practice of the agricultural high schools’ teachers for better knowledge transfer and collaboration.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $155,000 01/12/2023 - 31/05/2025 grant active
Centrul Român de Politici Europene Agricultural High-schools Program – Research and Advocacy for the Development of the Next Generation of Farmers in Romania

The program continues its research and advocacy work, with constant dialogue with the main stakeholders (relevant ministries and companies).

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $100,000 01/12/2023 - 31/05/2025 grant active
Asociația pentru Educație Antreprenorială Enhancing Entrepreneurship Centers Transformation in Romania’s Universities (ELEVATE)

The development of the emerging Entrepreneurship Centers opening on campuses around the country through evaluation of needs, influence policy development and capacity building exercises.

Entrepreneurship in higher education $30,000 31/10/2023 - 30/11/2024 grant active
Romanian Angel Appeal Design for Change

Small scale test of localizing Design for Change, an international model of civic education for 4th – 6th grade children, in the Romanian education system.

Civic Education $40,000 01/11/2023 - 30/08/2024 grant active
Asociația Eematico STEAM Clubs

Fostering scientific literacy and problem-solving skills among children aged 8-12 by creating and piloting an innovative experiential STEAM program to be implemented using the public infrastructure of Children’s Clubs.

STEM Education $60,000 01/11/2023 - 31/01/2025 grant active
Fundația pentru Parteneriat Education for Ecotourism - Sustainable Local Economic Development Through Ecotourism

Consolidation of the seven eco destinations and brand development for the country-wide network of ecotourism destinations

Local Development through Ecotourism $125,000 01/10/2023 - 30/09/2024 grant active
Asociația The Teacher Lab Aspire Teachers – MathDataLab

Improvement of Math teaching for middle schools, by integrating good practices in teaching Math as documented by international research.

STEM Education $75,000 07/09/2023 - 06/11/2024 grant active
Fundația Comunitară Buzău Community Foundations: Capacity building of Buzău Community Foundation II

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $25,000 07/09/2023 - 06/09/2024 grant active
Fundația Comunitară Vâlcea Community Foundations: Capacity building of Vâlcea Community Foundation II

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs. 

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $25,000 01/08/2023 - 31/07/2024 grant active
Fundația pentru Parteneriat Development of Ecotourism Destinations: Sustainable Local Economic Development Through Ecotourism

Consolidation of the seven eco destinations and brand development for the country-wide network of ecotourism destinations.

Local Development through Ecotourism $500,000 01/08/2023 - 31/07/2024 grant active
Romanian-U.S. Fulbright Commission Fulbright-RAF Scholar Award in Agricultural Extension Services

The Extension Education Development Program aims to create the infrastructure inside select Romanian universities for providing educational and consultancy services to small and medium farmers and SMEs in agri-food sectors, including developing access to markets. The expected impact will be increased productivity and income for the small and medium farmers and agri-food businesses (with focus on SMEs).

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $80,750 05/07/2023 - 30/06/2024 grant active
Centrul Român de Politici Europene Additional Funding to The Agricultural High Schools Program

This grant is an add-on to the core program to support the absorption and proper management of the European funds allotted to agricultural high schools in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP).

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $20,000 05/07/2023 - 04/07/2024 grant active
Fundația CIVITAS pentru Societatea Civilă Additional Funding to The Agricultural High Schools Program

This grant is an add-on to the core program to support the absorption and proper management of the European funds allotted to agricultural high schools in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP).

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $35,000 05/07/2023 - 10/04/2024 grant active
Fundația pentru Dezvoltarea Societății Civile FDSC - General Purpose Grant

General purpose grant.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $120,000 01/07/2023 - 30/06/2024 grant active
Fundația Ashoka Ashoka - Improved Capacity for Civil Society Leaders

Increase the capacity of local changemakers (selected promising civil society leaders) to act more strategically and be impact-oriented in solving society’s most pressing challenges.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $90,000 01/07/2023 - 30/06/2024 grant active
Asociația Expert Forum Teaching for Democracy: Professional Development for Civic Education Teachers

Developing a relevant support system for civic education teachers, consisting of high quality lesson plans that explain difficult-to-teach civic education subjects, aiming at improving understanding of 7th grade students regarding key concepts of democracy and active citizenship

Civic Education $75,000 01/07/2023 - 31/05/2024 grant active
Asociația Ivan Patzaichin - Mila 23 Slow Tourism Network in Danube Delta

Supports the ecotourism development in Danube Delta by assisting local stakeholders to successfully use the public funds available for ecotourism related infrastructure and community development.

 

 

Local Development through Ecotourism $49,800 15/06/2023 - 15/06/2024 grant active
Asociația Diaspora Locală Romanian Science Festival

The program aims to promote science, and science-related careers, among children and young people, with the involvement of the Romanian academic diaspora.

STEM Education $55,000 23/05/2023 - 22/05/2024 grant active
Babson College University Leadership Program: Symposium for Entrepreneurial Educator

The two-year Symposium for Entrepreneurship Educators will provide 80 professors Babson College’s esteemed best practices and teaching methods. The program was designed to compliment the Professor Development program by supporting universities with greater numbers of professors exposed to pedagogical best practices and methods.

Entrepreneurship in higher education $42,000 16/05/2023 - 15/04/2024 grant active
Universitatea din București RAF Postdoctoral Fellowship in Citizenship Education

Two-year postdoctoral fellowship in education, with a focus on civic education, to consolidate the University of Bucharest’s emerging nucleus of expertise on the management and analysis of large-scale assessment surveys.

Civic Education $30,000 01/06/2023 - 31/05/2025 grant active
Fundația Civitas pentru Societatea Civilă Cluj CoopNet 3.0 – Steps for a consolidated agricultural cooperative sector in Romania

Contributes to the consolidation of the small farmers’ agricultural cooperative sector in Romania through representation, training, and networking activities.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $100,000 28/04/2023 - 01/05/2024 grant active
Centrul de Resurse pentru Participare Publică Public Participation Awards Gala 2023

Supporting the G3P event that recognizes successful advocacy campaigns developed by citizens and NGOs, as well as best practices of public authorities in consulting the citizens in community matters. 

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 13/03/2023 - 12/08/2023 grant finalized
Asociația Ivan Patzaichin - Mila 23 PRI - working capital

Bridge loan (working capital).

Local Development through Ecotourism $150,000 09/03/2023 - 09/03/2024 PRI active
Fundația pentru Dezvoltarea Societății Civile PRI - working capital

Bridge loan (working capital).

Civic Engagement $500,000 09/03/2023 - 09/08/2025 PRI active
Fundatia Comunitară Galați Community Foundations: Capacity building of Galați Community Foundation III

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs. 

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $40,000 09/03/2023 - 08/03/2025 grant active
Fundația Comunitară Timișoara Community Foundations: Capacity building of Timișoara Community Foundation III

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs. 

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $40,000 09/03/2023 - 08/03/2025 grant active
Fundația Comunitară Brașov Community Foundations: Capacity building of Brașov Community Foundation III

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs. 

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $40,000 15/02/2023 - 14/02/2025 grant active
Council on International Educational Exchange Developing Extension Services Models in Universities

The program aims to create the infrastructure inside select Romanian universities for providing educational and consultancy services to small and medium farmers and SMEs in agri-food sectors, including developing access to markets.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $382,300 30/01/2023 - 31/01/2025 grant active
Romanian Angel Appeal Teaching Romanian as a Second Language

Pilot a model of teaching Romanian as a second language and contribute with policy recommendations to the development of language training for refugee children within the public education system, an essential pre-requisite for their integration in Romanian schools and of the integration of their parents in the society at large.

Other priorities $82,000 21/12/2022 - 20/05/2024 grant active
Fundaţia Comunitară Iași Community Foundations: Capacity building of Iasi Community Foundation III

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs. 

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $40,000 15/12/2022 - 14/12/2024 grant active
Fundaţia Comunitară Prahova Community Foundations: Capacity building of Prahova Community Foundation III

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs. 

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $40,000 15/12/2022 - 14/12/2024 grant active
Fundaţia Comunitară Mureș Community Foundations: Capacity building of Mureș Community Foundation III

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs. 

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $40,000 15/12/2022 - 14/12/2024 grant active
Asociația Centrul pentru Studiul Democrației Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society Research

Needs assessment and planning phase for setting up a research and expertise unit with the Center for Democracy Studies (center affiliated with Babes-Bolyai University from Cluj) that will provide research on civil society and services for the professionalization of the sector.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $30,000 15/12/2022 - 31/10/2023 grant finalized
British Council Mathematics for Undestanding - a Baseline Study

Research the existing teaching practice in Mathematics in primary school and teachers’ needs assessment as a first step in developing a larger RAF intervention for improving the Mathematics performance of Romanian students.

STEM Education $50,000 15/12/2022 - 31/03/2024 grant active
Romanian-U.S. Fulbright Commission Fulbright-RAF Scholar Award

Promotes and selects the Furbright-RAF scholars to gain U.S. university-based experience in developing and sustaining entrepreneurship education. In turn, upon returning to Romania, the participating professors would broaden the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Entrepreneurship in higher education $115,800 12/12/2022 - 31/08/2024 grant active
Asociația Monumentum Social Impact Evaluation of the “Ambulance for Monuments” Program

Support Ashoka Fellow Eugen Vaida, founder of the Monumentum Association, to improve the “Ambulance for Monuments” intervention methodology by conducting an in-depth social impact evaluation.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $64,000 05/12/2022 - 04/10/2024 grant active
Fundaţia Comunitară Sibiu Community Foundations: Capacity building of Sibiu Community Foundation III

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs. 

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $40,000 15/11/2022 - 14/11/2024 grant active
Centrul de Mediere și Securitate Comunitară PRI - Bridge Loan

Bridge loan for the project "Support for the Development of Local Action Groups (LAG) Producers"

Local Development through Ecotourism $60,000 08/11/2022 - 31/10/2024 PRI active
Fundaţia Comunitară Cluj Community Foundations: Capacity building of Cluj Community Foundation III

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs. 

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $40,000 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2024 grant active
Fundaţia Comunitară Oradea Community Foundations: Capacity building of Oradea Community Foundation

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $40,000 30/09/2022 - 29/09/2024 grant active
Fundaţia Comunitară Cluj Reserve Fund Challenge

Reserve Fund Challenge

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $5,985 06/12/2017 - 30/09/2022 grant finalized
Centrul pentru Jurnalism Independent Teaching Romanian as a Foreign Language

Support the University of Bucharest for building its capacity to deliver professional development training in teaching Romanian as a foreign language.

Other priorities $30,000 01/10/2022 - 30/06/2023 grant finalized
Junior Achievement Romania University Leadership Program

The purpose of the program is to support entrepreneurial university leaders by giving them practical insights that will help to foster growth and create value within their institutions.

Entrepreneurship in higher education $25,000 21/09/2022 - 30/06/2023 grant finalized
Centrul Român de Politici Europene Developing Extension Services Models in Universities

The program aims to initiate research leading to a proposal to support agricultural education and outreach by Romanian agricultural universities/departments.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $3,223 20/09/2022 - 20/01/2023 grant finalized
Asociația The Teacher Lab ASPIRE TEACHERS – DATASCILAB II

Embed elements of data science in Math teaching for grades 5-8.

STEM Education $50,000 07/09/2022 - 06/09/2023 grant finalized
Federația Fundațiile Comunitare din România National Support Program for Community Foundations and Capacity Building for FFCR 2022-2025

Capacity building for community foundations to support their long-term strategic commitment for serving their communities and capacity building for FFCR to consolidate its role as a strategic catalyst for a stronger network of community foundations at national level.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $270,000 01/09/2022 - 31/08/2024 grant active
Asociația de Turism Retezat PRI - Bridge Loan

Bridge loan for "Made in Bison Land" EU Project.

Local Development through Ecotourism $18,000 09/08/2022 - 31/01/2024 PRI activ
Asociația Calemis Innovation Labs Iași

Create a national network of 20 participant universities while consolidating the national Innovation Labs pre-accelerator program around all five university centers already enrolled in the program. The program will continue the consolidation process initiated through the previous programs funded by RAF, seeking to become locally sustainable for future renditions.

Entrepreneurship in higher education $45,200 28/07/2022 - 31/07/2024 grant active
Fundaţia Comunitară București Community Foundations: Capacity building of Bucharest Community Foundation

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $20,000 01/08/2022 - 31/07/2024 grant active
Fundația pentru Dezvoltarea Societății Civile Civic Education Fund (Efectiv Civic)

Create a new instrument for funding smaller scale civic education programs, accompanied by capacity building. In the context of the war in Ukraine, the fund will focus on two main issues: combating disinformation and increasing the intercultural dialogue among youngsters for a smoother acceptance of refugees in the society.

Civic Education $923,000 01/08/2022 - 31/07/2024 grant active
Fundatia Comunitară din Odorheiu Secuiesc Community Foundations: Capacity building of Odorheiu Secuiesc Community Foundation

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $36,815 04/07/2022 - 03/07/2024 grant active
TechSoup Romania Teaching the Future - Year I

Supports Asociația Techsoup become the leading provider in the professional development of Romanian Computer Science/Informatics Communication Technology (CS/ICT) teachers, with a functional growth model and funding to sustain scale.

STEM Education $217,420 01/07/2022 - 30/06/2024 grant active
Fundația Friends for Friends Marketing and Communication Polyclinic for NGOs and Food Hubs V

Enhance the capacity of RAF partners (NGOs & Food Hubs) to communicate better (both internally and externally) to perform more efficiently in the scope of their mission.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $335,450 01/07/2022 - 30/06/2024 grant active
Asociația Make Better Development of Ecotourism Destinations: Capitalizing on Derelict Spaces for Local Ecotourism Development

Further support ecotourism development by catalyzing the revitalization of vacant spaces/latent assets into entrepreneurial establishments, within the network of ecotourism destinations.

Local Development through Ecotourism $45,000 01/07/2022 - 15/08/2023 grant finalized
Asociația E-Civis Agricultural High Schools: Precision Agriculture Camp

Explores a model for introducing stronger focus on agricultural technology in the ongoing Agricultural High School Program, consisting of a summer camp on precision agriculture, as a short-term experience for students and teachers that will inform further development of the New Agri component of the program.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $23,000 15/06/2022 - 15/08/2022 grant finalized
Fundaţia Comunitară Bacău Community Foundations: Capacity building of Bacău Community Foundation

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs. 

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $40,000 01/06/2022 - 31/05/2024 grant active
Fundaţia Comunitară Țara Făgărașului Community Foundations: Capacity building of Țara Făgărașului Community Foundation

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $40,000 01/06/2022 - 31/05/2024 grant active
Council on International Educational Exchange Agricultural Consultancy: Developing Extension Services Models in Universities

Initiate research leading to a proposal to support agricultural education and outreach by Romanian agricultural universities/departments.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $71,476 25/05/2022 - 25/03/2023 grant finalized
Fundația pentru Dezvoltarea Societății Civile Research Infrastructure: Improving Data Infrastructure

Strengthen FDSC’s strategic role in supporting civil society actors and defending democratic values, with focus on three key strategic functions as national resource center: convener within the sector and key stakeholders, supporter & contributor to the development of civic infrastructure, and advocate for improved research infrastructure for civil society.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $99,579 01/06/2022 - 30/06/2023 grant finalized
Asociația Centrul pentru Studiul Democrației Civic Education in Romania

Research the key factors that influence the teaching practices of Civic Education in Romanian public schools and provide recommendations for future interventions and policy work.

Civic Education $30,000 01/06/2022 - 31/05/2024 grant active
Centrul de Mediere și Securitate Comunitară Food Hub - consolidating the model

Support the business consolidation process for three Food Hubs and assist them in designing a training system for their producers for developing a stronger community of suppliers.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $60,000 20/04/2022 - 20/04/2024 grant active
Fundația Civitas pentru Societatea Civilă Odorheiu Secuiesc Food Hub - Consolidating the model

Support the business consolidation process for three Food Hubs and assist them in designing a training system for their producers for developing a stronger community of suppliers

 

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $60,000 06/04/2022 - 06/04/2024 grant active
Fundația Civitas pentru Societatea Civilă Cluj Food Hub - Consolidating the model

Support the business consolidation process for three Food Hubs and assist them in designing a training system for their producers for developing a stronger community of suppliers

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $180,000 05/04/2022 - 06/04/2024 grant active
Centrul Român de Politici Europene PRI - working capital

Cash flow loan (working capital).

Other $20,000 06/04/2022 - 31/12/2022 PRI active
Junior Achievement Romania Entrepreneurial University – fourth edition

Improve Entrepreneurial education by developing impactful educational services, repositioning Universities as effective contributors to their local entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Entrepreneurship in higher education $250,000 23/03/2022 - 23/03/2024 grant active
Synerb Venture Catalyzer Green Growth – Sustainability Models for Growing Ecotourism Destinations

The program will help consolidate the management of the seven ecotourism destinations, through a tailored technical assistance and business incubation program, increasing their chances for sustainability.  

Local Development through Ecotourism $170,648 15/03/2022 - 15/03/2025 grant active
Asociația eLiberare Prevention and Detection of Human Trafficking for Refugees amidst the Ukrainian Humanitarian Crisis

Quickly strengthen the eLiberare organization's capacity to be a first-line responder for the refugees arriving in Romania from Ukraine by assessing the risks of exploitation and human trafficking and developing strategic measures to decrease that risk in general.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $14,948 14/03/2022 - 30/06/2022 grant finalized
Asociația Learn, Build, and Share Innovation Labs Timișoara

Create a national network of 20 participant universities while consolidating the national Innovation Labs pre-accelerator program around all five university centers already enrolled in the program. The program will continue the consolidation process initiated through the previous programs funded by RAF, seeking to become locally sustainable for future renditions.

Entrepreneurship in higher education $41,800 09/03/2022 - 10/03/2025 grant active
Asociația Tech Lounge Expansion of Innovation Labs 2022

Create a national network of 20 participant universities while consolidating the national Innovation Labs pre-accelerator program around all five university centers: București, Cluj, Iași, Sibiu, and Timișoara.

 

Entrepreneurship in higher education $217,000 09/03/2022 - 15/03/2025 grant active
Centrul de Resurse pentru Participare Publică Public Participation Awards Gala 2022

Supporting the G3P event that recognizes successful advocacy campaigns developed by citizens and NGOs, as well as best practices of public authorities in consulting the citizens in community matters.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $5,000 01/03/2022 - 31/07/2022 grant finalized
Asociația Media DOR Solutions Journalism: Reconstruction and Resilience II

Cultivate and promote community-oriented and solutions-focused journalism through good and responsible storytelling in the following three areas that are strategic for RAF: rural development, education, and civic engagement.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $86,700 05/01/2022 - 04/01/2023 grant finalized
Asociația de Turism Retezat Ecotourism Destinations: Support the Development of Țara Hațegului Ecodestination

Support the development of Țara Hațegului ecodestination by allowing Asociația de Turism Retezat to own and manage its business/guesthouse that will generate funds for the association and ensure continuity of their destination management activity.  The guest house Casa Cânda is meant to become a best practice for the ecotourism hospitality in the area, inspiring the other small business owners in the community.

Local Development through Ecotourism $20,000 23/12/2021 - 23/06/2022 grant finalized
Asociația de Turism Retezat PRI Loan

Loan for the acquisition of the Casa Cânda pension house.

Local Development through Ecotourism $195,000 23/12/2021 - 23/12/2031 PRI activ
Asociația pentru Educație Antreprenorială The Methodology of Innovation in Healthcare Program

Pilot aiming to blend professors and students from the Bucharest Polytechnic University (UPB) and the “Carol Davila” Bucharest University of Medicine and Pharmacy (UMPB) to identify medical needs and seek possible technical solutions.

Entrepreneurship in higher education $20,000 21/12/2021 - 30/11/2022 grant finalized
Fundația Civitas pentru Societatea Civilă Cluj Developing an Agricultural Consultancy System

Planning and exploring activities for developing an agricultural consultancy system.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $96,960 21/12/2021 - 30/06/2023 grant finalized
Fundaţia Comunitară Sibiu Reserve Fund Challenge

Reserve Fund Challenge.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $37,818 06/12/2021 - 30/09/2022 grant finalized
Asociația Diaspora Locală Romanian Science Festival

Romanian Science Festival is an initiative that aims to popularize STEM subjects among school-age children and the community.

STEM Education $30,000 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022 grant finalized
Federația Fundațiile Comunitare din România National Conference of Community Foundations in Romania – 5th edition, 2022

Support for the organization of the fifth edition of the Romanian Community Foundations Conference, an event coordinated by the Federation of Community Foundations and dedicated to community foundations and their relevant stakeholders.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $20,000 01/12/2021 - 30/11/2022 grant finalized
Asociația FilmEvent Communication Campaign #OameniCaMine

Contribute to the private sector collective efforts to support the Government to vaccinate Romanian citizens through a smart and targeted communication and information strategy focused on public health, solidarity and the rebuilding of trust.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $200,000 26/11/2021 - 31/03/2022 grant finalized
Asociația Română de Dezbateri, Oratorie și Retorică ARDOR Alumni Network

Build up the financial sustainability of the organization by constructing a database with 1,000 debate alumni and run a fundraising campaign targeting alumni.

Civic Education $40,000 15/12/2021 - 30/04/2023 grant finalized
Asociația The Teacher Lab ASPIRE TEACHERS - DATASCILAB

The program aims to embed elements of data science in Math teaching for grades 5-8.

 
STEM Education $34,000 01/11/2021 - 31/08/2022 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Banatul Montan Community Foundations: Capacity building of Banatul Montan Community Foundation

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $63,000 01/09/2021 - 30/11/2024 grant active
Fundația Comunitară Buzău Community Foundations: Capacity building of Buzău Community Foundation

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $70,000 01/09/2021 - 30/11/2023 grant finalized
Asociația Calemis Innovation Labs 2021 - Consolidation Phase

Consolidating the national Innovation Labs pre-accelerator program while simultaneously building a supportive alumni network. Enhancing the Iași Innovation Labs community and creating a sustainable model for future renditions.

Entrepreneurship in higher education $24,000 29/07/2021 - 31/03/2022 grant finalized
Institutul Intercultural Timișoara Project Citizen

Improving the understanding of students regarding the role of public institutions and the relationship between citizens and public authorities by consolidating the Project Citizen model in civic education classes.

Civic Education $100,000 01/08/2021 - 31/07/2023 grant finalized
Romanian-U.S. Fulbright Commission Fulbright-RAF Scholar Award

Promotes and selects the Furbright-RAF scholars.

Entrepreneurship in higher education $111,200 26/07/2021 - 26/06/2022 grant active
Fundația Comunitară Vâlcea Community Foundations: Capacity building of Vâlcea Community Foundation

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $70,000 01/06/2021 - 31/10/2023 grant finalized
Fundația pentru Dezvoltarea Societății Civile Institutional support and research infrastructure

Further strengthen FDSC in its role to facilitate cooperation within and outside the civil society sector, and to establish a starting point for possible further investments in developing the research infrastructure for civil society.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $67,000 01/05/2021 - 31/05/2022 grant finalized
Transylvania Institute of Technology Innovation Labs

Consolidate the national Innovation Labs pre-accelerator program in all five university centers while simultaneously building a supportive alumni network.

Entrepreneurship in higher education $19,073 28/04/2021 - 28/02/2022 grant finalized
Asociația Code for Romania Code for Romania

Supporting Code for Romania to further develop its capacity and increase its sustainability.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $226,000 16/04/2021 - 31/07/2023 grant finalized
Federația Fundațiile Comunitare din România Community Foundations: Capacity building of FFCR II

The program aims to strengthen FFCR’s capacity to represent and support all of its members in their efforts to generate social change.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $30,000 01/04/2021 - 31/03/2023 grant finalized
Asociația Ivan Patzaichin - Mila 23 Development of Ecotourism Destinations: Eco Destination in Danube Delta

Accelerate the development of ecotourism in Danube Delta, as a tool for local economic development, by creating an ecotourism product that will facilitate tourists’ access to more areas in the Delta.

Local Development through Ecotourism $48,434 15/03/2021 - 14/03/2023 grant finalized
Fundația pentru Parteneriat Capacity building - Development of Ecotourism Destinations

Strengthening the organizational/institutional capacity of the destination’s management, and improving communication and promotion of the seven destinations.

Local Development through Ecotourism $548,640 01/02/2017 - 30/09/2019 grant finalized
Centrul de Resurse pentru Participare Publică Public Participation Awards Gala 2021

Supporting the G3P event that recognizes successful advocacy campaigns developed by citizens and NGOs, as well as best practices of public authorities in consulting the citizens in community matters.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $5,000 22/02/2021 - 21/07/2021 grant active
Fundația Comunitară Brașov Reserve Fund Challenge

Reserve Fund Challenge.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $105,358 06/12/2017 - 30/09/2022 grant finalized
Fundația Progress Code Kids - Program Your Future!

Providing access for children from rural areas and small towns to learning basic coding, through a service hosted by public libraries.

Other $355,000 20/01/2021 - 19/01/2024 grant active
Fundația Comunitară Mureș Reserve Fund Challenge

Reserve Fund Challenge

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $33,576 06/12/2017 - 30/09/2022 grant finalized
Centrul de Mediere și Securitate Comunitară PRI - Bridge loan

Bridge loan.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $40,000 16/12/2020 - 30/07/2022 PRI finalized
Junior Achievement Romania Entrepreneurial University – third edition

Provides directed support to university professors through small grants and modules on entrepreneurship and design thinking.

Entrepreneurship in higher education $100,000 21/12/2020 - 20/12/2021 grant finalized
British Council Education for Ecotourism – English for Community

Contribute to the development of the ecotourism destinations by building the English language skills of the young by improving the quality of English teaching in schools and the offer of local libraries (resources and activities) for learning English. In this phase, the model of teachers training, designed and tested in the previous phase, will become less dependent on British Council, with mobilization of local stakeholders and better integration in the public system.

Local Development through Ecotourism $124,000 17/12/2020 - 16/07/2023 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Brașov Community Foundations: Capacity building of Brasov Community Foundation II

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $50,000 15/01/2021 - 14/07/2023 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Oradea Reserve Fund Challenge

Reserve Fund Challenge

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $46,093 06/12/2017 - 30/09/2022 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Timișoara Community Foundations: Capacity building of Timișoara Community Foundation II

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $50,000 15/01/2021 - 28/02/2023 grant finalized
Fundatia Comunitară Galați Community Foundations: Capacity building of Galați Community Foundation II

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $40,000 15/01/2021 - 14/09/2023 grant finalized
Fundația Civitas pentru Societatea Civilă Agricultural High Schools – Work-based Learning

Supporting agricultural high schools in adopting modern teaching in specialized areas and attracting more and better prepared students by scaling-up of the models developed in the previous phase through dissemination and training for teachers.

Other $300,000 01/01/2021 - 29/02/2024 grant active
Universitatea din București International Computer and Information Literacy Study 2023

Co-fund Romania's participation in the International Computer and Information Literacy Study 2023 (ICILS).

STEM Education $30,000 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2024 grant active
Fundația Comunitară Prahova Community Foundations: Capacity building of Prahova Community Foundation II

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $50,000 09/12/2020 - 08/01/2024 grant active
World Vision Romania Agricultural High Schools - Proud To Be A Farmer

Supporting agricultural high schools in adopting modern teaching in specialized areas and attracting more and better prepared students. Improve the understanding of agricultural education needs among agribusinesses and public authorities through communication.

Other $247,000 01/01/2021 - 31/03/2024 grant active
Centrul Român de Politici Europene Agricultural High Schools – Research and Advocacy

Advocate public authorities to adopt and implement policies better adapted to the real needs of agricultural high schools.

Other $202,664 01/12/2020 - 30/11/2023 grant active
Junior Achievement Romania Agricultural High Schools- AgriBusiness in School

Support agricultural high school in offering quality entrepreneurial training, thus improving students’ entrepreneurial skills and raising their chances to become future viable farmers.

Other $250,000 01/12/2020 - 30/11/2023 gratnt finalized
Fundația Comunitară Țara Făgărașului Reserve Fund Challenge

Reserve Fund Challenge

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $33,333 06/12/2017 - 30/09/2022 grant finalized
Centrul de Evaluare și Analize Educaționale Physics Curriculum Reform (Fizica Altfel) - Consolidating the use of IBL in teaching Physics

The program aims to improve scientific literacy of Romanian students, by changing the way Physics and other sciences are taught in schools, moving from a formal and abstract teaching to more engaging approaches.

STEM Education $300,000 05/08/2020 - 31/03/2024 grant active
Federația Fundațiile Comunitare din România National Support Program for Community Foundations 2020-2022

Further strengthen and consolidate the community foundations’ capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $125,000 29/07/2020 - 31/08/2022 grant finalized
Asociația Teach for Romania Teach for Romania – Maturity Stage and Digitalization

Help the organization continue its growth and expansion in new territories, despite the forthcoming economic crisis, by providing support for the core program and for organizational restructuring.

Other priorities $400,000 02/07/2020 - 01/07/2023 grant finalized
Centrul de Resurse în Comunicare Online School (Școala pe Net)

Test the usability of a well curated selection of online educational contents for Mathematics from Khan Academy, and to build a case study for a larger intervention, with a more complex theory of change, including teacher training, and a significantly larger volume of educational contents.

STEM Education $7,017 02/07/2020 - 01/12/2020 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Sibiu Community Foundations: Capacity building of Sibiu Community Foundation II

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $60,000 01/07/2020 - 31/07/2023 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Mureș Community Foundations: Capacity building of Mureș Community Foundation II

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $48,130 01/07/2020 - 31/03/2023 grant finalized
Asociația pentru Relații Comunitare Community Foundations: Support for Community Foundations

Support the community foundations to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $146,965 01/07/2020 - 31/08/2022 grant finalized
Fundația Friends for Friends Marketing and Communication Polyclinic IV - Growing the Capacity of RAF partners

Develop the capacity of some of RAF's grantees to better navigate the current crisis and, in the case of Food Hubs, to maximize the growth of business in a sustainable manner.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $340,520 01/07/2020 - 31/08/2022 grant finalized
Fundația Ashoka Ashoka - Consolidating a Changemaking Romania

Further support Fundația Ashoka to consolidate its position as convener of expertise, ecosystem builder and supporter of changemakers in Romania.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $330,000 01/07/2020 - 30/06/2023 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Oradea Community Foundations: Capacity building of Oradea Community Foundation II

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $50,000 01/07/2020 - 30/06/2022 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Cluj Community Foundations: Capacity building of Cluj Community Foundation II

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $50,000 16/06/2020 - 15/10/2022 grant active
Fundația Friends for Friends Agricultural High Schools – Communication Campaign

Improve the communication of the Agricultural School Program to increase the number of students choosing agricultural high schools and to improve the reputation of agricultural education as a route to become farmer

Other $17,500 02/06/2020 - 28/02/2021 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Bacău Community Foundations: Capacity building of Bacău Community Foundation II

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $43,563 01/06/2020 - 30/09/2023 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Iași Reserve Fund Challenge

Reserve Fund Challenge

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $72,873 06/12/2017 - 30/09/2022 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Țara Făgărașului Community Foundations: Capacity building of Țara Făgărașului Community Foundation II

 

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $49,404 01/06/2020 - 31/05/2022 grant finalized
Asociația Code for Romania Code for Romania - Funding Donors Data Platform

Developing a platform dedicated to funders all across Romania in order to increase the transparency levels on spending in the non-profit sector and how it correlates with impact, sustainability and systemic change.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $5,604 15/05/2020 - 14/05/2022 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Iași Community Foundations: Capacity building of Iași Community Foundation II

Consolidate the community foundation’ capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $40,000 11/05/2020 - 10/05/2022 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară din Odorheiu Secuiesc Community Foundations: Capacity building of Odorheiu Secuiesc Community Foundation II

Consolidate the community foundation’ capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $50,000 08/05/2020 - 07/05/2022 grant finalized
Asociația pentru Relații Comunitare From Crisis to Resilience

Strengthen ARC to be able to continue advancing philanthropy in Romania, helping channel people’s resources and generosity to build stronger communities.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $45,000 01/05/2020 - 31/12/2020 grant finalized
World Vision Romania Agricultural High-schools Program - year 1 and 2

Supporting eight agricultural high schools to create real-life internship models and to promote agricultural opportunities in the community in order to attract more and more motivated students.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $200,000 20/10/2015 - 31/12/2017 grant finalized
Fundația pentru Dezvoltarea Societății Civile COVID Response

Strengthen FDSC to be able to respond to the increasing needs of the NGO sector as a result of the pandemic.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $50,000 01/05/2020 - 30/04/2021 grant finalized
Asociația Calemis Innovation Labs Iași

Consolidating the national Innovation Labs pre-accelerator program while simultaneously building a supportive alumni network. Enhancing the Iași Innovation Labs community and creating a sustainable model for future renditions.

Entrepreneurship in higher education $22,475 06/04/2020 - 30/04/2021 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Galați Community Foundations: Științescu Fund – third edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.

STEM Education $3,000 05/02/2020 - 23/07/2020 grant finalized
Universitatea din București RAF Postdoctoral Fellowship in Science Education

A two-year postdoctoral fellowship in education, with a focus on STEM education and policy, to consolidate the University of Bucharest's emerging nucleus of expertise.

STEM Education $40,000 01/03/2020 - 31/08/2022 grant active
Asociația pentru Educație Antreprenorială Capacity building

Development of a 5-year coherent strategy.

Entrepreneurship in higher education $15,000 20/12/2019 - 18/08/2020 grant finalized
Fundația Civitas pentru Societatea Civilă CoopNet - Learning and growing together

Assist small farmers by including their voice in policy development and securing relevant funding opportunities while providing necessary capacity development education for future cooperative professionalization.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $199,970 01/01/2020 - 31/10/2022 grant finalized
Centrul pentru Jurnalism Independent Teaching Media Literacy

Refine a sustainable intervention model for building media literacy competencies for high school students and prepare for its scale up.

Civic Education $470,000 01/01/2020 - 30/06/2024 grant active
Fundația Comunitară Timișoara Community Foundations: Științescu Fund – third edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.

STEM Education $15,385 27/11/2019 - 25/03/2021 grant finalized
Universitatea din București International Civic and Citizenship Education Survey 2022

Co-fund the participation of Romania in the International Civic and Citizenship Education Survey 2022.

Civic Education $40,000 25/11/2019 - 30/04/2024 grant active
Asociația Code for Romania Code for Romania - Funding Donors Data Platform

Developing a platform dedicated to funders all across Romania in order to increase the transparency levels on spending in the non-profit sector and how it correlates with impact, sustainability and systemic change.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $2,230 11/10/2019 - 28/02/2020 grant finalized
Fundația Ashoka Ashoka Romania - Everyone a Changemaker

Continue the transfer of core technical knowledge from Ashoka’s global network in order to identify and support exceptional local social entrepreneurs to scale their social impact.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $113,626 01/10/2019 - 31/05/2020 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară București Community Foundations: Capacity building of Bucharest Community Foundation II

Consolidate the community foundation’s capacity to play a central leadership role in local philanthropy by mobilizing local resources and empowering the local actors to address the community needs.

STEM Education $69,000 01/10/2019 - 16/06/2022 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Bacău Reserve Fund Challenge

Reserve Fund Challenge

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $11,434 06/12/2017 - 30/09/2022 grant finalized
Local Hub SRL PRI - working capital

Cash flow loan (working capital).

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $40,000 26/07/2019 - 30/06/2021 PRI finalized
Fundația pentru Parteneriat Green Entrepreneurship (3) – Development of Ecotourism Destinations in Romania

Consolidate the seven ecotourism destinations and the development of the country-wide network of ecotourism destinations.

Local Development through Ecotourism $1,699,464 01/08/2019 - 31/07/2023 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară din Odorheiu Secuiesc Reserve Fund Challenge

Reserve Fund Challenge

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $56,751 06/12/2017 - 30/09/2022 grant finalized
TechSoup România Accelerate Your Computer Science Teaching (3)

TechSoup will implement and adjust identified components to reach the desired level of effectiveness, scalability and sustainability to create relevant effects on both teachers and students.

STEM Education $370,000 01/05/2019 - 30/06/2022 grant finalized
Federația Fundațiile Comunitare din România Community Foundations: Capacity building of FFCR

The program aims to strengthen FFCR’s capacity to represent and support all of its members in their efforts to generate social change.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $50,000 01/05/2019 - 31/03/2021 grant finalized
Fundația Noi Orizonturi Education for Ecotourism: Green Impact II

Improve the sustainability of Green Impact Program.

Other $300,000 01/04/2019 - 30/09/2022 grant finalized
Asociația Ropot Innoteque Conference II

The second edition of Innoteque conference focused on the ways in which Romania can develop a strong innovation ecosystem, leveraging the experiences from more advanced ecosystems (US, Israel, Austria, Netherlands, France,) and sharing approaches to foster innovation

Entrepreneurship in higher education $14,995 25/03/2019 - 25/05/2019 grant active
Asociația Envision Galantom peer-to-peer fundraising

Accelerate the development of the Galantom fundraising platform.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $85,000 01/04/2019 - 31/03/2021 grant finalized
Asociația Media DoR PRI - working capital

Support for business model reengineering.

Other priorities $50,000 11/03/2019 - 22/05/2020 PRI finalized
Federația Fundațiile Comunitare din România Community Foundations: National Support and Synergy for the Științescu Fund - Year 3

Facilitating and synergy growth among the community foundations network, for the development of the Științescu Fund, aiming to to create a learning environment, with a common space to share resources, good practices and lessons learned, that will increase community foundations’ capacity to be more efficient and effective in running, documenting and communicating the process and results of the Științescu Fund to various stakeholders.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $50,000 07/03/2019 - 31/03/2020 grant finalized
Centrul de Resurse pentru Participare Publică Public Participation Awards Gala 2019

Supporting the G3P event that recognizes successful advocacy campaigns developed by citizens and NGOs, as well as best practices of public authorities in consulting the citizens in community matters.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $7,000 11/03/2019 - 10/07/2019 grant finalized
Rosenc Innovation Labs Timișoara

Consolidating the national Innovation Labs pre-accelerator program while simultaneously building a supportive alumni network. Enhancing the Timișoara Innovation Labs community and creating a sustainable model for future renditions.

Entrepreneurship in higher education $41,250 22/02/2019 - 30/11/2020 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Țara Făgărașului Marketing & Communication Polyclinic: Țara Făgărașului Is Home

Increase the capacity of RAF program partners, improve the visibility of the impact achieved by successfully communicating through a wide variety of mediums to varied stakeholders.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $5,000 15/02/2019 - 14/10/2019 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Bacău Marketing & Communication Polyclinic: the Diaspora is Home

Increase the capacity of RAF program partners, improve the visibility of the impact achieved by successfully communicating through a wide variety of mediums to varied stakeholders.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $5,000 14/02/2019 - 31/10/2019 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Prahova Marketing & Communication Polyclinic: Ploiești half-marathon campaign

Increase the capacity of RAF program partners, improve the visibility of the impact achieved by successfully communicating through a wide variety of mediums to varied stakeholders.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $5,000 12/02/2019 - 12/08/2019 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Iași Marketing & Communication Polyclinic: Swimathon Iași Campaign

Increase the capacity of RAF program partners, improve the visibility of the impact achieved by successfully communicating through a wide variety of mediums to varied stakeholders.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $5,000 07/02/2019 - 07/08/2019 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Cluj Marketing & Communication Polyclinic: 65+ Program

Increase the capacity of RAF program partners, improve the visibility of the impact achieved by successfully communicating through a wide variety of mediums to varied stakeholders.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $5,000 05/02/2019 - 05/08/2019 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară din Odorheiu Secuiesc Marketing & Communication Polyclinic: People of Odorhei Worldwide

Increase the capacity of RAF program partners, improve the visibility of the impact achieved by successfully communicating through a wide variety of mediums to varied stakeholders.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $3,000 05/02/2019 - 30/09/2019 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară București Marketing & Communication Polyclinic: communication and fundraising campaign for the ”Well-prepared Bucharest” initiative

Increase the capacity of RAF program partners, improve the visibility of the impact achieved by successfully communicating through a wide variety of mediums to varied stakeholders.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $5,000 05/02/2019 - 29/02/2020 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Brașov Marketing & Communication Polyclinic: Promotiong Good Initiatives in Brașov

Increase the capacity of RAF program partners, improve the visibility of the impact achieved by successfully communicating through a wide variety of mediums to varied stakeholders.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $5,000 05/02/2019 - 05/08/2019 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Mureș Marketing & Communication Polyclinic: Building Trust in Civic Initiatives Campaign

Increase the capacity of RAF program partners, improve the visibility of the impact achieved by successfully communicating through a wide variety of mediums to varied stakeholders.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $5,000 05/02/2019 - 05/08/2019 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Galați Marketing & Communication Polyclinic: Rebranding and Communication Stratefy for Fundația Comunitară Galați

Increase the capacity of RAF program partners, improve the visibility of the impact achieved by successfully communicating through a wide variety of mediums to varied stakeholders.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $5,000 05/02/2019 - 30/09/2019 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Timișoara Marketing and communication polyclinic: Communication CAmpaign FACEM program

Increase the capacity of RAF program partners, improve the visibility of the impact achieved by successfully communicating through a wide variety of mediums to varied stakeholders.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $5,000 05/02/2019 - 05/08/2019 grant finalized
Asociația Tech Lounge Innovation Labs - Consolidation Stage

Capacity building for Innovation Labs local partners for long-term sustainability.

Entrepreneurship in higher education $409,955 23/01/2019 - 28/02/2022 grant finalized
Centrul de Evaluare și Analize Educaționale Fizica Altfel (Physics Curriculum Reform) - Impact Study Design

Support for methodological design, the first phase of an impact study of the Fizica altfel program.

STEM Education $124,500 01/01/2019 - 20/01/2023 grant finalized
Junior Achievement Romania Entrepreneurial University - second edition

To work with 17 previously established and equipped university hubs in developing entrepreneurial education services, providing training and facilitation for the university hubs to offer education activities in cooperation with the local business community.

Entrepreneurship in higher education $260,000 19/12/2018 - 15/02/2021 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Brașov Community Foundations: Capacity Building for the Brașov Community Foundation

The program aims to strengthen the community foundation’s capacity to act as a reliable and sustainable local grant-making organizations that plays a central leadership role in mobilizing local resources to address the local community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $40,000 20/12/2018 - 20/11/2020 grant active
Asociația Code for Romania Code for Romania

Support the organizational development of Asociația Code for Romania, in view of increasing its sustainability and maintaining and scaling its successful activities.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $418,800 01/01/2019 - 15/04/2021 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Galați Community Foundations: Capacity building of Galați Community Foundation

The program aims to strengthen the community foundation’s capacity to act as a reliable and sustainable local grant-making organizations that plays a central leadership role in mobilizing local resources to address the local community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $55,000 11/12/2018 - 31/12/2020 grant active
Asociația Media DOR Solutions Journalism: Reconstruction and Resilience

Using solutions journalism to help society multiply success stories, and recover faster from the economic, psychological, and personal crises caused by the pandemic.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $432,417 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Dâmbovița Community Foundations: Capacity building of Dâmbovița Community Foundation

The program aims to strengthen the community foundation’s capacity to act as a reliable and sustainable local grant-making organizations that plays a central leadership role in mobilizing local resources to address the local community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $1,727 10/12/2018 - 28/01/2019 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Galați Community Foundations: Științescu Fund - second edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.

STEM Education $16,500 03/12/2018 - 31/12/2020 grant active
Asociația Expert Forum Strengthening the capacity of the NGO sector in Romania to comply with GDPR and AML legislation

Strengthening the capacity of the NGO sector in Romania to comply with GDPR and AML legislation

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $73,000 01/12/2018 - 28/02/2021 grant finalized
Institutul Intercultutal Timișoara PRI, Bridge loan, EU-funded projects

Cash-flow loan for EU-funded project.

Other priorities $60,000 27/11/2018 - 31/05/2019 PRI finalized
Fundația Comunitară Timișoara Community Foundations: Capacity building of Timișoara Community Foundation

The program aims to strengthen the community foundation’s capacity to act as a reliable and sustainable local grant-making organizations that plays a central leadership role in mobilizing local resources to address the local community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $40,000 03/12/2018 - 02/11/2020 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Timișoara Community Foundations: Științescu Fund - second edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.

STEM Education $21,000 15/11/2018 - 30/11/2019 grant finalized
Fundația pentru Dezvoltarea Societății Civile PRI, Bridge loan, EU-funded projects

Cash-flow loan for EU-funded project.

Other $200,000 10/10/2018 - 30/04/2021 PRI finalized
Fundația Comunitară București Community Foundations: Științescu Fund - second edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.

STEM Education $21,000 01/10/2018 - 15/03/2020 grant finalized
Fundatia Comunitară din Odorheiu Secuiesc Community Foundations: Științescu Fund – third edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.

STEM Education $11,270 20/09/2018 - 31/12/2019 grant finalized
Asociația Expert Forum Assessing the impact of GDPR and AML legislation on the NGO sector in Romania

EFOR will analyze the GDPR and AMP legislation and its impact on the NGO sector in Romania, in view of identifying tools to increase the capacity of the sector to better cope with the exiting and new legal requirements.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $14,850 01/08/2018 - 30/11/2018 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Cluj Community Foundations: Capacity building of Cluj Community Foundation

The program aims to strengthen the community foundation’s capacity to act as a reliable and sustainable local grant-making organizations that plays a central leadership role in mobilizing local resources to address the local community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $48,000 16/07/2018 - 15/06/2020 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Sibiu Community Foundations: Capacity building of Sibiu Community Foundation

The program aims to strengthen the community foundation’s capacity to act as a reliable and sustainable local grant-making organizations that plays a central leadership role in mobilizing local resources to address the local community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $40,000 05/07/2018 - 05/06/2020 grant finalized
One World România One World Romania at School

Stimulate the use of documentary films on human rights as a learning aid for civic education during classes and extracurricular activities.

Civic Education $75,000 01/07/2018 - 31/01/2020 grant finalized
Asociația pentru Relații Comunitare Development of Community Foundations in Romania (4) - Support for New Community Foundations Initiatives

Support for setting up new community foundations and for the revision of the strategic plans of the existing ones.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $189,427 20/06/2018 - 20/06/2020 grant finalized
Fundația pentru Dezvoltarea Societății Civile Organizational support

Organizational support.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $14,500 20/06/2018 - 19/10/2018 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Mureș Community Foundations: Capacity building of Mureș Community Foundation

The program aims to strengthen the community foundation’s capacity to act as a reliable and sustainable local grant-making organizations that plays a central leadership role in mobilizing local resources to address the local community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $40,000 15/06/2018 - 15/05/2020 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Mureș Community Foundations: Științescu Fund – third edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.

STEM Education $17,000 07/06/2018 - 30/11/2019 grant active
Fundația NESsT Romania Social enterprise sustainability research

The aim of this program is to showcase the current level of investment readiness among the Romanian social enterprises sector that would allow stakeholders to make informed and relevant strategic decisions and social investments in supporting the sector.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $20,000 04/06/2018 - 15/12/2018 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Brașov Community Foundations: Științescu Fund – third edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.

STEM Education $18,000 30/04/2018 - 31/12/2020 grant active
Fundația Comunitară Bacău Community Foundations: Capacity building of Bacău Community Foundation

The program aims to strengthen the community foundation’s capacity to act as a reliable and sustainable local grant-making organizations that plays a central leadership role in mobilizing local resources to address the local community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $40,000 20/04/2018 - 19/03/2020 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Iași Community Foundations: Capacity building of Iași Community Foundation

The program aims to strengthen the community foundation’s capacity to act as a reliable and sustainable local grant-making organizations that plays a central leadership role in mobilizing local resources to address the local community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $40,000 20/04/2018 - 19/03/2020 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Prahova Community Foundations: Capacity building of Prahova Community Foundation

The program aims to strengthen the community foundation’s capacity to act as a reliable and sustainable local grant-making organizations that plays a central leadership role in mobilizing local resources to address the local community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $40,000 17/04/2018 - 16/03/2020 grant finalized
Asociația Română de Dezbateri, Oratorie și Retorică Debate Program in Schools (3)

Expand the use of debate as an educational tool in different formats (curricular, trans-curricular and extra-curricular) to build and consolidate students’ civic attitudes and critical thinking abilities.

Civic Education $220,000 01/04/2018 - 31/10/2021 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Oradea Community Foundations: Capacity building of Oradea Community Foundation

The program aims to strengthen the community foundation’s capacity to act as a reliable and sustainable local grant-making organizations that plays a central leadership role in mobilizing local resources to address the local community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $40,000 26/03/2018 - 26/02/2020 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară București Community Foundations: Capacity building of București Community Foundation

The program aims to strengthen the community foundation’s capacity to act as a reliable and sustainable local grant-making organizations that plays a central leadership role in mobilizing local resources to address the local community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $40,000 26/03/2018 - 26/02/2020 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Țara Făgărașului Community Foundations: Capacity building of Țara Făgărașului Community Foundation

The program aims to strengthen the community foundation’s capacity to act as a reliable and sustainable local grant-making organizations that plays a central leadership role in mobilizing local resources to address the local community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $40,000 26/03/2018 - 26/02/2020 grant finalized
Centrul pentru Educație Economică și Dezvoltare din România Agricultural High-schools program - year 3

Improve the capacity of agricultural schools by expanding the teams of teachers from the six schools part of the previous grants and train teachers from the new lot. Also, schools will receive regular information about funding opportunities (eligibility, priorities etc.) and will have access to in-depth consultancy on demand.

Other $101,385 01/03/2018 - 31/05/2020 grant finalized
Fundatia Comunitară din Odorheiu Secuiesc Community Foundations: Capacity building of Odorheiu Secuiesc Community Foundation

The program aims to strengthen the community foundation’s capacity to act as a reliable and sustainable local grant-making organizations that plays a central leadership role in mobilizing local resources to address the local community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $40,000 01/03/2018 - 31/01/2020 grant finalized
Federația Fundațiile Comunitare din România Community Foundations: National Support for Științescu Fund - Year 2

The Federation of Community Foundations in Romania acts as facilitator and synergy developer within the network of community foundations, for the development of the Științescu Fund. The program aims to create a learning environment, with a common space to share resources, good practices and lessons learned, that will increase community foundations’ capacity to be more efficient and effective in running, documenting and communicating the process and results of the Științescu Fund to various stakeholders.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $53,395 01/03/2018 - 28/02/2019 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Oradea Community Foundations: Științescu Fund – third edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.

STEM Education $19,000 01/03/2018 - 30/09/2019 grant finalized
Fundația Progress Code Kids - Coding for Kids in Libraries

Providing access for children from rural areas and small towns to learning basic coding, through a service hosted by public libraries.

Other $300,000 17/01/2018 - 16/01/2021 grant finalized
Centrul de Resurse pentru Participare Publică Public Participation Awards Gala 2018

Supporting the ninth annual G3P event that recognizes successful advocacy campaigns developed by citizens and NGOs, as well as best practices of public authorities in consulting the citizens in community matters.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $5,000 16/01/2018 - 15/05/2018 grant finalized
Asociația Nație prin Educație First Tech Challenge Romania, year 2

Encourage students from all educational backgrounds to learn and develop 21st century skills that would help them in their future careers by promoting “learning by doing“ Robotics.

STEM Education $150,000 15/12/2017 - 31/05/2019 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Prahova Community Foundations: Științescu Fund - second edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $30,500 15/12/2017 - 24/05/2021 grant finalized
Fundația CIVITAS pentru Societatea Civilă Agricultural High-schools program - Hubs for the Development of Small and Medium Farms

To transform agricultural schools into an effective route for the professionalization of future small and medium farmers. Third phase of the program started with a design phase and piloted for two years

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $266,010 03/01/2018 - 31/07/2021 grant finalized
World Vision Romania Agricultural High-schools program - Hubs for the Development of Small and Medium Farms

To transform agricultural schools into an effective route for the professionalization of future small and medium farmers. Third phase of the program started with a design phase and piloted for two years.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $268,475 03/01/2018 - 31/07/2021 grant finalized
One World Romania Marketing and Communication Polyclinic: OWR Awareness Campaign

Awareness campaign. Increase the capacity of RAF program partners and the visibility of the impact achieved by partners through RAF programs. Further impart and validate the value of program partner products and learnings by successfully communicating through a wide variety of mediums to varied stakeholders.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $3,000 03/01/2018 - 30/06/2018 grant finalized
Institutul Intercultural Timișoara Marketing and Communication Polyclinic: in a relationship with our teachers

Increase the capacity and the visibility of the impact achieved by IIT through RAF programs. Further impart and validate the value of IIT products and learnings by successfully communicating through a wide variety of mediums to varied stakeholders.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $3,000 03/01/2018 - 30/06/2018 grant active
Centrul pentru Educație Economică și Dezvoltare din România Marketing and Communication Polyclinic: CEED annual report reshaping

Increase the capacity  and the visibility of the impact achieved by of CEED through RAF programs. Further impart and validate the value of CEED products and learnings by successfully communicating through a wide variety of mediums to varied stakeholders.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $3,000 03/01/2018 - 30/06/2018 grant finalized
World Vision Romania Marketing and Communication Polyclinic: ”Proud to Be a Farmer!”

Communication Campaign: ”Proud to Be a Farmer!” Increase the capacity of RAF program partners and the visibility of the impact achieved. Further impart and validate the value of program partner products and learnings by successfully communicating through a wide variety of mediums to varied stakeholders.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $3,000 03/01/2018 - 30/06/2018 grant finalized
Fundația Progress Marketing and Communication Polyclinic: CodeKids

Creating a CodeKids brand for coding activities. Increase the capacity of RAF program partners and the visibility of the impact achieved by partners through RAF programs. Further impart and validate the value of program partner products and learnings by successfully communicating through a wide variety of mediums to varied stakeholders.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $3,000 03/01/2018 - 30/06/2018 grant finalized
Centrul pentru Jurnalism Independent Marketing and Communication Polyclinic: CJI re-branding

Increase the communication capacity of CJI and the visibility of the impact achieved. Re-branding and reposistioning. Further impart and validate the value of CJI products and learnings by successfully communicating through a wide variety of mediums to varied stakeholders.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $3,000 03/01/2018 - 31/05/2018 grant finalized
Fundația Noi Orizonturi Marketing and Communication Polyclinic: FNO communication strategy

Capacity building and aligning communication with the organization's new strategy.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $3,000 03/01/2018 - 30/06/2018 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Bacău Community Foundations: Științescu Fund – third edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.

STEM Education $19,000 15/12/2017 - 15/09/2019 grant finalized
Asociația Română de Dezbateri, Oratorie și Retorică Marketing and Communication Polyclinic: ARDOR Corporate Debate Courses

Increase the capacity and the visibility of the impact achieved by ARDOR through RAF programs. Further impart and validate the value of ARDOR products and learnings by successfully communicating through a wide variety of mediums to varied stakeholders.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $3,000 03/01/2018 - 30/06/2018 grant finalized
Centrul Român de Politici Europene Marketing and Communication Polyclinic: CRPE is getting connected

Increase the capacity of CRPE and the visibility of the impact achieved  through RAF programs. Further impart and validate the value of CRPE programs and learnings by successfully communicating through a wide variety of mediums to varied stakeholders.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $3,000 03/01/2018 - 30/06/2018 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Dâmbovița Community Foundations: Științescu Fund – first edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.

STEM Education $8,400 15/12/2017 - 28/01/2019 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Timișoara Community Foundations: Științescu Fund – first edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.  

STEM Education $26,194 15/12/2017 - 30/11/2018 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Iași Community Foundations: Științescu Fund – third edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.

STEM Education $18,750 15/12/2017 - 15/07/2019 grant finalized
Fundația Civitas pentru Societatea Civilă Marketing and Communication Polyclinic: Civitas CSR Campaign

Increase the capacity and the visibility of the impact achieved by Civitas through RAF programs. Further impart and validate the value of Civitas products and learnings by successfully communicating through a wide variety of mediums to varied stakeholders.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $3,000 03/01/2018 - 30/06/2018 grant finalized
Junior Achievement România Agricultural High-schools program - year 3, 4 and 5

Improve the capacity of eight agricultural schools to provide hands-on entrepreneurial education for agribusiness and career counselling.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $250,000 01/12/2017 - 30/11/2020 grant finalized
Centrul Român pentru Politici Europene Agricultural High-schools program - year 3

Research and advocacy for positioning agricultural high-schools as hubs.

Other $130,532 23/11/2017 - 30/04/2021 grant finalized
TechSoup Accelerate Your Computer Science Teaching (2)

The program aims to make computer science education in public schools more relevant for students (e.g. using learning-by-doing methods; developing skills such as creativity, cooperation etc.; more connected with the IT industry).

STEM Education $90,000 01/12/2017 - 31/01/2019 grant finalized
Asociația Română de Literație Reading to Learn (4)

Empower teachers from six schools to consolidate their practice, become inspirational models and advocates on improving students’ literacy and thus creating better premises for further development of the initiative.

Other $52,000 16/11/2017 - 31/01/2019 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Sibiu Community Foundations: Științescu Fund – third edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.

STEM Education $19,000 09/11/2017 - 31/10/2021 grant finalized
World Vision Romania Food Hub Start-up

To pilot the development of a Food Hub to act as sustainable intermediaries that provide access to market for small and medium sized farmers in the Ialomița, Vâlcea, Dolj, and Vaslui counties.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $214,588 01/10/2017 - 31/03/2020 grant finalized
Fundația comunitară din Odorheiu Secuiesc Community Foundations: Științescu Fund - second edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.

STEM Education $11,884 26/09/2017 - 31/12/2018 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Brașov Community Foundations: Științescu Fund - second edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.

STEM Education $19,000 26/09/2017 - 01/03/2019 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Galați RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $5,000 20/09/2017 - 20/09/2018 grant finalized
British Council Education for Ecotourism - English for Community

Contribute to the development of the ecotourism destinations by building the English language skills of the young. The program aims to improve the quality of English teaching in schools and the offer of local libraries (resources and activities) for learning English.

Local Development through Ecotourism $246,236 30/10/2017 - 29/10/2020 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Mureș RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 07/09/2017 - 06/03/2018 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Cluj RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 01/09/2017 - 31/03/2018 grant finalized
Fundația Centrul de Mediere și Securitate Comunitară (CMSC) Food Hub Start-up

To pilot the development of a Food Hub to act as sustainable intermediaries that provide access to market for small and medium sized farmers in the Iași region.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $293,952 01/09/2017 - 28/02/2022 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Dâmbovița RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $1,630 01/09/2017 - 31/08/2018 grant finalized
Fundația Open Fields Food Hub Start-up

To pilot the development of a Food Hub to act as sustainable intermediaries that provide access to market for small and medium sized farmers in the Vatra Dornei region.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $295,400 01/08/2017 - 31/01/2022 grant finalized
Fundația Civitas pentru Societatea Civilă Odorheiu Secuiesc Food Hub Start-up

Pilot for the development of a Food Hub to act as sustainable intermediaries that provide access to market for small and medium sized farmers in the Odorheiu Secuiesc region.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $295,403 01/08/2017 - 31/01/2022 grant finalized
Fundația Civitas pentru Societatea Civilă Cluj Food Hub Start-up

Pilot for the development of a Food Hub to act as sustainable intermediaries that provide access to market for small and medium sized farmers in the Cluj region.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $411,573 01/08/2017 - 31/01/2022 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Sibiu RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 19/07/2017 - 19/01/2018 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Mureș Community Foundations: Științescu Fund - second edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.  

STEM Education $15,750 06/07/2017 - 31/07/2018 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Brașov RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 05/07/2017 - 05/07/2018 grant active
Fundația Comunitară Oradea Community Foundations: Științescu Fund - second edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.

STEM Education $21,000 04/07/2017 - 31/07/2018 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară București RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 04/07/2017 - 31/12/2017 grant finalized
Asociația Teach for Romania Teach for Romania - sustainable growth

Support Teach for Romania in its consolidation phase so as to be able to advance its mission in Romania in the long-run, focusing on fundraising and communication strategy for sustaining growth, development of the alumni community, and partial funding for two new cohorts of teachers.

Other $340,000 03/07/2017 - 08/10/2020 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Timișoara RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $3,945 04/07/2017 - 04/06/2018 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Prahova RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $7,694 01/07/2017 - 31/12/2017 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Iași RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 01/07/2017 - 30/11/2017 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Oradea RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 01/07/2017 - 31/12/2017 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară din Odorheiu Seciuesc RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 01/07/2017 - 31/12/2017 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Bacău RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 27/06/2017 - 27/12/2017 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Țara Făgărașului RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 15/06/2017 - 15/12/2017 grant finalized
Fundația pentru Dezvoltarea Societății Civile PRI, Capital de lucru

Working capital to support FDSC's cash flow.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $400,000 25/03/2021 - 25/03/2021 PRI finalized
Centrul de Evaluare și Analize Educaționale Physics Curriculum Reform (Fizica altfel)

Improve scientific literacy of Romanian students, by changing the way Physics and other sciences are taught in schools, moving from a formal and abstract teaching to more engaging approaches (e.g. inquiry-based learning).

STEM Education $300,000 05/04/2017 - 04/08/2020 grant finalized
Asociația Nație prin Educație First Tech Challenge Romania

Encourage students from all educational backgrounds to learn and develop 21st century skills that would help them in their future careers by promoting “learning by doing“ Robotics.

STEM Education $70,000 23/03/2017 - 23/08/2017 grant finalized
Asociația pentru Relații Comunitare Development of Community Foundations in Romania (3): Capacity Building

Strengthen the CFs’ capacity in view of becoming reliable and sustainable local grant-making organizations that play a central leadership role in mobilizing local resources to address the local community needs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $80,000 06/03/2017 - 31/03/2019 grant finalized
Institutul Intercultural Timișoara Project Citizen

Improve the understanding of students regarding the role of public institutions and the relationship between citizens and public authorities by increasing the effectiveness and usage of Project Citizen model in civic education classes.

Civic Education $400,000 20/02/2017 - 30/09/2021 grant finalized
Fundația Friends for Friends Marketing and Communication Polyclinic III

Improve the communication capacities and the performance in the public relations field for RAF partner NGOs.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $225,639 08/02/2017 - 30/09/2020 grant finalized
Centrul de Resurse pentru Participare Publică Public Participation Awards Gala 2017

Supporting the G3P event that recognizes successful advocacy campaigns developed by citizens and NGOs, as well as best practices of public authorities in consulting the citizens in community matters.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $4,927 15/01/2017 - 15/04/2017 grant finalized
Fundația Civitas pentru Societatea Civilă Food Hub Start-up

Pilot the development of five Food Hubs to  provide access to market for small and medium-sized farmers in Romania.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $90,020 03/01/2017 - 30/06/2017 grant finalized
Fundația Civitas pentru Societatea Civilă CoopNet

Further support the extension of cooperatives in Romania by assisting more initiative groups to effectively access public funds for new associative structures based on the methodology piloted with RAF funding.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $115,842 03/01/2017 - 30/09/2019 grant finalized
Fundația Progress Code Kids - Coding for Kids in Libraries

Design and test a model for improving the access of children from rural areas and small towns to learning basic coding, hosted by public libraries.

Other $72,000 01/01/2017 - 31/12/2017 grant finalized
Centrul pentru Jurnalism Independent Teaching Media Literacy

Endow young adults with the critical thinking that would allow them to appreciate and respect the role of media in a democratic society, distinguish information from propaganda, and interact with social media in a mindful way.

Civic Education $340,000 01/01/2017 - 31/12/2019 grant finalized
Federația Fundațiile Comunitare din România Community Foundations: National Support for Științescu Fund

The Federation of Community Foundations in Romania acts as facilitator and synergy developer within the network of community foundations, for the development of the Științescu Fund. The program aims to create a learning environment, with a common space to share resources, good practices and lessons learned, that will increase community foundations’ capacity to be more efficient and effective in running, documenting and communicating the process and results of the Științescu Fund to various stakeholders.

STEM Education $43,043 01/01/2017 - 31/01/2018 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Brașov Community Foundations: Științescu Fund – first edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.

STEM Education $21,320 01/01/2017 - 31/01/2018 grant active
Fundația Comunitară Galați Community Foundations: Științescu Fund – first edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.

STEM Education $19,500 01/01/2017 - 31/07/2019 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară din Odorheiu Secuiesc Community Foundations: Științescu Fund – first edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.

STEM Education $16,674 01/01/2017 - 31/12/2017 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Sibiu Community Foundations: Științescu Fund - second edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.

STEM Education $21,000 01/12/2016 - 15/01/2019 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Bacău Community Foundations: Științescu Fund - second edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.

STEM Education $21,000 01/12/2016 - 30/06/2018 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Iași Community Foundations: Științescu Fund - second edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.  

STEM Education $20,625 01/12/2016 - 30/06/2018 grant finalized
Asociația Tech Lounge Innovation Labs (3)

The Innovation Labs program continues in the four universities (București, Cluj, Sibiu, Timișoara) and it expands to Iași.  

Entrepreneurship in higher education $380,000 05/12/2016 - 31/12/2018 grant finalized
Asociația Teach for Romania PRI, Credit Line, EU-funded Projects

Bridge loan (working capital) that will provide Teach for Romania the necessary capital to cover the initial payments/costs until the reimbursement requests are paid by the EACEA.

 

Other $110,000 25/11/2016 - 31/03/2019 PRI finalized
Centrul Român de Politici Europene Rural Entrepreneurship, Phase II

The program will measure the impact of the pilot cooperative development on their communities and will monitor the evolution of the National Development Plan, which is expected to contribute to the development of new cooperatives.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $60,700 03/11/2016 - 31/01/2019 grant finalized
Asociația Funky Citizens Getting Civically Fit

Design and testing phase for a program that aims to combine online and offline resources for civic education in schools in a collaborative effort with NGOs active in civic education and public institutions with a key role in functioning democracies.

Civic Education $45,000 03/11/2016 - 04/12/2017 grant finalized
Asociația ROPOT Innoteque

Exposing the participants to the fundamentals of the American and Israeli startup ecosystems and leveraging successful European approaches.

Technology & Innovation $14,986 12/09/2016 - 12/11/2016 grant finalized
British Council Education for Ecotourism - English for Community (needs assessment)

Needs assessment for designing an intervention for developing the English language skills of the youth in eco-tourism destinations.

Local Development through Ecotourism $9,000 07/09/2016 - 06/12/2016 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Alba RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 01/09/2016 - 01/09/2017 Grant finalized
Fundația Noi Orizonturi Education for Ecotourism: Green Impact

Setting up 30 youth clubs in eco-tourism destinations that will provide learning opportunities for responsible entrepreneurship and community participation of youth.

Local Development through Ecotourism $120,000 01/09/2016 - 28/02/2019 grant finalized
Romanian-U.S. Fulbright Commission Fulbright-RAF Scholar Award

The program will provide 24 Romanian professors from technical universities around the country with the opportunity to gain U.S. university-based experience in developing and sustaining entrepreneurship education. In turn, upon returning to Romania, the participating professors would broaden the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Entrepreneurship in higher education $221,200 01/09/2016 - 31/03/2020 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Mureș RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 18/08/2016 - 18/08/2017 grant finalized
Fundația Ashoka Ashoka program launch in Romania

The program aims to introduce and replicate the Ashoka Innovators for the Public model in Romania, to identify and support entrepreneurial individuals with innovative solutions for society’s systemic problems.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $376,374 01/09/2016 - 30/11/2018 grant finalized
Asociația Teach for Romania Teach for Romania - Year III

The program aims to attract, select and develop talented young people to teach for two-years in Romania’s most challenging schools and support them to become change agents in the Romanian education.

Other $71,732 15/07/2016 - 31/12/2016 grant finalized
Fundația Civitas pentru Societatea Civilă Strategy and Organizational Development

The program aims to consolidate CIVITAS’ governance mechanism and processes in an effort to strengthen their leadership role within the rural development sector.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $8,900 14/07/2016 - 15/05/2017 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Sibiu RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 15/07/2016 - 15/01/2017 grant finalized
TechSoup Accelerate Your Computer Science Teaching (1)

Pilot for a multi-annual program for computer science teachers to adopt project-based teaching strategies for their class and to create active-learning environments in their schools.

 

STEM Education $50,000 01/08/2016 - 31/10/2017 grant finalized
Centrul de Evaluare și Analize Educaționale Institutional Consolidation of CEAE

The program supports Centrul de Evaluare și Analize Educaționale in building their fund-raising capacity.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $50,000 05/07/2016 - 31/12/2017 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Brașov RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $5,000 01/07/2016 - 01/07/2017 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Iași RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 01/07/2016 - 01/07/2017 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară București RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 01/07/2016 - 01/07/2017 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Prahova RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $6,095 16/06/2016 - 16/06/2017 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Oradea RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $9,550 15/06/2016 - 15/06/2017 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară din Odorheiu Secuiesc RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 15/06/2016 - 15/06/2017 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Bacău RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 09/06/2016 - 09/06/2017 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Țara Făgărașului RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 01/06/2016 - 31/01/2017 grant finalized
Asociația Ivan Patzaichin - Mila 23 Romania Powered by Nature

The program provided RAF and its partners a public platform to accentuate their work and policy developments in agriculture and ecotourism.

Other priorities $9,000 20/05/2016 - 15/07/2016 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Cluj RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 15/05/2016 - 15/06/2017 grant finalized
Societatea de Științe Matematice din România STEM Curriculum Reform – learning from U.S. experience

The program facilitated the exchange of know-how between Romanian and U.S. stakeholders in STEM education.

STEM Education $6,304 10/05/2016 - 31/10/2016 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Cluj Community Foundations: Științescu Fund – first edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.

STEM Education $7,000 09/05/2016 - 04/05/2018 grant finalized
Asociația Română de Literație Reading to Learn (3)

Provide support to design and test a school-level educational model to develop students’ literacy skills and make policy recommendations for school, county and central decision-makers.

Other $139,541 15/04/2016 - 31/08/2017 grant finalized
CIEE RAF Scholar Award

Provide 18 Romanian professors from technical universities around the country with the opportunity to gain U.S. university-based experience in developing and sustaining entrepreneurship education. In turn, upon returning to Romania, the participating professors would broaden the entrepreneurial ecosystem.  

Technology & Innovation $1,850,820 01/04/2016 - 20/07/2024 grant active
Junior Achievement Romania Entrepreneurial University

The program will create a Romanian model for the application of a University entrepreneurial capacity assessment tool and provide 5 universities with accredited entrepreneurship curricula.

Entrepreneurship in higher education $246,100 01/04/2016 - 31/05/2018 Grant finalized
Asociația Expert Forum Green Entrepreneurship (2) – Development of Ecotourism Destinations in Romania

Continuing the policy research and advocacy efforts for the development of ecotourism destinations in the seven pilot regions in Romania.

Local Development through Ecotourism $29,033 01/04/2016 - 31/05/2017 grant finalized
Fundația Friends for Friends Development of Ecotourism Destinations - Marketing & Communication

Communication and marketing support for the Destination Management Units in seven destination from the Development of Ecotourism Destinations program.

Local Development through Ecotourism $54,000 01/04/2016 - 30/06/2017 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Oradea Community Foundations: Științescu Fund – first edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.  

STEM Education $26,055 21/03/2016 - 01/06/2017 grant finalized
Fundația Civitas pentru Societatea Civilă PRI, Premise acquisition

Mortgage for headquarters acquisition.

Other priorities $105,600 07/03/2016 - 25/04/2020 PRI active
Centrul de Evaluare și Analize Educaționale STEM Curriculum Reform – learning from U.S. experience

The program facilitated the exchange of know-how between Romanian and U.S. stakeholders in STEM education.

STEM Education $22,675 17/02/2016 - 31/10/2016 grant finalized
Federația Fundațiile Comunitare din România Community Foundations: Support for Științescu Fund

Support the Community Foundations to setup local funds on STEM education in order to encourage small scale initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for students from local communities.

STEM Education $3,562 01/02/2016 - 29/02/2016 grant finalized
Societetea de Științe Matematice din România Romanian Mathematics Curriculum

Supporting SSMR to build the expertise and capacity to engage meaningfully in the curriculum reform process for pre-university education.  

Technology & Innovation $106,809 01/02/2016 - 30/04/2017 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară București Community Foundations: Științescu Fund – first edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.  

STEM Education $22,500 01/01/2016 - 30/04/2019 grant finalizat
Fundaţia Comunitară Sibiu Community Foundations: Științescu Fund – first edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.

STEM Education $23,000 01/01/2016 - 01/10/2019 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Iași Fundații Comunitare: Științescu Fund – first edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.  

 

STEM Education $22,500 01/01/2016 - 30/07/2017 grant finalizat
Fundația Comunitară Țara Făgărașului Community Foundations: Științescu Fund – first, second and third editions

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.  

STEM Education $56,625 01/01/2016 - 30/11/2019 grant finalizat
Fundația Comunitară Bacău Community Foundations: Științescu Fund – first edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community. 

STEM Education $27,500 01/01/2016 - 30/06/2017 grant finalizat
Fundația Comunitară Prahova Community Foundations: Științescu Fund – first edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community. 

STEM Education $22,000 01/01/2016 - 30/11/2018 grant finalizat
Fundația Comunitară Mureș Community Foundations: Științescu Fund – first edition

Support the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.  

STEM Education $17,000 01/01/2016 - 30/06/2017 grant finalizat
German Marshall Fund Transatlantic Leadership Initiatives

Doubling the annual number of Romanian leaders eligible to participate in the Marshall Memorial Fellowship program, organized by the GMF in the U.S.A. and Europe.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $75,000 15/12/2015 - 31/12/2023 grant finalized
Centrul pentru Educație Economică și Dezvoltare din România Agricultural High-schools Program - year 1 and 2

Supporting eight agricultural schools to improve their ability to attract resources and to plan their development more strategically to make education more relevant to the local economy.

Other $84,000 04/01/2016 - 31/12/2017 grant finalized
Institutul Intercultural Timișoara Project Citizen: the Way Forward

Assess the impact of Project Citizen at school level and develop a strategic plan for consolidating the program, in consultations with key stakeholders at local and national levels.

Civic Education $18,000 15/12/2015 - 31/08/2016 grant finalizat
Asociația Media DoR EduDoR

Supporting DoR to document and publish in-depth articles about the Romanian education system.

Other $25,000 01/12/2015 - 31/03/2017 grant finalized
Fundația Friends for Friends Marketing & Communication Polyclinic

Improve the communication capacities and the performance in the public relation field for several NGOs financed by RAF.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $24,836 04/11/2015 - 29/02/2016 grant finalizat
Asociația Tech Lounge Innovation Labs (2)

Expand the Innovation Labs program from Bucharest to three other technical universities across the country.  

Entrepreneurship in higher education $135,127 02/11/2015 - 30/11/2016 grant finalizat
Centrul Român pentru Politici Europene Agricultural High-schools Program - year 1 and 2

Documenting the Agricultural High Schools program and supporting in developing the intervention.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $80,000 01/10/2015 - 15/11/2017 grant finalized
Centrul Român pentru Inovație în Dezvoltare Locală Romanian Innovation Commercialization Assistance Program (2)

Fostering Romanian technology-based entrepreneurship and commercialization by leveraging U.S. commercialization expertise and global networks.  

Technology & Innovation $193,840 15/09/2015 - 15/11/2016 grant finalized
Fundația CIVITAS pentru Societatea Civilă Agricultural High-schools Program - year 1 and 2

Supporting eight agricultural schools to improve their ability to attract resources and to plan their development more strategically to make education more relevant to the local economy.

Rural Economy $132,000 01/10/2015 - 30/11/2017 grant finalized
Junior Achievement Romania Agricultural High-schools Program - year 1 and 2

Supporting eight agricultural schools to improve their ability to attract resources and to plan their development more strategically to make education more relevant to the local economy.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $163,000 01/08/2015 - 30/09/2017 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Alba RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors. 

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $8,656 23/06/2015 - 31/12/2015 grant finalized
Asociația Teach for Romania Teach for Romania - Year II

The program aims to attract, select and develop talented young people to teach for two-years in Romania’s most challenging schools and support them to become change agents in the Romanian education.  

Other $100,000 01/07/2015 - 30/06/2016 grant finalized
Asociația Expert Forum Green Entrepreneurship (2) – Development of Ecotourism Destinations in Romania

Continuing the policy research and advocacy efforts for the development of ecotourism destinations in the seven pilot regions in Romania.

Local Development through Ecotourism $23,001 20/06/2015 - 20/01/2016 grant finalizat
Fundația Comunitară Mureș RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 15/06/2015 - 31/12/2015 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Oradea RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 15/06/2015 - 31/12/2015 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Sibiu RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors. 

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 15/06/2015 - 31/12/2015 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară București RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 10/06/2015 - 31/12/2015 grant finalizat
Fundația Comunitară Cluj RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 10/06/2015 - 31/12/2015 grant finalizat
Fundația Comunitară Iași  RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors. 

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 03/06/2015 - 31/12/2015 grant finalizat
Fundația Comunitară Odorheiu Secuiesc RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 03/06/2015 - 31/12/2015 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Covasna RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 03/06/2015 - 31/12/2015 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Țara Făgărașului RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $8,741 03/06/2015 - 31/12/2015 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Prahova RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 02/06/2015 - 31/12/2015 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Bacău RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 15/05/2015 - 31/12/2015 grant finalized
One World Romania One World România at School

Stimulate the use of documentary films on human rights as a learning aid for civic education during classes and extracurricular activities.  

Civic Education $103,234 01/05/2015 - 31/12/2017 grant finalizat
Fundația pentru Dezvoltarea Societății Civile Civic Innovation Fund - Closer to the Grassroots

Support the consolidation of a permanent national funding program dedicated to the sustainable growth of grassroots organizations active in civic engagement.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $866,401 15/04/2015 - 31/01/2021 grant finalized
Centrul de Evaluare și Analize Educaționale Physics Curriculum Reform

Consolidating the use of inquiry based learning methods in Physics by supporting communities of practice; consolidating the expertise in the field among Physics teachers and experts; advocating for policy changes in how Physics is taught.  

STEM Education $200,000 26/03/2015 - 30/11/2017 grant finalized
Asociația Română de Literație Reading to Learn (2)

Provide support to design and test a school-level educational model to develop students’ literacy skills and make policy recommendations for school, county and central decision-makers.

Other $112,500 21/02/2015 - 31/03/2016 grant finalizat
Fundația CIVITAS pentru Societatea Civilă PRI, Social Enterprises Development / EU Funded Projects

Cash-flow loan for EU-funded project.

Other priorities $200,000 22/01/2015 - 22/04/2016 PRI finalizat
NESsT România PRI, Social Enterprises Development / EU Funded Projects

Cash-flow loan for EU-funded project.

Other priorities $150,000 19/12/2014 - 31/07/2016 PRI finalizat
Asociația Română de Dezbateri, Oratorie și Retorică Debate Program in Schools (2)

Expand the use of debate as an educational tool in different formats (curricular, trans-curricular and extra-curricular) to build and consolidate students’ civic attitudes and critical thinking abilities.

STEM Education $200,000 23/12/2014 - 30/03/2018 grant finalized
Asociația pentru Relații Comunitare Development of Community Foundations in Romania (2)

Support the establishment and development of Community Foundations in Romania by providing initial capital.

Civic Engagement $130,000 01/01/2015 - 30/11/2018 grant finalizat
Centrul Român pentru Politici Europene Agricultural High-schools Program (pilot)

Field research and planning grant for an initiative aiming s to improve the capacity of agricultural education to offer relevant education for future small farmers. 

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $11,500 15/12/2014 - 30/09/2015 grant finalizat
Fundația CIVITAS pentru Societatea Civilă Agricultural High-schools Program (pilot)

Field research and planning grant for an initiative aiming s to improve the capacity of agricultural education to offer relevant education for future small farmers.  

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $9,700 04/12/2014 - 30/09/2015 grant finalizat
Centrul pentru Educație Economică și Dezvoltare din România Agricultural High-schools Program (pilot)

Field research and planning grant for an initiative aiming s to improve the capacity of agricultural education to offer relevant education for future small farmers.  

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $8,500 04/12/2014 - 30/06/2015 grant finalizat
World Vision Romania Agricultural High-schools Program (pilot)

Field research and planning grant for an initiative aiming s to improve the capacity of agricultural education to offer relevant education for future small farmers.  

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $8,500 04/12/2014 - 31/07/2015 grant finalizat
Junior Achievement Romania Programul Licee agricole (pilot)

Field research and planning grant for an initiative aiming s to improve the capacity of agricultural education to offer relevant education for future small farmers.  

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $8,500 04/12/2014 - 30/06/2015 grant finalizat
Asociația Tech Lounge Innovation Labs (1)

Support the setup of local funds on STEM education in order to encourage small scale initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for K12 students from the local community.  

Entrepreneurship in higher education $30,980 02/12/2014 - 01/12/2015 grant finalizat
Fundația Comunitară Sibiu Community Foundations: Științescu Fund – pilot phase

Pilot the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community. 

STEM Education $25,000 02/12/2014 - 01/10/2015 grant finalized
Fundația Comunitară Cluj Community Foundations: Științescu Fund – pilot phase

Pilot the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community. 

STEM Education $24,345 02/12/2014 - 31/07/2016 grant finalizat
Fundația Comunitară Iași Community Foundations: Științescu Fund – pilot phase

Pilot the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.

STEM Education $20,000 02/12/2014 - 01/07/2016 grant finalizat
Fundația Comunitară București Community Foundations: Științescu Fund – pilot phase

Pilot the setup of a local funding mechanism to encourage small scale educational initiatives that will boost the attractiveness of sciences for children from local community.

STEM Education $24,500 02/12/2014 - 30/10/2015 grant finalizat
Asociația Media DoR The Story of the First Generation of Teach for Romania teachers

Documenting the journey of the first generation of Teach for Romania teachers.

Other $3,136 07/11/2014 - 31/07/2015 grant finalizat
Centrul pentru Jurnalism Independent RAF Stories

A mini-documentary about philanthropy and community foundations’ efforts to find solutions to local issues.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $5,625 10/07/2014 - 01/10/2014 grant finalized
Centrul pentru Jurnalism Independent Poveștile RAF

The mini-documentary tells the success story of the Lunca Somesului Mic cooperative, one of the cooperatives from the Rural Entrepreneurship Program.  

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $5,625 10/07/2014 - 01/10/2014 grant finalized
Centrul pentru Jurnalism Independent RAF Stories

A mini-documentary about the revival of the Meziad cave (part of the Green Entrepreneurship Program) and the positive impact it had on the local community.  

Rural Economy $5,625 10/07/2014 - 01/10/2014 grant finalized
Centrul pentru Jurnalism Independent RAF Stories

The grant allowed for the production of a mini-documentary about passionate teachers who use inquiry-based learning to teach physics.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $5,625 10/07/2014 - 01/10/2014 grant finalized
Centrul pentru Jurnalism Independent RAF Stories

Two journalists documented the Teach for Romania program and interviewed the first generation of teachers trained at the Leadership Summer Academy.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $5,625 10/07/2014 - 01/10/2014 grant finalized
Centrul pentru Jurnalism Independent RAF Stories

Two journalists documented a success story of a young entrepreneur who benefited from the entrepreneurial education delivered by Junior Achievement Romania.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $5,625 10/07/2014 - 01/10/2014 grant finalized
Centrul pentru Jurnalism Independent RAF Stories

Two journalists documented the IMPACT program, showcasing the efforts, the achievements and the lessons learned by FNO and beneficiaries.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $5,625 10/07/2014 - 01/10/2014 grant finalized
Societatea Română de Fizică Physics Curriculum Reform

Advocating the reform of physics curriculum and teaching methods by promoting inquiry-based learning.

STEM Education $69,000 01/07/2014 - 16/03/2015 grant finalized
Centrul Român pentru Politici Europene Antreprenoriat rural

Documentarea dezvoltării cooperativelor pilot, evaluarea intervenției, cercetarea politicilor publice și diseminarea rezultatelor.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $49,500 01/07/2014 - 30/04/2016 grant finalizat
Fundația pentru Parteneriat Green Entrepreneurship (2) – Development of Ecotourism Destinations in Romania

Accelerating the establishment of ecotourism destinations and consolidation of a country-wide ecotourism network that will make a major contribution to the development of the Romanian ecotourism.  

Local Development through Ecotourism $1,100,000 01/07/2014 - 31/07/2019 grant finalizat
Centrul de Mediere și Securitate Comunitară Rural Entrepreneurship

Facilitate the formation of rural farmers’ associations/cooperatives to pilot the associative model as a driver of local economic development.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $59,673 15/05/2014 - 31/05/2016 grant finalized
Fundaţia Comunitară Prahova RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $2,072 15/05/2014 - 31/12/2014 grant finalized
Fundaţia Comunitară Țara Făgărașului RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $4,138 15/05/2014 - 31/12/2014 grant finalized
Fundaţia Comunitară Oradea RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $5,000 15/05/2014 - 31/12/2014 grant finalized
Fundaţia Comunitară Bacău RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $5,000 15/05/2014 - 31/12/2014 grant finalized
Fundaţia Comunitară Mureș RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 15/05/2014 - 31/12/2014 grant finalized
Fundaţia Comunitară București RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 15/05/2014 - 31/12/2014 grant finalized
Fundaţia Comunitară Alba RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 15/05/2014 - 31/12/2014 grant finalized
Fundaţia Comunitară Iași RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors. 

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 15/05/2014 - 31/12/2014 grant finalized
Fundaţia Comunitară Sibiu RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 15/05/2014 - 31/12/2014 grant finalized
Fundaţia Comunitară Odorheiu Secuiesc RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 15/05/2014 - 31/12/2014 grant finalized
Fundaţia Comunitară Cluj RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 15/05/2014 - 31/12/2014 grant finalized
Fundaţia Comunitară Covasna RAF Matching Fund for Consolidating Individual Philanthropy

Matching the funds raised by the Community Foundations from individual donors, thus motivating the organizations to take advantage of underused potential finances and consolidating a supportive base of local donors.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $10,000 15/05/2014 - 31/12/2014 grant finalized
Fundația CIVITAS pentru Societatea Civilă Rural Entrepreneurship

Facilitate the formation of rural farmers’ associations/cooperatives to pilot the associative model as a driver of local economic development.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $115,874 01/06/2014 - 31/08/2017 grant finalized
Fundația CIVITAS pentru Societatea Civilă Rural Entrepreneurship

Providing training for new organizations to further develop associative structures.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $56,930 01/04/2014 - 30/11/2015 grant finalized
Asociația Teach for Romania Teach for Romania - lnitial Launch

The program aims to attract, select and develop talented young people to teach for two-years in Romania’s most challenging schools and support them to become change agents in the Romanian education.

Other $278,268 01/04/2014 - 01/07/2015 grant finalizat
Asociația Română de Dezbateri, Oratorie și Retorică Debate Program in Schools (1)

The program aimed to instill in youth the understanding and adherence to democratic values through well-argued debate, as well as the exercise of tolerant and open attitude towards social, ethnic, gender differences. It supported “Tinerii Dezbat”, the fifth edition of a national debate tournament as an extracurricular activity in Romanian high-schools and explored how debate could be use as a teaching method in schools.  

Civic Education $19,800 01/04/2014 - 15/11/2014 grant finalized
Asociația Română de Literație Reading to Learn

Provide support to design and test a school-level educational model to develop students’ literacy skills and make policy recommendations for school, county and central decision-makers.

Other $104,505 07/02/2014 - 20/02/2015 grant finalized
Aurelian Trufașu Applied Research, Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (ARTIE) Fellowships

Supporting an ARTIE Fellows team in conducting a research project aimed at manufacturing “Plano and Single Vision Reading” complete glasses using a 3-D printing process that eliminates various optical variabilities caused by existing manufacturing processes”.  

Technology & Innovation $79,992 14/01/2014 - 29/08/2014 grant finalized
Romulus Turcu Applied Research, Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (ARTIE) Fellowships

The grant supported an ARTIE Fellows team in conducting the research project “Method and Tools for In Situ High-Pressure Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy/Imaging”.  

Technology & Innovation $79,000 01/11/2013 - 15/08/2014 grant finalized
Ecaterina Matei Applied Research, Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (ARTIE) Fellowships

Supporting an ARTIE Fellows team in conducting a research project focusing on a new magnetic module for waste water treatment.  

Technology & Innovation $80,000 15/10/2013 - 05/07/2014 grant finalized
Ștefan Tudose Applied Research, Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (ARTIE) Fellowships

Supporting an ARTIE Fellows team in conducting a research project (PollutionTrack) focusing on a a complete commercial solution for personal air quality monitoring and tracking (indoor and outdoor).  

Technology & Innovation $62,760 14/10/2013 - 12/08/2014 grant finalized
Gabi Drochioiu Applied Research, Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (ARTIE) Fellowships

Supporting an ARTIE Fellows team in conducting a research project focusing on a process for one-step production of two different high quality corn flours by non-expensive screening and eco-friendly chemical separation. 

Technology & Innovation $78,500 15/10/2013 - 13/07/2014 grant finalized
Radu Brătfălean Applied Research, Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (ARTIE) Fellowships

Supporting an ARTIE Fellows team in conducting a research project to experimentally demonstrate a new concept of reflective optical modulator, whose reflectance can be reversibly switched between a low and a high value by varying the temperature of a thin gallium layer across its melting point.  

Technology & Innovation $66,813 28/10/2013 - 31/08/2014 grant finalized
Teodor Dogaru Applied Research, Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (ARTIE) Fellowships

Supporting an ARTIE Fellows team in conducting the research project “Rapid detection of metal particles using giant magnetoresistive (GMR) eddy current sensors”.  

Technology & Innovation $72,580 10/10/2013 - 15/07/2014 grant finalized
Horia Cucu Applied Research, Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (ARTIE) Fellowships

Supporting an ARTIE Fellows team in conducting a research project for developing “LVCSRROM”– Noise-robust, domain-adaptable, large-vocabulary automatic speech recognition (ASR) system for the Romanian language.

Technology & Innovation $64,680 14/10/2013 - 04/07/2014 grant finalized
Societatea Română de Fizică Physics Curriculum Reform

Promoting and advocating the reform of physics curriculum and teaching methods using an inquiry-based learning.  

STEM Education $153,404 05/08/2013 - 30/06/2014 grant finalized
Larta Institute Romanian Innovation Commercialization Assistance Program

Fostering Romanian technology-based entrepreneurship and commercialization by leveraging U.S. commercialization expertise and global networks. 

Technology & Innovation $254,866 05/08/2013 - 05/04/2015 grant finalized
Centrul Român pentru Inovație în Dezvoltare Locală Romanian Innovation Commercialization Assistance Program

Fostering Romanian technology-based entrepreneurship and commercialization by leveraging U.S. commercialization expertise and global networks.  

Technology & Innovation $193,340 05/08/2013 - 05/05/2015 grant finalized
Centrul de Mediere și Securitate Comunitară Rural Entrepreneurship, Phase II

Facilitate the formation of rural farmers’ associations/cooperatives to pilot the associative model as a driver of local economic development.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $58,309 01/07/2013 - 28/02/2014 grant finalized
Centrul Român pentru Politici Europene Rural Entrepreneurship, Phase II

Document the development of pilot cooperatives, assessment of intervention, policy research and dissemination of results.  

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $42,300 03/06/2013 - 31/05/2014 grant finalized
Fundația CIVITAS pentru Societatea Civilă Rural Entrepreneurship, Phase II

Facilitate the formation of rural farmers’ associations/cooperatives to pilot the associative model as a driver of local economic development.

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $117,648 01/04/2013 - 30/04/2016 grant finalized
Fundația pentru Dezvoltarea Societății Civile Rural Entrepreneurship, Phase II

Facilitate the formation of rural farmers’ associations/cooperatives to pilot the associative model as a driver of local economic development  

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $115,329 01/04/2013 - 30/05/2016 grant finalized
Fundația Filocalia Reading to Learn

Pilot grant for a new initiative that aims to increase the awareness and knowledge on literacy issues among teachers.  

Other $37,601 01/04/2013 - 30/10/2013 grant finalized
Fundația Noi Orizonturi IMPACT (2) – A Sustainable Development Model

Support a sustainable expansion of community-service learning program (Impact Clubs) and strengthen the capacity of Fundatia Noi Orizonturi.  

Civic Education $449,440 01/04/2013 - 31/08/2016 grant finalized
Asociația Altenative Sociale PRI, Credit line, EU-funded projects

Cash-flow loan for EU-funded project.

Other priorities $100,000 20/12/2012 - 20/04/2014 PRI finalized
Fundația pentru Dezvoltarea Societății Civile PRI, Credit line, EU-funded projects

Cash-flow loan for EU-funded project.

Other priorities $45,000 20/12/2012 - 20/12/2013 PRI finalized
Centrul Educația 2000+ Reforma curriculară a fizicii, continuarea pilotării și a diseminării în opt județe

Finalize the piloting and testing the effectiveness of a new teaching approach using inquiry-based learning for Physics teachers. Training teachers in eight counties to use the new methods.  

STEM Education $173,768 19/10/2012 - 02/08/2013 grant finalized
Asociația pentru Relații Comunitare Easy Giving

Building a safe, efficient and easy-to-use donation mechanism to stimulate philantrophy in Romania. The program is implemented in partnership with major banks and mobile telecom operators.  

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $198,700 01/08/2012 - 31/12/2015 grant finalized
Centrul pentru Educație Economică și Dezvoltare din România Rural Entrepreneurship

Training and advisory services to build capacity at the level of small and semi-subsistence farmers to enhance their access to capital for growing their farms. 

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $337,270 01/09/2012 - 31/05/2016 grant finalized
Centrul Român pentru Politici Europene Rural Entrepreneurship

Document the development of pilot cooperatives, assessment of intervention, policy research and dissemination of results.  

Creating Opportunities for Small Farmers $19,209 01/07/2012 - 30/04/2013 grant finalized
Fundația pentru Dezvoltarea Societății Civile Rural Entrepreneurship

Facilitate the formation of rural farmers’ associations/cooperatives to pilot the associative model as a driver for local economic development.

Rural Economy $45,123 01/07/2012 - 31/03/2013 grant finalized
Centrul de Mediere și Securitate Comunitară Rural Entrepreneurship

Facilitate the formation of rural farmers’ associations/cooperatives to pilot the associative model as a driver for local economic development.

Rural Economy $38,709 01/07/2012 - 31/03/2013 grant finalized
Fundația PACT Rural Entrepreneurship

Facilitate the formation of rural farmers’ associations/cooperatives to pilot the associative model as a driver for local economic development.

Rural Economy $34,277 01/07/2012 - 30/04/2013 grant finalized
Fundația CIVITAS pentru Societatea Civilă Rural Entrepreneurship

Facilitate the formation of rural farmers’ associations/cooperatives to pilot the associative model as a driver for local economic development.

Rural Economy $37,755 01/07/2012 - 31/03/2013 grant finalized
Centrul Educația 2000+ School Development and Effectiveness – New Context, New Challenges

Working with School Administration Councils to asses the needs and provide training for Councils’ members and teachers in 24 schools to encourage and support decentralization.  

Rural Economy $159,716 01/07/2012 - 03/08/2013 grant finalized
Junior Achievement Romania Enterprise Challenge – National Program for Entrepreneurship Education and Competencies Assessment, Age 15 to 19

Developed a full package of tools to educate and assess the entrepreneurial skills and competencies of high-school students, with a special focus on technological and professional schools.  

Rural Economy $290,000 01/07/2012 - 30/06/2015 grant finalized
RAF emergency response RAF Emergency Response – scholarships plus student loans guarantee

Following the disruption of the scholarship programs funded by the Patriciu Foundation, RAF decided to step in and offer financial support to the scholarship recipients, so they wouldn’t have to interrupt their studies before the end of the academic year. RAF offered emergency grants to the 79 Romanian students abroad, to finance the second semester of the 2012 academic year.  

Civic Engagement $341,905 27/02/2012 - 21/03/2019 grant finalized
PRI, Emergency Response

Student loans guarantee

Other priorities $77,000 15/09/2012 - 31/12/2021 PRI finalized
Fundația pentru Dezvoltarea Societății Civile PRI, Premise acquisition

Mortgage for headquarters acquisition. 

Other priorities $320,000 07/02/2012 - 28/12/2015 PRI finalized
Centrul pentru Educație Economică și Dezvoltare din România PRI, EU-funded project

Cash-flow loan for EU-funded project.

Other priorities $200,000 21/12/2011 - 15/12/2013 PRI finalizat
TechSoup Romania RAF Education Challenge

Education Challenge is a competitive call for ideas in education that can be developed into full projects with relatively small costs, with support for business sector. The idea behind it is to find, profile and accelerate innovative projects in education by connecting the grass-root initiatives with the power of technology.  

STEM Education $121,461 01/11/2011 - 30/09/2013 grant finalized
Centrul Educația 2000+ Physics Curriculum Reform, phase 2

Piloting, testing and measuring the effectiveness of the new inquiry-based-learning approach proposed by the Methodological Guide for Teaching Science and Physics produced by Societatea Academică din România in partnership with Societatea Română de Fizică. 

STEM Education $171,247 01/11/2011 - 30/09/2012 grant finalized
Junior Achievement Romania RAF Lead Investor in the Nationwide Fundraising Campaign ‘Invest in Education!’

Raising awareness among the local business communities at national level in order to collect funds to sustain in-school educational programs on economics, finance, entrepreneurship and employability as part of the regular classes.  

Rural Economy $165,000 15/06/2011 - 15/06/2012 grant finalized
Societatea Academică din România Physics Curriculum Reform

Providing a methodological guide for teachers in Physics and Sciences using inquiry-based learning.

STEM Education $30,149 15/06/2011 - 21/11/2011 grant finalized
Societatea de Științe Matematice din România Improving Mathematics Education

Improving teachers’ professional development to support the reform in teaching mathematics.

STEM Education $506,729 01/03/2011 - 31/08/2014 grant finalized
NESsT România Social Enterprises (2)

Support NGOs to build and develop social enterprises as a mean to create economic opportunities and employment for marginalized communities.  

Civic Engagement $420,000 01/03/2011 - 31/12/2014 grant finalized
Centrul pentru Educație Economică și Dezvoltare din România Green Entrepreneurship (1) – Social Enterprises for Sustainable Development

Building a tailor-made program to support the development of green enterprises in rural areas: training, consulting, coaching and personalized techical assistance. The grant covered the know-how component in the program.  

Rural Economy $103,511 01/01/2011 - 31/03/2014 grant finalized
Fundația Noi Orizonturi IMPACT (1) – Mainstreaming Non Formal Education in Romania

Supporting the development of IMPACT youth clubs in small towns and rural areas. IMPACT Clubs, using community-service learning, encourage an entrepreneurial way of thinking and behaving, grassroots community development and volunteerism.  

Civic Engagement $332,965 01/12/2010 - 31/01/2013 grant finalized
Asociația Alternative Sociale Career Counseling

Training over 800 teachers with knowledge, methodologies and tools to provide career guidance and counseling for their students from small towns and rural areas in eight counties of Moldova region. 20,000 students aged 13 to 15 acquired skills and abilities for a more effective management of their future career and successful integration into the labor market.  

Rural Economy $453,634 01/12/2010 - 30/04/2014 grant finalized
Fundația Motivation Romania PRI, Investment in Social Enterprise

Cash-flow loan for the social enterprise.

Other priorities $24,000 14/01/2011 - 01/02/2013 PRI finalizat
Fundația Motivation Romania Investment in Social Enterprises

Supported the growth stage of Motivation Romania Social Enterprise by helping them improve their business model to become bankable in the medium term.  

Civic Engagement $30,000 14/01/2011 - 01/02/2013 grant finalized
Fundația pentru Parteneriat Green Entrepreneurship (1) – Social Enterprises for Sustainable Development

Developing small towns and rural communities by supporting the creation of sustainable social enterprises based on local natural resources. The program provided a mix of financial and technical resources.  

Rural Economy $435,900 01/01/2011 - 20/05/2014 grant finalized
Fundația CODECS pentru Leaderhip Youth Leadership Program for Small Urban Communities

Supporting youth from 25 schools from small urban communities to strengthen their leadership abilities, learning about communication, teamwork, negotiation and dispute resolution.  

Rural Economy $68,000 01/09/2010 - 31/07/2012 grant finalized
Junior Achievement Romania Entreprenurial Education in Small Town Schools (2)

Providing entrepreneurial education for students from small communities in a hands-on, learning-by-doing approach, practicing how to set up and run their own company, raise capital, assess market opportunities and finance a product or service. 

Rural Economy $240,500 01/06/2010 - 31/07/2012 grant finalized
NESsT România Social Enterprises Program (1)

Develop social enterprises using a venture-capital approach. NESsT coached the teams and invested in sustainable business ideas from selected nonprofits.

Civic Engagement $80,000 18/01/2010 - 17/01/2011 grant finalized
Asociația pentru Relații Comunitare Development of Community Foundations in Romania (1)

Build the community foundations’ capacity to become active centers of local philanthropy.

 

Developing an Infrastructure for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement $150,000 01/01/2010 - 31/07/2012 grant finalized
Junior Achievement Romania Entreprenurial Education in Small Town Schools (1)

Teaching business/entrepreneurial courses to more than 1,000 teenagers in 35 schools in small and/or underdeveloped communities.

Rural Economy $85,000 01/11/2009 - 31/07/2010 grant finalized
Babson College University Leadership Program - Babson Entrepreneurial Leadership Bootcamp

Babson Entrepreneurial Leadership Bootcamp aims to help create a professional network of university management leaders who will be better prepared to operate the changes necessary to provide future students with greater openness to the economic and social environment of the future.

Entrepreneurship in higher education $87,534 16/06/2022 - 15/06/2025 grant active
Babson College University Leadership Program

Foster entrepreneurial growth at national level by preparing educators to teach with an entrepreneurial mindset.

Entrepreneurship in higher education $94,851 18/12/2019 - 31/12/2020 grant finalized
Harvard University Harvard University Leadership Program

The program supports universities, offering their leaders, as well as professors, practical perspectives that contribute to stimulating the entrepreneurial ecosystem within the institutions they lead.

Entrepreneurship in higher education $250,000 08/09/2022 - 23/03/2024 contract active
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