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Annual Report 2007 Published by WCIF Photos: WCIF Photo Archive Graphic Design and Layout: ISKAR Publishing House MMT@Kå1DONQS Workshop for Civic Initiatives Foundation Content 1. Letter from the Director ................................................... 6 2. The Foundation ............................................................... 11 3. Donors and Supporters ................................................... 17 4. Main Areas of Activity .................................................... 21 4.1. Financial Support for Civic Organizations .................. 21 4.2. Capacity Building Work ............................................... 32 4.3. WCIF Initiatives ........................................................... 37 4.4. Cooperation Development .......................................... 40 4.5. Local Philanthropy Development ................................ 43 5. Organizational Development .......................................... 49 6. Grants’ List ..................................................................... 52 7. Financial Report ............................................................. 60 5 Letter from 1 the Director 6 1. Letter from the Director Iliyana Nikolova Potlatch is a North-American In- signs of this are in the use of more Executive Director dian custom where the chieftain professional mechanisms and ap- gives away all his possessions to proach to making donations, both on his guests. He loses all his material the individual line, and in corporative wealth, yet wins the respect of the philanthropy. The factors for this pro- tribe and the benevolence of the fessionalization are diverse but all of gods. them have an important place in the process of development of giving. But still the year is 2007 and the country is Bulgaria. Donors are not Firstly, I would point out the develop- expected to give away all their pos- ment of various donation techniques sessions. However, when one wishes which provides a set of different to help the needy he or she can do it opportunities for a donor; this is easily and effectively. meant to save time, resources, and efforts. Today it is possible to make a donation through a short message (SMS) to the unified donation num- The question is: why he or she does ber 17777; one can donate online it. And the answer is always the through the donation portal Zaedno. same: because he or she under- bg, where one has the opportunity to stands that there are certain things make a choice among a number of which depend on him or her too! campaigns; one can make a dona- Besides, giving is noble and makes tion to a non-governmental organiza- people value their own gesture, feel tion which has already proven to be better, and last but not the least really working for people in need or – giving reduces taxes. for some other social, educational or cultural cause. One can bequeath property, for example a house. The During the last couple of years, alternatives of cash donations have philanthropy in Bulgaria has started been increasing. If you prefer, you on a new stage of development. The can donate time, not money, to help 7 directly or through a civic organiza- united by a common cause turns out have started making efforts for intro- tion disabled people or children in an increasingly successful formula. ducing transparency in their activities institutions, or women who have suf- The willingness of the business to – they account for the raised funds, fered violence; you can take care of invest in social programs and the fi- and report on the way they have the dogs in shelters or of the environ- nancial power to do it combines with been spent. ment. the experience of the civic sector in working with the local communities and the capacity to implement proj- Here I should point out the need for ects, and this makes the joint work Secondly, it is the idea of corporative maturity of a civic organization like more effective and meaningful. social responsibility. The companies WCIF. We are not afraid to experi- in Bulgaria already understand their ment with new mechanisms in the social responsibility not only in terms sphere of philanthropy, to attract of responsible attitude towards the Thirdly, these are the persistent non-traditional partners, to work out working place, the market, and the efforts of several organizations in innovative ways for implementing environment but also as investment Bulgaria to professionally develop traditional projects and ideas. And in the social development of the services for the donors, on the one despite the experiments, we hold country. More and more business hand, and on the other, work with on to our values – social change companies have their own giving individual civic organizations helping through work with the local communi- programs, specially developed on them organize their own fundrais- ties, transparency and accountability, the basis of the idea of binding the ing campaigns. These organizations and respecting differences. trademark with particular values. actually provide an answer to the The causes they support have been question how to donate in such a The annual report we are introduc- selected taking into account their way that the money or time of the do- ing to your attention is an example capacities to provide most effective nors is really made good use of and of how a non-governmental organi- support, and are often committed to bring about real change in the lives zation applies in reality more of the significant ideas which bring about of those who have asked for support. above-mentioned ideas, and, in some solutions of certain problems and cases, has created them for the first change of attitudes and behavior. time in this country. The examples you can read about here are related Last but not the least is the visible to the cooperation of the business signs of taking responsibility, demon- and a non-governmental organiza- Partnership between companies strated by the beneficiaries of dona- tion, which is new for our country. and non-governmental organizations tions. More and more campaigns 8 We are introducing initiatives which accountability and transparency, and are little known to the philanthropic many others. circles in Bulgaria – our common work with First Investment Bank (for the first time in Bulgaria), and with Our achievements are the result of Eurofootball; the development of a the joint efforts of many people – the cause related marketing (the project Board of Trustees team, volunteers, Win and Help), the fundraising cam- donors, partners, participants in the paign Let’s Build a Home After the programs who share our values. Flood, which put together donations received through SMS and online donations with credit and debit cards, establishing a platform for fast and I would like to thank all of you who easy donations (Zaedno.bg), strategic have contributed to the success of work towards development of philan- our activities with resources, ideas, thropy in Bulgaria (Zaedno Awards), commitment, and time! professional support for corporative donors, possibilities for develop- ment of a number of communities, 9 2 The Foundation 10 11 2. The Foundation Workshop for Civic Initiatives Foundation (WCIF) is a non-profit organization which was registered in 2001 in accordance with the Law on Not-For-Profit Legal Entities. The idea of establishing the Foundation was conceived af- ter four years work for the Charity Know How program Learning, Success, Change. The team implementing this program in Bulgaria decided to establish a Bulgarian organization to build on the achieved results and develop new possibilities for work with civic groups and organizations in this country. WCIF is also registered as organization working for the public benefit by the Ministry of Justice, No. 003/16.11.2001. Since its establishment to date WCIF has funded over 450 projects to the total amount of 2 300 000 BGN and has organized trainings for over 180 Bulgarian civic organizations, which makes WCIF one of the leading Bulgarian founda- tions. WCIF mission and vision WCIF long-term vision is to be: We encourage different communi- • A source of local and independent funding for civic initiatives related to ties to take responsibility and work social change, community development and advancement; actively for social development ef- ficiently using the local resources. • A source of high quality expertise in the sphere of advancement and sus- tainability of civic organizations, community development, and civic partici- pation, as well as enhancement of local philanthropy. 12 WCIF main values and principles are: WCIF is among the few founda- • Participation and inclusion – we consider participation and inclusion a key tions in Bulgaria which systemati- factor for the success in our work, as they provide the needed balance and cally combines financial support commitment for any intervention in the sphere of development; with building the capacity of civic • The communities have their own resources – this is crucial for the process organizations. The aim is to pro- of local development and a turning point in our approach to work, as we try vide support for the implementa- to build on the local resources, instead of seeking for and providing new tion of public projects, and at the resources; same time to enhance the profes- sional level of the organizations • Dialogue with all interested parties (Openness to dialogue) – this is our in- themselves. strument for encouraging partnerships and providing inclusion on the basis of integrity and openness to effective cooperation; • Transparency and accountability – we are transparent and accountable not only to our
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