{"id":25293,"date":"2025-02-21T23:25:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T20:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-tineret.md\/?p=25293"},"modified":"2025-02-21T23:25:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T20:25:06","slug":"ngo-empowerment-program-organizational-development-and-support-for-more-resilient-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/et.brainstorm.md\/en\/ngo-empowerment-program-organizational-development-and-support-for-more-resilient-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO Empowerment Program: Organizational Development and Support for More Resilient Communities  \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Civil society organizations in the Republic of Moldova now have the opportunity to strengthen their organizational capacities and increase their impact on local communities through the <strong><em>&#8220;Strong NGOs for Resilient Localities&#8221; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">program<\/span><\/em><\/strong>. The initiative is implemented by <strong>A.O. EcoVisio<\/strong>, in partnership with People in Need Moldova, and is part of the <strong>Moldova ASSIST<\/strong> project, funded by <strong>the European Union<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What does the program offer?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Intensive trainings for organizational capacity building<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The program includes <strong>two training sessions<\/strong>, organized in Chisinau and held by experts with extensive experience in the field of organizational development and collaboration with state institutions. Participants can choose to attend one or both sessions, depending on their needs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> Training 1: Fundraising and project management, internal policies and working tools<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Period<\/em>: February 28 \u2013 March 1, 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Location<\/em>: ChisinauThis session is aimed at NGOs that want to improve their funding strategies and strengthen their internal project management mechanisms. Essential techniques for drafting competitive project proposals, managing financial resources and establishing effective internal policies will be presented.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Training 2: Advocacy and communication with state structures and local public authorities<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Period: March 21 \u2013 22, 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Location<\/em>: ChisinauNGOs that want to develop their capacity to influence public policies and establish effective partnerships with local authorities will benefit from practical strategies and relevant case studies. Advocacy techniques, institutional communication and efficient collaboration with the public administration will be addressed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Mentoring and organizational audit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Six selected NGOs will receive personalized support through <strong>individual mentoring sessions and organizational audit<\/strong>. This process will help them identify internal strengths and vulnerabilities, providing them with recommendations for optimizing their work structure and processes.<\/p>\n<p>Through these sessions, organizations will be able to improve <strong>internal governance, financial sustainability and operational efficiency<\/strong>, having access to experts in the field who will guide them in implementing effective solutions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Online workshops for the exchange of experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition to direct training and individualized mentoring, the program also includes <strong>three online sessions<\/strong>, where NGOs will be able to exchange best practices and discuss the common challenges they face.<\/p>\n<p>These sessions will facilitate the creation of a collaborative network between participants, providing the opportunity to learn from the experiences of other organizations and discover innovative solutions to current problems in the associative sector.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Who can participate?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To be eligible, NGOs must meet the following conditions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To be an active NGO in the Republic of Moldova;<\/li>\n<li>Have at least <strong>3 years of activity<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li>Have a team of at <strong>least 3 employees<\/strong> or active members;<\/li>\n<li>Be interested in <strong>developing organizational capacities<\/strong> and <strong>increasing community impact<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li>Be available to participate in trainings and, in the case of those selected, in mentoring and organizational audit sessions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The selection of participants will be made based on an application form, taking into account the geographical <strong>distribution (North, Center, South)<\/strong>, motivation and specific needs of each organization.<\/p>\n<p>Program trainers<\/p>\n<p>The experts who will support the trainings combine practical experience from the associative sector with a deep understanding of the mechanisms of collaboration with public authorities and organizational development strategies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lauren\u021biu Racu<\/strong> \u2013 with over 8 years of experience in civil society and over 6 years in the business environment, specialist in advocacy and collaboration with state institutions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Elena Tacu<\/strong> \u2013 expert in educational projects and organizational management, with over 6 years of experience in working with international teams and coordinating impact initiatives.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vica Diavor<\/strong> \u2013 specialist in productivity and project management, with a practical approach to organizing and streamlining NGO activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Why attend?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>You will grow your organization<\/strong> through modern methods of project management and fundraising.<\/li>\n<li><strong>You will receive personalized support<\/strong> through mentoring and specific recommendations for your NGO.<\/li>\n<li><strong>You will learn effective strategies<\/strong> for advocacy and collaboration with public authorities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>You will interact with other NGOs<\/strong>, exchanging experiences and building new partnerships.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>How can you sign up? Application deadline: February 15, 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To participate, interested organizations must complete the application form:<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfgxyl2f_6-gB1cfIdC2D9pdmSzv7ZpLlTz-Fdw0uX4J5uqvQ\/viewform\"> Application for<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information, the contact person is <strong>Lauren\u021biu Mutruc<\/strong>, the project coordinator, at the e-mail address <strong>laur.mutruc@ecovisio.org.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This program represents a valuable opportunity for NGOs that want to improve their activity and contribute to the development of local communities in the Republic of Moldova.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Civil society organizations in the Republic of Moldova now have the opportunity to strengthen their organizational capacities and increase their impact on local communities through the &#8220;Strong NGOs for Resilient [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-slider-home-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/et.brainstorm.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/et.brainstorm.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/et.brainstorm.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/et.brainstorm.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/et.brainstorm.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25293"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/et.brainstorm.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25294,"href":"https:\/\/et.brainstorm.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25293\/revisions\/25294"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/et.brainstorm.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/et.brainstorm.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/et.brainstorm.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/et.brainstorm.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}