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FICS. Defending and Expanding #Civic Space. https://www.fundersinitiativeforcivilsociety.org/

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Urgent Needs to Sustain Civic Space Infrastructure In April 2025, TAI conducted a global online survey and with 131 organizations working across the civic space field responded from all over the world. The goal was clear: to identify the most urgent i...

โœจImportant global survey with 131 civic space orgs by our friends at the Trust, Accountability & Inclusion Collaborative.

FICS Deputy Director Abi Knipe: 'it's telling that countering authoritarianism + shrinking civic space is in the top three concerns.'

taicollaborative.org/urgent-needs...

18.06.2025 13:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โœจWe're at #Philea this week and eager to connect with like-minded groups - come say hi!

Itโ€™s a crucial time for European philanthropy to address how rising concentrations of power threaten democracy & civic space.

We're looking forward to a week mapping out challenges + opportunities in our field.

03.06.2025 11:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œTrying to hospice the old, yet birth the new".

FICS Director Poonam Joshi reflects on the 'Reimagining 21st Century Democracyโ€™ panel at last week's #MarmaladeFestival.

Thanks to Keseb + @civitates.bsky.social for organising such a dynamic discussion. www.linkedin.com/pulse/spread...

10.04.2025 15:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ”ปAt a time when pro-democracy civil society organisations are facing challenges globally, the session will explore actionable insights and strategic opportunities for both practitioners and funders to both defend and reimagine democracy for the 21st century.

25.03.2025 13:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ฃJoin FICS Director Poonam Joshi at the #marmaladefestival next month for a session on โ€˜Unlocking transnational collaboration for a reimagined 21st century democracyโ€™.

Register here: lu.ma/i99egjfv?fro...

25.03.2025 13:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ”ปKeseb, a global pro-democracy nonprofit and Civitates - The European Democracy Fund, the European Democracy Fund, will host a timely discussion on the state of global democracy, civil society, and how transnational approaches can unlock imagination and innovation.

25.03.2025 13:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Find the text of the report below in Arabic, Hindi and Russian:
๐Ÿ”—Arabic: www.fundersinitiativeforcivilsociety.org/wp-content/u...
๐Ÿ”—Hindi: www.fundersinitiativeforcivilsociety.org/wp-content/u...
๐Ÿ”—Russian: www.fundersinitiativeforcivilsociety.org/wp-content/u...

20.03.2025 12:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ”—French: www.fundersinitiativeforcivilsociety.org/wp-content/u...
๐Ÿ”—Spanish: www.fundersinitiativeforcivilsociety.org/wp-content/u...

20.03.2025 12:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

4. FICS is proud to incubate the Hive as part of our commitment to supporting movements and funders to challenge the growing social and political power of anti-rights actors and the ways in which they shrink civic space.

20.03.2025 12:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

3. With the goal of supporting movements in resisting anti-rights actors, develop solidarity and create and disseminate powerful shared narratives.

The report is available in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian and Hindi.

20.03.2025 12:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

2. The work reflects on the outcomes of the Building Common Cause programme which gave one-off grants to 9 groups to experiment with โ€“ & for the Hive to learn from - new approaches to building narrative infrastructure.

20.03.2025 12:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โœจ We're excited to share the Global Narrative Hive's new report.
www.fundersinitiativeforcivilsociety.org/wp-content/u...

20.03.2025 12:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks for sharing Adam!

20.03.2025 12:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New Report: โ€œCountering extreme right narratives across movements: learning from experimentationโ€. The Hive is proud to share our new report on โ€œCountering extreme right narratives across movements: learning from experimentationโ€, whichโ€ฆ

Fascinating new report on Countering Extreme Right Narratives from the Global Narratives Hive. Some useful tips for activists and donors.

Congrats to @ficivilsociety.bsky.social and all the funders, activists and researchers who developed the Hive. An idea that looks more relevant every day.

14.03.2025 16:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Climate Emergency and the Future of Civic Space YouTube video by LSE IDEAS

๐ŸŒWatch the fascinating full discussion from last monthโ€™s โ€˜Climate Emergency & the Future of Civic Spaceโ€™ event at London School of Economics and Political Science w/ FICS Director @joshi1969.bsky.social

Thanks to the Conflict & Civicness Research Group for hosting: www.youtube.com/watch?si=R3m...

25.02.2025 13:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Climate emergency and the future of civic space LSE public event I 23 Jan I Climate Emergency I FES I Securitization

๐ŸŒWeโ€™re thrilled to support the launch of a vital new report by the London School of Economics 'Conflict and Civicness Research Group' - โ€œClimate Emergency and the Future of Civic Space: Lessons from the War on Terrorโ€.

Sign up for the launch in London / online (+ read the report)๐Ÿ‘‡https://t.ly/goYFT

13.01.2025 09:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1