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Western Former Soviet Union
General Purposes: Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union
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General Purposes
July, 2010
Amount: $100,000
Grant Period: 7/1/2010 to 6/30/2012
Program: Civil Society
Program Area: Central/Eastern Europe and Russia
Geographic Focus: Ukraine

The program goal is to improve the observance of fundamental rights and freedoms in Ukraine. Drawing on its network of 23 member organizations throughout the country, the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union will work to protect victims of rights abuse through a network of legal advice centers and a program of strategic litigation. It will regularly monitor and report on the state of rights protection in Ukraine. The grantee will work to raise public awareness of human rights through a range of educational activities targeting young people and grassroots activists and will continue hosting an annual human rights documentary film festival. In 2008-2010, the grantee provided over 13,000 consultations through its legal advice centers and provided training to 350 educators and activists on key rights issues in Ukraine. Established in 2004, the union works to promote practical observance of the range of international human rights instruments to which Ukraine is a party.

Increasing Private Donations to the Russian Nonprofit Sector: NGO School
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Increasing Private Donations to the Russian Nonprofit Sector
May, 2010
Amount: $125,000
Grant Period: 7/1/2010 to 6/30/2012
Program: Civil Society
Program Area: Central/Eastern Europe and Russia
Geographic Focus: Russia (European)

The program goal is to involve more Russian citizens in supporting nonprofit organizations by improving their capacity to collect private donations and develop supportive constituencies. The NGO School will work to strengthen the professional skills of the fundraising community through a series of fundraising and resource mobilization workshops and through ongoing experience sharing within a Fundraisers' Club. It will also seek to use and catalogue successful fundraising strategies employed by a pilot project called the "Live! Foundation," aimed at demonstrating the potential impact of innovative fundraising strategies in Russia. In 2008-2009, the NGO School involved over 200 fundraisers in its training activities and saw the Live! Foundation raise over $40,000 from individuals at its inaugural fundraising event in Moscow. Having evolved out of Charities Aid Foundation Russia, the NGO School was legally registered in 2002 and provides a range of services supporting the professional growth of the nonprofit sector in Russia.

Civil Initiatives for Public Benefit Support Service: Civic Analysis and Independent Research Center
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Civil Initiatives for Public Benefit Support Service
May, 2010
Amount: $180,000
Grant Period: 3/1/2010 to 2/29/2012
Program: Civil Society
Program Area: Central/Eastern Europe and Russia
Geographic Focus: Russia (European)
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Western Former Soviet Union

The Mott Foundation, through its Civil Society program, supports nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) working in four countries in the Western Former Soviet Union – Belarus, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine. Our grants fund efforts to develop and strengthen philanthropy and the nonprofit sector, including the development of community foundations.

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Fund seeks to grow community foundations worldwide
August, 2007

In this article, which appears in the August 2007 issue of Mott Mosaic, read about the Global Fund for Community Foundation's efforts to develop and grow community foundations around the world.

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