Archived call. The call for organisations to join the capacity-building trainings in North Macedonia closed on 22 March 2021. The text below is kept as it was published; this site is an archive and does not accept applications, proposals or enquiries.
Within the framework of the project “Balkans Youth: Linking Education, Abilities and Partnership Potential in Regional Employment Practice”, the National Youth Council in North Macedonia opened a call for civil society organisations that needed capacity building in three areas: advocacy, fundraising and policy making.
Advocacy training – 29.03.2021, 30.03.2021 and 31.03.2021
The advocacy training gave an overview of successful and unsuccessful advocacy campaigns, types and methods of advocacy, and how to define and map stakeholders and target groups. Tools for evidence-based advocacy were part of it too. The sessions worked with practical examples, and each participant drew up an advocacy plan on a topic they picked and defined themselves.
Fundraising training – 29.03.2021, 30.03.2021 and 31.03.2021
The fundraising training centred on four ways to raise money: traditional donors, own services and products, corporate social responsibility, and crowdfunding. The aim was to show civil society organisations the range of funding options and push them to apply what they learned and build their own models. Promotion and marketing were covered as an essential part of fundraising.
Policy making training – 24.03.2021, 25.03.2021 and 26.03.2021
The policy-making training looked at why public policy matters, how it is made, and what role civil society organisations play, using several methodological approaches. It included stakeholder analysis and mapping and a review of strategy types used in policy processes. A central theme was building partnerships and strategic coalitions and improving cooperation between citizens and decision-makers. Each participant had the chance to prepare an action plan with resource mobilisation and a plan for monitoring and evaluating it.
The trainings were realised electronically, through the ZOOM platform. The working language of the trainings was Macedonian. The trainings lasted 4 hours a day.
The trainings were intended for civil society organisations working in any of these fields:
- Young people
- Entrepreneurship
- Employment
- Cooperation and work with the business sector
How organisations applied: through the National Youth Council of Macedonia website, no later than March 22, 2021, by 11:59 p.m.
After the application deadline, selected organisations were contacted with more details. In case of a large number of applications, preference was given to small organizations and organizations from rural areas.