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    ENGLISH TEACHING
     
    The program is addressed to schools, teachers, local leaders and non-governmental organizations. Through training and grant competitions, it supports efforts aimed at improving the quality of English language teaching to children and youth from small towns and rural areas. The program’s rich offer contributes to the professional development of English teachers who are working in small localities.
    PROGRAM MANAGER:

    The Nidzica Development Foundation “NIDA”
    3 Rzemieślnicza St., 13-100 Nidzica
    tel. (48 89) 625-36-51, tel./fax (48 89) 625-36-62
    e-mail: j.kowalczyk@nida.pl

    News
     
    The English Teaching Tutoring – be a volunteer tutor!
    The English Teaching Tutoring – be a volunteer tutor!
    An offer for students and other people ready to devote their time, energy and knowledge to ...
    EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
     
    This is a system of support for local initiatives aimed at equalizing educational opportunities for comprehensive development of children and youth from small towns and rural areas. The program consists of regular grant competitions as well as training and regional forums enabling the exchange of experiences between NGOs and other entities involved in projects related to education and training of children and youth.
    PROGRAM MANAGER:

    The Civis Polonus Foundation
    Bagatela 10 St., Ap. 36, 00-585 warsaw
    tel. +48 509 725 536; (48 22) 827 52 49
    e-mail: fundacja@civispolonus.org.pl

    News
     
    Grants for the young people’s projects
    Grants for the young people’s projects
    Even PLN 12,000 for implementation of a five-month-long project that develops social and emotional ...
    LEARNING SCHOOLS (LES)
     
    The purpose of this program is to improve the quality of Polish education using the best foreign models and domestic experiences. Its objective is to improve teaching and assessment methods and comprehensive school development based on cooperation of teaching staff members. Schools develop new solutions and share their best practices. The program includes post-graduate studies for school principals as well as interactive Internet courses for teachers. Particular emphasis is placed on schools in rural ...
    PROGRAM MANAGER:

    The Center for Citizenship Education Foundation
    10 Noakowskiego St. Ap. 1, 00-666 Warsaw
    tel. (48 22) 875 85 40, fax (48 22) 875 85 40 int. 102
    e-mail: ceo@ceo.org.pl

    The School with Class Foundation ("School with Class")
    19 Śniadeckich St., 00-654 Warsaw
    tel. (48) 518 287 625
    e-mail: fundacja@szkolazklasa.org.pl

    News
     
    Enrollment to “School with Class” program
    Enrollment to “School with Class” program
    The School with Class Foundation has launched the 21st round of School with Class program! ...
    PAFF AND UW SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
     
    The objective of the program, implemented jointly with the University of Warsaw (UW), is to prepare candidates for the teaching profession. This one-year postgraduate, full-time study is addressed to graduates of MA/MSc studies in Polish language, math, biology and history. The innovative curriculum was developed in cooperation with Columbia University Teachers College in New York. The PAFF and UW School of Education also conducts training sessions, seminars and e-learning courses for in-service ...
    PROGRAM MANAGER:

    The Foundation for Quality Education
    ul. Banacha 2C, 02-097 Warszawa
    tel. (22) 55 43 790, (22) 55 43 789
    e-mail: kontakt@szkolaedukacji.pl

    News
     
    The objective: teacher’s effectiveness. New year at the School of Education
    The objective: teacher’s effectiveness. New year at the School of Education
    ‘The feeling of agency and effectiveness determines the level of teachers’ happiness. We will ...
    PROJECTOR - STUDENT VOLUNTEERS
     
    The idea is to tap into the intellectual potential and energy of university students in order to promote equal educational opportunities for children and youth from small localities as well as activating the volunteers’ social involvement. This is achieved by having groups of student-volunteers carry out educational projects at schools and other institutions.
    PROGRAM MANAGER:

    The Educational Enterprise Foundation
    ul. Marii Curie Skłodowskiej 3/2.32
    20-029 Lublin
    e-mail: biuro@projektor.org.pl
    tel: (81) 534 78 93
    800 444 131

    News
     
    Summer break with “PROJECTOR”. Educational workshops
    Summer break with “PROJECTOR”. Educational workshops
    It’s full summer!  And that means that “PROJECTOR” volunteers conduct summer classes for children ...
    BRIDGE SCHOLARSHIPS
     
    A joint undertaking by NGOs, public institutions and firms is addressed to secondary school graduates from rural areas and small towns. The program enables them to receive scholarships for their first year of academic study. It opens the recipients a door to further assistance within the Top Student competition, language scholarships, doctoral scholarships as well as foreign internships.
    PROGRAM MANAGER:

    The Educational Enterprise Foundation
    27/29 Sterlinga St., 90-212 Lodz
    tel. (48 42) 632-59-91, 631-95-58, fax (48 42) 630-27-81
    e-mail: fep@fep.lodz.pl

    Polish-American Internship Initiative: www.paii.pl

    The Good Network Foundation (“My Scholarship” and “e-volunteering”)
    ul. Marszałkowska 6/17, 00-590 Warszawa
    tel. (22) 825 70 22
    e-mail: biuro@dobrasiec.org
    www.dobrasiec.org

    News
     
    Bridge Scholarships for the 1st year university course – apply now!
    Bridge Scholarships for the 1st year university course – apply now!
    450 scholarships for the 1st year of studies are awaiting apt, ambitious students who come ...
    THIRD AGE UNIVERSITIES (TAU)
     
    The objective of this program is to unleash the social energy of senior citizens. It is carried out at two levels: the “Seniors in Action” grant competition, under which senior citizens come up with ideas and carry out projects for the benefit of their local communities and intergenerational integration, as well as support for the Third Age Universities by providing them with training opportunities and mini-grants for cyclical activities that promotes TAU students’ volunteering.
    PROGRAM MANAGER:

    The Association of the Creative Initiatives "ę"
    55 Mokotowska St., 00-542 Warszawa
    tel. (4822) 396-55-16
    e-mail: listy@seniorzywakcji.pl

    News
     
    10 years of the „Seniors in Action” competition
    10 years of the „Seniors in Action” competition
    The 10th round of the „Seniors in Action” competition is pending. The competition, with its ...
    SUPPORT FOR NGOS
     
    An information and support system for Polish NGOs and civic initiatives. It includes the Non-Governmental Organizations’ Portal www.ngo.pl, the free Infoline 801-646-719, a database of organizations and institutions, as well as the “Third Sector” quarterly. The program also offers training, counseling and publications on NGO management (“FIMANGO”, “PROMENGO” and the Kursodrom.pl). It also supports non-governmental organizations with information and advocacy efforts designed to help them effectively ...
    PROGRAM MANAGER:

    "MIS@NGO”: The Klon/Jawor Association
    5 Szpitalna St. Ap. 5, 00-031 Warsaw
    Info-line (48) 801-646-719, fax (48 22) 828-91-29
    e-mail: klon@klon.org.pl
    Non-governmental Organization's Portal: www.ngo.pl
    www.eu.ngo.pl

    "FIMANGO": The Civil Society Development Foundation
    6 Kłopotowskiego St., Apt. 59/60, 03-717 Warsaw
    tel.(48 22) 616-33-16, fax (48 22) 616-32-46,
    e-mail: fimango@frso.pl

    “NGO Training”: The Academy of Civic Organizations Foundation
    ul. Królowej Marysieńki 48
    02-954 Warszawa
    tel. (22) 550 28 10
    e-mail: faoo@faoo.pl
    www.kursodrom.pl

    News
     
    New image of ngo.pl portal
    New image of ngo.pl portal
    Clear and understandable, intuitively navigated, with content presented in attractive form, ...
    ACT LOCALLY
     
    Grant competitions organized by the network of Act Locally Centers (ALC) lend support to many different initiatives of non-governmental organizations and informal groups that activate communities of villages and small towns, serving their developmental aspirations. The activities involve cooperation of various partners and all respond to the specific needs of their local communities. As a result, they contribute to the building of social capital and the overall improvement of the quality of life. ...
    PROGRAM MANAGER:

    The Academy for the Development of Philantropy in Poland
    6 Marszałkowska St. Ap. 6, 00-590 Warsaw
    tel. (48 22) 622-01-22, fax (48 22) 622-02-11
    e-mail: arfp@filantropia.org.pl

    News
     
    Join Affiliated Act Locally Centers
    Join Affiliated Act Locally Centers
    Are you active in an NGO operating in a village or town with a population of up to 50,000 people? ...
    SECTOR 3.0
     
    The aim is to broaden the knowledge and skills of non-governmental organizations’ employees and activists in the practical use of modern information and communication technologies (ICT). The program comprises several components: informational (website, VOD, and blog), promotional (Sector 3.0 Festivals), advisory (ICT Mobile Advisors network and e-learning), and financial (Innovation Fund).
    PROGRAM MANAGER:

    The Information Society Development Foundation
    ul. Kopernika 17, 00-359 Warszawa
    tel.: (48 22) 123 90 20
    Contact person: Dawid Szarański
    mobile: +48 530-69-11-99

    News
     
    Meeting with the Winners of PAFF Sector 3.0 Prize
    Meeting with the Winners of PAFF Sector 3.0 Prize
    Barbara Boryczka and Joanna Milczarek of the Association of Little Brothers of the Poor  visited ...
    PAFF LEADERS
     
    This undertaking is primarily addressed to active participants of various PAFF programs, supporting development of the local leaders’ skills and qualifications necessary to work effectively for the benefit of their communities. The program uses the tutoring method; placing a tutor with a leader for a protracted length of time. Program alumni are encouraged to participate in workshops, study visits to Poland and other countries, and meetings with public figures.
    PROGRAM MANAGER:

    The School for Leaders Foundation
    12A Wiejska St., 00-490 Warsaw
    tel. (4822) 556-82-50, (4822) 556-82-54, fax (4822) 556-82-51
    e-mail: liderzy@szkola-liderow.pl

    News
     
    Let’s Talk about Climate. Alumni of PAFF Leaders meeting
    Let’s Talk about Climate. Alumni of PAFF Leaders meeting
    Let’s Talk about Climate slogan was the main theme of this year’s alumni of PAFF Leaders meeting ...
    PRO PUBLICO BONO
     
    Under the program, PAFF currently supports the Bolesław Wierzbiański Award for local newspapers, offers training for local media journalists under the “Media Forum. Local Development” project, and organizes the annual Civic Congress in Warsaw.
    PROGRAM MANAGER:

    The Local Press Association (The Bolesław Wierzbiański Award)

    The Media Forum Foundation (“Media Forum. Local Development”)

    The Institute for Market Economics (Civic Congress)

    The Pro Publico Bono Competition Foundation (2000-2014)

    News
     
    Local media journalists met at the PAFF Head Office
    Local media journalists met at the PAFF Head Office
    Digital transformation of a title, local portal subscriptions, interventional journalism, and ...
    LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
     
    From 2009 to 2015, thanks to the partnership of PAFF with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, 3,808 public libraries in municipalities and rural communes with population of up to 20,000 inhabitants had been supported. They have become modern multifunctional centers which provide access to information, culture and education. In 2021, the program reached nearly 250 new libraries. One of our methods for consolidating program outcomes is to increase the digital competencies of librarians and library ...
    PROGRAM MANAGER:

    The Information Society Development Foundation
    ul. Kopernika 17, 00-359 Warszawa
    tel.: (48 22) 123 90 20

    News
     
    Inauguration of the 5th round of the Library Development Program
    Inauguration of the 5th round of the Library Development Program
    Cooperation, acting in partnerships and numerous ideas of activities to be performed in libraries ...
    PAFF LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS
     
    The purpose of the program is to initiate and develop cooperation among beneficiaries of various PAFF programs who establish Local Partnerships and involve other local organizations and institutions, as well as entrepreneurs, self-government bodies, and media in the implementing partnership projects responding to diagnosed local community needs. Their activities, using the method of animating local communities worked out in the program, contribute to the consolidation of social capital.
    PROGRAM MANAGER:

    The Academy for the Development of Philanthropy in Poland
    ul. Marszałkowska 6/6, 00-590 Warszawa
    tel. (22) 622-01-22, fax (22) 622-02-11

    News
     
    Polish-Ukrainian projects of PAFF Local Partnerships
    Polish-Ukrainian projects of PAFF Local Partnerships
    Support for refugees from Ukraine who are staying in villages and small towns in Poland and ...
    GREEN LEADER
     
    The program supports local leaders who want to gain knowledge and competencies in conducting actions aimed at protecting the environment in their local communities and dealing with climate change, as well as effectively obtaining EU funds for implementation of their initiatives.
    PROGRAM MANAGER:

    The Sendzimir Foundation
    46a Mokotowska St., Ap. 25
    00-543 Warszawa

    tel. +48 663 202 050

    Contact person:
    Maria Wiśnicka
    Project Coordinator 

    News
     
    25th round of the Competition for the Benefactor of the Year
    25th round of the Competition for the Benefactor of the Year
    “Do good all year round” – that slogan has accompanied socially responsible companies for the ...
    RELIEF FUND
     
    The objective of the program, launched in March 2020, is to support NGO initiatives aimed at mitigating and/or counteracting the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    PROGRAM MANAGER:

    The Education for Democracy Foundation
    ul. Nowolipie 9/11, 00-150 Warszawa
    e-mail: fundusz@fed.org.pl

    Multimedia
     
    News
     
    The “Relief Fund for NGOs” – results of the grant competition
    The “Relief Fund for NGOs” – results of the grant competition
    Under the “Relief Fund for NGOs and Civic Initiatives” Program, 46 NGOs received grants in ...
    LANE KIRKLAND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
     
    A scholarship program for young leaders from Eastern Europe as well as the South Caucasus and Central Asia. Through the two-semester post-graduate studies at Polish universities and professional internships, scholars have an opportunity to learn about Poland’s transformation experience and integration with the European Union. The offer includes one-semester courses for academics.
    PROGRAM MANAGER:

    The Leaders of Change Foundation
    Al. Jerozolimskie 133 lok. 56
    02-304 Warszawa
    Program Director: Urszula Sobiecka
    tel. (48) 504-103-904

    News
     
    Kirklanders of 2022/23 completed their studies in Poland
    Kirklanders of 2022/23 completed their studies in Poland
    The ceremony of handing over the diplomas took place at University of Warsaw on June 27, 2023. ...
    REGION IN TRANSITION (RITA)
     
    The program supports initiatives of Polish non-governmental organizations aimed at sharing various aspects Poland’s experience in transformation This is implemented in cooperation with partners in Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia. The program offers grants, training opportunities and experts’ support, as well as assistance in establishing cooperation with foreign partners.
    PROGRAM MANAGER:

    The Education for Democracy Foundation
    9/11 Nowolipie St., 00-150 Warsaw
    e-mail: rita@fed.org.pl

    News
     
    “Partnership to the Power” grant competition
    “Partnership to the Power” grant competition
    The Education for Democracy Foundation and Polish-American Freedom Foundation invite Polish ...
    STUDY TOURS TO POLAND (STP)
     
    These study visits, implemented since 2004, are to show the realities of Poland and the EU to active citizens of East European, South Caucasus and Central Asia countries. The participants are university student leaders from Ukraine, Belarus, Russia and Moldova as well as professionals from countries of the Region. Under the program the Foundation supports the Warsaw Euro-Atlantic Summer Academy (WEASA) addressed to experts coming from Eastern Partnership countries.
    PROGRAM MANAGER:

    The Leaders of Change Foundation
    Al. Jerozolimskie 133 lok. 56
    02-304 Warszawa
    e-mail: stp@studytours.pl

    News
     
    “Study Tours to Poland” for students from Ukraine and Moldova
    “Study Tours to Poland” for students from Ukraine and Moldova
    Recruitment for study tours for students to be held in October and November 2023 is on. We ...
    SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE
     
    A special program launched by the Polish-American Freedom Foundation in response to the war in Ukraine is addressed to Polish NGOs helping the civilian population in Ukraine as well as war refugees coming to Poland.
    PROGRAM MANAGER:

    The Education for Democracy Foundation
    ul. Nowolipie 9/11, 00-150 Warszawa
    e-mail: ukraina@fed.org.pl

    Contacts persons:
    Sylwia Gajownik, the Education for Democracy Foundation, Tel. +48 535 854 424
    Agnieszka Świeczka, the Education for Democracy Foundation, Tel. +48 605 787 757

    News
     
    Grant competition for projects supporting Ukraine
    Grant competition for projects supporting Ukraine
    By October 4th the projects can be submitted to the “Support for Ukraine” PAFF grant program. ...
     
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    14,000
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    235,000
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    680
    communes covered by the program
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    Development of Local Communities
    ACT LOCALLY

    The purpose of this program, launched in 2000, is to support and activate local communities in rural areas and small towns through civic projects meant to encourage development and increase the quality of life, thus building social capital. The program offers support for active local communities whose members define their needs themselves and take collective action.

    Each community is made of various people, with different needs, resources, traditions, and experiences. That is why “Act Locally” supports widely varied projects.

    Grants are awarded in open grant competitions organized once a year on a local level by the network of Act Locally Centers (ALCs) which encompasses associations and foundations operating in localities with up to 50,000 people, and covering areas whose size ranges from four rural communes to several counties. The ALC network is gradually growing. It began with 15 ALCs in 2004, including now 77 organizations in nearly 680 communes. There are at least two Act Locally Centers in every Polish province. They cooperate with other non-governmental organizations as well as local authorities and entrepreneurs. New ALCs are appointed by the Competition Committee in an open recruitment procedure. The beneficiaries of local competitions are non-governmental organizations as well as informal citizen groups that may apply through public organizations and institutions (schools, cultural centers, libraries) in small towns and villages of less than 20,000 inhabitants.

    So far more than 14,000 projects have engaged 4.8 million participants, including over 235,000 volunteers. The 12th edition (2021–2022) supported nearly 2,000 initiatives. The present 13th edition of the program was launched in January 2023.

    Funded initiatives focus on culture and tradition, education, health, ecology, sport, creating new opportunities for personal development and spending free time, tourism, and improving the attractiveness of the region, as well as fighting social exclusion. Their common denominator is local activity, which allows the population to learn new skills, better organize themselves, and react to emerging problems. The “Tell Me…” competition is organized for the managers of supported initiatives; it gives awards to the most interesting forms of communicating and promoting the actions taken.

    The quality of Act Locally Center work is improved with trainings, workshops, regional meetings, study tours, and webinars which enable the exchange of good practices, acquiring knowledge and competencies, and increased cooperation within the ALC network. Act Locally Centers use their “Act Locally” experience to engage in other PAFF efforts, such as “PAFF Local Partnerships,” where together with participants involved in different PAFF programs they execute social projects that meet the needs of their communities. “PAFF Leaders” is also a program where ALC representatives take on the role of both leaders and tutors. In “Sector 3.0,” ALC representatives co-create the Mobile Advisers Network supporting other organizations in their use of ICT.

    The “FIMANGO” Local Advisers School has been operating since 2016. This initiative utilizes resources of the PAFF programs: “Act Locally” and “Financial Management for NGOs” (FIMANGO). It is an intense training program which raises competencies of ALC representatives in financial management counseling for smaller local organizations. So far, the program has been completed by 47 representatives of 33 Act Locally Centers.

    Between 2020 and 2021 funds from grant competitions were transferred to initiatives counteracting the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The projects included intervention actions, helping seniors and disabled people, those undergoing quarantine, providing psychological help and counseling, as well as supporting remote education. A special institutionalized relief fund was initiated for Act Locally Centers that found themselves in a difficult situation due to the pandemic – it has benefited 31 ALCs. The same number have obtained support as part of the “Relief Fund for Non-governmental Organizations and Civic Initiatives” created by PAFF. In total, Act Locally Centers received PLN 650,000 of financial support.

    Since 2021, with the expert assistance of WWF Poland, the program operates a thematic grant pathway entitled “Act Locally and Ecologically.” This path helped implement 64 initiatives for nature and climate protection.

    For several years, actions were also taken to transfer the “Act Locally” program experience to Ukraine and inspire Ukrainian non-governmental organizations to create a network modelled after Act Locally Centers as part of the “Act Locally in Ukraine” action carried out by the Academy for the Development of Philanthropy in Poland in cooperation with the ISAR Ednannia Foundation in Ukraine.

    In 2022, under a local call for grants, the program opened a new path titled “Act Locally and in Solidarity with Ukraine” to aid projects supporting Ukrainian refugees. The path awarded 201 grants of almost PLN 1mln in total for, among others, delivering legal, educational and psychological assistance, organizing adaptation and integration activities, preparing Polish language courses, and establishing daycare centers for children and youth. Under this special fund, 21 ACLs received support for other actions benefiting refugees.

    As part of “Act Locally,” PAFF also participates in various undertakings that serve the development and promotion of social philanthropy. The Foundation supports the “Benefactor of the Year” competition and holds patronage over its “Local Partnership” category promoting social activity of businesses which, together with Act Locally Centers, help introduce permanent changes in local communities. The Foundation is also the main partner of the “Civic Leader of the Year” organized by the Newsweek Polska weekly (with the Academy for the Development of Philanthropy in Poland as its expert partner), the purpose of which is to promote civic activity of individuals and organizations, backing them in solving various social problems. As part of the program, the Foundation also supports the “Charity Stars” competition organized by the Academy, which awards public figures for their charitable activities.

    The Foundation has disbursed $20,446,459, including $2,705,468 for the current edition.

    PROGRAM MANAGER:

    The Academy for the Development of Philantropy in Poland
    6 Marszałkowska St. Ap. 6, 00-590 Warsaw
    tel. (48 22) 622-01-22, fax (48 22) 622-02-11
    e-mail: arfp@filantropia.org.pl

    Person responsible within the PAFF:
    Joanna LempartProgram Director
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