PAFF Local Partnerships place importance on cooperation
Almost 50 participants representing PAFF Local Partnerships established all over Poland attended a two-day meeting held in Warsaw on March 18-19. The best projects of the 8th round of PAFF Local Partnerships ...
Training sessions for Act Locally Centers Network. Report
A series of training sessions for Act Locally Centers Network took place from February 27 to March 4, 2024. Annual meetings, which help announcing local grant competitions through the ALC Network, have ...
Act Locally Centers network already comprises 80 organizations
In January 2024, six new organizations joined Act Locally Centers Network (ALC) with the status of Affiliated ALC. Thus, the Network comprises now 80 organizations from all over Poland which cover 676 ...
Development Plan is the strategy for PAFF Local Partnerships future
At the evaluation seminar that took place at the seat of Polish-American Freedom Foundation in Warsaw on October 9, 2023, the participants of the 8th round of the “PAFF Local Partnerships” program discussed ...
ALCs meeting. Knowledge, experiences, cooperation
140 representatives of Act Locally Centers (ALC) met at the ceremony of summing up the 12th and opening the 13th rounds of the “Act Locally” program in Warsaw on March 20 and 21, 2023. They also attended ...
PAFF Local Partnerships start with their actions
The inauguration of 8th round of PAFF Local Partnerships combined with the Common Good seminar was held at the Polish-American Freedom Foundation’s Representative Office in Warsaw on September 29, 2022. ...
„Act Locally and in Solidarity with Ukraine”
Due to the war in Ukraine, “Act Locally” has launched a special grant path entitled “Act Locally and in Solidarity with Ukraine”. This means that in 2022 local grant competitions will provide support to ...
“Act Locally” launches local grant competitions
Grants of up to PLN 6,000 await local NGOs and informal groups operating in localities with no more than 20,000 residents. Competitions are organized by the network of 78 Act Locally Centers. The war in ...
PAFF Local Partnerships support Ukraine
In 2022 we extend objectives of grant competitions that have already been launched as part of the “PAFF Local Partnerships” Program to include activities aimed at offering support to refugees from Ukraine.
Up to PLN 20,000 for projects to be implemented by partnerships
Organizations and institutions operating in municipalities and communes of up to 50,000 residents that will establish a partnership can take part in the tutoring program, and next win a grant of up to ...
Successes of PAFF Local Partnerships projects
At the online meeting held on February 23, participants of the 7th round of the “PAFF Local Partnerships” Program presented the results of their initiatives and told us about the strength of partnerships ...
The pandemic didn’t stop social energy
Despite the restrictions and difficulties related to the pandemic, Act Locally Centers have awarded a record number of grants for projects all over Poland. For the first time in its history, the “Act Locally” ...
“Local Dreams To Be Met” in the “Act Locally” Program
Registration of applications to grant competitions for 2021 carried out by Act Locally Centers has been launched. Informal groups, communal or municipal institutions, and NGOs may get up to PLN 6,000 for ...
Training session for Act Locally Centers
An online training session for the Network of Act Locally Centers representatives was held on March 11-12, 2021. Over two days of hard work they were getting knowledge and skills useful in everyday activities ...
Civic Leader of the Year 2020 and Act Locally summed up
This year’s civic leaders and local initiatives animators were awarded at the Gala held online on March 11, 2021.
Act Locally and Ecologically – a new initiative is on
Act Locally and Ecologically is a new thematic path under the “Act Locally” Program of Polish-American Freedom Foundation. The program is managed by the Academy for the Development of Philanthropy in ...
Institutional Support Fund for Act Locally Centers
The “Act Locally” Program has launched institutional support for Act Locally Centers which are in difficult situation due to COVID-19 epidemic in Poland. So far 31 organizations have benefitted from the ...
We act locally – counteract effects of pandemic
Restrictions related to pandemic make a serious problem for local NGOs; they make it difficult to implement civic initiatives and volunteering activities. Counteracting effects of pandemic will be the ...
Global challenges and local activities
On February 10-11, 2020 a training session for almost 200 representatives of Act Locally Centers and the "PAFF Local Partnerships" Program was held in Warsaw. The participants of the training could learn ...
20 years – actively, locally, together
On February 10, 2020 the Gala crowning the 6th round of “PAFF Local Partnerships” Program and inaugurating the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of “Act Locally” Program, as well as the ceremony of ...
ALC met in Warsaw
The annual Act Locally Centers meeting was held in Warsaw on March 21 and 22. Representatives of 74 local organizations from all over Poland attended an intense training course on Positive Motivating to ...
Civic Leaders awarded!
The Gala concluding the 10th round of the “Act Locally” Program, combined with the ceremony of presenting the Civic Leader of the Year 2018 title awarded by Newsweek Polska, was held in Warsaw on March ...
PAFF Local Partnerships a Partner of 13th Civic Congress
The 13th Civic Congress took place in Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw on October 20, 2018. The motto of the Congress was Power of Localism - Power of Poland. The initiator and organizer of the Congresses ...
Ukrainian NGOs visited Poland
On September 17-21, 2018, the Polish-American Freedom Foundation and the Academy for the Development of Philanthropy in Poland hosted a visit of representatives of Ukrainian NGOs, members of the “Act Locally” ...
New challenges, new tools, good practices
The “New challenges, new tools, good practices” training for representatives of “PAFF Local Partnerships” Program and Act Locally Centers was held in Warsaw on February 22 and 23, 2018. It was attended ...
New Affiliated Act Locally Centers joined the network
In January 2018, five new organizations joined the Act Locally Centers network as Affiliated Act Locally Centers. Thus, the ALC network comprises now 71 organizations (including 9 Affiliated ALCs) covering ...
“PAFF Local Partnerships” participated in the 12th Civic Congress
“Partner and Common Poland” was the slogan of the 12th Civic Congress held in the Main Hall of Warsaw University of Technology on October 28, 2017. The Congress was organized by Gdansk Institute for Market ...
The 10th edition of the “Act Locally” Program has started
Almost 100 representatives of 67 Act Locally Centers from all over Poland cooperating within the ALC Network took part in a "New ideas, practical solutions" training session in Warsaw. The meeting marked ...
The 9th “Act Locally” Gala is over. We know who Civic Leaders of 2016 are.
On February 16, 2017 Teatr Kamienica in Warsaw was the venue of a gala summing up the 9th edition of the “Act Locally” Program. It was also the occasion to present awards in the “Tell me about…” and “Civic ...
“Act Locally” grant competitions got started
In February new local grant competitions held by a network of Act Locally Centers got started. They award grants for projects aimed at encouraging village and small town residents to start meeting their ...
“PAFF Local Partnerships” at the 11th Civic Congress
The 11th Civic Congress, with the motto “Mature Poles – better Poland” organized by the Institute for Market Economics (Instytut Badań nad Gospodarką Rynkową) was held in the Lecture Hall at Warsaw University ...
Local workshops for new partnerships in Nasutów
Representatives of Niemce commune partnership and the partnership operating in Błażowa, Boguchwała, Chmielnik and Lubenia communes that are starting implementation of their projects as part of the 5th ...
“PAFF Local Partnerships” workshops in Warka
The representatives of three partnerships from Warka, Szadek and Główczyce implementing projects as part of the 5th edition of the “PAFF Local Partnerships” Program met at a workshop on building a sustainable ...
New partnerships’ projects have just been launched
On September 13, eight new “PAFF Local Partnerships” received checks and signed contracts for the implementation of year-long projects. The ceremony took place at the Polish-American Freedom Foundation’s ...
New local partnerships selected
Eight new partnerships will obtain funds for implementation of joint projects serving common good, triggering civil energy and strengthening the social capital under the 5th edition of the “PAFF Local ...
The Snieżnik Massif Local Fund won the European Citizen’s Prize
The Snieżnik Massif Local Fund, one of the organizations belonging to the Act Locally Centers network, is among the winners of the European Citizen’s Prize 2016. The prize is awarded by the European Parliament ...
The regional meeting of Act Locally Centers
On May 10, the annual regional meeting of Act Locally Centers from Wielkopolskie, Dolnośląskie and Lubuskie provinces took place in the seat of Światowid Association in Małachów. One of the main subjects ...
How to effectively cooperate with donors – training for Act Locally Centers
On March 17-18, almost 100 representatives of 64 Act Locally Centers attended a training session in Warsaw, whose main subject were methods of fundraising and cooperation with local donors. The special ...
New members of the Act Locally Centers’ network visited PAFF
On January 14-15 we hosted a training session in Warsaw for nine new organizations that joined the Act Locally Centers’ network in 2015. In Spring this year, these new members will launch open local grant ...
New Act Locally Centers
The Act Locally Center network has been expanded with five new organizations that will stimulate local communities in villages and small towns by supporting various civic initiatives. In January 2016, ...
A helping of knowledge for those who act locally
Representatives of the Act Locally Centers and the PAFF Local Partnerships met in Warsaw on October 29, at the workshop on improving competence in implementation of local projects. The opening lecture ...
We had busy and inspiring summer – “PAFF Local Partnerships” workshops
Dębica, Stoczek Łukowski, Ełk and Milicz – at these places local workshops for participants of the 4th round of the “PAFF Local Partnerships” Program were held from July to September 2015. The meetings ...
Good communication means good local partnership – workshops
The first of four workshops for “PAFF Local Partnerships” program participants, planned to be carried out in a few places in Poland, took place in Dębica on July 15, 2015. It gathered the “Dębica painted ...
Meeting of the Act Locally Centers
On 5-6 March, representatives of Act Locally Centers – participants of the „Act Locally” Program met in Warsaw at a training session, inaugurated with a lecture on “25 years of self-governance” given by ...
“Act Locally” at a conference in Kiev
The best practices in implementing the “Act Locally” Program were presented at the third “Capacity Development Forum” conference which was held in Kiev on December 3-4, 2014. The conference was organized ...
“Civic Leader of the Year” and local civic leaders awarded
On October 14, Tomasz Lis, Editor-in-chief of “Newsweek Polska” weekly presented Piotr Bystrianin, President of the Salvation Foundation with the “Civic Leader of 2014” statuette during a ceremony that ...
Grants given and partnership projects launched
The inauguration of the 4th edition of the “PAFF Local Partnerships” Program took place at the seat of the PAFF Representative Office in Warsaw on September 16, 2014. Eight new partnerships that joined ...
New PAFF Local Partnerships selected
Under the 4th round of the “PAFF Local Partnerships” Program, eight new partnerships will obtain grants of up to PLN 90,000 for the implementation of joint projects serving the common good, triggering ...
“PAFF Local Partnerships” regional workshops
A total of over 60 representatives of seven coalitions established in the third edition of the “PAFF Local Partnerships” Program met at regional workshops held in three towns in Poland - Złocieniec, Sandomierz ...
Act Locally Centers’ network comprises 60 organizations
The Act Locally Centers network has increased by ten new organizations selected by the Competition Commission to participate in the PAFF's “Act Locally” Program. Thanks to the funds they will receive, ...
Local initiatives in Baranów Sandomierski commune
The “Local Initiatives” Gala which was held in Baranów Sandomierski on March 2nd, 2013, was an opportunity to sum up the projects carried out in this commune under the 7th edition of the “Act Locally” ...
The “Common Good Lab” inaugurated
Representatives of fifteen partnerships established in the first two editions of the “PAFF Local Partnerships” Program gathered in Chotynia on February 22-23 to inaugurate the "Common Good Lab" – an initiative ...
Inauguration of new partnerships in Warsaw
Seven new partnerships, which have been awarded with grants for the implementation of projects under the third edition of the “PAFF Local Partnerships” Programs, met, on September 18th, in PAFF’s Representative ...
New Local Partnerships
Seven new partnerships operating in nineteen Polish communes have been awarded with grants for the implementation of projects aimed at the common good, unleashing civic energy and enhancing social capital ...
