The Partnership Development Academy is on
Almost 40 representatives of 15 Initiative Groups coming from the most active municipalities and rural communes that had implemented programs of Polish-American Freedom Foundation attended the inaugural ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
Together Locally and in Solidarity with Ukraine
“When we were planning today’s meeting we didn’t expect it would be held in such dramatic external circumstances. (…) The war rocked our world but at the same time made us act in great solidarity with ...
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 ...
Ideas for the future of PAFF Local Partnerships
Representatives of coalitions running projects under the 7th round of the “PAFF Local Partnerships” Program attended the online workshops on January 13 and 14, 2022. The objective of the workshops was ...
How to foster the common good?
Animation for the future: new experiences, ideas, maintaining the partners’ involvement and overcoming difficulties – these were the main topics of The Common Good Seminar held online under the “PAFF Local ...
How to animate local communities effectively?
You can find the answers to these and many other questions related to local community animation in “The Method of Local Community Animation for the Common Good. Theory and Practice” published by the Academy ...
Partnership activities at the time of pandemic
Alumni of the “PAFF Local Partnerships” Program who implemented their projects in the period from 2009 to 2019, met at the virtual Common Good Seminar. It gave them an opportunity to share experiences ...
Online workshops on common good
Representatives of partnerships and start-ups for the common good implementing their projects under the 7th round of the “PAFF Local Partnerships” Program took part in a series of online workshops that ...
Inauguration of new PAFF Local Partnerships
On October 22, the online inauguration of the 7th round of PAFF Local Partnerships was held. The newly established initiative groups will soon start implementation of their partnership projects for the ...
Tutorial for Initiative Groups has started
On June 4, a virtual meeting opening the tutorial process under the 7th round of the “PAFF Local Partnerships” Program was held. It was attended by almost 60 representatives of newly established Initiative ...
PAFF Local Partnerships support multi-sector cooperation in the time of the epidemic
An opportunity to focus partnership activities for the common good on projects related to counteracting the effects of the COVID-19 epidemic in the local community is a new offer of the “PAFF Local Partnerships” ...
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 ...
Andrew Nagorski visited Strachówka, Klembów and Legionowo
On December 2, 2019 the PAFF Board of Directors Chairman accompanied by Head of the PAFF Representative Office in Poland Grzegorz Jędrys, and Program Director of the PAFF Representative Office in Poland ...
Locally about common good
Partnerships and start-ups representatives who had run projects under the 6th round of the “PAFF Local Partnerships” Program met at the workshop sessions to share experiences, evaluate projects, enhance ...
Common Good Seminar
On June 6 and 7, the fifth Common Good Lab seminar was held at the Polish-American Freedom Foundation Representative Office in Warsaw. It was attended by the most active representatives of PAFF Local Partnerships ...
How to build a local partnership effectively
In October, a series of workshops attended by representatives of newly established PAFF local partnerships were held in Bończa, Szadek and Złotoryja. The workshops were on strategic thinking in the partnership ...
Inauguration of the 6th round of “PAFF Local Partnerships”
The total amount of grants for seven new PAFF Local Partnerships and three new start-up projects established in the 6th round of the program is almost PLN 600,000. Their representatives received symbolic ...
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 ...
New PAFF Local Partnerships
On July 18, the 6th round of the “PAFF Local Partnerships” Program Recommendation Committee selected projects submitted by seven Initiative Groups that will establish partnerships operating at the area ...
“PAFF Local Partnerships” – tutoring launched
On April 9 and 10, the meeting opening a six-week-long process of tutoring was held at the seat of Polish-American Freedom Foundation. It was attended by 42 participants – representatives of PAFF beneficiaries ...
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 ...
Civic Leaders honored
Jolanta Golianek and Agnieszka Dejna are the winners of the Newsweek Polska weekly competition for the “Civil Leader of the Year 2017” title. Additionally, two special awards were granted. The winners ...
Most effective Partnerships on a study visit to Berlin
The representatives of the Partnerships established in the 5th edition of the “PAFF Local Partnerships” Program, which where the best in carrying out their partner projects: “Apple Warka - the Fruit of ...
“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 ...
Third seminar of the Common Good Laboratory
On May 30 and 31, over 30 alumni of PAFF Local Partnerships program - members of the Common Good Lab met at a seminar in Warsaw. The motto of the seminar was: "Ideas and Solutions Serving the Common Good".
Together we can do more, or what’s new in PAFF Local Partnerships?
For several months eight PAFF Local Partnerships in twelve municipalities and rural communities all over Poland have been working to improve their neighborhoods. There is no need to look for problems and ...
Wielka Wieś rural commune hosted the “PAFF Local Partnerships” Program workshops
The fall series of the “PAFF Local Partnerships” Program workshops closed on November 8 with the meeting of representatives of three partnerships from Wielka Wieś, Złotoryja, Myślenice and Dobczyce communes. ...
“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 ...
“PAFF Local Partnerships” and “PAFF Leaders” acted as Partners at the POLISHOPA Design Thinking Conference
The POLISHOPA international conference on Design Thinking method, consisting in creation of innovative solutions based on understanding recipients’ needs and problems, was held in Bydgoszcz on June 22-25. ...
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 ...
Andrew Nagorski visited the Act Locally Center in Warka
On March 11, Andrew Nagorski, the Chairman of the Polish-American Freedom Foundation Board of Directors, visited the participants in PAFF programs from Warka and Bończa in Mazowieckie Province. He was ...
#socially #actively #locally – the 15th anniversary of “Act Locally”
The Festival of Civic Activity that was held in the Kamienica Theater in Warsaw on October 28, 2015, was an opportunity to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the “Act Locally” Program, award winners of ...
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 ...
Andrew Nagorski visited the participants of the Foundation programs
On December 3 and 4, the Chairman of the Polish-American Freedom Foundation’s Board of Directors visited participants of the Foundation programs in the vicinity of Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Radom and Stoczek ...
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 ...
Inauguration of the 10th round of the ‘PAFF Leaders’
The inauguration of the 10th round of the “PAFF Leaders” Program took place at the PAFF’s Representative Office on June 26, 2014. The meeting was attended by Prof. Zbigniew Pełczyński, founder of the ...
How local communities change thanks to partnerships and civic leaders
The most effective Polish-American Freedom Foundation Local Partnerships were awarded at "Skwer" in Warsaw on October 17, 2013. The Newsweek Polska’s Civic Leader of the Year 2013 was also announced. The ...
“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 ...
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 ...
