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Introducing Euclid Network
Euclid Network is a growing pan-European community of over 300 civil society leaders from 30 countries. It connects change-makers across borders to strengthen the third sector and make it a key part of the European project. The network facilitates peer learning and partnerships between members, and works on initiatives like sustainable funding, good governance, and advocacy to support civil society.
Introducing Euclid Network
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- 3. What is EuclidNetwork?
- 4. Euclid Network isthe European network of civil society leaders…
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- 10. … for amore innovative, professional and sustainable…
- 11. … European civilsociety
- 12. 300 members across30 countries (so far)
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- 15. Third sector leadersat the heart of the European project: a source of peace, freedom, justice and prosperity for citizens of Europe and beyond.
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- 17. Connecting leaders tofacilitate peer-learning, pan-European partnerships, influence processes, and make the sector as a whole stronger and more innovative, at the core of civil society in Europe and worldwide.
- 18. What do wedo?
- 19. We connect andsupport our members
- 20. We work onfour programme areas: (the challenges for every civil society leader)
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- 25. Peer-learning We sendmembers on exchange/job-shadowing We run Erasmus for Social Entrepreneurs We run events for members to connect and share experiences … all using the latest technology
- 26. Sustainable Funding Leadingon the campaign to reform EU funding Sharing and advocating for innovative ways of funding the sector Supporting members to access European funds
- 27. Good governance Runningproject to identify principles of good governance across Europe Ultimate goal is to set up European standards and certification of good governance Peer-review group to review and measure organisational governance has been established
- 28. Soft Power Advocatingthat civil society is not a marginal sector Working closely with the European Institutions Currently campaigning to reform EU funding and to make social innovation a priority for EU2020
- 29. We run specificprojects to strengthen civil society…
- 30. We have… Strengthenedcivil society the Western Balkans Funded by the UK Government
- 31. We are currently…Connecting NGO’s to Government in Ukraine and Moldova Funded by the United Nations Democracy Fund
- 32. We will be…Connecting civil society in Serbia, as part of a 12-month project Funded by the European Commission
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- 36. And in regional‘hubs’
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- 38. As a EuropeanHub of leaders, we connect to national groups of leaders Were these national groups do not exist… … we help create them
- 39. Euclid Network hasthree founding members Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (UK)
- 40. Euclid Network hasthree founding members Ideell Arena Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (UK)
- 41. Euclid Network hasthree founding members Ideell Arena Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (UK) Centre des Jeunes Dirigeants et Des Acteurs de L’Economie Sociale (France)
- 42. We have developednational leaders groups in… Germany Slovenia Italy (Leader2Leader)
- 43. With the followinggroups to be launched in 2010: Hungary Spain Portugal
- 44. Working closely withestablished networks: ACOSVO (Scotland) NENO (Estonia)
- 45. There are manywords to describe us…
- 46. Innovative Networks LeadersAcross borders Connecting Collaboration Partnership Civil society European Social entrepreneurs Dynamic Change-makers Trouble-makers Community Forward thinking
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- 48. We are a‘hub’ for civil society…
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- 50. We make thingshappen…
- 51. So are youworking with us?
- 52. Or joining thecommunity?
- 53. What can thenetwork do for you?
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- 56. What can youdo for the network?
- 57. Visit the websitewww.EuclidNetwork.eu And work with us