Program of Cooperation between Government and the Non -Profit Sector Croatia.
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Program of Cooperation between Government and the
Non -Profit Sector
Croatia
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Specifics (who, when, what?)
Civil society organisations with Government office for cooperation with NGOs,
Approved by the Croatian Parliament in December 2000,
Strategic document that states a framework for co-operation in developing and implementing public policies and building up the civic society.
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Coordination
Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs.
Monitoring of implementation Board for the civil society development
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Important external factor in cooperation
Further work influenced by key people leaving the Government’s Office for Co-operation with CSO’s
Government appoints new person to head the Government’s Office end of 2004
Founding of National Foundation for Civil Society Development( public foundation founded by the Republic of Croatia by a special act passed by the Croatian Parliament on 16 October 2003).
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Activity plan 2000-2002
Review of the legal framework (Law on associations)
Decentralizations
Transparency
Creation of models for financial assistance for NGO programs with commonly accepted criteria, and models for evaluation
Promoting philanthropy
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Law on associations
A wide participative consultation process, lasting a year resulted innew, less restrictive Law on associations, October 2001
provides for voluntarily registration of associations; requires at least three natural or legal persons to
establish an association; places on equal footing domestic and foreign persons as
founders; streamlines the conditions for registration of foreign
NGOs; and reduces the government's intrusion in issues related to
the internal government of an association.
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Law on volunteering
National board for development of volunteering in Croatia (working groups)
Working groups (legislative, education, promotion and information, cooperation with different sectors)
1st reading in the Parliament
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General determinants of the law
Defines volunteer and volunteering, user and volunteer organiser
Volunteer agreementVolunteers rights and obligationsOutsourced with Labour Law, Law on
health and retirement etc.Leans on Recommendations and
conclusions of legal issues affecting volunteers-
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Involvement
Founding of regional Foundations for Civil Society Development
Creating database of regional CSOsImplementing national and four regional
seminars "Development of Civil Society in Croatia - Models of Cooperation between the State, Local Authorities and NGOs”
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Financing
Different Government Ministries give yearly financial support (source: State Budget and the State lottery money)
The Foundation offers expert and financial support to programs which encourage the sustainability of the not-for-profit sector, inter-sector cooperation, civil initiatives, philanthropy, voluntary work, and which improve the democratic institutions of society and other programs
From 2005 Regulatory act on CSO’s being free of paying tax on foreign donations has been changed
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Statistics
Register of nonprofit organisations
Lack information on economic units and general societal impact
Hard to obtain information on the county level about the register
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Civic education and promotion
Support centers and training organisations – projects (education elements, round tables, publications)
Masters degree in “Non-profit Management”
Promotion of voluntarism (1st National Conference on Volunteering)
Think tank organisation (research)
Web portal (Government Foundation)
Newsletters (electronic and paper)
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The support structure
Founding of regional Foundations for Civil Society Development
Foundation invited all interested CSO’s to participate in the curriculum development
Developing education curriculum for the public sector
Founded Regional Center for Intersector Cooperation in Zadar (Dalmatia) – it will offer education for intersector cooperation for Croatia and abroad
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Contacts
www.zaklada.civilnodrustvo.hrwww.uzuvrh.hrwww.centar-za-mir.hr/program_potpora.php
www.udruga-mi.hr/info.phpwww.zoe-centar.hr/o_nama_eng.htmwww.smart.hr