Success Promotion Grants Programme

Makedonski institut za mediumi

The purpose of this Request for Applications (RFA) is to solicit applications from NGOs in the R. Macedonia, which promote successful results and project impact in order to increase media coverage of NGO activities.

The Success Grants will help NGOs inform citizens about the good work they have done in the R. Macedonia. They will offer opportunities for NGOs to promote the impact of their individual organizations, thereby attracting new members and supporters, gaining legitimacy and influencing public opinion about the positive benefit of NGOs.

The Success Grants Program is part of the Civil Society Strengthening Project (CSSP) which is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The CSSP is managed by a consortium led by the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) and also includes the Center for Institutional Development (CIRa), the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL), and the Macedonian Institute for Media (MIM).

The goal of CSSP is to support Macedonia�s civil society to become a more effective, influential, and permanent partner alongside government and businesses in shaping the country�s present and future. In order to achieve this, the sector as a whole needs to be widely perceived by government, the private sector, and citizens themselves as playing an essential role in the country�s social, economic, and political transition.

This means NGOs must demonstrate meaningful results, communicate those results effectively to the public, and that citizens must see NGOs as a useful avenue to address the issues they care about most.

The Deadline for Application expires on March 19, 2007. The projects approved for funding are expected to be completed by July 2007. Grants will be allocated in April 2007.

For additional information and Application Forms, visit MIM�s web-site.