introducing euclid network2

What is Euclid Network?

Euclid Network is the European network of civil society leaders…

We are a…

…growing…

…pan-European community…

…of change-makers….

…connecting across borders…

…for a more innovative, professional and sustainable…

…European civil society

300 members across 30 countries

(so far)

Our vision…

Third sector leaders at the heart of the European project: a source of peace, freedom, justice and prosperity for citizens of Europe and beyond.

Our mission…

Connecting leaders to facilitate 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.

What do we do?

We connect and support our members

We work on four programme areas:

(the challenges for every civil society leader)

Peer-learning

Sustainable Funding

Good Governance

Soft Power

Peer-learning

• We send members 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

Sustainable Funding

• Leading on the campaign to reform EU funding

• Sharing and advocating for innovative ways of funding the sector

• Supporting members to access European funds

Good governance

• Running project 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

Soft Power

• Advocating that 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

We run specific projects to strengthen civil society…

We have…

Strengthened civil society the Western Balkans

Funded by the UK Government

We are currently…

Connecting NGO’s to Government in Ukraine and Moldova

Funded by the United Nations Democracy Fund

We will be…

Connecting civil society in Serbia, as part of a 12-month project

Funded by the European Commission

We work

Across Europe

Across borders

And in regional ‘hubs’

Mediterranean

The Western Balkans

FormerSovietUnion

WesternEurope Central and Eastern

Europe

The Northern Hub

• As a European Hub of leaders, we connect to national groups of leaders• Were these national groups do not

exist…

…we help create them

Euclid Network has three founding members

Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (UK)

Ideell Arena

Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (UK)

Euclid Network has three founding members

Ideell Arena

Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (UK)

Centre des Jeunes Dirigeants et Des

Acteurs de L’Economie

Sociale(France)

Euclid Network has three founding members

We have developed national leaders groups in…

Germany

Slovenia

Italy (Leader2Leader)

With the following groups to be launched in 2010:

Hungary

Spain

Portugal

Working closely with established networks:

ACOSVO (Scotland)NENO (Estonia)

There are many words to describe us…

Innovative

Networks

Leaders

Across borders

Connecting

Collaboration

Partnership

Civil societyEuropean

Social entrepreneurs

Dynamic

Change-makers

Trouble-makers

Community Forward thinking

But ultimately…

We are a ‘hub’ for civil society…

And through connecting people…

We make things happen…

So are you working with us?

Or joining the community?

What can the network do for you?

And perhaps…

…more importantly…

What can you do for the network?

Visit the website

www.EuclidNetwork.eu

And work with us