We also have over four years experience in managing or providing technical assistance to major donors for grant aid programs having administered over 4 million Euros since our inception in 1994.

Who we serve
Our activities are aimed at non-governmental organisations (NGOs), which in the vision of CSDF are capable of representing the interests of a variety of citizens, expressing their concerns and offering an effective alternative to the services currently provided by the state and the business sector. Yet in equal measure, we serve other groups, such as labour unions, political parties, public administration, the mass media, and the individual.

Our qualifications
Most of our programs have been fully operational since 1996. We have over 20 full-time staff, with university degrees in social and political sciences, communications and public relations, economics, journalism, and law and with extensive experience in the non-profit sector. The staff at CSDF receives specialised training on many diverse subjects concerning the non-profit sector, and its trainers and consultants are experts in their field, from financial management to organising public events.

We have managed the grant aid programs in Romania for the Phare Program for Civil Society Development and the Charity Know How Small grants Programme. We have also provided technical assistance for the management of the following grants programmes: The European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights, The European Culture Fund for Romania-Euroart, and the Phare Human Resources Development Programme - PROGRES.