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This document provides a set of suggested training and consultancy activities, with guidelines on methods and methodologies, for TACSO teams carrying out the capacity-building intervention.
View moreFollowing the first Value Added Tax (VAT) Guidelines that were produced in June 2011, this VAT guideline is now updated to reflect the changes, if any, in each of the countries. The biggest change is seen in Albania, which in June 2011 was not included in the first set of Guidelines because at that time it was not possible to provide adequate guidelines on the VAT procedures in the country. Due to the joint efforts of the Albanian civil society, TACSO Albania and the European Union Delegation (EUD) in Albania, instructions were issued for VAT exemptions that target Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) funded through the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA).
View moreIn June 2013 TACSO organized the workshop “Connecting the Links – Capacities and Relations between CSOs and the Media” in Prishtine. The purpose of the workshop is seen as a first step into connecting the direction of the link. Namely, the intention was to have a meeting with resource people from CSOs in the region and the media that will help provide input so that TACSO can create a strategy or a guideline on CSOs and the media, which can be used in the future.
View moreFollowing the first Value Added Tax (VAT) Guidelines that were produced in June 2011, this VAT guideline is now updated to reflect the changes, if any, in each of the countries. Since the last updated version in 2013, this version now reflects the changes seen in both Kosovo and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. In addition, this version does not include Croatia as was the case in the previous versions.
View moreThe guidelines are a form of instructions that are intended to ease the process of VAT exemption for newly awarded EU projects located in the IPA countries. Following the first Value Added Tax (VAT) Guidelines that were produced in June 2011, this VAT guideline is now updated, since the last version in 2015, to reflect the minor changes for Kosovo and Serbia.
View moreAmong other topics, the Manual will take you through the process of making a communication strategy, identifying stakeholders, defining messages, developing media relations and writing for the media and web. With the development of social media and open sources available on the Internet, the Manual represents an overview of the communication tools available in that area with included numerous tips, recommendations and examples.
View moreThe Guide aims to demonstrate a range of methodologies and tools that can be used in many different types of learning activities for CSO managers and staff, local trainers and consultants, interested in building capacity for strengthening Citizens’ Participation. The Guide also builds on the references made in the Manual by providing access to guidelines and templates.
View moreRegional Directory of Donors provides financial support in the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) Countries, with 510 donors and calls for proposals available for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey.
View moreThe manual presents an overview of digital tools commonly used by CSOs each including a brief description, the purpose and the instructions, with additional resources to be explored for further learning. This Manual has sprung from both the ongoing need of civil society to digitalize and use ITC technologies in their work and the COVID-19 pandemic situation and emergency response to it, which has redefined the working environment for CSOs, who now have to work remotely both as organizations and in reaching out to their members and beneficiaries.
View moreDesigned for CSOs that have a higher capacity and experience in the field of data collection, analysis, and management. This publication covers the subjects of information activism, data collection, and data management with detailed instructions about the tools to be used, inspiring examples, suggestions, warnings, and resources aiming to reach out to a wider audience.
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