Nielsen’s Global Corporate Citizenship Survey - 2011

Democracy Index - 2011 by Economist Intelligence Unit

The results of the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Democracy Index 2011 show that democracy has been under intense pressure in many parts of the world. In most regions the average democracy score for 2011 is lower than in 2010, including the developed countries of North America and Western Europe. There was a decline in the average score for Eastern Europe and small declines for both Asia and Latin America. These were offset by increase in average scores in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Law of Ukraine "On Public Associations"

Adopted in the second parliamentary reading on March 22, 2012. Currently, the text is awaiting the signature of the President.

Strategy of the State Policy for Promoting the Development of Civil Society in Ukraine

Approved by Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 212/2012, dated March 24, 2012

"On the state of the development of civil society (CS) in Ukraine"

National Institute for Strategic Studies (NISS) has released a report on the state of the development of civil society (CS) in Ukraine.

In the report, the authors of the publication define the major trends for the self-organization and institutional development of CS in Ukraine, analyze the gains and the problems of the cooperation between CSOs and the government, examine the state of the local democracy and self-organizations, and study the enabling legal environment for NGOs.

The Essential Guide to Managing Your USAID Award

The Essential NGO Guide to Managing Your USAID Award has been designed to help NGOs effectively manage USAID funds.

The Guide is organized according to the lifecycle of an award: Chapter 2 covers the Award Phase; chapter 3 discuss the Start-Up Phase; chapters 4-5 address the Implementation Phase; chapter 6 covers close out; and chapters 7-9 guide the reader through the capacity building, strategic planning and fundraising. Each chapter provides links to useful tools that can help NGOs implement their organization’s work and references to specific documents and Web sites where readers can obtain more detailed information on a particular subject.

Russian translation

Civil Society Magazine #1 (19) 2012

Ukrainian Center for Independent Political Research (UCIPR), UNITER long-term partner, has released a new issue of its "Civil Society" magazine. In the current issue, you can find materials on:

• the development of civil society in Ukraine,
• the results of the Fifth Annual contest "Philanthropist of the Year",
• access to public information,
• Open Government Partnership initiative,
• defense of human rights at the Constitutional Court,
• local examples of cooperation between the government and NGOs and citizens' self-organization.

To request a free paper copy, please send an e-mail to ucipr@ucipr.kiev.ua

Effective Local Government in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Through Public Organizations' Partnerships: Report of the Results of the Research

This publication has been prepared by Crimean Engineering and Pedagogical University

Resume of the report in English

Full text of the report in English will become available shortly.

Effective Local Government in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Through Public Organizations' Partnerships: Suggestions and Recommendations

This publication has been prepared by Crimean Engineering and Pedagogical University

Summary of the Proposals and Recommendations

Full text of the recommendations in English will become available shortly.

Commentary on the Law on Access to Public Information

The publication has been prepared by Center for Civic Media, initiated by the Parliamentary Committee for Freedom of Speech and Information, and supported by Legislative Policy Development Program for Ukraine (PDPII) and International Renaissance Foundation (IRF)