Let’s change it together,now!
We are a support organisation, providing professional, human and financial assistance for the creation and development of communities in Hungary.
Our goal is to initiate profound social change in Hungary by supporting bottom-up initiatives that increase individual initiative and responsibility, as well as strengthen trust and solidarity in society.
OUR PROGRAMMES
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SUPPORT PROGRAMME
The programme establishes and develops community foundations, and acts as their contact point in Hungary.
GIVING CIRCLE PROGRAMME
The Giving Circle Programme works to build donor communities through the organisation of fundraising evenings.
REVITALISING SMALL TOWNS
In the Revitalising Small Towns Programme, we provide multi-year support to local community leaders who aim to develop their small town community.
SOLIDARITY WOMEN’S PROGRAMME
Our programme supports initiatives working for a better representation of women’s perspectives: through community fundraising evenings and Hungary’s first women’s giving circle.
NEWS
“Something should happen in the country, not just in Budapest”
An interview with the new director of RWF, who became the director of our foundation starting mid-January.
Our summary about 2023
What have we achieved in 2023? How much money we sourced to support our partners and grantees? Who have we worked with and how do our new partners see us? Our Foundation’s report for 2023 is ready!
“These people love their community so much that they are dissatisfied with it and want to change it.”
We have launched the second cycle of our Revitalising Small Towns programme, supporting seven active community people over three years. We talked to Edit Kovács, Programme Manager, and Péter Peták, expert of the programme.
Motivation and Group Dynamics in Hungarian Community Foundations
In his research, György Hámori, the leader of the Community Foundation Support Programme, investigates how the motivational factors of people belonging to Hungarian Community Foundations influence the activities of CFs.
Highlights from the 3rd National Gathering of Community Foundations
For the third time, community foundations from across Hungary gathered for our annual national meeting. Nine community foundations were represented, along with our team to spend two productive days together.
Let’s shape the future of small towns together!
We launched the Revitalising Small Town Programme in 2020 supporting community leaders living and working in small towns in Hungary for 3 years. Edit, the programme manager talks about the mission of the programme, and the grantees talk about the lessons learned.
