Latest blog posts
“It would be good if we could once again fully engage in community life and address problems where they arise.”
Andrea Baraksó-Kovács, a grantee of our Revitalising Small Towns program, wants to restart public dialogue and collective thinking in Szeghalom…
“I started saying that if we set up a proper team, we’ll go play football in Barcelona.”
Football life has flourished in Komádi. Today, 150 children play for JVSC-Komádi across 10 age-group teams, and 20 of them…
“It’s Very Important to Always Pay Attention to Them and Listen to Their Ideas”
She is amazed by young people—their potential, their brilliant thinking. She listens carefully and waits for the right moment to…
“We Need to Organize Programs That Draw From Each Other’s Cultures and Promote Integration”
He wants to make small-town life attractive, reach out to young people as soon as possible, and build a diverse…
Experiences from the Pilot Phase of the Solidarity Women’s Programme
Who we supported, how we supported them, and how they view the outcome of our collaboration In the framework of…
Community Foundations Kicked off the Year with an Inspiring Gathering
For two days, our office was filled with representatives from community foundations. We learned together, and then the presentation of the 2025 plans marked the beginning of the organizations’ collaborative work for the year.
“Now is Our Time for the Big Stage”
“We initiate even when everyone says it’s impossible due to the context.” “This sector is indestructible because of its diversity…
Latest media appearances
Survival, Adaptation, Realism – New Frameworks for Philanthropy in Central and Eastern Europe
Democracy is in retreat, the space for civil society is…
Supporting democracy: live crowdfunding in Hungary
At the end of January, our foundation held a live…
Reflections from Hungary on helping donors walk the talk
“I was recently recovering from the results of the general…
2019 Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index – Hungary
Country report about the CSO Sustainability Index in Hungary in…
Hungary’s community foundations pull together in response to Covid-19
“Like countless other community philanthropy organizations around the world, Hungary’s…
Public Crowdfunding in the Jewish district in Budapest
“Target met. The Hungarian foundation Gyökerek és Szárnyak Alapítvány has…
Latest videos
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 Kovács, the programme manager, talks about the mission of the programme, and the grantees talk about the lessons learned in the three years.
Local issues, national network
We have closed the year 2022 with 7 Community Foundations and 6 additional teams working on the ground. We spoke to representatives of the organisations at the end-of-year meeting of the Community Foundation Support Programme.
