Latest blog posts
A Remarkable Success for Live Crowdfunding Night
Live Crowdfunding Night, held with the support of MagNet Bank, turned into an unforgettable evening. It set a new record…
Let’s build the picture together!
What does the ‘shrinking space’ for Hungary’s civic sector actually mean on the ground? To find out, we spoke directly…
How to Stay on Your Feet in Changing Times? – The Basics of Organisational Resilience
Civil society organisations must stand their ground in an increasingly unpredictable and unstable environment. External challenges, internal tensions, lack of…
EXPLORERS – Joint Learning from Women’s Perspectives Has Begun
We are delighted to announce the launch of EXPLORERS, a grantmaking initiative within the Roots and Wings Foundation’s Solidarity Women’s…
“We Create the Safe Space Together”
What sustains us in a community? What makes a group process truly successful? The Roots and Wings Foundation (RWF) ALUMNI…
“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…
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.
