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These three examples have public evidence. Each describes a specific educational output or participant experience, with clear limits on what can be concluded. A practical entrepreneurship handbook published by UNDP Synergy Development Consulting’s expert group, led by Svitlana Olieinikova, contributed to the Entrepreneurship and Business Skills Development Handbook. The material combines business planning topics with exercises and templates. UNDP published the handbook on 28

Most grant applications are rejected. That is normal: funders receive far more requests than they can support, and even strong teams lose more often than they win. What is not normal is losing for reasons that could have been avoided. In 22 years of working with grants we have collected our own list of such reasons. Some of them cost our clients, and us, very large sums. Here are the ten we see most often, and what to do about each one. 1. The project does not fit the call Th

A strong application gets you to the shortlist. What happens next is quieter and decides more: the funder checks whether your organisation can be trusted with its money. This is due diligence. For a small foundation it may be one call and a few documents; for an international donor or an EU programme it can take weeks. Every funder checks in its own way, so organisations often find out about their gaps only when the check has already started. The Grant Standards Association (

The war has geographically divided millions of Ukrainians — but not in purpose. Today, more than ever, we need to unite the efforts of Ukrainians at home and abroad to rebuild the country and move confidently toward a European future. We invite you to an international online conference: "BRIDGES BEYOND BORDERS: Synergies Between Ukrainian Civil Society and the Diaspora for Recovery and European Integration" August 28, at 10:00 (Switzerland time) / 11:00 (Kyiv time) Format: O

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