Organizational review of the International Renaissance Foundation in Ukraine with a focus on the effectiveness of governance and management structure and practice, as well as the partnership and outreach capacity of the foundation with key stakeholders in the country, and level of interaction with networks and programs in the framework of the OSI in the region.

Assessment of the impact of the JOBS Business centers and window offices for increasing access to employment of Roma in Bulgaria. The research was to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the approach and models developed by JOBS program and to provide advice to the Board of the ABF for its grantmaking in the area of […]

Strategy development assistance to assist the strategic planning of the BDF, which as a unique platform of local philanthropists in the country (corporate donors and Bulgarian Foundations). Interviews with members and participating in writing the report to the Board and management.

Evaluation of the Joint History Project (JHP) in Southeast Europe of the Center for Democracy and Reconciliation in Thessaloniki. The study was commissioned by the Social Transition Team, Office of Democracy, Governance and Social Transition of USAID,DC and contracted to CREDA by JBS International., Washington DC. The JHP is a large-scale regional initiative active in Albania, […]

Development of three evidence-based cases from Southeast Europe to serve as practice examples for the position paper “Capacity Development of public institutions and Social inclusion”, developed by UNDP to inform the work on the Regional Human Development Report on Social Inclusion in CEE and NIS.

CREDA was contracted to assist the Trust in designing and organizing the group discussions of NGOs from Central and Eastern Europe at the Civil Society Forum, September 2009 in Bratislava. Based on the analyses of the results of focus group discussions in the different countries, CREDA, together with the CEE Trust defined the themes of […]

The Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation is a 10 year $ 30 mln grantmaking initiative, funded by the GMF, the USAID and the C.S.Mott foundation to support democracy and regional cooperation in the Wider Black Sea Region. It provided civic participation grants in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and supports cross-border and […]

Interim Evaluation of the Project for Community foundations in Bulgaria. The evaluation was to serve to management and the Board of the Trust in deciding how to continue the project in Bulgaria, and how to use some of the learning in its programming in other countries in the region.

Evaluation of the Program for Consolidation of the Non-profit sector in Bulgaria. The Program was based upon the establishment of five issue-based advocacy coalitions in the areas of environment, social issues, local and regional development, human rights and culture and art. Each of the five coalitions was assessed regarding their organizational effectiveness, achievements and potential […]

Final evaluation of the four year “Roma Integration Program”, funded by the USAID Budapest and implemented by Partners for Democratic Change.  The Program aimed at increasing access to social, employment and education service to Roma in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. The evaluation studied the impact of the program and systemized lessons that can […]