The Zero Project Conference 2022 will be a hybrid event taking place in Vienna and online from 23-25 February. The three day programme will gather together actors…
News - 22 November 2021
Driving impact for persons with disabilities – Institutionalising change
The Georgian Down Syndrome Association (GDSA) was founded four years ago to help young mothers of children with Down Syndrome who found themselves virtually alone and without any peer or…
News - 15 November 2021
Driving impact for persons with disabilities – Impact transfer
Zero Project The Essl Foundation, a charitable foundation from Austria, launched the Zero Project in 2011. Since then, the project has identified more than 700 good practices of inclusion of…
News - 10 November 2021
Call for session proposals for 2022 European Philanthropy Conference
The call for proposals is now closed. The night is darkest just before the dawn. Against the backdrop of the greatest crisis faced since World…
News - 8 November 2021
Driving impact for persons with disabilities – Disability Inclusion Facilitators
Disability inclusion matters in all areas of life. It is guaranteed by human rights treaties – the most important being the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities…
News - 5 November 2021
4th International Congress on Technology and Tourism for All
The 4th International Congress on Technology and Tourism for All will take place online on 15-19 November. The latest iteration of the Congress, organised by EFC member…
News - 25 October 2021
Press release: Time is running out: Europe’s philanthropy sector needs imagination, boldness and inclusion to unleash its full potential
Vienna, 22 October 2021 – The annual conference of the European Foundation Centre (EFC) came to a successful close this week. For three days, discussions among around 400 representatives of…
News - 26 July 2021
Annual Conference on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021
The Annual Conference on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021 will take place online on 17-19 November exploring the “Right to Independent Living”. The conference…
News - 17 May 2021
A new opportunity to mainstream disability in the foundation sector
At the beginning of March, the European Commission (EC) adopted the new Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030[1], which provides the roadmap for both the…
News - 17 May 2021
Disability Thematic Network – Annual Disability Funders’ Forum 2021
The EFC Disability Thematic Network will host its Annual Disability Funders’ Forum for 2021 on 26-27 May, a chance for members of the network to exchange, learn and connect…