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	Stefan Batory Foundation - Annual Report 2002
		The Batory Foundation Debates are an attempt at establishing an independent meeting and discussion forum for politicians, professionals and journalists.
		The debate was moderated by Aleksander Smolar, President of the Stefan Batory Foundation.
		The debate was moderated by Anna Radziwiłł, Chair of the Stefan Batory
	www.batory.org.pl /english/about/ar2002/05.htm (585 words)

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		Foundation focus is improving mathematics and science education and bridging the digital divide.
		The Australia Foundation for Culture and the Humanities aims to raise the level of private sector resources available to the arts and culture and to encourage reflection on what it is to be Australian.
		The aim of the Foundation is support for the wide ranging advancement of Polish society, particularly in the fields of public, informational; cultural; scientific and educational activities addressed to the development of a free market and democracy in Poland, as well as the bringing together of the nations and states of Central and Eastern Europe.
	www.fundsnetservices.com /internat.htm (851 words)

	Stefan Batory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Stefan Batory was born September 27, 1533, in Somlyo, Transylvania, to the local branch of the ancient Bathory family, now extinct, but originally almost coeval with the Hungarian monarchy.
		Stefan Batory proved to be a wise king, despite the fact that the country he became a ruler of was badly damaged by the troubles of the interregnum.
		Batory, with his chancellor Jan Zamoyski, led the army of the Commonwealth in a brilliant decisive campaign against the invading forces of Ivan the Terrible during the Livonian War.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stefan_Batory (1403 words)

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	Stefan Batory Foundation
		The Stefan Batory Foundation was named after the 16th-century king of Poland who epitomizes the spirit of European solidarity and culture.
		The foundation’s key priorities are to support democracy, enhance the role and involvement of civil society, promote civil liberties and the rule of law, develop a market economy, and foster international cooperation and solidarity.
		The foundation is guided by several principles: It is independent of all state and political institutions; responds to existing needs; initiates programs and fosters ideas that promote an open society; and maintains transparency in all grantmaking activities and finances.
	www.soros.org /about/foundations/poland (157 words)

	Stefan Batory Foundation
		In 2006 the Stefan Batory Foundation continued to strengthen and enhance the role of civil society institutions in public life, promote the rule of law and transparency, and pursue projects involving international cooperation, particularly with states outside the borders of the EU.
		The foundation presented the report, based on monitoring of practices in 31 EU consulates, at public seminars and to members of the EU parliament and the Polish Foreign Ministry.
		The monitoring results—presented to the media and published on the foundation’s website—concluded that the elections were marred by abuses of procedure, including proxy or family voting, inappropriate voter identification, and inaccurate vote counts.
	www.soros.org /about/foundations/poland/activities (499 words)

	Ford Foundation: International Initiative to Strengthen Philanthropy (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Its primary objectives as a foundation are (1) to mobilize resources in favor of social development and (2) to increase public awareness and engagement in social causes.
		India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) is an independent, professionally managed grant-making organization for the arts, established as a public trust in 1993 and headquartered in Bangalore.
		The goal of the Stefan Batory Foundation is to build civil society, a society of individuals aware of their rights and duties, actively participating in public life and taking responsibility for themselves and their community.
	www.fordfound.org /news/more/IISP/participating_foundations.cfm?print_version=1 (1203 words)

	freedomhouse.org: Press Release
		The first World Forum on Democracy, sponsored by Freedom House and Poland's Stefan Batory Foundation, will be held June 25-27, 2000 in Warsaw.
		The World Forum will gather hundreds of democracy leaders and activists, academic experts, representatives of NGOs, leaders of civic and religious organizations, the business community, labor, and the media to discuss democracy and the continued advancement of democratic governance and values throughout the world.
		The Stefan Batory Foundation is Poland's largest non-governmental foundation devoted to promoting democracy and the development of civil society.
	www.freedomhouse.org /template.cfm?page=70&release=73 (295 words)

	CEPS - The Centre for European Policy Studies
		CEPS, the Stefan Batory Foundation (Warsaw) and the Open Society Institute (Brussels) were the organising institutions of the CEPS lunchtime meeting ”Belarus on the Eve of Presidential Elections: What should the EU do?”.
		The meeting was organised in connection with the presentation of the report entitled “Active and Cohesive: Tomorrow’s EU Policy towards Belarus” by Lubos Vesely (Association for International Affairs, Prague) and Grzegorz Gromadzki (Stefan Batory Foundation, Warsaw).
		In this context, she referred to the state of affairs under the autocratic regime of Alexander Lukashenko; to the role of opposition candidate Alexander Milinkevich; and to possible options for the EU, especially in terms of civil society support.
	www.ceps.be /Article.php?article_id=506 (652 words)

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		Further, the association that was developed with the Stefan Batory Foundation, and some of its operating anti-corruption programs, gave added credibility to the effort, provided an additional source of technical support, and offered assurance of a follow through capability, which would ensure the project would have continuity into the future.
		The Batory Foundation has taken a certain custodianship over the Manual and is including excerpts from it in its ongoing Anti Corruption Program pamphlets, and in this way is funding and promoting the continuation of the project’s output.
		Second, the Batory Foundation is using and applying the principles of the Manual as continuing part of its Transparent Gminas program in two of the pilot Gminas (Warsaw and Tychy), so it is actually being implemented.
	www.partnershipfortransparency.info /Reports/IanPolandPCA4sept04.doc (1462 words)

	Stefan Batory Foundation
		The Stefan Batory Foundation is an independent Polish private foundation, funded by American financier and philanthropist George Soros and registered by the District Court for Warsaw-Praga on 7th May 1998 (register No. F.R.I.56).
		Named after the 16th century king of Poland, who epitomizes the spirit of European solidarity and culture, the Foundation’s mission is to support democracy, development of a civil society, the rule of law, and market economy in Poland and other East European countries.
		Funds for the Stefan Batory Foundation's activities are provided by the Open Society Institute - established and financed by Geroge Soros - as well as other donors in Poland and abroad.
	oldwww.batory.org.pl /english (466 words)

	Annual Report: Stefan Batory Foundation (Poland) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		For the Stefan Batory Foundation, the most transformative programs in its ninth year of operation focused on strengthening nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), educating youths, and providing opportunities for women and minorities.
		Poland's younger generation is of particular concern to the Foundation, which makes a special effort to reach small towns and villages where the opportunities for young people to be creative and active are fewer.
		The Alliance of Universities for Democracy awarded the Stefan Batory Foundation a special mention for its efforts aimed at increasing the role of the educational sector in the promotion of democratic institutions.
	www.osi.hu /annual/poland.html (671 words)

	Endowment Fund (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The goal of the endowment-building program is to raise $14.1 million and increase the foundation's total endowment to $35 million by the end of 2009.
		At the same time, the foundation is committed to continuing its grantmaking programs and maintaining an annual budget of at least $4 million.
		The Stefan Batory Foundation is the largest local grantmaker supporting civil society development in Poland.
	www.mott.org /sitecore/content/Globals/Grants/2006/200600165_Endowment%20Fund.aspx (122 words)

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		The first community foundation in Poland, the Snow Mountain Community Foundation, was established in Bystrzyca Klodzka in late 1998.
		In 2001, a Polish Network of Community Foundations was established with the purpose of promoting the concept of community philanthropy and announcing the achievements of its members to an external audience.
		To fulfil its mission, the Foundation supports the activity of local authorities and non-governmental organisations, contributing thus to the development and reinforcement of the civil society.
	www.efc.be /projects/philanthropy/poland.html (713 words)

	The Rebirth of Crimea Foundation (Bakhchisaray)
		The Rebirth of Crimea Foundation (RCF) was established in 1994 in Bakhchisaray, with the purpose of assisting NGOs by acting as a 'resource center.' It provides advice, helps with proposal writing, identifies funding sources, and coordinates placements in training and other programs in Ukraine and abroad.
		The tour was organized with the assistance of the Polish IDEE Foundation and the RCF.
		The Foundation was a co-sponsor of the recent journalism camp that was held in Bakhchisaray.
	www.iccrimea.org /ngos/rcf.html (509 words)

	Central Europe Review - Theme: Western Aid to Eastern Europe
		The Stefan Batory Foundation - one of the largest private non-endowed foundations in Poland - aimed from the very beginning at fostering partnerships between NGOs, both within the country and abroad.
		The relatively stable financial situation of the Batory Foundation (it is supported by George Soros) and the fact that the Western partners knew that there was a genuine will to work together enabled it to become an equal partner.
		Jacek Wojnarowski is executive director of the Stefan Batory Foundation.
	www.ce-review.org /00/11/wojnarowski11.html (1171 words)

	Friends of Stefan Batory Foundation - Contact
		If you want to support the programs of Stefan Batory Foundation in the United Kingdom you can make your contribution through the Oxford-based Stefan Batory Trust.
		Stefan Batory Foundation is a tax-exempt organization under article 17 of Polish corporate income tax.
		All donations made to the Stefan Batory Foundation by residents in Poland are tax deductible (up to 10% of the income under Polish Corporate Income Tax Law and up to 6% under Polish Personal Income Tax).
	www.batory.org /contact.html (93 words)

	FNC \| People
		Stefan Batory Foundation (Warsaw, Poland): Anna Rozicka, former program and deputy executive director, was appointed executive director.
		Public Welfare Foundation (Washington, DC): Phillipa P. Taylor, formerly the vice president for finance and administration at the Council on Foundations, is chief financial and administrative officer.
		Foundation for 15 years because I wanted to reach women who were organized at the grassroots level.
	www.foundationnews.org /CME/articles.cfm?ID=33&IssueID=191 (1468 words)

	Europe/Eurasia - USAID Mission to Poland
		The foundation is preparing a "barometric" report on the cooperation between public administration and NGOs in several cities to analyze how far they've come in the process.
		But she and a handful of other visionaries were already busy proving the naysayers wrong, registering a non-profit foundation in 1991 with little more than hope and enthusiasm."We were trying to find ways out of our communist inheritance," Kansy-Slowinska recalled.
		The Foundation was heavily audited by local tax inspectors, she said, because of jealousy over the grants it received.
	www.usaid.gov /pl/poland1.htm (5082 words)

	CEE TRUST - Trust for Civil Society in Central & Eastern Europe - Newsroom - News - 2002 - December 2002 - Article ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe concluded the selection process of its Polish Partner Organisation, which will implement a multi-year program to fulfil the Trust objectives of improving the legal, fiscal and political environment for NGOs, strengthening the institutional capacity of key NGOs and supporting their long-term financial sustainability.
		Stefan Batory Foundation prepared the best and most comprehensive proposal and the Trust decided to invite the Stefan Batory Foundation to become its Partner Organisation in Poland.
		Stefan Batory Foundation will be expected to start the activities towards meeting the Trust goals in first quarter of 2003.
	www.ceetrust.org /index.php?ak=1081 (221 words)

	Council on Foundations: FN&C Now - Volume 2, Number 2
		FN&C Now is published by the Council on Foundations to keep you in the loop by sharing news between bimonthly editions of Foundation News & Commentary magazine.
		Markle Foundation President Zoe Baird responded that new financial models need to be created for the sustainability of nonprofits, perhaps through the development of new tax policies.
		Paul O'Neill is chair of the Paul H. O'Neill Charitable Foundation and is on the board of the American Enterprise Institute and chairman of RAND's board of trustees.
	www.foundationnews.org /now/volume2.02.htm (782 words)

	Warsaw Voice - Not Warming to the Bench
		The first meeting in the Public Trust Beyond Politics conference series, organized by the Stefan Batory Foundation and the editorial staff of Tygodnik Powszechny weekly, has determined that Poland is facing a serious crisis of trust in the legal profession.
		Judges, prosecutors, lawyers, legal counselors, notaries, academics and journalists were invited to take part in the panel discussion, which was held at the Stefan Batory Foundation's offices April 25.
		However, in his opinion the crisis in the profession is partially caused by the fact that legal circles have not worked out methods for defending their image.
	www.warsawvoice.pl /archiwum.phtml/2000 (1162 words)

	NEWW Polska
		The Ford Foundation is a resource for innovative people and institutions worldwide, which goals are to: strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation and advance human achievement.
		HBF is a legally independent political foundation working in the spirit of intellectual openness, supporting political education both within Germany and abroad, promoting democratic involvement, socio-political activism, and cross-cultural understanding.
		The Stefan Batory Foundation is an independent private Polish foundation established by American financier and philanthropist George Soros and registered in Poland in May 1988.
	www.neww.org.pl /en.php/about/sponsor/1.html (429 words)

	Loyal Partners in a United Europe? (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Weimar Triangle has gone “beyond a symbol,” says Aleksander Smolar, the chairman of the Stefan Batory Foundation, which was set up and funded by philanthropist George Soros.
		Henning Tewes, the director of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Warsaw, warns, though, of the danger that the willingness to cooperate will be limited simply to declarations.
		Smolar of the Batory Foundation says that disagreements over Iraq will hinder relations, but says Germans need to realize that Poland is a sovereign country and that its democratically elected authorities make independent decisions.
	www.tol.cz /look/TOLrus/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=47&NrSection=2&NrArticle=9817 (1233 words)

	The Higher Education Support Program (HESP) provides funding for summer programs in the social sciences and humanities
		The Soros Foundation sponsors faculty development programs in the former Eastern Bloc countries.
		The Open Society Institute-Budapest was established in 1993 to develop and implement programs in the areas of educational, legal and social reform in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
		Many programs are network programs that are implemented by OSI and national foundations funded by Soros.
	www.marshall.edu /mbea/skolnik1.html (1821 words)

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		A limited number of grants from the Soros Foundation is available for candidates from Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
		Program ^^^^^^^ Lectures, seminars and discussions held at the School are intended to stimulate scientific cooperation between the scholars from the East and the West with a large participation of young people.
		I am very unhappy about it because my idea was to publish selected part of the discussion in Foundations of Science and set in this way a pattern of cooperation between the editors of the journal, its authors and its audience.
	pespmc1.vub.ac.be /AFOS/AFOSnews-May97.txt (1311 words)

	Publications
		The Stefan Batory Foundation is an independent Polish nonprofit organization whose main activities include strengthening nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), educating young people, and supporting cultural initiatives and international cooperation.
		Founded by George Soros in 1988, the foundation seeks to achieve its objectives primarily through a variety of grant-making programs, but also through a range of educational and outreach programs.
		The Foundation believes that the most valuable initiatives are those that unite people around common goals and values, thus fostering civic responsibility and facilitating solutions to specific problems in local communities.
	www.ned.org /forum/reports/relations/toc.html (448 words)

	The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
		Because the law, which was in force then, did not allow the establishment of independent institutes, it was decided that a foundation would be created to fulfil this role.
		Currently, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights is one of the most experienced and professional non-government organisations active in the domain of human rights in Europe.
		We implemented and continue to realise joint programmes, among others, with The Stefan Batory Foundation, The Polish Office of the Friedrich Naumann Stiftung, The Young Journalists’ Association POLIS, The Centre for Constitutionalism and Legal Culture of the Institute of Public Affairs, The Robert Schuman Foundation.
	www.hfhrpol.waw.pl /En/index_pliki/fund.htm (426 words)

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