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We support the development of civil society through quick response to clients' needs through providing important for their work information and publication of practical books, bulletins, and newsletters with the lessons learnt of CCC pilot projects

Directory   Electronic bulletins «Key to Funding» (5 101 253 bytes / 4.9 MB)
   
Keys to Funding

A PDF document (*.pdf)   Strengthening Civil Society Across Borders to Develop Democracy: Practical Guide (8 965 243 bytes / 8.5 MB)
   

The Handbook is focused on experience of setting dialogue between civil society and authorities on local and national levels in Ukraine, Moldova and UK developed within the Strengthening Civil Society Across Borders to Develop Democracy Project (2009-2011).

For attention of representatives of civil organizations, community activists, authority bodies and everyone interested in the issues of democratic development.

   
2011-12-13 13:31:53 157 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   Planning Rural Territories on the Basis of Economic and Social Rights Protection (834 466 bytes / 814.9 B)
   

The experience and legislation that concerns the issue of land-planning documents for villages is analyzed, the cases are reviewed that force local communities to conduct spatial planning, the experience of civil society in cooperation with authorities and business in planning processes is researched as well as communities' opportunities to engage additional resources to develop land-planning documents.

The edition will be interesting for heads and deputies of community councils, community activists, NGOs.

   
2011-09-29 11:55:58 232 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   Summary Report: Teaching English as a Foreign Language Project Impact Study (5 660 632 bytes / 5.4 MB)
   

The following summary report presents the findings and key information highlighting the great work being done by current and past Volunteers and illustrates in a moving way the impact and meaning of the work of Volunteers and their community colleagues in making Ukraine a more open, informed, and capable country willing and able to confront the challenges of the future.

   
2011-06-20 07:07:06 333 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   Citizen Initiative for Economic and Social Rights Protection: Report on Project Implementation (5 038 114 bytes / 4.8 MB)
   

The issue contents the information on methodology, actions and results of the Project “Citizen Initiative for Economic and Social Rights Protection” introduced by CCC Creative Center and Civil Society Institute since March 2009 till May 2011 by the financial support of European Union.

The edition is intended for a wide range of readers.

   
2011-05-12 12:29:15 372 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   Civil Society Organizations in Ukraine: The State and Dynamics. 2002-2010 (9 479 306 bytes / 9 MB)
   

This publication presents the results of the annual survey of Ukrainian civil society organizations (CSOs) conducted in May 2010. The major goal of the survey was to study the capacity of Ukrainian CSOs for sustainable development during 2002-2010. Also, the publication presents the dynamics of CSO activity during last eight years (2002-2010).

   
2011-01-26 07:50:16 478 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   Report on activities 2007-2009 (3 402 305 bytes / 3.2 MB)
   

According to principals of transparency and openness in our work, CCC Creative Center presents the Annual Report of 2007-2009. This report describes the main achievements and results of our organization during last three years. Also in publish of this report according to Ukrainian legislation is presented information about sources of formation CCC Creative Center property and funds and about directions it was spend.

   
2010-08-10 13:16:04 647 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   Evaluation of the Level of Citizen Satisfaction by the Quality of Courts Performance. (1 308 274 bytes / 1.2 MB)
   

The edition presents results of the survey of public opinion by card method of public reporting on evaluating the quality of certain aspects in the work of Appeal Court in the Ivano-Frankivksk oblast, in Ivano-Frankivsk City Court, and Kolomyia regional court.

The research was conducted by the CCC Creative Center Charity Foundation within the pilot program of visitors survey about quality of jurisdiction performance during the period from July 2009 to March 2010 implemented under support of USAID project “Ukraine: Rule of Law”. The edition is intended for public organizations, court heads, judges, court body supervisors, other court employees and anyone who is interested in building the dialog between courts and society in order to improve the access to justice, to raise effectiveness, transparency and accountability of judicial system and to provide citizen reliance on the court establishment.

   
2010-04-27 11:43:25 752 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   The Encyclopedia of Ukrainian Healthy Nutrition Cuisine (6 040 080 bytes / 5.8 MB)
   

The Encyclopedia of Ukrainian Healthy Nutrition Cuisine is a collection of the best recipes submitted for the competition of the Ukrainian national cuisine which was provided among teachers and families of pupils of Trostyanets specialized School #1 and Trostyanets specialized school #2, Sumska oblast in a frame of project «Healthy Child – Healthy Country!».

   
2010-03-31 13:47:49 779 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   ЗДОРОВА ДИТИНА - ЗДОРОВА КРАЇНА. ЗБІРКА МЕТОДИЧНИХ МАТЕРІАЛІВ ДЛЯ ВЧИТЕЛІВ, ВИХОВАТЕЛІВ, АКТИВІСТІВ НЕУРЯДОВИХ ОРГАНІЗАЦІЙ (439 399 bytes / 429.1 B)
   

This publication includes teaching programs of healthy food and healthy lifestyle: «The alphabet of nutrition food» and «Principals of Ukrainians' nutrition food». It was designed by Trostyanets specialized School #1 and Trostyanets specialized school #2, Trostyanets, Symska oblast in a frame of project «Healthy Child – Healthy Country!»

   
2010-03-11 11:02:15 799 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   Annual survey report of third sector - Civil Society Organizations in Ukraine. The State and Dynamics 2002 – 2009 (6 538 145 bytes / 6.2 MB)
   

This publication presents the results of the annual survey of Ukrainian civil society organizations (CSOs) conducted in September 2009. The major goal of the survey was to observe the capacity of Ukrainian CSOs for sustainable development during 2002-2009. Also, the publication presents the dynamics of CSO activity during last eight years (2002-2009).

   
2010-03-10 15:49:13 800 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   Spatial Planning for Economical Growth: Practice and Legislation Analysis (A.Tkachuk, O.Vrublevskyi) (1 141 476 bytes / 1.1 MB)
   

The edition is devoted to the matter of town planning documentation for villages and settlements and contains brief analysis of both current legislation in Ukraine and those reasons which make village and settlement councils work out town planning documentation.

This work also contains brief comments on positive and negative impacts of town planning documentation on community development or its absence.

The edition is also out of the ordinary for the analysis of different concepts on operating town planning documentation for rural settlements is examined in the light of complicated demographic and economical situation in villages and settlements. It also proposes potential concepts of reforming administrative-territorial system in Ukraine and reflects peculiarities of operating town planning documentation particularly for suburban and remote settlements.

The edition is intended for village and settlement heads, deputies of rural authorities, community activists, and everyone partial to the future of rural settlements.

   
2009-10-19 14:41:34 942 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   Handbook on NGO management: FOUR STEPS TO SUCCESS (1 638 699 bytes / 1.6 MB)
   

CCC Creative Center is pleased to attract your attention to a new edition Handbook on NGO management: FOUR STEPS TO SUCCESS. This publication is a handbook edited within the project “Voice of Community”.

The book consists of four main chapters:

  1. NGO management;
  2. Project Writing;
  3. Human Resources Governing;
  4. Public Business Relations.

Each chapter of the publication consists of theoretical and practical parts. Practical examples listed in the book make up the embodiment of theoretical materials adopted and worked out in the present-days realities of the third sector in Ukraine.

The publication also includes laws regulating the activity of public organizations (Law of Ukraine “On Citizens' Associations” and Law of Ukraine “On Youth and Children Civic Organizations”). We tried to make this handbook practical and useful as far as possible for providing the readers with the opportunity to see how the theory of NGO management is turned into practical tool of raising vitality of the third sector organizations.

   
2009-10-06 09:57:04 955 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   Report on 10 Years of Counterpart Creative Center Activity (1996-2006) (3 252 453 bytes / 3.1 MB)
   

The report contains not only the summary of Counterpart Creative Center activities for last ten years, but it is also the result of ten-year life of many people working and having relations with CCC. These were partial, faithful to the enterprise professionals from different regions of Ukraine, from neighboring and far-abroad countries obtaining different education, of different age and gender. It looks like it was yesterday when a group of young representatives of the Ukrainian non-governmental organizations having received knowledge, methods and skills of trainings conducting decided to create their own non-governmental organization.

   
2009-10-06 09:56:02 955 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   Improving Access to Justice for Rural Population. From the experience of project implementation (7 259 435 bytes / 6.9 MB)
   

The publication contains information on methodology and main results of the project introduced by Counterpart Creative Center and Civil Society Institute during 2006-2008 and aimed at improving access to justice for rural population.

The edition is intended for a wide range of readers.

   
2009-10-06 09:54:35 955 days

Image in a JPG format (*.jpg)   HANDBOOK ON FUNDRAISING (8 405 bytes / 8.2 B)
   

The next edition of “Handbook of Donor Organizations and Charity Programs Supporting CSO Activity in Ukraine” (Handbook on Fundraising)

The handbook includes information about national, foreign donor programs and funds financing activities of civil society organizations (CSOs) in Ukraine. This time more attention is paid to national potential sources of funding. For the first time there is information about funding programs proposed by business companies working in Ukraine. Moreover, the handbook acquaints you with the method of writing requests for receiving grants and rules of filling the application form.

The edition is intended for a wide range of representatives of non-governmental organizations and everyone who is interested in search of funding.

The handbook on fundraising is not a commercial project and is published under financial support of benefactors. One copy of the handbook is given to everyone who transfers charity donation not less than 55 UAH.

For acquiring the handbook please turn to:
Contact person: Maria Karpyuk
Telephone/fax: (044) 574-64-11/13
E-mail: karpyuk@ccc.kiev.ua

Banking details for charity funds transferring:
Recipient: Charity Foundation “CCC Creative Center”
EDRPOU 35093256
Account number: 26007003472001 JSC Index-Bank, Kyiv
MFO 300614
Payment details: Beneficial donation. Without VAT.

   
2009-10-06 09:50:15 955 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   Evaluation of the Level of Citizen Satisfaction by the Quality of Courts Performance in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (5 041 092 bytes / 4.8 MB)
   

The edition presents results of the survey of public opinion by card method of public reporting on evaluating the quality of certain aspects in the work of Appeal Court in the Ivano-Frankivksk oblast, in Ivano-Frankivsk City Court, and Kolomyia regional court.

The research was conducted by the CCC Creative Center Charity Foundation within the pilot program of visitors survey about quality of jurisdiction performance during the period from June 2008 to January 2009 implemented under support of USAID project “Ukraine: Rule of Law”. The edition is intended for public organizations, court heads, judges, court body supervisors, other court employees and anyone who is interested in building the dialog between courts and society in order to improve the access to justice, to raise effectiveness, transparency and accountability of judicial system and to provide citizen reliance on the court establishment.

   
2009-10-06 09:13:07 955 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   ARBITRATORS AND PUBLIC COMMISSIONERS IN UKRAINE: PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES OF INTRODUCTION. BOOK II. V. M. KAMPO (321 688 bytes / 314.1 B)
   

Unlike the first book that reflects the procedure of arbitrate courts building and justicement they perform, this edition is devoted to the history of their appearance, development and perspectives of introducing arbitration under present-day conditions. The edition is intended for a wide range of readers.

   
2009-10-06 09:11:42 955 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   HOW TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS VIA COURT? O. S. VRUBLEVSKY (763 265 bytes / 745.4 B)
   

This edition contains responses to questions that common people may have when their legal rights and interests are violated. Appendix includes examples of procedural documents used at court procedures. The edition is intended for a wide range of readers.

   
2009-10-06 09:10:42 955 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   NGO AND CORRUPTION COUNTERACTION: ROLE, STATE, AND PERSPECTIVES. RESEARCH REPORT (958 433 bytes / 936 B)
   

As a result of the research conduction qualitative and quantitative information was gathered. Its thorough analysis provided opportunity to achieve the goal and to fulfill the tasks of the research, i.e.: to determine the experience and capacity of the Ukrainian non-governmental organizations in the field of public interests protection; to study the needs of organizations in advocacy technologies; to identify priority social spheres and problems and to find out NGO experience and readiness to take part in activities aimed at corruption counteraction.

   
2009-10-06 09:09:54 955 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   COURTS OF ARBITRATION IN UKRAINE. BOOK I (724 294 bytes / 707.3 B)
   

The edition includes articles on courts of arbitration and their legal proceedings. In particular, it covers historical basis for courts of arbitration, its place in Ukraine's justicement; procedure of creation and registration, trial process, decision implementation and so on. Particular attention is paid to the matter of arbitrage dispute settlement in agricultural field. The edition is intended for a wide range of readers.

   
2009-10-06 09:08:59 955 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   Legal Regulation of Citizen Access to Mechanisms for Settling Public and Civil Disputes. Research Report (341 661 bytes / 333.7 B)
   

The publication contains results of analysis of national legislation regulating citizen access to mechanisms of settling public and civil disputes judicially and extrajudicially. Particular attention is paid to the court of arbitration, being actively developing in Ukraine at the moment. The publication is intended for a wide range of readers, lawyers and public activists in particular.

   
2009-10-06 09:07:56 955 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   FORMS AND METHODS OF PUBLIC ATTRACTION (762 873 bytes / 745 B)
   

This handbook contains materials of a training program “Forms and methods of public attraction” introduced by CCC Counterpart Center in partnership with the Civil Society Institute within the project “Voice of Community”. The handbook contains information on theoretical legal basis of public participation, mechanisms and forms of citizens' participation within current legislation, perspectives of strengthening the influence of community on power actions, foreign and Ukrainian experience of interaction with power. Materials on practice of public participation in decision making by public authorities were to a certain extent prepared by the training program participants from Alchevsk, Kolomyia, Komsomolska, Lutsk, Makiivka, and Chernihiv. The handbook is intended for community activists, employees of local autonomous bodies, representatives of civil society organizations, who eager to influence social processes essentially by asserting their rights, for public power system representatives too.

   
2009-10-06 09:06:25 955 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT IN COMMUNITY: Handbook for deputies of local councils and community activists (853 735 bytes / 833.7 B)
   

The handbook compiles materials concerning intensification of activity by local autonomous bodies and community itself with the help of juridical mechanisms originating from the legislation of Ukraine. The handbook also includes practical pieces of advice on establishment of legal regulation of local council and its bodies, as well as exercising the rights of community provided by laws “About local self-government in Ukraine” and “About citizens' self-organization bodies”. There is also a range of projects of typical local legislations on these matters. All the elaborations included into the handbook have gone through approbation by real practice in different cities of Ukraine. The handbook is intended for deputies of local councils, for public activists, public organizations and party centers acting in the communities.

   
2009-10-06 09:05:10 955 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   Annual Report by the Results of TOLOKA Partnership Project Implementation in 2003 (2 512 381 bytes / 2.4 MB)
   

We call your attention to the annual report by the results of Ensuring the Implementation of Territorial Community Rights Guaranteed by the Law "On Local Selfgovernment in Ukraine partner project implementation in 2003. The project is introduced by three Ukrainian non-governmental organizations – Counterpart Creative Center, Civil Society Institute and Committee of Voters of Ukraine. It became more famous by its shortened title “TOLOKA”. The ancient Ukrainian word “toloka” means common volunteer work for the benefit of the community. In this way by means of uniting the efforts of non-governmental organizations, and partial active citizens, we see the opportunity to build influential, true local self-government in Ukraine.

   
2009-10-06 09:01:59 955 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   Community media in Ukraine: Handbook (4 919 307 bytes / 4.7 MB)
   

The edition is devoted to the important element of civil society – community media. It covers a wide range of matters on the diversity of community media and their functions, theoretical basis of their activities; puts forward and systemizes practical experience of community media in Ukraine and the world on the whole.

The handbook was edited by the results of the “Community Media Centres Building in Rural Area” Project implemented by the Counterpart Creative Center (Kyiv) in partnership with the Center for Public Initiatives (Perechyn) under financial support of the European Union.

Intended for representatives of community media, civil society organizations and everyone who is interested in community media activity and civil society problems in Ukraine.

   
2009-10-06 09:00:20 955 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   Corporate Philanthropy in Ukraine.Report on Study Results (656 478 bytes / 641.1 B)
   

The Report summarizes results of the study of charity motivations, approaches and practices by the Ukrainian large- and medium-sized business companies and their media coverage. This study is just a first step in exploring and perceiving the current state of corporate charity in Ukraine. This publication can be helpful to researchers, business companies, NGO activists, politicians, social workers and charity practitioners.

   
2009-07-24 08:47:46 1029 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   CIVIL SOCIETY IN UKRAINE: “DRIVING ENGINE OR SPARE WHEEL FOR CHANGE?” (1 107 475 bytes / 1.1 MB)
   

CIVICUS Civil Society Index Report for Ukraine

The Civil Society Index (CSI) project was accomplished by a partnership of two Ukrainian non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The missions of these two NGOs are to support civil society and civic initiatives. The two NGOs are the Counterpart Creative Center and the Center for Philanthropy. The Counterpart Creative Center (CCC) is a Ukrainian non-governmental not-for-profit organisation registered as an international charitable foundation and an official branch of Counterpart International, Inc. in Ukraine. The mission of Counterpart Creative Center is to support civic initiatives aimed at developing and strengthening civic society in Ukraine. Counterpart Creative Center works in the following fields: providing informational and consulting services, delivering trainings and seminars, conducting research, evaluations and surveys, administration of grants programs and preparing and issuing publications. CCC Target groups, partners and beneficiaries include NGOs and civil society leaders, national and local state administration and self-governing bodies, international and donor organisations, mass media, general public.

   
2009-07-24 08:36:35 1029 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   Civil Society Organizations in Ukraine: The State and Dynamics. 2002-2006 (1 046 326 bytes / 1021.8 B)
   

The publication presents the results of the annual survey of Ukrainian civil society organizations (CSOs), which was conducted from July to September 2006. The major goal of the survey was to study the capacity of Ukrainian CSOs for sustainable development in 2006. Also, the publication presents the dynamics of CSO activity during last five years (2002-2006). The report also includes an evaluation of Ukrainian CSOs’ websites; a problem and needs analysis of Ukrainian CSOs; a study of regional trends in the Ukrainian third sector and a study of gender analysis in NGO development.

   
2009-07-24 08:33:11 1029 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   Election rights of citizens from vulnerable social groups: problems with legal regulations (276 184 bytes / 269.7 B)
   
The publication is devoted to the problem of the legal adaptation of rights realization for disabled voters. Recommendations for improving current electoral legislation are offered. The publication will be useful for legislators, political experts, activists of public organizations and political parties, and all those who are interested in the intricacies of the Ukrainian election processes
   
2009-05-19 12:10:32 1095 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   Робочий зошит члена громадської ради при органах виконавчої влади та органах місцевого самоврядування Київської області (1 257 984 bytes / 1.2 MB)
   

Робочий зошит члена громадської ради при органах виконавчої влади та органах місцевого самоврядування Київської області містить основні положення, що регулюють роботу громадської ради та низку матеріалів, які допоможуть представникам громадських організацій у вирішенні статутних завдань, підготовці практичних проектів і програм розвитку територій тощо.

   
2011-09-29 12:19:15 232 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   Навчальний посібник «Громадський моніторинг та громадська експертиза діяльності органів влади». (4 847 736 bytes / 4.6 MB)
   

У посібнику подано навчальний матеріал, який висвітлює методологічні та організаційні аспекти підготовки та проведення громадського моніторингу та громадської експертизи діяльності органів виконавчої влади, органів місцевого самоврядування.

Посібник може бути корисним для активістів організацій громадянського суспільства, державних службовців, посадових осіб органів місцевого самоврядування, викладачів та слухачів курсів підвищення кваліфікації, перепідготовки персоналу об'єднань громадян, державної служби.

   
2011-09-29 08:39:53 232 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   Стан та динаміка розвитку неурядових організацій України за 2002-2010 роки (9 001 088 bytes / 8.6 MB)
   

Дана публікація презентує результати щорічного опитування НУО України, проведеного у травні 2010 року. Метою опитування було визначення рівня розвитку неурядових органі зацій України протягом 2002 - 2010 років, а також тенденцій їхнього розвитку за дев'ять років (2002-2010 рр.). Крім того, звіт містить результати глибинного аналізу проблем та потреб неурядових організацій, як на національному, так і на регіональному рівнях.

   
2011-01-26 07:43:14 478 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   Звіт про діяльність за 2007-2009 роки (3 490 837 bytes / 3.3 MB)
   

Слідуючи принципам прозорості та відкритості у своїй роботі, Творчий центр ТЦК презентує звіт про свою діяльність за 2007-2009 роки. У ньому представлено головні досягнення та результати організації за три останні роки. Також публікацією цього звіту у відповідності до українського законодавства оприлюднюється інформація про джерела формування майна та коштів ТЦК, напрями їх витрачання.

   
2010-08-10 13:14:09 647 days

A PDF document (*.pdf)   Щорічне всеукраїнське дослідження третього сектору – «Стан та динаміка розвитку неурядових організацій України 2002-2009» (6 496 355 bytes / 6.2 MB)
   

Дана публікація презентує результати щорічного опитування НУО України, проведеного у вересні 2009 року. Метою опитування було визначення рівня розвитку неурядових організацій України протягом 2002 - 2009 років, а також тенденцій їхнього розвитку за вісім років (2002-2009 рр.). Крім того, звіт містить результати глибинного аналізу проблем та потреб неурядових організацій, як на національному, так і на регіональному рівнях.

   
2010-03-10 15:47:49 800 days