We strengthened the commitment of 5 small town leaders to their local community
The first funding period of our Foundation’s Revitalising Small Towns programme for 2020-2023 has ended. We commissioned Gábor Héra, Senior…
The first funding period of our Foundation’s Revitalising Small Towns programme for 2020-2023 has ended. We commissioned Gábor Héra, Senior…
– interview with Tamás Scsaurszki, outgoing chairman of the board of trustees
In the shrinking civil world, we talked with Julcsi Dés about the possibilities of action, the power of local initiatives,…
We believe that the fairness of elections is of utmost importance – this is why we organised a special fundraising…
So far 10.4 million forints (€29,000) have been raised for four civil society organisations working to ensure the fairness of…
What was our organization’s reaction to COVID-19 pandemic in 2020? Which projects did we support from the Fund and what…
He senses invisible collaborations that then turn into action and community. He speaks to people at the local market to…
On the 22nd October, 2020 the Polish Constitutional Tribunal made further restrictions about abortion law: they canceled that paragraph from…
Roots and Wings responded promptly to the coronavirus crisis by establishing the Leap into the Future! Fund. The publication of…
To date, 6,200 medical masks have been distributed in Mureş County by the Mureş Community Foundation. Sándor Gál, the head…
Amazing sums are being raised by Romanian community foundations to strengthen hospitals. Meanwhile, in Odorheiu Secuiesc they are also thinking…
In the present crisis situation, the Ferencváros Community Foundation (FCF) provides, among other things, immediate assistance to those most in…
The Pécs Community Foundation (PCF) has launched a program to support healthcare workers, “incidentally” saving some jobs and providing a…
We could introduce ourselves in Europe. Joy, setbacks, and first of all: local heroes. Here you can download the new…
Target met. The Hungarian foundation Gyökerek és Szárnyak Alapítvány has organized public crowdfunding events for a year and a half….
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Often times called the 'greatest" Hungarian, Count István Széchenyi (1791 - 1860) was also a generous philanthropist exhibiting many of the attributes of enlightened philanthropy. He always had the big picture in mind, liked giving with fellow aristocrats, and spent a lot of his times nurturing his investments. No person, tourist or resident, can imagine Budapest without the 'results' of his philanthropy such as the Chain Bridge, Hungarian Academy of Science and the 'lovasság'.
St. Stephen, the first king of Hungary, ordered the church to use some of the funds it collected on behalf of the state to look after the poor.