Impact
The NGO Academy network is working to achieve a positive impact on society day by day. Its members give impulses for progressive change. Here we want to share insights from the field as well as updates and inspiring stories.




Impact Brochure: 10 Highlights from 10 Years
We are delighted to present 10 highlights from 10 years of NGO Academy, as we mark a decade of empowering civil society leaders throughout Central and Eastern Europe.

NGO Academy Member Story #10: A board game travels – from Rijeka via Vienna to Skopje
This tenth NGO Academy Member Story is about Irina Janevska and Tamara Fabac, both Alumni of the tenth edition of the Social Innovation and Management Programme – and about a board game that travelled 1564 kilometers.

Save the Date: NGO Academy Keynote – From Fleeting Success to Lasting Legends?
Join us for this captivating talk with Professor Markus Baer, revealing how to ensure lasting creativity and success in your organisation.

Burnout prevention in NGO Sector – a Community Led Event by City of Women
The topic of burnout is being explored in joint projects of two NGO Academy member organizations, City of Women (Ljubljana) and Common Zone (Zagreb) since 2019, which is where the idea for the Community-Led Event was born. The idea of the event was to share knowledge on burnout and some tools to prevent it

Connecting for Non-Formal Education 2023: Fostering Collaboration, Exploring New Frontiers – a Community Led Event by eematico
Earlier in July, our member organization eematico invited to their Community Led Event “Connecting for Non-Formal Education” in Bucharest. The event served as a catalyst for bringing together stakeholders in the non-formal education sector. Read all about it in their blogpost here

Embracing Digital Transformation: Insights from the NGO Digital Workshop in Zagreb
The second of our Community Led Events was organized by our Member Organisation HUKI – the Croatian Office for Creativity and Innovation, and took place in Zagreb. Read their report here to find out how they tackled the challenge of equipping NGOs with essential digital skills and strategies.

NGO Academy Member Story #9: What it means to be a young & female entrepreneur – an interview with Eva Esih from PsyBit
Eva Esih, Co-Founder of PsyBit talked to us about the motivation behind founding PsyBit, how the Social Innovation and Management Programme helped her in her professional life and why everyday, she wakes up 15 minutes earlier than necessary.

Graduation of the 10th cohort of our Social Innovation and Management Programme
On June 16th, we had the honour to hand out certificates to 24 inspiring individuals for successfully completing our Social Innovation and Management Programme.

Watch: NGO Academy Keynote – The Dark Side of Accountability with Alnoor Ebrahim
For our bi-annual keynote, we invited the award-winning book author Professor Alnoor Ebrahim, who shed light on what to do when impact measurement does more harm than good. Here you can watch the entire presentation.