CIVITAS Foundation for a Civil Society
CIVITAS Foundation for Civil Society aims to encourage the local and regional development.
The Premises of the Establishment
Civitas Foundation was founded in October of the year 1992, its main motivation being the need to develop the ability of the public administration and the need to stimulate citizens' engagement in taking decisions and in administrating local communities.
The way we accomplish our mission is as it follows:
in order to develop a successful activity Civitas has established as main goals:
- elaborating and implementing projects in the field of local and regional development;
- developing relations between public local administration and the population, supporting local activities;
- offering specialised consultation in different fields for local public administrations;
- organising specialised courses for elected civil servants and from local public administrations
- supporting the forming and the functioning of non-governmental organisation.
In order to achieve these goals we initiate and carry on projects and we offer training and consulting services.
ServicesThe services of the Civitas are organised on three levels:
- the functioning of a resources centre in order to support local and regional development;
- training in several fields:- the management of the public administration (operational and strategic management);
- the management of human resources;
- communication in institutional management;
- project management;
- local and regional development;
- the financial management of the local communities.
- consulting in:
- elaborating strategies of development on local and regional level;
- making projects proposed for financing;
- human resources management, staff policy;
- financial management and local finance;
- legal consulting in administration law;
- institutional communication;
- making exposing and promoting supports.
Target
The beneficiaries of the services of the Civitas include:
- local public administration institutions;
- non-governmental organisations
- private firms, producers union and craftsmen union;
- other agents, who are involved in the local and regional developmental process.
Publications
Civitas Foundation publishes books, leaflets and materials concerning local and regional development headed towards local and regional public administration's activity
"Interetnica" is a monthly magazine on interethnic problems.
Partners
"Babes-Bolyai" University, Faculty of Political and Administrative Sciences, Department of Public Administration, Cluj-Napoca
The Hungarian Academy of Sciences -Center of Regional Studies
Local and County Councils of Transylvania
Sponsors
Phare Programme of the EU
The Foundation for an Open Society, Romania
Romanian Government
Westminister Foundation for Democracy, Great Britain
Illyés Foundation, Hungary
"Új Kézfogás" Foundation, Hungary
Hajdó Csaba
Civitas Foundation