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01-27-2005: Macedonia NGO Conference Organized by ECNL
The conference on “Financial Sustainability of NGOs – Philanthropy and Taxation” was held in Skopje, Macedonia on January 27, 2005. It was organized by ICNL's affiliate the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law, the Association of Tax Workers and the First Children’s Embassy in the World - “Megjashi”. The conference addressed the issue of sources and mechanisms for financial sustainability of NGOs in Macedonia, from international perspective and through the national legal framework. It provided a forum for exchange of opinions between NGO and Government participants. The conference also presented results from a research on financial sustainability of NGOs in Macedonia (carried out under NIOK's project on the percentage mechanism - see www.onepercent.org). As a result of the conference, participants prepared a list of recommendations for issues that need to be addressed. For more information on the conference and its follow-up, please contact infoicnl@icnl.org.