The Office for Cooperation with Civil Society supported "OPENS FundCon" congress on fundraising organized by OPENS 2019 and Youth Organization of Serbia, held on December 15th in Novi Sad. Partners of the congress included UNICEF, Tempus Foundation, UNDP, Desk Creative Europe, Regional Office for Cooperation of Youth in the Western Balkans - RYCO, and many others.

The participants had the opportunity to gather knowledge, ideas and contacts and to learn about practical strategies for fundraising. Different programs and sources of funding in Serbia were presented, and the participants were informed about new ways of fundraising, socially responsible business and marketing campaigns.

Within the Congress, the Office for Cooperation with Civil Society held a presentation of the Europe for Citizens Program and presented the participants with the way of functioning of this program and the opportunities it provides. At the same time, in the exhibition area of ​​the Congress, the Office had its own stand, where participants could get even more detailed information, consult us about their project ideas and directly ask questions about the Europe for Citizens Program.