Person in charge: Steve Egan - CSV (Community Service Volunteers)

Highlights of the discussion:

Why a media network? Non simply a network, but an organisation of organisations

To have a dedicated staff to:

- access call for proposals and develop applications for EU fundings

- organize trainings, events, seminars, media camps, common projects

- promote campaigns at a European level

- promote non-formal learning/ intercultural learning for young people through new media

- use media to empower young people to take action

Structure:

- a board

- a secretariat (rotating annually/bi-annually among members)

- member assembly

- a formal statute (definition of participation rules)

Available Grants:

1) Youth In Action – Action 4.3.X Networking Activity as a follow-up of this Partnership Building Activity

2) European Youth Foundation – Council of Europe – Cathegory C (Administrative costs for already established European NGOs) – Cathegory A, B

3) European Cultural Foundation

4) Europe for Citizens Programme

5) LLP Programme – Grundtvig (to be used for job shadowing and training of personnel and promote deep knowledge of how different participant organizations actually work)

The network could be open to all our organizations, but should not be a totally open network and be rather an organization with rules and functioning.

Models of already existing networks and umbrella organizations have been mentioned by Steve, Natasha, Paolo.

Outcome:

The first step for the creation of an umbrella network is to apply for the Youth In Action – Action 4.3.X Networking Activity for the deadline of 1^st February or next (1^st april – 1^st june – 1^st september …)

This grant would fund organisational costs bound to the establishment of the network, that is 50% of the overall budget (max. € 40.000) for a max. EU funding of € 20.000.

Conclusions:

We should now define roles and responsibilities for:

- search and share already existing models of umbrella organisations (structure, statute, rules)

- identify and better explore the mentioned and further funding opportunities

- prepare a proposal shared by all partners interested in the umbrella organisation

- write the application for the Youth In Action – Action 4.3.X Networking Activity (or/and other)

Participants:

Steve (En) – Martin (Dk) – Jens (Dk) – Davide (Italy) – Paolo (Italy) – Camilla (Italy) – Nataljia (Latvia) – Malte (De) – Natasha (Italy and Macedonia)