Technical Assistance for
Civil Society Organisations
Serbia Office
This project is funded
by the European Union.
Annex 5: TOR for outsourcing organization
Technical Assistance Service Contract for the implementation of the project “Capacity
Building of Civil Society in the IPA countries and Territories (Albania, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo under UNSCR
1244/99, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey) EuropeAid/127427/C/SER/Multi is announcing
Open Call
For Outsource organization for organizing of:
One Partnership event: “Partnership building among CSOs, local governments and
businesses – Challenges and opportunities- “and Contest for CSOs best practices in
partnership building
General objective of TACSO project is to strengthen the overall capacities and accountability
of the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) within the IPA beneficiaries and to guarantee the
quality of services and a sustainable role of the CSOs in the democratic process. The main
objectives of the project are:
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To increase and improve the capacity and actions of CSOs and
To improve the democratic role of CSOs.
Part of the project activities present organization of partnership event. During second part of
2010 one partnership and one contest for best partnership practices are foreseen to be
organized in Serbia. TACSO Serbia office is looking for proposals from CSOs for
organization of these two events.
1. Partnership event “Partnership
building among CSOs, local
governments and businesses
Activity
Purpose:
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To strengthen cooperation between
CSOs and governmental
institutions, private sector and
public through process of
collecting and promoting best
practices in the field of sustainable
partnership building. Conference
itself will be also a chance for CSOs
and external stakeholders to learn
about EU partnership best practices
and to identify obstacles and
opportunities for Serbia context.
2. Contest for CSOs best
practices in partnership building
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To collect, present and
promote achievements of CSOs
in the field of partnership
building
TACSO Serbia Office • Spanskih Boraca 24, stan broj 3 • 11070 Novi Beograd • t: + 381 11 212 93 72 • f: + 381 11 212 93 73 • e-mail: info.sr@tacso.org
SIPU International AB Sweden • Civil Society Promotion Centre Bosnia and Herzegovina • Human Resources Development Foundation Turkey
Foundation in Support of Local Democracy Poland • Partners Foundation for Local Development Romania
Dates:
 October 27th 2010
 Novi Sad (NS Fair/Master Centar)
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Principles
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Conditions
for
cooperation
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Criteria for
selection of
the
proposal
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Proposed main topic of the event
should be relevant for actual
situation of the CSOs and appealing
for CSOs working in different sectors
of activity
Proposal for partnership event
agenda should include minimum
three to five interrelated topics
(issues), which are in accordance to
the main purpose/topic of the event
Event should have national
coverage
Organiser/s should ensure adequate
representation of different
stakeholders
Ownership of the organization of the
event (logistics, program, etc) is up to
applicant
TACSO TA desk could provide
assistance in terms of facilitators
pool, moderators, key-note speakers,
trainers
TACSO will cover the costs related
with the organization of the event by
paying expenditures directly to the
vendors
TACSO will provide lump-sum of
3.000 EUR for the organizer/s to
cover their organizational
expenditures (human resources,
communication costs etc.)
Promotion and PR is responsibility
of the organizer/s, TACSO visibility
should be ensured
Reporting is responsibility of the
organizer/s (TACSO provides report
format). Report should be written
within fifteen days after the event and
sent to TACSO TA Desk
Evaluation is responsibility of
TACSO
Proven experience in organizing
similar events
Organizational capacity
Relevance of proposed topics
Quality of the proposed concept of
the event (expected results,
composition of the key-note speakers
etc.)
Follow up activities specified in a
form of Platform of action, common
 December (date to be
proposed)
 Belgrade
 Activity should have national
coverage
 Selection of CSOs best
practices should be made by
open call
 Selected CSOs should be able
to present sustainable results
and impact achieved in the
field of partnership building
 Organizers/s should ensure
balanced representation of
CSOs from different sectors of
operation, different coverage
(national/local)
and
ethnic
background
 Minimum
of
promotional
activities of selected
best
practices are publishing and
promotional event
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TACSO will cover the costs
related with the organization of
the activity by paying
expenditures directly to the
vendors
 TACSO will provide lump-sum
of 3.000 EUR for the
organizer/s to cover their
organizational expenditures
(human resources,
communication costs etc.)
 Promotion and PR is mainly
responsibility of TACSO TA
desk
 Reporting and evaluation is
responsibility of TACSO
 Proven experience in
organizing similar activities
 Organizational capacity
 Quality of the proposed concept
of the event (expected results,
number of involved
organizations etc.)
 Financial contribution desired
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agenda, one or two year operational
plan etc.
 Financial contribution desired
Applications should be prepared in the format attached to this call.
The applications for organization of the activities should be sent no later than 27 August
2010 by email to: info.rs@tacso.org with the subject heading: “Proposal for organization of
CSO partnership building and promotion of best practices”.
Note that one organization may apply for both activities or select just one.
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