1. FUNDING MECHANISMS Kristina Mänd, NENO (Estonia) Grace Williams, Audit Manager of the National Audit Office (England) Mihai Lisetchi, AID-ONG (Romania)

2. EKAK says: Priority: Mapping, systematization and improvement of the system for financing citizens' associations from public budgets and informing the general public thereof.

3. PLAN OF ACTION for the implementation of the EKAK for 2004-2006 Goal 5: Transparent and clear funding schemes targeted to support the development of civil society and civil society organizations from the state budget

4. Goal 5: Transparent and clear funding schemes 5.1. Overview of governmental sector funding of CSOs and of respective procedures 5.2. Development of unified procedures for ministerial funding of CSOs 5.3. Analysis of the effectiveness of current practices of governmental sector funding of CSOs (Law on Gambling Tax, state-financed programs, allocations to governmental foundations, ministries, etc.) - formulation of necessary legislative amendments 5.4. Developing of principles and appropriate forms of governmental funding of CSOs 5.5. Discussions and introduction of principles to the public

5. PLAN OF ACTION for the implementation of the EKAK for 2004-2006 Goal 6: Improved and targeted system of tax benefits and charitable giving

6. Goal 6: Tax benefits and charitable giving 6.1. Review of the criteria of public benefit organizations, amendment of respective legislative acts 6.2. Raising awareness levels related to existing opportunities for charitable giving 6.3. Analysis of existing opportunities for charitable giving and their effectiveness

7. PLAN OF ACTION for the implementation of the EKAK for 2004-2006 Goal 7: Overview of umbrella organizations, their current and potential future role in cooperation with the public sector

8. Goal 7: Umbrella organizations 7.1 Analysis of current practices: -number of umbrella organizations, their membership, representation of interests -partnership between umbrella organizations and ministries in practice, expectations

9. Plans -To hire a funding expert who starts woking on EKAK’s goals -To reorganize current gambling tax into Civil Society Development Fund -To continue working with umbrella organizations