1. Advancing on the funding objectives
EAPN Funding Seminar
Advancing on the funding objectives
Input Tanya Basarab
EAPN Development Officer
19-20 March, 2010, Brussels

2. SUSTAINABLE FINANCING GROUP EAPN FUNDING OBJECTIVES
ADVOCATING FOR IMPROVED PROGRESS FUND
CAMPAIGNING FOR NATIONAL FUNDING

3. Context

4. Sustainable Finances for NNs Group
6 representatives of NNs responsible for fundraising or financial management
Identify challenges and obstacles
Help map the funding reality of NNs
Support organization of yearly funding seminars
Identify key objectives and areas to improve the funding conditions for NNs
Developed a new policy area

5. 4 objectives to improve funding of NNs
Advocating for better EU PROGRESS Fund
Campaigning for public funding of NN core costs
Building capacity of NNs and opening up new funding possibilities
EAPN funding to NNs

6. Results so far
5 Challenges and 5 Demands for funding National anti poverty networks in the EU
A tool to monitor finances of NNs (updated yearly)
An EU Funding Guide for National Networks
Arguments for changing PROGRESS
Developing national lobby campaign messages
Responding to the EC consultation on the financial regulation
Planning the funding seminar
See document NDev

7. EU Funding (Objective from 2009)
Improved EU Funding (draft paper ready, based on an EU We Can Trust)
Main arguments:
- PROGRESS has been good for policy-making
Need to increase funds and access to NNs
Need to allow more flexibility and access to NGOs for innovation and demonstration projects
Need to engage NGOs in managing the Programme
Similar work on Structural Funds

8. National funding: Report Conclusion
NNs and anti poverty NGOs are struggling to get core costs covered
lack of funding for developing participation of people experiencing poverty
Lack of funding for advocacy with few exceptions
Lack of funding to link national with European work
The economic crisis puts more pressure on anti poverty NGOs

9. Messages of the lobby campaign
Set up funding programmes to cover core costs of National Anti Poverty Networks
Build on the good practices in some EU member states
Apply practice of supporting platforms for youth, women, disabilities etc. to anti poverty networks.
Should EAPN be more ambitious and ask for national Poverty programmes based on the practices in some member states?

10. Questions for work in groups
Are the messages right? What is missing?
How did funded networks get their funding?
Discussion in Groups:
What actions should we take?
Who do we target (Social Ministers? Finance Ministers? Prime ministers? Society at large?)
What solidarity actions we can carry in countries where NNs have a good funding base?
How do we carry the campaign in the framework of 2010?
What would members need to do?