We’re looking for young philanthropists who like to help others!
They’re young but they’re helping others more than a lot of us older folks. And they pick challenging issues to address – education of Roma students or building bridges between different generations, to name just two. Best of all, they’re enthusiastic and their drive often leads other young people to join in and their work…
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Community Forum visits communities in Prague
Wondering where to find interesting projects in Prague? As part of our Come On, Community! Community Forum (May 12-14), we visited a number of local initiatives that are worth knowing about. A Garden in Vršovice
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Come On, Community!
About people actively engaged in improving their communities What do residents of an old, inland industrial city like Detroit want most of all in their new public square? It would probably not occur to any architect that the answer is not a fountain or park. In fact, what they miss most of all in their…
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Via Foundation is looking for people who help others. Nominations for the Via Bona Philanthropy Awards are now open!
Via Foundation has opened nominations for the 19th annual Via Bona Philanthropy Awards. Each year, through the Via Bona Awards, we highlight inspiring stories of giving and charity and thank people who selflessly help others by giving their time, energy, money or experience to help a good cause. Anyone can submit a nomination – companies,…
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TOP Ten stories
Question: What is the best way to show exactly what Via Foundation does and whom we support? Answer: Sharing stories about specific people who are changing their communities for the better.
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A village where skepticism is changing into engagement
Markoušovice is a small village near Trutnov in Northeastern Bohemia. It was an independent municipality until 1981, when it became part of another town (Velke Svatoňovice), which led to the decline of many community activities. Residents in Markoušovice no longer felt there was any reason to get together as a town community and neighborly relations…
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Czechs are giving more and more: the volume of gifts is growing faster than the GDP
Giving in the Czech Republic is growing faster than the GDP. Current data from this year’s tax returns show that individuals and companies in the Czech Republic give more each year. Individual giving in 2014 exceeded $41,170,900 (CZK 1.7 billion) for the first time since 1989 with year-on-year growth of 4.2%, which year-on-year inflation in…