Strategic Partnership of Europe, Russia, and the US

THE NEW EURASIA FOUNDATION WAS LAUNCHED ON OCTOBER 1, 2004

The Dynasty Foundation The Dynasty Foundation is a first family foundation in Russia that focuses on supporting Russian fundamental research in exact and natural sciences. In terms of this strategy, Dynasty is currently developing a number of programs to support students who specialize in the area, assist in funding postdoctoral positions for young candidates of sciences and organize specific events for scientific community, such as conferences and seminars. In order to achieve its goals the Dynasty Foundation collaborates with the sector's leaders - high schools (MEPhI, MIPT, MSU, etc.) and research centers (Lebedev Institute, ITEP). Additional information is available on the foundation's web-site: The Madariaga European Foundation Created in 1998, the Madariaga European Foundation was established by an initiative of a group of alumni from the College of Europe whose goal was to involve the College in analysis and discussion on the subject of European integration. The Madariaga European Foundation is headed by Dr. Javier Solana, who also currently serves as the High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy for the European Union. The Madariaga European Foundation is now broadening its focus toward the role of Europe in the world, examining the global presence of Europe as it takes a new shape with enlargement and the upcoming votes on the European Constitution. Additional information is available on the Foundation’s website: The Eurasia Foundation The Eurasia Foundation was launched in 1992 with a major grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development. With continuing support from USAID and a growing number of other donors in Europe and Russia, the Eurasia Foundation, which is privately managed, has made more than 7,000 grants totaling $140 million in the twelve countries of the former Soviet Union since In Russia, since 1993 the Eurasia Foundation has awarded more than $64 million to support local initiatives in civil society, private enterprise development, and public administration and policy. For more information, please visit the Foundation's websites:

THE MISSION As a unique partnership among foundations in Russia, Europe and the United States, the New Eurasia Foundation (FNE) seeks to preserve and strengthen civil society in Russia and promote the country's integration into the world community.

MAIN GOALS: Strengthen civil society by supporting of regional civic leaders; Strengthen civil society by supporting of regional civic leaders; Promote citizen participation in the local decision making process; Promote citizen participation in the local decision making process; Promote processes aimed at increasing the transparency and responsiveness of government decision-making and supporting administrative reform; Promote processes aimed at increasing the transparency and responsiveness of government decision-making and supporting administrative reform; Promote local self-governance in Russia by assisting in the planning and implementation of regional social and economic development; Promote local self-governance in Russia by assisting in the planning and implementation of regional social and economic development; Assist in the reform of the educational system and its institutions by promoting scientific and research activity that would allow Russia to occupy a commendable place among democratic and prosperous nations; Assist in the reform of the educational system and its institutions by promoting scientific and research activity that would allow Russia to occupy a commendable place among democratic and prosperous nations; Support the development of entrepreneurship, especially small- and medium- size businesses; promote innovative business in Russia; Support the development of entrepreneurship, especially small- and medium- size businesses; promote innovative business in Russia; Create the environment for the existence of independent mass media that would play a tangible and constructive role in social life; Create the environment for the existence of independent mass media that would play a tangible and constructive role in social life; Encourage international cooperation in the development of civil society, local self-governance, education, science and small business, in particular among Russia, the U.S. and European states. Encourage international cooperation in the development of civil society, local self-governance, education, science and small business, in particular among Russia, the U.S. and European states.

FNE will achieve these goals by harnessing local and international resources to support the efforts of primarily young Russian citizen leaders and opinion makers to make a difference in their communities, utilizing the most innovative of Russian and international experience. In doing so, FNE seeks not only to support civil society in Russia, but also to forge and deepen ties among Russia and the other countries through programs and grants to institutions and individuals. In all of its programs and activities, FNE will adhere to the highest standards of transparency and integrity.

INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION The New Eurasia Foundation creates unique opportunities for implementing major international projects: The presence of international founders each of which has his own system of partner ties and contacts in Russia, the European Union and the USA; An international board of directors which consists of noted public, political and business leaders representing Russia, Europe and the USA and capable of providing active assistance in the development and implementation of international projects; A wide expert network in the field of international policy and international relations, existing ties with embassies and representations of international organizations in Moscow as well as government structures and the administration of the Russian Federation President; Partner relations with regional representations of the New Eurasia Foundation in CIS countries which creates a basis for implementing network international projects.

The New Eurasia Foundation’s strategy in this area is as follows: expansion of the participation of public organizations in the development, implementation and evaluation of international projects, assistance in the transformation of civil society institutions in Russia into an integral part of the forming global civil society, increasing the stability of relations between Russia and its main Western partners.

YOUTH PLUS PROGRAM This program includes a set of regional partnership projects and events united by a common strategy and relying on local initiative. Mission: To help maximize the realization of the innovation potential of young people in Russia. Target groups: Young people, ages 14 to 30, are regarded as a strategic social development resource, and their active inclusion in economic, political, and social processes can give an extra impetus to democratic reform at both regional and national levels.

Program Goals:  To promote the self-organization of youth people.  To promote the legal status of the youth in the framework of regional and federal development.  To promote the competitiveness of young people in the labor market.

Program Projects o Regional youth programs. The project seeks to devise and replicate mechanisms of development and implementation of comprehensive regional youth programs. All project participants became part of international partnership: YOUTH-net CIS Project (Interkulturelles Zentrum). o Educational institutions as community centers. The project seeks to make undergraduate and graduate students and young faculty active participants in regional development through partnership projects based at regional universities and targeted at actual problems of regional development. o Investment in the youth potential. The project seeks to increase the social activity of regional business by involving it in efforts to improve the competitiveness of socially insecure young people in the labor market. o Future leaders (White House Fellows). The project seeks to provide targeted in-service training for young leaders from regional and municipal administrative bodies, business entities, and the third sector.