1. Nilda Bullain European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL)
Regional Differences, Issues, Challenges in CSO Law How to tackle these?
Nilda Bullain
European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL)

2. DANGER!
“Easily replicable solution available to be applied as a panacea for long-lasting problem.”
“Our tax designation scheme will help develop your philanthropic culture!”

3. Factors to consider Context / transition stage
Level of development of third sector / civil society
Needs / priorities
Policy driver / political will
Local ownership / local capacity for law reform

4. “We would like to have a charity commission.”
Context
“We would like to have a charity commission.”
Cultivation period:
200 years

5. Civil society Capacity (e.g., social contracting)
Values and ethics (e.g., governance)
Credibility (e.g., philanthropy)

6. Needs WHY LEGISLATE? E.g., representation or participation?
E.g., lack of resources / of access to resources / of capacity to access them?

7. Policy drivers Public financing Public benefit status Volunteering
Social services, absorption capacity, transparency, building clientele?
Public benefit status
To increase private funding or public funding?
Volunteering
Black labor, tax hurdles, social support structure?

8. Local capacity for reform
Investment in capacity building before “direct spending” for results

9. Process assessment of needs/priorities
generating interest – keeping momentum
multi-stakeholder working group
broader participation
regional exposures
TA & comparative expertise
Law reform

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