1. Luben Panov Bulgarian Center for Not-for-Profit Law

2.  Registered NGOs – more than 35 000  Submitting reports to the statistics – 10 695  Organizations in the Central Registry - 9900  NGOs registered in www.ngobg.info – 5500www.ngobg.info  Active NGOs?  People working in NGOs – 20 360  Volunteers – 72 527

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4.  Donations from corporations – 7,5 mln. EUR (26 % of all declared donations)  Donations from individuals – 0,5 mln. EUR (36%)  State subsidies – over 5 mln. EUR without competition  Social contracting – almost 9 mln. EUR for social service provision (20 % of all state- supported services)

5. Civil Society Sustainability Index  3.4 – worst in the last 10 years  Decrease in 6 out of 7 areas  4.6 – financial viability (12 th place)  4.4 – organizational capacity (23 rd place)  World Giving Index - 145 th place  13 % giving money  5 % giving time

6.  The Strategy for Support to the Development of NGOs – adopted on 5 September 2012:  Creation of a Civil Society Development Council;  3 priorities – working partnership; financial sustainability and active citizens.  Vision for a new funding mechanism - still no money from the state budget  Planning for the next EU cycle

7.  People do not trust NGOs  NGOs can hardly influence decision-making  NGOs face serious financial problems  Follow the mission or follow the money?  People moving to the administration or the business

8. Contacts: luben@bcnl.org www.ngobg.info www.bcnl.org