Universal Periodic Review

Create financial resources for civil society work based on international best practice models

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Remarks to progress by Liga (last modified Dec 31, 2024):

In 2024, Austria will work on creating long-term financial resources for civil society organisations in order to strengthen their resilience and secure their work beyond short-term project funding. This will be done taking into account international best practice models, which focus primarily on sustainable and stable funding. In Austria, the need for stable basic funding that goes beyond project funding and enables organisations to remain active in the long term is increasingly being recognised. The focus is not only on public funding, but new financing models such as „pay-for-success“ and private investment in the social sector (such as impact investing) are also being given greater consideration. These models enable organisations to increase their social impact and at the same time create a sustainable financial basis. Austria is following successful international examples that show how civil society organisations can become more resilient to crises through strong financial resources. A further aim is to integrate these approaches into the policies and structural support of civil society actors, which could have a long-term positive effect on civil society development in Austria.