We focus on supporting leaders and teams working on major challenges facing Czech democratic society.

Oblasti podpory

Protecting freedom and democracy

Protecting freedom and democracy
Quality education for all children

Quality education for all children
Cultural Heritage

Cultural Heritage
Social solidarity

Social solidarity

Organizations we support

We see the organizations we support as partners and experts for long-term cooperation. The list is not exhaustive; we occasionally support specific short-term projects. We support some organizations through the associations and shared funds listed below.

Ashoka

Ashoka
Association for Czech Entrepreneurship

Association for Czech Entrepreneurship
Broumov Educational and Cultural Center

Broumov Educational and Cultural Center
Center for an Informed Society CIS

Center for an Informed Society CIS
Center for Character Development

Center for Character Development
Center for Democratic Education CEDU

Center for Democratic Education CEDU
Czech Priorities

Czech Priorities
Czech Streetwork Association

Czech Streetwork Association
Don’t Let Go of Your Soul

Don’t Let Go of Your Soul
EduIN

EduIN
European Values

European Values
Forum 2000 Foundation

Forum 2000 Foundation
Institute for Empirical Research STEM

Institute for Empirical Research STEM
Institute for the Prevention and Resolution of Indebtedness

Institute for the Prevention and Resolution of Indebtedness
Lata

Lata
Live Teacher

Live Teacher
Lobbio

Lobbio
Locika Center

Locika Center
Meeting Brno

Meeting Brno
Meta

Meta
One World in Schools

One World in Schools
Open Faculties

Open Faculties
Open Society Fund

Open Society Fund
PAQ Research

PAQ Research
Partnership for Education 2030+

Partnership for Education 2030+
Peace Jam

Peace Jam
People in Need

People in Need
Society for All

Society for All
Standing Conference of Associations in Education

Standing Conference of Associations in Education
Start teaching

Start teaching
Step by Step Czech Republic

Step by Step Czech Republic
Teacher platform

Teacher platform
Tereza Educational Center

Tereza Educational Center
Thanks That We Can

Thanks That We Can
Via Clarita Endowment Fund

Via Clarita Endowment Fund
You can do business

You can do business
Yourchance

Yourchance

Intiatives

These initiatives are projects and organizations we helped incubate or initiate. We are still active in many of them.

01/06

Alliance for a Modern State

A pooled fund of leading Czech foundations and philanthropists focused on improving the functioning of the Czech state.

We want a Czechia that provides its citizens with quality services, manages public finances well, and resists external threats. The fund supports specific organizations and broader cooperation.

https://www.modernistat.org

01/06

Changing the curriculum

A project built to support a ground-up revision of the Czech public school curriculum, involving key competencies as well as knowledge-based elements. It involves cooperation between state institutions to communicate changes in Czech school curricula and a media drive directed at teachers and parents.

https://menimeosnovy.cz

01/06

Czechs in Europe

A long-term platform providing information about the role and position of Czechia in Europe.

It combines data and research with long-term media partnerships.

01/06

Good morning, Czechia

An initiative of seven state agencies and top representatives of Czech business seeking to find a better national narrative for Czechia.

The BLÍŽKSOBĚ Foundation is collaborating on the participatory part of the project—involving the broadest possible sections of society in a joint dialogue about what we can be proud of in Czechia.

https://www.dobreranocesko.cz

01/06

Independent Journalism Foundation

A pooled fund of Czech philanthropists developed to support independent and courageous journalism, which is a necessary condition for a free democratic society.

https://www.nfnz.cz

01/06

Second Economic Transformation

A platform of over 40 ambassadors from the highest levels of Czech business focused on moving the Czech economy back to the top.

It strives to transform Czechia towards the economy of the future.

https://2et.cz