Bulgarian School of Politics: Institutional Development Project, 2007
Project Summary
This project focuses on further developing and improving the institutional and intellectual
capacity of the Bulgarian School of Politics for providing high-quality training to political and civic leaders in the country and the region, in order to establish the School as a leading educational and resource center in political leadership training. Through the proposed project activities, the School of Politics seeks to enhance its ability to disseminate new civil and political leadership culture based on understanding and implementation of the core principles of good governance such as the rule of law, legitimacy, transparency, accountability, accessibility and respect for human rights. This will be accomplished by expanding our cooperative efforts working with NGOs and public institutions at home and abroad, as well as by strengthening the network of BSoP alumni and actively engaging them in project activities and programs initiated by the School. This project will also allow the School to develop research and for-profit publication activities, which will contribute to achieving a long-term financial autonomy and sustainability.
Project period: 2007-2009
Project Goals
1. To strengthen the organizational and fundraising capacity of the School;
2. To develop an in-house research capacity to support the design and implementation of advanced training programs of political and civic leaders;
3. To develop and introduce a system for ongoing staff development and training;
4. To develop and introduce a system for training-of-trainers and build a pool of trained moderators and instructors;
5. Financial autonomy and long-term sustainability of the School.
Project Activities
1. Establishing a Development Unit within the School with the main goals to identify project opportunities, raise funds and lead the School’s promotional and networking activities;
2. Developing new course materials for advanced training of senior civil servants and political and civil society leaders;
3. Introducing a training program for the regular trainers and moderators of the School;
4. Introducing a staff development program;
5. Setting up a research unit within the School
6. Organizing fundraising campaigns at home and abroad
7. Joint publications of books in the field of political management and leadership development with Ciela publishing house.
Project Partners
Friends of the Bulgarian School of Politics
Bulgarian School of Politics’ Alumni Association
New Bulgarian University
Project Funding
The project is funded by a grant from the Trust for Civil Society for CEE
Project Status
In progress
Project Results
Interim results as of January 2008: creation of a development unit within the BSoP; introduction of staff development program; work in progress on designing a new website of the School.
Project Participants
BSoP staff and team of moderators and instructors; members of the Alumni Association of BSoP, local and international experts in leadership training and organizational capacity development.
Contact person
Snezhina Gabova
sgabova@schoolofpolitics.org
