2nd HIGGS Award “Incubator Higher Achiever Award”

7 September 2017 –Τhe Incubees of the 1st and 2nd circle of HIGGS Incubator Program were awarded with the <<Incubator Higher Achiever Award>>. Winners of the award due to the development and the consistency to their goals were Ithaca Laundry, GIVMED and Revive Greece. Ithaca Laundry is a mobile laundry service aimed at homeless people…

5th Round of Accelerator

10-11 November 2017: Another round of the Accelerator program is coming to its end and soon we will welcome our new participants on the 13th of November. The 5th round will close with the presentations of the projects the 8 NPOs have worked on during the program to HIGGS Advisory Board. The participants of the…

HIGGS celebrated its two year anniversary with an NGO Fair 

8 October 2017 – HIGGS celebrated its 2 year anniversary from 10:30 to 19:00 at its premises with a wide range of activities. From Thessaloniki and Alexandria of Imathia to Athens and Crete, more than 20 Nonprofit Organizations honored us with their presence by carrying out various activities (3D printer constructions, adoption of stray animals…

Workshop “Media Management & Presentation Skills” – Thessaloniki

19 September 2017 – We held the workshop “Media Management & Presentation Skills” in cooperation with the Peace Journalism Laboratory of the Aristotle Univeristy of Thessaloniki at the New City Hall of Thessaloniki. The organizations participated in an experiential workshop in order to learn how to approach media as well as how to prepare themselves properly…

Outreach: NGOs and European Programs – Thessaloniki

18 September 2017 – During HIGGS “Outreach Event: NGOs and European Programs” at the New City Hall of Thessaloniki, participants had the opportunity to learn more about EU Programs (Erasmus+ KA2, Europe for Citizens, AMIF, Horizon 2020) from Dr Sotirios Petropoulos, HIGGS Director. Dr Petropoulos also shared with them useful tips and best practices on…

Advancing the Third Sector through Innovation and Variation (ATSIV)

Project Concept Lower income regions such as the crisis struck and underdeveloped East, South East and Mediterranean (ESEM) EU Countries are in desperate need of innovative ideas to support regional growth, to preserve living standards and to adhere to global trends. However, it is quite often that such regions fail to meet such demands and…

Informational event on Accelerator program in Ioannina

15-16 May 2017 – On the occasion of the 5th cycle of the Accelerator program, we held meetings with 20 representatives of Nonprofit Organizations in 4 cities (Preveza, Arta, Igoumenitsa and Ioannina). Our goal was to inform organizations about HIGGS services and programs and mainly about Accelerator program, but also learn more about their own work…

Insight Out: Delineating “PRAKSIS”

12 July 2017 – Mrs. Maria Moudatsou, Forensic Psychologist, Director of Institutional & Vertical Fundraising at PRAKSIS talked about the organization’s field of action, how they have managed to apply the holistic intervention model, but also how they have survived the economic crisis. In addition, she revealed the organization’s philosophy in achieving its goals. Furthermore,…

Volunteering – NGOs – Civil Society

7 July 2017- In cooperation with ActionAid Hellas and the municipality of Thessaloniki, we organized the event “Volunteering – NGOs – Civil Society” in Thessaloniki. The aim of the event was to highlight the value of volunteering, analyze ways to attract and manage volunteers, and present opportunities for international volunteering through the EU Aid Volunteers…

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