Euclid Network: An Overview

Who we are and what we do

Established in 2007 as a joint venture between ACEVO (UK), CJDES (France) and Ideell Arena (Sweden), Euclid Network connects 300 members from 31 countries from across Europe for a more innovative, professional and sustainable European civil society. Read the Euclid Network Strategy Document 2012 - 2014 here.

Unique marks:

• Individual members (not organisations)
• Focus on the whole civil society/social economy (not a specific issue)
• Focus on the whole Europe and beyond (not Brussels only)

We work to empower the network (through membership and projects) to become the changemakers of civil society - challenging the status quo, bringing solutions to the table and fostering collaboration and peer-learning across boundaries.

We work on sector-wide and interlinked challenges that affect all our members in our Four Programme Areas: Effectiveness, Sustainability, Innovation and Influence.

How we are funded

Euclid Network receives a core grant from the European Commission, DG Education and Culture. This core funding supports our continuing partnership with the European Union, through which we carry out a number of independent consultation on issues which are important to European civil society and our members in particular. For more information about our advocacy work click here, and for any specific enquiries about our core funding contact Filippo Addarii at filippo.addarii@euclidnetwork.eu.

We are also funded to run specifc projects by the European Commission and the United Nations, click here to see our projects. Funding also comes from membership fees, partnerships and training and consultancy that Euclid Network offers.

Where we work

We are a pan-European network working both within and beyond the EU member states. However, we also fully embrace ‘Global Europe', connecting Europeans to civil society across the world. Our projects often take place in specific regions across Europe and are crucial to Euclid Network's regional strategy; tailoring the network to the specific needs of civil society in six core regions:

Western Europe Central and Eastern Europe

Northern Europe Western Balkans

Former Soviet Union Mediterranean

We use the power of the network and the strength of our partnerships with private and public institutions to bring about lasting change for European civil society and society as a whole.

Find Euclid Network's latest Impact Report here

Where Euclid Network members are based

This was created for members to add their organisations. If you need help adding yours contact abi.ramanan@euclidnetwork.eu
 

The Paris Manifesto

The Paris Manifesto is the name given to Euclid Network's mission statement. The mission was signed on 16th March 2007 in Paris, with EN's 100 founding members in attendance and details exactly what Euclid Network seeks to achieve and how.

European Transparency Initiative

Euclid Network is voluntary registered on the European Commissions ‘Register of Interested Representatives’, which allows citizens to know which interests groups are influencing the decision-making processes of the European Institutions. By registering we have the opportunity to demonstrate our strong commitment to transparency and give added legitimacy to our activities. The Register can be accessed at https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/transparency/regrin/welcome.do