Germany’s federal government has partially reformed the country’s non-profit and donation law. But, in the federal Ministry of Finance, the socio-political dimension of this project was almost completely ignored. It is about appropriate framework conditions for civil society organisations in a modern civil society, about the conscious promotion of civic engagement, about the elimination of authoritarian state supervision. The Maecenata Institute offers analyses, opinions and arguments for real reform.
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Backsliding Democracy: The Crisis for Civil Society and Philanthropy in a Comparative Perspective
Opusculum 206 – The Right to Protest in Switzerland in the Context of the Right to Development
Civil Society in Germany 2026
Opusculum 208 – Non-profit status – How tax law sets the course for civil society
Opusculum 207 – Funding for feminist and gender-equality-focused civil society organisations
Strengthening democratic values – a focus on civil society
Transnational Giving Programme and Foundation Administration under new leadership
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76th Anglo-German Königswinter Conference
Observatorium 89 – The Nonprofit Sector and Philanthropy in the United States in the Trump Era