Non-profit law reform
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.
If you would like to contribute an argument or comment on the Institute’s publications, please email Dr Rupert Graf Strachwitz:
Latest news about the project
Job offer: Employee (m/f/d) Tocqueville Forum
We are looking for a committed employee (m/f/d) who would like to actively help shape the Tocqueville Forum at the earliest possible date.
Call on EU Institutions to safeguard democracy and foster civic space
16.09.2024 | 416 civil society organisations call on the EU Institutions to safeguard democracy and foster civic space
Protest and Support – The Dual role of Israel’s Civil Society in 2023
Opusculum 191 | 28.05.2024 | The paper takes a look at various organisations that were active in the protests to preserve democracy and examines their involvement in humanitarian aid on the basis of interviews.
Rotary in Ukraine – Findings of an Accompanying Research Project
Opusculum 190 | 21.05.2024 | The surveys show that a large number of Rotary clubs operated independently of centrally collected funds and carried out many projects and initiatives
Maecenata Enters a New Phase
Press Release | 02.04.2024 | From 6th May, 2024, after nearly 35 years, Maecenata will have a new CEO. Founder Rupert Graf Strachwitz, who is […]
The European Association becomes reality: Success for European civil society!
Press Information | 13.02.2024
Freedom in the World 2024 Report: The Mounting Damage of Flawed Elections and Armed Conflict
01.03.2024 | Freedom House publishes 2024 Report with concerning findings
Civil Society is Here to Stay! A Report on the Shrinking Civic Space Project (2019-2023)
Opusculum 186 | 01.03.2024 | New report on the research and policy project conducted by the Maecenata Institute from 2019 to 2023
PressInfo: Recommendation on the promotion of civil society published by the European Commission
Press Information | 17.01.2024 The following text is a excerpt (pp. 1–2, 5–6) from the European Commision’s Recommendation on promoting the engagement and effective participation […]
“11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2023” published
29.08.2023 I “The philanthropic sector is an ecosystem: a web of interdependent actors, infinitely variable, striving constantly to build something greater than the sum of […]
