This site is for you if
- You have chosen to support Bulgarian children as part of your long term philanthropic strategy
- You would like to make a one-off donation for Bulgarian children without parents
- You have come across a media publication and would like to contribute to the cause described
- Your company is willing to choose Bulgarian children as a long term public benefit cause
- You would like to help but you don’t know how
Should you want to have more detailed information, or would like to receive an individual consultation (a tailor-made consultation) on your giving, please contact the Bulgarian Donors’ Forum.
Bulgarian Donors’ Forum would like to thank OAK Foundation, Save the Children/UK, ARK Foundation and Tulip Foundation for advising and supporting www.givingforchildren.bg.
Experts advise
Children currently living in institutions and children without parents are the No 1 philanthropic cause in Bulgaria. Each year campaigns and individual donations for this total nearly 8 million BGN (4 million EUR). More than 60% of the companies working in Bulgaria have made more then one financial donation to children in institutions.
When donating for children in institutions, there is unfortunately often a risk of the donation not reaching its beneficiaries or duplicating the efforts already made by others. At worst there are cases of frauds, causing more harm than good.
The Bulgarian government is keen to support strategic, sustainable giving and we strongly recommend that you make an informed decision about your philanthropic giving for children in Bulgaria, including its longer-term impact.
On the other hand the analysis of the data shows that sometimes donors target and support institutions which indeed are in very bad condition but are subject to closing. This creates unrealistic expectations in the institutions’ staff that the donation would keep the institution existing. In such cases the philanthropy is not efficient because its not in the interest of the children.