BCause Foundation (Bulgaria)
BCause Foundation is a 25 year old expert organisation, the Bulgarian member of CAF International. BCause works to change the lives of people and communities through development of giving culture, effective civic organizations and social entrepreneurship.
To achieve this, the organisation does training and grantmaking for NGOs, support programmes for Bulgarian startups and works with companies, foundations and individuals to manage their giving (EUR 3,47 million in 2020).
Through its Rinker Center for entrepreneurship, BCause is implementing exchange, training and accelerator programmes for early stage startups with social value. It consulted over 750 candidates, worked with 110 teams, invested EUR 200,000 in 27 teams and their projects for the last 5 years.
BCause also advocates for enabling policies in the field of philanthropy, social economy and social investment through research, government consultations and special communication projects. It has initiated and hosts the coalition Social Enterprise Forum in Bulgaria