# European Day of Foundations and Donors to celebrate public benefit foundations

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/09/29/european-day-foundations-donors-celebrate-public-benefit-foundations/
- Published: 2016-09-29T09:17:30+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**[DAFNE](http://dafne-online.eu/) (The Donors and Foundations Network in Europe)
is celebrating the annual [European Day of Foundations and Donors](http://dafne-online.eu/.../european-day-of-foundations-and-donors-october1eu...)
on 1^(st) October, which aims to raise awareness and celebrate the work of public
benefit foundations.**

 

This year, in partnership with the [European Foundation Centre](http://www.efc.be/)(
EFC) DAFNE members from across Europe will be hosting a series of events and online
activities to celebrate the work of public benefit foundations, and to raise awareness
around the role of philanthropy.

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Using social media and the hashtag #October1Europe, the aim of the day is to give
the public an insight into the work of foundations and motivate more public support
by getting individuals and organisations throughout Europe to speak about their 
experiences with philanthropy.

 

> 1 oktober is het [#TheEuropeanDay](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheEuropeanDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> voor Stichtingen en donateurs, via Helpfreely kan je gratis helpen! [#October1Europe](https://twitter.com/hashtag/October1Europe?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [https://t.co/daVuAEodaL](https://t.co/daVuAEodaL) [pic.twitter.com/pKiU1aQq4v](https://t.co/pKiU1aQq4v)
> — Tamara de Ruiter (@DeTenesoya) [September 28, 2016](https://twitter.com/DeTenesoya/status/781113381688340480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

Activity includes the [Bulgarian Donors Forum](http://www.dfbulgaria.org/), which
is encouraging people to explain the ways in which philanthropy has affected them
in the time it takes for a match to go out with its #JoinTheLight Campaign, while
The Associazione delle Fondazioni di Casse di erogazione ([ASSIFERO](http://www.assifero.org/))
and Associazione di Fondazioni e di Casse di Risparmio ([ACRI](https://www.acri.it/Home/Index/2))
in Italy, will be sharing messaging focusing on the topic of migration.

 

[Asociación Española de Fundaciones](http://www.fundaciones.org/) is also participating,
and will be encouraging Spanish foundations to tweet at noon on October 1st, while
activity will also take place in Switzerland and Croatia.

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 * **[National Christian Mission Awards announce 2016 winners](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/11/29/national-christian-mission-awards-announce-2016-winners/)**(
   29 November 2016)
 * **[Corporate foundations spending & income trends revealed in nfpSynergy report](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/01/23/corporate-foundations-spending-income-trends-revealed-nfpsynergy-report/)**(
   23 January 2017)

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