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From the first day of its opening Veterano Pizza has not only been about delicious pizza, but about something much more. This is a restaurant where war veterans work together with those who have never been in war. Its atmosphere reminds its visitors about the need to help and support one another not only in […]
A photo with a hungry African boy, a candid video about a sick child from Ukraine… Should charity workers appeal to negative emotions to attract more donors? This question is hotly debated, but recently researchers have become increasingly confident that addressing negative emotions is generally a losing strategy. Even if we do not take into […]
“What do you want to do with the change?” the replenishment terminal asks and offers to transfer money to a mobile account or to philanthropy. That’s how the machine offers a person to take the side of good. Thanks to financial apps, you can do good deeds just by pushing some buttons on your smartphone. […]
Military psychologist Andrii Kozinchuk was at the frontline and goes there every year because no one knows how important the mission of people in his profession is. However, there are many nuances in the psychological support of the military, and there are very few specialists in this field in Ukraine. Read below why this happened […]
НIn late May, the parents of little Dmytro Svichynskyi from Odesa raised $2 million for an injection that could cure him of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). In the spring this year, one-and-a-half-year-old Eva Korolenko who was diagnosed with SMA, won free injection of the world’s most expensive drug Zolgensma in a lottery. What is SMA, […]
Why do people do good deeds and is there a gene for altruism? Where does this need come from? What happens in the body at the cellular level when we do a good deed? We sought answers from: cell biologist Olha Maslova cognitive behavioral psychotherapist Yevhen Piletskyi Cell biologist, scientist and popular science communicator Olha […]
The best things are often born when people do not wait for a mythical superhero to come solve their problem, but undertake to improve life around themselves. We share inspiring examples of such Ukrainian initiatives. English school for children from low-income families in Sumy, the center of leisure and integration of migrants and the Kramatorsk […]
What is it like to live in the dark? And how does a person feel when s/he loses the ability to see? The answer this question, Media of Great Stories decided to visit the museum 3 past midnight where all tours are held in complete darkness and accompanied by blind guides. Feelings in the dark […]
We bet you have never experienced such a coincidentally big number of charity races at once. Actually, this is not a race but a true interactive performance! The organizers of the Giving Race 2021, Zagoriy Foundation and the charitable platform Kind Challenge, have combined a sports competition event with the immersive theater in which anyone […]
Last summer Zagoriy Foundation announced a grants competition ‘Efficient fundraising instruments’ with a view to providing non-commercial organizations with an opportunity to efficiently and creatively engage donors. Subject matter of the competition was fundraising campaigns as well as engagement of people in constant support of organizations. Today we have unveiled the winners: Charitable organization ‘Perspektyva […]
In his youth, Mykola Tereshchenko had no money for good education, yet in several decades, he became one of the richest entrepreneurs in Russian Empire. The keys to success were the hard work and the development of entrepreneurial talent. Having earned large fortunes, the Tereshchenko family did not skimp on donations. On the contrary, they […]
Media of Great Stories continue to tell how creative Ukrainians use talent for charity. Oleksandr Hrekhov, illustrator Case: posters for No Waste Ukraine, UAnimals, Different: Equal Doing good is like a pleasant addiction My first client in my career, when I made an illustration for someone else rather than for myself was Sirius Homeless Animal […]
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What did students of the previous century call ‘a happy and a free ticket to life’, what kind of work did they look for and with the help of what philanthropists did they receive education? Nearly 150 years ago the rector of the Kyiv University Mykola Bunge pointed out that more and more students applied […]
At the beginning of the 20th century the charitable cause in the Ukrainian lands was gathering much steam. The number of philanthropic initiatives was increasing, as was that of philanthropists and benefactors. One would think that society was gradually tackling main social problems (famine, orphanhood, poverty, etc.). However, a long tradition of charity in Ukraine […]
The problem of a psychological state of other people is underestimated with the society often growing oblivious to it. Natalia Bondarenko, who is a psychologist and expert in developmental psychology and who also holds the position of a Chairwoman of the Board of the Foundation for Supporting Older People ‘Vik Schastia’ (the Ukrainian for ‘The […]
Small towns situated close to the front line can hardly be considered as places where one would like to spend their childhood. Explosions and the sound of shooting can be heard all around. There were times when shells landed on people’s houses. Hardly anyone ventures into this zone. Nothing happens here. However, it is here […]
Meet the Ukrainian designers who promote world fashion. The fashion industry is beautiful, expensive and … harmful. In 2012 Natural Science published a report which said that the fabric industry is the second biggest water pollutant in the world after the agricultural sector. With the passing of time journalists started finding out that the fashion industry is […]
Every May-June the European Foundation Centre (EFC) invites about 250 member organizations to the biggest European conference dedicated to institutional charity. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020-conference had to be postponed until the end of October 2020. The team of Zagoriy Foundation paid their first visit to such kind of a conference. Head of the partnership […]
How to open a social business and not burn out? The Good Bread from Good People bakery in Kyiv has been operating for four years and employing people with mental disabilities for the same time. It is one of the most sustainable social enterprises in Ukraine and one of the few that have been operating […]
Can souvenirs help charity be fashionable? We collected the most interesting cases from well-known foundations and found out why they create merch and what results they get. Adopt a panda – World Wildlife Fund The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) offers to symbolically take care of an animal. It can be, say, a polar bear, a […]
What do children know about charity? What do they want to ask about good deeds?We decided to talk to children of all ages and pass their questions to representatives of charitable foundations. Varia, 8 years old 1. I want to do a good deed. What to start from? Liubov Rainchuk, Head of the Culture of […]
A much anticipated presentation of a multimedia project ’Ukrainian constructivism’ took place on November, 15, with the involvement of a team of researchers, musicians and artists from Ukraine and Denmark. Here’s more about the project, why it is of importance and where you can see it. There has always been much tension around the issue […]
Slamming the door, stamping feet, talking too much – all these actions have never had the desired effect. Oleksandra Romantsova, Executive Director of the Center for Civil Liberties and mediator, explained what non-violent communication is and how to keep healthy relationships ARE YOU CRYING? I’M ADD BY YELLING AT YOU If there is non-violent communication, […]
The spread of myths, stereotypes and lack of information about HIV is the reason why some people do not even want to admit to themselves having a disease and receive treatment. To bust the myths, we spoke with Khrystyna Shapran, a TV presenter and sex education teacher who has long known about her HIV status […]
Ukrainian art studios believe that art is a universal language that enables people with disabilities, autism and Down syndrome to work on an equal footing with professional artists. Here we present some of them. As early as in the 1940s the art created by people with mental disorders became known as l’art brut (“raw” or […]
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If you are over 50 and dreaming of working in the IT sector, we’ve got good news for you. The charitable foundation ‘Zhyttieliub’ (the Ukrainian for ‘Lifelover’ – editor’s note) in partnership with the IT-company UNITY-BARS and the educational IT-centre DAN.IT education are launching a free online overview course ‘IT profession for worklovers’. The online overview IT-course […]
The Ukrainian brand OLIZ in partnership with Zagoriy Foundation have joined the international charity movement #Giving Tuesday in Ukraine that will take place on November 30. This is the day that inspires millions of people worldwide to do good deeds popularizing the culture of charity. The collection features a headscarf made of Italian silk with a printing on […]
With the scariest holiday of the year approaching, citizens of Kyiv are not horrified by the skeletons, though. They are appalled by the fact that some of the city’s buildings face the risk of being demolished. The Renovation Map and the Katsurin family have teamed up in order to save the city’s cultural heritage. Instead […]
Bohdan Hawrylyshyn Family Foundation in partnership with the Kachorovska brand has developed a new educational course that will help Ukrainian entrepreneurs turn their dream into reality. 100 talented women from Ukraine’s different regions will be offered the opportunity to take it for free. The course is called ‘From handmade to scaling up’. For more information […]
The American portal Candid has included Zagoriy Foundation grants for 2020 on the world grants map. Candid is an organization that shares information on benefactors and beneficiaries around the world. The data provided by Candid offer the fullest representation of the activities undertaken by non-commercial organizations and foundations. The Foundation Maps by Candid are aimed […]
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A story about how seemingly impossible dreams may lead to profound changes. Have you ever heard of the village Parkhomivka located 100 km of Kharkiv? Do you know that the local museum hosts works of the world renowned artists such as Picasso, Malevich and Kandinsky? If so, the chances are that you have heard about […]
FAST provides 150 international and Ukrainian companies with safety services by teaching the personnel to provide first emergency medical aid and supplying the necessary equipment as well as holding fire safety exercises. We talked to Fedir Serdiuk, the founder of FAST, about social entrepreneurship, altruism and money. How did FAST? Did you want to start […]
Andrei Sheptytsky is one of the most outstanding spiritual leaders in the history of Ukrainian people. He led the Greek Catholic Church for almost 45 years, from the boom in Ukrainian national development in the early 1900s to Nazi occupation and the establishment of Soviet rule in the 1940s. For many decades, Metropolitan Archbishop Sheptytsky […]
Halshka Hulevychivna is an outstanding philanthropist for her time, a person who today would be called a “charity trendsetter”. The benefactor’s support paved the way for the establishment of the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. Halshka Hulevychivna made it into history primarily due having made a gift – an estate with lands on Kyiv’s Podil – which happened […]
The Ostroh Academy and the Ostroh Bible are just a small part of what the “uncrowned kings” of the Ostroh family are remembered for. Rephrasing the researcher Vasyl Ulyanovskyi, the image of princes patrons and enlighteners was firmly attached to the Ostroh during their lifetime and survived for centuries to come, even in Soviet times. […]
Everyone knows who wrote the great Kobzar. But who made the book be published? Look for this and other great examples of philanthropy in a concise yet fascinating story of life of the Symyrenko family. The sons of entrepreneur Fedir Symyrenko Platon and Vasyl are classic figures in the history of Ukrainian patronage. One of […]
Editor-in-Chief of Reporters and co-founder of The Ukrainians Marichka Paplauskaite spoke with Zagoriy Foundation Director Eugenia Mazurenko about media work, important features of quality reporting and the ability to give even more in return for good deeds. Here are five interesting facts we learned from the podcast: 1) The history of The Ukrainians began with […]
Director of Olena Pinchuk Foundation Olha Rudnieva is a person who knows how to draw attention of the media and social networks to socially significant topics. She seems to do so with ease, turning her own stories into spotlights highlighting the importance of developing charity in Ukraine. Of course, behind this apparent ease is the […]
The good should sound loud, and good communication makes good deeds trendy. Maria Fronoschuk was invited to the Podcast of Great Stories to drop some tips and secrets of modern communication. Maria is a co-founder and director of Platforma creative agency that publishes an online magazine of the same name and implements dozens of interesting […]
Effective altruism teaches to approach good deeds rationally and to look for a way to bring as much benefit as possible. Olena Balbek is undoubtedly an effective altruist. First, she came up with the donor initiative “Wednesdays in OKHMATDYT.” Eventually, the initiative grew into Blood Agents – an NGO that encourages systemic donation. Olena is […]
The podcast was attended by the founder of Tabletochki Foundation Olga Kudinenko and executive director Viacheslav Bykov. The guests talked about the values of the foundation, the importance of probing hypotheses in practice and explained why charities should work even better than business. Listen the Podcast of Great Stories to learn about the Foundation’s mission, […]
In the new episode of Podcast of Great Stories, we talked to Daryna Brykailo, co-founder of the Inspiration Family Foundation for Support of Adult Cancer Patients. Daryna told how a group of like-minded people went from friendly initiatives united by working on a common theme to creating a joint foundation. The Inspiration Family Foundation works […]
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The Entrepreneurship Training Course for the ATO and OFU participants, created by the Kyiv School of Economics with the support of Zagoriy Foundation, has been implemented since 2018.The program has already been unrolled in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Vinnytsia and other cities. Training is available for free. Over the years, more than 100 participants have applied […]
Zagoriy Foundation is the first private charitable foundation to provide financial support to the UCF. Why is it important to develop philanthropy in the field of culture? First, the art reflects the soul and history of society, it also helps us better understand ourselves, our roots, as well as to represent Ukraine in the world […]
Zagoriy Foundation became the first foundation in Ukraine to join one of Europe’s largest foundation associations and corporate sponsors, the European Foundation Centre. Today, the European Foundation Centre has 241 members from 33 countries. EFC is working to strengthen the charity sector and promote charity as a powerful tool for change. Here is how Oleksandra […]
Zagoriy Foundation is a family charitable foundation with a mission to develop the culture of charitable giving in Ukraine. The Foundation provides long-term support to the initiatives important for Ukrainian society, creates events and communication campaigns aimed at promoting charitable activities, conducts grant competitions and research in the field of philanthropy in Ukraine. History The […]
