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| name = The Via Foundation - Nadace Via

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|'''The logo = Via Foundation - Nadace Via'''logo.png

| formation = September 4, 1997

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|style="padding-right: 1em;"headquarters |= [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]]

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| leader_title = Exec. Dir.

|'''Established'''

| leader_name = Zdeněk Mihalco

|style="padding-right: 1em;" | [[1997]]

| website = https://www.nadacevia.cz/

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|'''Exec. Dir.'''

|style="padding-right: 1em;" | Jiří Bárta

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|'''Office'''

|style="padding-right: 1em;" | [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]]

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|'''Homepage'''

|style="padding-right: 1em;" | [http://www.en.nadacevia.cz www.en.nadacevia.cz]

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Via Foundation is an independent Czech foundation. Via Foundation’s vision is a society in which people act freely, work together and accept responsibility for themselves and their communities, and where giving is a regular part of life.

The [http://www.en.nadacevia.cz Via Foundation], [http://www.nadacevia.cz ''Nadace Via,''] is a [[charitable foundation]] located in [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]].

Via Foundation supports people who work collaboratively to improve their communities. Via focuses on two key areas: the art of living together (supporting active citizens) and the art of giving (supporting philanthropy). It also operates a simple and secure online giving tool, Darujme.cz, through which donors have given almost CZK 2 billion to more than 1,000 registered organizations and associations.

The Via Foundation provides small grants and expertise to non-profit community initiatives in the Czech Republic. Where 50 years of totalitarian government dampened people's initiative, the Via Foundation now supports peoples' efforts to improve their communities through a variety of programs and activities.

Since its founding 26 years ago, Via Foundation has supported more than 8,000 projects. It helps create places across the Czech Republic where it is a joy to live. Places which people take care of, where neighbours work together and improve their surroundings themselves. Places where people get to know each other, offer a helping hand and build trust with one another. Thanks to this support, people are creating community gardens, gazebos, playgrounds and other gathering places in cities and towns, repairing small monuments, restoring traditions and holding dozens of neighbourhood gatherings and festivals.

==Mission==

The Via Foundation supports and strengthens public participation in the development of a democratic society in the Czech Republic.

Via Foundation was established in 1997 as the successor to the Czech branch of the American Foundation for a Civil Society, which had been operating in Czechoslovakia since 1990. It raises funds from individual donors, companies, foundations and from the proceeds of its endowment.

This includes:

* Supporting the growth of [[nonprofit organizations]]. As the idea of private action for public good is re-born in the Czech Republic, Via works with nonprofit organizations to develop their means to operate efficiently, to effectively address the needs and opportunities of their communities, and to become self-sufficient.

== References ==

* Developing the culture of [[philanthropy]]. The government cannot support all immediate needs of any community. Via works to demonstrate that individuals throughout the Czech Republic can take the lead in positively changing their communities.

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* Supporting the cooperation between non-profit organizations, local authorities, and local businesses. Collaboration within communities – working, planning, and implementing changes together – is the best tool to assume joint responsibility for the public good.

==History==

In 1997, the Via Foundation was created as the local, Czech-run successor to the [http://www.fcsny.org/index.html Foundation for a Civil Society]. Since then Via has supported nearly 2000 community projects in over 260 cities, towns and villages making it one of the most active grantmaking organizations in the Czech Republic.

The name "Via" (Latin for "path") was chosen to evoke the image of a common path towards a vibrant, active, and democratic society.

==Via Bona Award for Philanthropy==

2007 marks the 10th year of the Via Foundation’s annual [[Via Bona Award for Philanthropy]]. The award acknowledges exemplary philanthropy of companies and individuals who have a history of strong support of the work of non-profit organizations in the Czech Republic.

The Via Bona awards are presented each [[September]] at a ceremony held at the [http://prague.usembassy.gov/ambassadors_residence.html Residence] of the [[United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic]] in [[Prague]]. The Via Bona Award is given to those who serve as an example to others through their material and financial support, as well as their willingness to tread untried paths. These donors move the Czech Republic ever closer to the renewal of a healthy tradition of giving and philanthropy.

The Via Bona Awards are made possible with the support of [[Citibank]] and the Citigroup Foundation and in partnership with the Foundation for a Civil Society.

_{[http://www.en.nadacevia.cz/doc/viabona_2006_eng_pressrelease.pdf 2006 Via Bona Awards Press Release PDF]}

_{[http://www.en.nadacevia.cz/promoting-giving/bona2005.shtml 2005 Via Bona Awards Press Release]}

==Video==

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* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6514737236526416374&hl=en The Via Foundation's 10th Anniversary Event featuring Madeleine K. Albright - Secretary Madeleine K. Albright (Part 1)]

==InFurther the Mediareading==

*[http://www.praguepost.com/articles/2006/09/27/helping-hands.php Helping Hands] September, 2006 ''[[Prague Post]]'' article about the Via Foundation's Via Bona Award for Philanthropy by Kathleen Kralowec.

*[http://philanthropy.com/free/articles/v14/i15/15000601.htm Giving Back to Their Homelands] May 16, 2002 [http://philanthropy.com/ ''Chronicle of Philanthropy''] article about "diaspora giving" by Stephen G. Greene.

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081013154448/http://prague.usembassy.gov/sp070222_amcham.html Transparency: AmCham Speakers' Series Breakfast] United States Ambassador [[Richard W. Graber]]'s Remarks at the American Chamber of Commerce (Prague) Speakers' Series Breakfast February 14, 2007.

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070501210909/http://www.efc.be/projects/philanthropy/czechrep.html Community Philanthropy Initiative Czech Republic Overview] [https://web.archive.org/web/20070508234850/http://www.efc.be/ European Foundation Center] report on community foundations in the Czech Republic.

* "Novou náves nám závidějí lidé ze širokého okolí" February 8, 2007 [http://moderniobec.ihned.cz/ ''Moderní obec''] article about a Via Foundation-supported project in Vlkov, Czech Republic by Helena Rezková (in Czech).

* "Lidé z ghetta si sami opravují dům" January 16, 2007 ''[[Mladá fronta DNES]]'' article about one community development project sponsored by the Via Foundation in Dobra Voda, Czech Republic by Radek Duchoň (in Czech).

==External Linkslinks==

* [http://www.enviafoundation.nadacevia.czorg The Via Foundation] ''in English''

* [http://www.facebook.com/NadaceVia The Via Foundation's Facebook page]

* [http://www.nadacevia.cz Nadace Via] ''in Czech''

* [http://www.enfriendsofvia.nadacevia.cz/friends-of-viaorg/ Friends of Via] ''Nadace Via - The Via Foundation's USA - based partner organization''

* [http://www.ceetrust.org/ Central and Eastern European Trust]

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120207040818/http://www.fcsny.org/index.html Foundation for a Civil Society]

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928180540/http://www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/SiteIndex/AssetSearch/search?assetTags=NON_PROFIT_TYPE&assetTypes=Org&countries=Czech%20Republic&fetchLimit=30&keywords=via&keywords=foundation&keywordsAsString=via%20foundation&languageDesignations=en&onlyFetchApproved=1&onlyFetchAssetProperties=1&siteClassifierName=idealist&sortOrderings=modificationDate&startIndex=0&validStatusTypes=APPROVED The Via Foundation] ''[[Idealist.org]] profile of the Via Foundation''

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