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Parliamentary hearing on civil society development
The Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) will discuss the development of
civil society as a matter of significant national importance in March.
1. March 2010

Let's do it World
On the 3rd of May 2008, a group of activists in Estonia managed to rally
50 000 people to participate in wide-scale cleaning activities aimed at
making the environment garbage-free.
27. February 2010

Annual reports only electronically, NGOs added
To this day non-profit association was the only corporate body who
submitted all their reports to IRS where common people didn’t have
access to examine them.
26. February 2010

Record-breaking interest expected in this year’s Youth to School program
Even though the competition has been tight every year since Youth to
School program was launched in 2007, the program has already, without
any notification, received over 80 applications.
26. February 2010

Euclid Network and NENO send NGO leaders across Europe
Euclid Network (EN) in partnership with NENO will begin the Leader
Twinning Programme this month – an innovative initiative that will see
NGO leaders spend one week with their peers across Europe.
2. February 2010

Private donations on rise
Even though Estonia’s most important donation campaign of the year, the annual Christmas television charity show Jõulutunnel (Christmas Tunnel) managed to raise only a half of the previous year’s amount, there has not been a significant decrease in private donations according to the other larger fundraisers, regardless of the economic recession.
20. January 2010

Scolarships in Estonia for students from 6 countries
The Open Estonia Foundation launches a scholarship contest for students
from the EU’s Eastern Partnership countries studying in Estonian
universities for the Spring term of 2010.
13. January 2010

State Secretary: Government's success depends on its ability to engage
State Secretary Heiki Loot held a speech at the opening of international good citizen participation practices conference today in Tallinn. Good governance is participatory and based on consensus, he said.
7. December 2009

17 people were awarded as "Volunteers of the Year"
To celebrate the International Volunteer Day, "Volunteer of the Year" awards were announced today by President of Estonian Republic, Toomas Hendrik Ilves.
6. December 2009

Analysis of the idea bank of the "My Estonia"
Center for Policy Studies PRAXIS has condacted an analysis of the ideas that were discussed at the nation-wide brainstorming day "My Estonia" on May 1st. That day, more than 11.000 people gathered in 400 spots all over Estonia to discuss their visions for the future of their community and country.
1. December 2009

Citizen of the Year - Erkki Sven Tüür
The participants of the the 6th civil society conference gave a standing ovation today to Erkki Sven Tüür, well-known Estonian composer, who was voted Citizen of the Year 2009. This is an annual award, announced each year on the 26th of November by the government of Estonia.
26. November 2009

6th Estonian Civil Society Conference
6th Estonian Civil Society Conference takes place this week. On November 26, Estonian civic activists will gather in Tallinn to discuss the current state and future challenges of civic education - what needs to be done so that people would be more active and responsible.
24. November 2009

NENO examined the effect of the recession on Estonian NGOs
This summer NENO carried out the first research of the series "Capable Sector" where information was collected about the effect of the recession on the Estonian NGOs so far.
11. November 2009

Estonians stepped up as election observers
Answering to the call of NGO Coalition Against Corruption, over 70 Estonian citizens became volunteer election observers during the run-up to local elections in October.
29. October 2009

Estonian Debating Society called voters to "Spot the Argument"
Prior to the local elections a project named "Spot the Argument" was organized by Estonian Debating Society (EDS) to improve the understanding of political debate and critical thinking among the electorate.
19. October 2009

Estonian youth practised voting
Two Estonian youth organisations joined their forces in the beginning of October to give pupils in Tallinn and Tartu a practical experience of voting at 'shadow elections' to the local elections held a few days later.
18. October 2009

George Soros’ new crisis fund brings millions to Estonia
In the couple of months the fund has been active it has financed nine
projects with the total sum being 2.6 million kroons, bbn.ee writes,
citing Eesti Päevaleht.
8. October 2009

Estonians launched world's first e-Bank of Happiness
In September a new kind of bank which will never deal with money or
will never worry about its money being devalued was launched in Estonia
in order to promote the non-monetary values with the help of exchanging
good deeds.
29. September 2009

Good Campaigning Practices and NGO Manifesto were proposed to the politicians
Prior to the local government elections in October 2009, NENO addressed all candidates running for local councils with a NGO Manifesto, which includes also Good Campaigning Practices.
20. September 2009

Good Campaigning Practices and NGO Manifesto were proposed to the politicians
Prior to the local government elections in October 2009, NENO addressed all candidates running for local councils with a NGO Manifesto, which includes also Good Campaigning Practices.
20. September 2009

Volunteering helps to stay positive during the difficult times
Despite troublesome times in the economy close to half of the Estonian
population has participated in volunteer
activities over the past year. However, fewer acknowledge that it is namely volunteering
they do. This is demonstrated by the study, commissioned by the Volunteer
Activities Development Centre.
16. September 2009

Public services are delegated to NGO-s by 63% of local governments in Estonia
In the first half-year of 2009, Praxis Center for Policy Studies carried out a study on delegating public services to NGO-s in local governments to ascertain how popular it is, what are the experiences so far, and to propose policy recommendations to the government of the republic.
16. September 2009

Recession has not decreased the willingness of people to participate in charity
A marketing research was carried out to examine the attitudes, personal
commitment and willingness of 15 - 74 year old Estonians to participate
in charity at the current moment and in the near future.
5. September 2009

Estonian people will send Ghana children to school
Today, on the first of September when all Estonian children go to
school, also 30 kids in North-Ghana can start their schoolyear with the help of Estonian donors.
1. September 2009

Personal Mentors Will Help 50 Russian Teachers Learn Estonian
As part of a unique pilot project, 51 teachers from Russian-speaking
schools in Estonia have been matched with personal mentors who will
support the teachers in their efforts to learn the Estonian language.
27. August 2009

Estonia's score improved in the USAID civil society index
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has published an
index about the sustainability of the non-profit sector in the Central
and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union countries. Estonia
continuously holds in the first place amongst 29 countries, slightly
improving its performance.
7. August 2009

Umbrella organisations come together as the European Network of National Associations
Fifteen European voluntary sector umbrella organisations, including NENO, have come
together for the first time ever to discuss a range of issues affecting
voluntary organisations across the European Union.
21. July 2009

Soros pledges $100 million to countries hit by the economic crisis
The Open Society Institute will give $100 million to help communities
in Eastern Europe, Balkans, Central Asia and Caucasus hardest hit by
the global economic downturn.
16. July 2009

First year of National Foundation of Civil Society
This spring, National Foundation of Civil Society celebrated its first birthday. Below you can find a summary of foundation's achievements so far, written by its staff member Merlin Sepp.
1. June 2009

NGO Fund Day celebrated this Friday
This Friday, May 8, the Open Estonia Foundation (OEF) and the Royal
Norwegian Embassy in Estonia celebrate the NGO Fund Day with a festive
ceremony where 39 Estonian civil society organizations sign grant
contracts with the fund.
4. May 2009

11.000 people attended nationwide brainstorming sessions
More than 11.000 people participated today in "Let's Do It! My Estonia" nationwide brainstorming sessions.
1. May 2009

Enterprises ready for brainstormers' proposals
Many companies have decided to unite their summer retreats this year with the brainstorming bees, not just to vacation together during tough times, but also to contribute to the betterment of Estonia.
30. April 2009

Estonian youth organizations and pensioners’ societies started collaboration
29th of April is celebrated as the
First European Day on Solidarity between Generations. In the frame of
solidarity day the Estonian National Youth Council (ENL) and the
Estonian Association of Pensioners’ Societies (EPÜL) created a mutual
co-operation agreement.
29. April 2009

Young Georgians and Estonians develop democracy at school
From April 20-26, pupils from Gori 7th Secondary School (Georgia)
visited Estonia to meet their partners from Kolga Secondary School in
Estonia for a joint project on school democracy.
27. April 2009

7.9 million EEK distributed in the 4th call of NGO Fund
In its 4th call for proposals the Fund for Non-Governmental
Organisations (NGO Fund), managed by the Open Estonia Foundation (OEF),
awarded funding to 39 civil society projects.
26. April 2009

My Estonia Brainstorming Bees to Take Place Worldwide
My Estonia brainstorming bees, in addition to Estonia,
will be taking place in several other countries. Estonians have set up
idea workshops in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, France, Holland, Luxemburg,
the Czech Republic, Georgia, and the United States. The possibility of
setting up of idea workshops in Latvia and Australia is still being
discussed.
18. April 2009

Brainstorming Bees are Becoming Estonia’s Biggest Cooperation Project
Over 100 partners have already joined the My Estonia
brainstorming bee project, all of whom have contributed to its success
based on their abilites and activites.
17. April 2009

OEF’s 2009 Concord Award to Kolga Secondary School
Today, the Open Estonia Foundation (OEF) gave the Concord award for 2009 to Kolga Secondary School for active support to its partner school in Georgia, damaged in Russian bombings last autumn.
17. April 2009

Invitation to business ethics conference
The Estonian chapter of Transparency International (Korruptsioonivaba Eesti) invites you to attend the 2nd Baltic-Nordic conference on business ethics "Promoting Business Ethics: Baltic Challenges, Nordic Experience".
1. April 2009

My Estonia Holds Dress Rehearsal for Brainstorming Project
The coordinators of the My Estonia citizen's initiative organized a brainstorming project dress rehearsal on Saturday at Tallinn Technical University.
21. March 2009

In Memoriam Yana Polyakova
The night before yesterday we lost one of most important Belarusian human rights defenders, Yana Polyakova.
9. March 2009

AFP: Estonians plan virtual 'happiness bank' to fight recession
In times of economic woe, Estonians are banking on ideas to lift their
spirits above the gloom and doom of recession with an online "happiness
bank" and forums on better governance, Anneli Reigas (AFP) reports.
28. February 2009

Estonian-Russian cooperation in combating violence against women and children
How to combat violence targeted against women and children is at the heart of the project taking place in Tartu this week.
18. February 2009

Estonian Opinion Leaders Advise Ukraine in NATO Integration
The Tallinn-based Estonian Atlantic Treaty Association and a number of well-known Estonian experts will hold a training session for Ukrainian NGOs aimed at passing along Estonia’s experience in the field of NATO accession.
18. February 2009

Estonia recognises civil society activists with state decorations
President Ilves signed a resolution conferring decorations on
97 citizens of the Republic of Estonia and foreigners in connection with the
Estonian Independence Day on February 24 and in recognition of their services to
Estonia. Amongst them are many civil society activists.
5. February 2009

Back-to-School Day on Feb 23rd
President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and the Noored Kooli (Youth to School) Foundation call upon everyone to make a contribution to the promotion and
diversification of Estonian schooling.
3. February 2009

Supported Projects of NGO Fund 3rd Call Announced
118 applications were submitted in response to the NGO Fund 3rd open
call under the Estonian €2.1 million NGO Fund. The evaluation of the
projects has been completed, and grants will be awarded to 13 large and
15 small projects in the sum of almost € 400 000.
12. December 2008

NENO Newsletter November 2008
- NGOs: Code of Good Practice on Involvement Needs Legal Power - NENO: Political Parties Should Limit Their Costs for Election Campaigns - First NGO Clamorings Made Proposals About EKAK Implementation - European Commission asks Estonia to stop discriminating foreign-based foundations - New Programs Under National Foundation for Civil Society - News in Brief
28. November 2008

Citizen of the Year: NENO's Board Member Rainer Nõlvak
Today it was announced that Estonia's Citizen of the Year is NENO's Board Member Rainer Nõlvak who came up with the idea of nationwide cleanup campaign Let's Do It! A week earlier Nõlvak was also chosen to be Estonia's most innovative person of 2008.
26. November 2008

XIII Open Society Forum and ECFR Council meeting to be held in Tallinn November 6-7
Participants of the forum include Martti Ahtisaari, Co-chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, President of the Republic of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves, philanthropist George Soros, Kadri Liik, Director of the International Centre for Defence Studies, and political scientist Aleksander Smolar.
3. November 2008

Study says the situation at Georgian refugee camps worse than expected
The study Problems and Needs of Georgian Refugees presented at Open
Estonia Foundation today voiced concerns about the lack of objective
information about the real living conditions of Georgian refugees.
13. October 2008

First Estonian NGO Clamorings: What Has EKAK Ever Done for Us?
On October 31 NENO is organizing first clamorings of Estonian NGOs to discuss the future of Estonian Civil Society Development Concept, EKAK, or Estonian "Compact".
3. October 2008

NENO Newsletter September 2008
- Three Studies Underway About NGO Funding in Estonia - NFCS Distributed Its First Grants - Estonia Ranked First in the USAID Index - Estonia Improved in CPI - News in Brief
29. September 2008

Belarusian Students in Estonia Support Georgia
Participants of the summer school for Belarusian students studying in Estonia made a joint declaration in support of Georgia today.
27. August 2008

Third Open Call for NGO Fund Project Proposals Launched
The
third open call for proposals for the Fund for Non-Governmental Organisations
(NGO Fund) was launched on Thursday, July 24, proposals should be submitted by
September 22 at the latest.
24. July 2008

NENO Newsletter July 2008
- TID+ Project To Encourage E-Participation - NGOs’ Annual Reports To Be Made Public - Three New Programmes Launched Under NFCS - Social Integration Focus Area Most Popular in NGO Fund Second Call - 76% of Population Supports Giving Aid to Poorer Nations - Hansabank Donation Environment Gains Popularity
11. July 2008

NGO Fund 2nd Call Project Evaluation Completed
A total 145 applications were submitted in response to the second open call under the Estonian 2.1 million NGO Fund. The evaluation of the projects has been completed, and grants will be awarded to 13 large and 18 small projects.
9. July 2008

Interview with Urmo Kübar in Vita Europe
European third sector magazine Vita Europe published an interview with NENO’s Director Urmo Kübar. Direct link to the interview (restricted to registered users, however, registration is easy and free).
4. June 2008

Social Integration Focus Area Most Popular in NGO Fund Second Call
For the NGO Fund second open call, 145 applications for grants were
submitted in the sum of more than 30 million kroons in total, of which
70 small-scale and 75 large-scale projects. One third of the proposals
were resubmitted, having been rewritten after the first round.
2. June 2008

eDemocracy conference 2008
The registration to the 2008 e-democracy conference "Opportunities for Citizen Participation in an Information Society, Introduction of a new participation tool: TID+" on June 5th, 2008, Press Room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, is now open.
22. May 2008

Embassies gathered to discuss Estonian civil society
Today NENO invited embassies for the annual morning coffee to exchange
information and discuss civil society developments in Estonia.
14. May 2008

NENO Newsletter May 2008
- Over 50 000 volunteers cleaned up Estonia - New Civil Society
Fund starts distributing grants - Projects Set to Start
under Estonian NGO Fund - NENO and the President
of Riigikogu Presented the Rewards for Civil Society Activits - News in brief
9. May 2008

Big Cleanup Day in the Media
Besides Estonian media, many international news channels covered the big clean-up day this weekend when more than 50 000 volunteers collected illegal waste from Estonian forests. It is the largest civic initiative in Estonia this year, maybe even the largest since Singing Revolution in the end of 1980s.
6. May 2008

Over 50 000 volunteers participated in the country cleaning day in Estonia
More than 50 000 volunteers came out yesterday morning to participate
in the big clean-up day in Estonia – organized by the civic initiative
called Let's Do It! 2008 started by Estonian tech millionaires –
founder of Skype, Ahti Heinla and founder of Microlink, Rainer Nõlvak.
5. May 2008

Open Estonia Foundation's 2008 Concord Award Laureates Are Ahto Lobjakas and Ivan Makarov
The Open Estonia Foundation's annual Concord award goes to Radio Free
Europe journalist Ahto Lobjakas and Radio 4 journalist Ivan Makarov
this year.
18. April 2008

Eastern Europe's Garbage War One upmanship in the garbage game
Inspired by Estonia's massive civic-initiative to digitally map and
clean up 10,000 tons of illegal waste throughout the country, Lithuania has declared war on both its garbage and Estonia.
17. April 2008

Pojects Set to Start under the Estonian NGO Fund
The evaluation of the projects submitted in
response to the first open call under the €2.3 million Estonian NGO
Fund has been completed, and grants will be awarded to 27 projects from
all across Estonia.
17. April 2008

The sign-up for the big cleaning day of Estonia begins tomorrow
Starting from
tomorrow, it is possible to sign up for the country-wide clean-up day of Estonia, which takes place on
3rd of May 2008. More than 40 000
volunteers are needed to complete the mission to clean whole country from the illegal waste and
garbage in just one day.
19. March 2008

Roundtable on Kosovo
A
roundtable meeting on Kosovo was organized by Open Estonia Foundation to
advocate for support to Kosovo.
29. February 2008

Estonia launches second open call for NGO Fund project proposals
The
second open call for proposals for the Fund for Non-Governmental Organisations
(NGO Fund) was launched on Friday, February 22, proposals should be submitted by
April 22 the latest.
29. February 2008

"Gender Sensitivity from Kindergarden to University" Project Competition Launched
29. February 2008

7,000 tons of crap never to be seen again
One weekend in May. 40,000 volunteers. 7,000 tons of trash.
21. February 2008

2008 European Year of Intercultural Dialogue Opened
Opening event of the
year was held at the European House in Tallinn was held successfully
with a lively interactive discussion from participants.
15. February 2008

NENO's Newsletter February 2008
- New Minister for Regional Affairs - EKAK’s
implementation session at the Parliament - European Year of
Intercultural Dialogue - News in brief
4. February 2008

NGO Fund first call for proposals attracted applications for more than 30 MEEK (2 million euros)
The deadline of the first call for proposals was January 29. 115
project proposals, 51 small-scale and 64 large-scale projects, were
submitted in the sum of 29 807 493 kroons in total. In the first round,
grants will be given in the sum of 6,2 MEEK.
2. February 2008

Estonia's New Regional Minister Sworn In
Siim Kiisler, former assistant minister at the Estonian Ministry of Economy and
Communications, took an oath before Parliament as the new minister of regional
affairs.
23. January 2008

Report by Urmas Reinsalu, the Chairman of the Civil Society Support Group
On December 13th, the deliberation of the implementation of the Estonian civil
society concept and the development of civil society as a matter of
significant national importance was held in the Riigikogu. Reports were by the Minister of Regional Affairs Vallo Reimaa, the Chairman of the Constitutional Committee Väino Linde and the Chairman of the Civil Society Support Group Urmas Reinsalu. In his report, Urmas Reinsalu underlined
that it was the role of the parliament to set the rules of the game and to impose unilateral obligations on the state and state authorities
which would facilitate and develop the formation and work of citizens’
associations.
14. December 2007

NENO's Newsletter December 2007
- 5th Civil Society Conference probes good citizenship - Board for new Civil Society Fund elected - Parliament gathers to discuss civil society development
10. December 2007

Estonian civil society conference
This year's Estonian civil society conference "Good citizen - a Project or Lifestyle?" took place on November 22-23, 2007 in Tallinn. Take a look at the presentations by our guest speakers and also at the photos!
7. December 2007

Debate – how should Estonia put the development cooperation goals into practice?
The
debate (19.10.2007), organised by PRAXIS Center for Policy Studies and
Estonian Roundtable for Development Cooperation, brought together the
main people involved in development cooperation.
21. October 2007

NENO’s Newsletter September 2007
- NENO opposes government’s plan to increase party funding as „civil society support” - Concept for Civil Society Endowment presented to government - 5th Estonian Civil Society Conference to focus on good citizenship - Summer school brought together NGOs and officials eager to improve public involvement in policy making - News in brief
13. September 2007

NENO’s Newsletter June 2007
v A kick-off for consultations on new Civil Society Endowment v Joint committee of EKAK implementation to be revised v Estonian Government launches new web-portal for public participation v Estonia ranks first in NGO Sustainability Index v News in brief
5. July 2007

First e-consultations were opened in participation web created by the State Chancellery
The first e-consultations were opened in the participation web created by the State Chancellery at the address www.osale.ee: one of them concerns EU policy, and another the financing of citizens associations.
4. July 2007

Different histories, common future
White Tulips movement was started by 20 young Estonians with Estonian and Russian origin, who had the vision that all nationalities should live friendly within our communities.
7. May 2007

NENO’s Newsletter April 2007
Topics: v New minister for civil society issues in Estonia v Political Manifesto of Estonian NGOs proved successful v NGOs suggested people to keep a clear head during the riots in Tallinn v Advisory committee of NGOs was formed to consult tax incentives v President of the Riigikogu and NENO present the “NGO of the Year” rewards v News in brief
2. May 2007

NENO's morning coffee for the foreign embassies
Network of Estonian Nonprofit Organizations (NENO) invites the ambassadors to have morning coffee with us to discuss the developments of Estonian civil society.
1. February 2007

NENO`s Newsletter January 2007
# Estonian NGOs Compiled a Political Manifestation # NENO´s website also in Russian now # Estonian Voluntary Action Development Plan soon to be completed # NGO organizational capacity in Estonia is stratifying # CAF Russia came to learn from Estonian experience # News in brief
31. January 2007

Special Program Closed Societies as Part of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
A special program on closed societies is organized as part of the 10th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. The program consists of a seminar on democracy in Russia and its neighborhood and 9 films to be screened in Tallinn and Tartu.
5. December 2006

Study on Europe’s Eastern neighbors
A new study “Between activeness and influence: The contribution of
new member states to EU policies towards the Eastern neighbors” focuses
on the influence of the new member states on EU’s policies towards its
eastern neighbors by looking at how their experience and expertise has
been used in policy- making process.
21. September 2006

NENO´s new Executive Director is Urmo Kübar
NENO´s board
chose the organization´s Membership Programme Director to be the next Executive
Director. He will assume his duties at the end of September.
12. September 2006

Six Young Belarusians to Continue Studies in Estonia
Six university students who were dismissed from their
institutions of higher education in Belarus
because of ideological conflicts will begin their studies in Estonia
this autumn.
17. August 2006

NENO condemns actions of Belarusian authorities
Network of Estonian
Nonprofit Organizations (NENO) condemns
Belarus
authorities’ attempts to control, censor and ban peaceful citizen participation.
5. August 2006

NENO newsletter July 2006
v Estonian Government approved the Civic Initiative Support Strategy v Social
entrepreneurs were acknowledged for the first time in Estonia v The transparency and the control over the
NGOs/NPOs hopefully enlarging v Estonian Civil Society Development Concept
(EKAK) at the CIVICUS World Assembly v News in brief
2. August 2006

NENO workshop at the CIVICUS World Assembly 2006 in Glasgow, Scotland
Based on their
experiences from NENO,the former CEO Kristina Mänd and the Director of
Membership Program Urmo Kübar presented a workshop on governance and management
of nonprofit organizations at CIVICUS World Assembly 2006.
24. June 2006

Harvard Professor Robert Putnam to Address the Open Society Forum in Estonia
The keynote
speaker of the 11th Open Society Forum “Social Capital in a World in
Flux”is renowned Harvard
University professor Robert D.
Putnam.
25. May 2006

NENO`s Newsletter May 2006
Topics: - The
appeal of the Estonian NGOs/NPOs to the public, the Parliament and the
Government - Robert
Putnam at the 11th Open Society Forum, May 26th 2006 in Tallinn - Estonian
Civil Society Development Concept (EKAK) at CIVICUS World Assembly - Open
Estonia Foundation presented its annual Concord Prize for ethics - Mapping
of the civil law partnership associations in Estonia
- News in brief
19. May 2006

The appeal of the Estonian NGOs to the public, the Parliament and the Government
The representatives of Estonian NGOs appeal
to the Estonian Government, the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) and the general
public to allocate the development of civil society a priority in future Estonian
governmental- and budgetary plans.
31. March 2006

NENO`s Newsletter March 2006
Topics:
- Estonian Government started the Civic Initiative Support Strategy
- The Norwegian/EEA Financial Mechanism NGO Fund outline principles are being finalized
- The project of financing the non-profit organizations by the state is under discussion
- Principles of financing the nonprofits by the state is under discussion
- Good Practices of the Delivery of Public Services by the non-profit sector is being finalized
- The contribution of the nonprofits into the liquidation of the oil pollution
- News in brief
14. March 2006

IV Estonian civil society conference November 24-25, 2005
“Estonia is a small country with a vast society,” stated Kumi Naidoo, one of the main speakers at the conference of Estonian nonprofits four years ago. New challenges to be met today – what are they? How to face them? These are the questions that will be asked at the IV Estonian civil society conference.
14. November 2005

International seminar “Civil Society Excellence”
On March 3-5, 2005 an international seminar “Civil Society Excellence” took place in Tallinn
14. March 2005

First project in the country to define “umbrella organization”
In Estonia there is approximately 200 umbrella organizations. But nobody has never actually counted them or tried to definite their definition.
13. January 2005

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