EUSP participated in organizing the session in the Russian Donors' Forum

The 10th annual conference of the Russian Donors' Forum “Fundraising for Target Capital and Beyond: Applying Western Approaches to Russian Reality”.

Guest speakers included Charlie Michaud (Vice President and Managing Director of CCS), George Abdushelishvili (Senior Partner of Ward Howell International and member of the EUSPb Board of Trustees), and Oleg Sharipkov (Executive Director of the Penza charitable foundation “Civil Union”). The speakers discussed the state of philanthropy in Russia, elements and major issues in fundraising, as well as the applicability of international practices in Russia. Alla Samoletova, Head of the EUSP Rector's office moderated the discussion.