The VIA Foundation

05/03/2012 - Join us for the Prague marathon

Volkswagen Marathon in Prague, 13th May 2012 at 9:00. There are only a few last numbers. Please contact Eva Smit, evasmith@nadacevia.cz. (...more)

05/03/2012 - Transporting the dangerous „OTOSAN 2“ to do an old pit at Vážany near Kroměříž

Local people stood up to the idea of dumping hundreds of thousands tons of dangerous material called OTOSAN 2 to a pit very near residential area.

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02/22/2012 - February 2012: the first Regional Meeting in Slovakia

The 1st Regional Meeting of ViabilityNet organizations took place at the begining of February 2012 in Pezinok, Slovakia. The PDCS team organized a 3 and a half days long session that revolved around the theme of Leadership and Generation Change. (...more)

02/07/2012 - Generational Change in NGO's Leadership in Central and SouthEastern Europe

The first of five meetings of the ViabilityNet will take place on February 8th to 11th close to Bratislava in Slovakia. For the rest of the network, PDCS team is organizing almost 4 days of sessions and workshops connected to the theme of leadership. (...more)

01/14/2012 - Will you Join the Via Team?

The Via Foundation is a main charitable partner of the Prague International Marathon. Each year, several tens of runners compete in Via T-Shirts. We are already looking forward to starting this year's first run on March 31, 2012. (...more)

11/25/2011 - Pavel Kašpárek of Úsilné Village Wins 2011 Mayor of the Year Award

On November 23, Pavel Kašpárek from the village of Úsilné was anncounced Winner of Era Mayor of the Year Award. This contest is organized by the Postal Savings Bank (Poštovní spořitelna) and was held for the third year. Pavel Kašpárek obtained CZK 250,000 to the municiapl budget, plus a traditional mayor's gift, a symbol of good municipal leadership. (...more)

11/18/2011 - CZK 760,000 Raised at Via's 5th Annual Charitable Auction!

Over 300 guests joined us in making Charitable Wine Auction for the fifth time. It took place in Hotel Prague Marriott on Monday November 14. This evening managed by The Via Foundation and South Moravian Community Foundation earned almost CZK 760,000 which will be used to support charitable projects throughout Bohemia and Moravia. (...more)

11/11/2011 - 5th Annual Charitable Auction Wine List Announced!

On November 14, the Via Foundation and South Moravian Community Foundation will present its Fifth Annual Charitable Auction. The auction will take place in the Hotel Prague Marriott. The list of wine is now available to download! (...more)

11/10/2011 - We Didn't Miss This Year's Grantmakers East Forum

The Grantmakers East Forum was created in 1992 by a group of European Foundation Centre members active in Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States. As interest for the group grew, in pace with developments of grant-making in the region, the project resulted in the annual meeting which takes place in a different country each year. (...more)

10/13/2011 - First ViabilityNet Program Meeting

During the weekend of 24th–26th of September 2011 we had the pleasure of hosting the first meeting of organizations participating in the ViabilityNet program. (...more)