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OKD Foundation Has the Second Best Annual Report in the Czech Republic
Ostrava (May 7, 2010) – The OKD Foundation received another award for its work in favour of the non-profit-making organisations. In the “Golden Semicolon“ ... more »
Czech Tourist Club opened a nature trail passing “Ostrava Volcano” – Ema Slag-Heap
Ostrava (24 April 2010) – Today, the Moravian-Silesian Section of the Czech Tourist Club opened a nature trail, which took, already the first day, hundreds of visitors to one of the most mysterious locations of Ostrava – Ema Slag-Heap. The nature trail, built by the Czech Tourist Club thanks to the OKD Foundation grant and supports provided by other partners, is lined with a total of 12 information boards, describing places of historical, natural and technical interest in the area. ... more »
Non-profit organisations have sent a record number of 966 projects to the OKD Foundation
Ostrava (April 16, 2010) – In this year’s round of grants, the OKD Foundation accepted 966 projects entered by non-profit organisations, municipalities and other applicants. Last year, there were only 750 of them. “This shows that the financial and economic crisis affected non-profit organisations just as the economy. Some organisations have lost their permanent sponsors and they take a chance elsewhere,“ says of the increased number of applications the Foundation's director, Blanka Týřová. ... more »
OKD Foundation has distributed the Christmas Collection proceeds among young diabetics and miner’s orphans
Ostrava (8 April 2010) – The proceeds of more than CZK 65 thousand from the sale of little ceramic carps within the St. Barbara Public Collection has been distributed by the OKD Foundation equally between the Child with Diabetes Association and St. Barbara Civil Association. The OKD Foundation will send almost CZK 33 thousand to each Association’s account. ... more »
OKD Foundation has announced grants, and instead of paper piles, Internet application will suffice
Notice: The Grant Round is addressed to Czech non-profit-making organizations only!
Ostrava (15 February 2010) – Today, the OKD Foundation has started to receive projects for the next grant round, where it will distribute CZK 20 million among non-profit-making organizations, and also villages or towns. Approximately 80 per cent of the total amount is designed to support the North-Moravian Projects, and organizations from other regions or large nationwide projects may strive for the remaining 20 per cent. For the first time, the applicants do not have to send their projects by mail, and they will enter them through a special Internet application directly into OKD Foundation’s Grantys system. ... more »
OKD Foundation donated idle furniture to non-profit-making organizations from Karviná Region
Ostrava (5 February 2010) – Today the OKD Foundation distributed to non-profit-making organizations from Karviná and its neighbourhood the idle furniture from the former ... more »
In one day, the OKD Foundation sold over 2,000 little carps, and sales proceeds will be donated to children
Ostrava (8 December 2009) – On Friday, the OKD Foundation started its first public collection by selling little carps to the miners in the mines and other interested buyers ... more »
OKD Foundation will sell ceramic carps to miners and proceeds will go to charity
Ostrava (3 December 2009) – On Friday, the OKD Foundation will officially start its first public collection. It will sell little ceramic carps, manufactured in the St. ... more »
Winners of the OKD Foundation Prizes announced
OSTRAVA (November 23, 2009) – Today, in the compressor plant of the Mining Museum in Ostrava, the OKD Foundation announced the results of the first year of the competition for the OKD Foundation Prizes. The objective of the competition with about 70 projects and nominees entered by non-profit and allowance organisations, schools and individuals is to draw attention of the public to the highly valuable non-profit projects and outstanding personalities of the non-profit sphere. ... more »
Mammoth hunters returned to Landek
Ostrava (November 12, 2009) – The OKD Mining Museum in Ostrava-Petřkovice has a new feature. A mammoth hunters´ settlement built due to a donation from the OKD Foundation will permit young and grown-up visitors to return tens of thousands years back. The foundation donated CZK 450 thousand to the project. ... more »
OKD Foundation in search of the best non-profit project and personality of the year
(Ostrava, October 22) – Projects of non-profit organisations that were of benefit to their environment, as well as people who help to improve the lives of others, ... more »
Almost CZK 10 million donated to OKD Foundation by NWR
(Ostrava, October 19, 2009) – Recently, the account of the OKD Foundation was credited with several donations that would allow it to help those in need. New World Resources ... more »
Ostrava will welcome puppeteers of world renown thanks to the support of the OKD Foundation
Ostrava (September 24, 2009) From September 28 to October 2 2009 the Moravian-Silesian metropolis will host the 8th SPECTACULO INTERESSE Ostrava 2009 International Puppet ... more »
The foundation village helped the Heřmánek civic association raise almost CZK 30 thousand
Ostrava (September 10, 2009) – At this year’s Miners´ Festival, the OKD Foundation opened the gates of its foundation village for the first time. Thirty-two non-profit organisations from the Moravian and Silesian region supported by the OKD Foundation via its subsidy programmes introduced themselves to the general public. ... more »
OKD has made it possible for children from children’s homes and St Barbara´s Civic Association to be guests at the Summer Shakespeare Festival
Ostrava (19 August 2009) – Just as last year, children from children’s homes in Ostrava and Havířov were given the opportunity to see the Summer Shakespeare ... more »
