Autonomous centre - ACT

National Network
Croatia
Address

Dr. Ivana Novaka 38, 40000 Čakovec, Croatia
HR-40000 Cakovec
Croatia

Telephone
+385 40 390 047
Fax
+385 40 390 048
E-Mail
info@actnow.hr
Mobile Phone
+385 98 819 149
Mobile Phone (other)
+385 98 819 674
Website
http://www.actnow.hr
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2003
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Media
  4. Others
  5. Youth and education
General Information
Autonomous centre - ACT is non -profit non-governmental organization which supreme management body is assembly; organization has board of directors (president and 4 members) and executive director. ACT has between 3 permanently employers and 5-10 permanent professional associates. Budget for 2008. was 98.500,00 €. Sources of funding include national and international donors and incomes from self financing – Autonomous centre founded Ltd. which offers design and print services for CSOs. Organization implement two multiannual programs, two festivals every year and 3-4 new projects every year. Some of partners were: National foundation for civil society development, County of Međimurje, City governments, Regional development agencies and 10-15 civil society organizations from Croatia.
Mission and Objectives

Mission: ACT is a non-profit organization that works on the development of civil society and community through non-formal education, informing, consulting and promotion to induce social change in areas of open technology, social entrepreneurship, philanthropy and media.
Strategic objectives (2009-2011):
1. Strengthening ACT as a education center;
2. Strengthening ACT as a center for the civil society development in northwestern Croatia;
3. Popularization and promotion of social enterprises issues in Croatia.

Main Projects / Activities

1. Program of regional development and strengthening the ability of civil society organizations in northwestern Croatia is partner project with Nacional foudation for civil society development and KVARK CSO. Program works through education, consulting and informing of CSOs.
2. club.act includes presentations, lectures, workshops, projections which promote issues which organization deal with.
3. Education activities – Organization organizes courses and workshops on areas of new technologies and (self)employment for vulnerable groups like unemployed, minority groups...
4. ACT implement multi-year project of education of peer trainers for issue of prevention of alcohol/drugs addiction.
5. ACT carry out 2 festivals:
a. FreeFest is education international manifestation regarding new technologies, new media, free software, free culture;
b. ACTFest is international music festival who promotes free licenses in creativity.
6. Community library Tabula rasa deals with humanistic and social sciences (books, CDs, DVDs) with lots of reading matter available in reading room.

Contact (1) Full Name
Teodor Petricevic
Head of the organisation
Stjepan Mikec
Contact (2) Full Name
Vugrinović Andrea