From BCIF to Trag
It all began during NATO bombing, when Jenny Hyatt, social praxis consultant from Great Britain, gave a speech against the bombing of Serbia on a peace convention in Westminster Central Hall in London.
Thanks to her speech, the amount of over 2,000 pounds has been raised for supporting the local initiatives in Serbia and Montenegro. The Balkan Local Initiatives Fund (BCIF) was then established, with the desire to provide small donations to local communities in our country.
Since 2013, the BCIF has continued to operate under the name of the Trag Foundation.
Trag today
Trag Foundation brings together people who believe that small changes can make a big difference. We believe in the desire and ability of citizens to initiate positive change in their communities. By offering them support in the form of both knowledge and resources, we encourage and support their active involvement in improving the quality of life in Serbia. Every day, with joint efforts, we strive to create a fairer and more open society.
And so for 20 years.
Twenty years of collaboration and synergy, trust and partnership, solidarity and tolerance, openness and responsibility, ideas, and innovation.
Trag team
Milka Damjanović
Executive Director
Stanislava Linčevski
Administration and Finance Director
Marija Mitrović
Philanthropy and Partnerships Director
Damjan Zdravev
Director of Civic Engagement Program
Ivana Marković
Grantmaking Program Senior Advisor
Vjekoslav Vuković
Capacity Building Advisor
Maša Elezovič
Regional IAW Program Manager
Marija Todorović
Office Manager
Tatjana Ubavić
Operations Manager
Jelena Mihailović
Grantmaking Program Officer
Marta Zagorac
Grantmaking Program Officer
Jelena Popović
Grantmaking Program Officer (on maternity leave)
Marija Stanković
Grantmaking Program Officer (on maternity leave)
Melanija Lojpur
Platform Združene Coordinator
Ana Novaković
Philanthropy Program Officer
Milica Kovačević
Partnerships Officer
Jana Šarić
Philanthropy Program Officer
Maida Zagorac
Philanthropy Program Officer in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nataša Konstantinović
Public Policy Program Officer
Milica Kezić Marčić
Public Policy Program Officer
Milana Vojnović
Communications Officer
Irina Veselinović
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Ognjen Đukić
Finance Officer
Draga Jovčić
Digital Development Advisor
Nikola Matijević
Grants Management Administrator
Teodora Marković
Communications Officer
Milica Đorđević
Communications Assistant
Kristina Anđelković
Philanthropy Program Assistant
Marko Stanković
Assistant for Civic Engagement ProgramBoard od Directors
Tanja Hafner Ademi
Chair of the BoardIndependent Consultant, Skopje, North Macedonia
Branislav Ivin
Accountant, Konzul agency, Zrenjanin, Serbia
Dubravka Velat
Consultant, VELAT Agency, Belgrade, Serbia
Smiljka Tomanović
Professor, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Snežana Stojanović
Social Worker and Consultant, Belgrade, Serbia
Dejan Tešić
Radojka Nikolić
Founders
Jenny Hyatt (inactive)
Consultant, London, United Kingdom
Dubravka Velat
Consultant, VELAT Agency, Belgrade, Serbia
Snežana Stojanović
Social Worker and Consultant, Belgrade, Serbia
Mia Vukojević
Director of Western Balkans Program, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, New York, United States
Aco Divac
School Librarian and Teacher, Kingsdale Foundation School, London, United Kingdom