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
Biljana Dakić Đorđević
Executive Director
Snežana - Andreja Arambašić
Administration and Finance Director
Natalija Simović
Grantmaking Program Director
Marija Mitrović
Philanthropy and Partnerships Director
Ivana Marković
Grantmaking Program Senior Advisor
Svetlana Radosavljević
Public Policy Program Manager
Neda Šorak Krndija
Communications Manager
Marija Todorović
Office Manager (on maternity leave)
Tatjana Ubavić
Office Manager
Jelena Mihailović
Grantmaking Program Officer
Milica Đustebek
Philanthropy and Partnerships Advisor
Vjekoslav Vuković
Philanthropy Program Officer
Ana Novaković
Philanthropy Program Officer
Tijana Janković
Partnerships Officer
Kristina Išić
Philanthropic Donations Officer
Aleksandra Čereković
Communications Officer
Marija Lučić
Finance Officer
Nataša Konstantinović
Public Policy Program AssistentBoard of 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
Julia Szanton
Independent Consultant, The Netherlands/USA
Miša Lukić
Founder and Chief Business Designer, New Startegy, Belgrade, Serbia
Rade Rakočević
Owner and CEO, Senzal capital; Wealth Management Consultant, Belgrade, Serbia
Smiljka Tomanović
Professor, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade