Cultural centres across Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus – this one’s for you!
Join us for a series of online capacity building workshops designed to strengthen cultural centres – and anyone eager to sharpen their toolkit. CASCADE is about helping cultural spaces become more than just venues: we want them to be drivers of change, sparking ideas and inspiring communities to shape their own futures.
ABOUT LEARNING SESSION
Financial management
About Oksana Sarzhevska-Kravсhenko
For the past 15 years, Oksana has been working in the enterprise sector as an administrative and financial expert. Currently a director of the IZOLYATSIA foundation (Ukraine). Having a background in the management of large industrial enterprises, Oksana started her collaboration with IZOLYATSIA in 2010 as a volunteer, consultant, and manager. In 2014 she officially joined the team as a full member. She has since been responsible for international, government and business communications, fundraising and management of the organisation’s core activities.
Oksana has experience with various projects funded by Creative Europe, Goethe Institute, British Council, National Endowment for Democracy, USAID, Swedish Institute, Danish Institute, European Cultural Foundation, as well as building socially responsible business models with IZONE Creative Hub (Kyiv).
About Financial management lecture
The online session will explore key aspects of financial management for successful cultural initiatives. Oksana Sarzhevskaya-Kravchenko will share her practical experience and insights, helping you better understand grant management, communication, and project reporting. She will offer hands-on advice on budgeting, identifying eligible expenses, collecting required documentation, and avoiding common mistakes when preparing applications and reports. The session will also address legal aspects of financial management, best practices for communicating with donors, requirements for financial and narrative reporting, and strategies to ensure the long-term sustainability of your project.
GDPR consent in registration
By granting this consent, you agree that your personal data — including your first name, last name, e-mail address, the name of the organisation you represent, and your position within it — will be processed by Malý Berlín for the purpose of organising this event within the CASCADE project. The data will be anonymised for the purpose of reporting on the implementation of the project to the grant provider, project partners, and the public. The consent is granted for the duration of the CASCADE project (July 2026)and for five years after its completion. This consent may be withdrawn at any time in writing (via e-mail at gdpr@malyberlin.sk), and such withdrawal will not have retroactive effect.
The CASCADE project, led by EastHub within Trans Europe Halles (TEH), is a collaborative effort aimed at empowering cultural and civil society organizations across Georgia, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan. Through capacity-building programs, resource-sharing, and peer-to-peer learning, CASCADE strives to foster public engagement and strengthen local communities in regions where democratic processes face significant challenges.
CASCADE project is funded by Swedish Institute, implemented by Trans Europe Halles (SE) and led by TEH Easthub coordinators Malý Berlín (SK) and Izolyatsia (UA) with project partners Salaam Art Temple (AZ) and Culture and Management Lab (GE).