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Romanian CSOs remain critical actors to mobilize civic participation, defend democratic rights and address increasing needs in society. The collaborative approaches and volunteering mobilization should be built upon, both by looking inwardly in the sector and by strengthening the ties to citizens and advocating for the recognition of the CSOs work and roles. The project follows two objectives: improving the evidence-based knowledge on the CSO ecosystem in Romania with respect to its size, evolution, values and impact generated at societal level; building awareness, expertise and practical skills for CSOs on impact measurement with focus on the envisaged change and the power of collective experiences. The methodological approach of the project focuses on: documenting the CSO ecosystem in Romania & promoting collective impact practices by conducting a comprehensive study on the Romanian NGO sector & learning lab programme: combining training for at least 80 organizations at local/ regional level, tailored action planning for development, learning sessions for at least 80 CSOs to build/ reskill their abilities for social impact assessment/ measuring, to place the organizational impact in the local context and the network of stakeholders relevant for their field of intervention and to agree on collective actions during the programme as part of a community of practice and benefitting of tailored coaching and mentoring. The activities shall contribute even further from developing the CSOs capacity at organizational level, having a direct benefit to the sectoral infrastructure, accountability and recognition of the sector and its sustainability. The intervention is unique in its approach, relying extensively on CSDF previous expertise both in terms of research and the reaching out capacities so that to cover the national ecosystem. It allows us also to ensure the complementarity of the PdP actions with the capacity building initiatives engaged by the ACF promoters.