Higher Incubator Giving Growth & Sustainability (HIGGS) is an initiative aiming at reinforcing non-profit organisations (NGOs) that are active in Greece through educational and support programmes, activities and events that take place in its facilities. Its vision is to become a beacon of creation, improvement and open dialogue, thereby contributing to the effective and sustainable operation of NGOs. HIGGS focuses its activities on three key pillars-programmes: Incubator, Accelerator and Recharge.

The John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation supported the training and advisory programme “Incubator”, which supports NGOs that are being set-up, newly established ones and existing small and medium-sized NGOs operating in Greece, in order to increase their impact. The Programme focuses on issues that NGOs are concerned with when taking their first steps by providing guidance in regard to strategic planning, establishment, organisation, operation, finding funding and implementing projects.

• A total of 20 newly established organisations participate in the “Incubator” programme.