Bruno Selun
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My job and passion: champion equality and social justice in Europe.
I offer praised strategic consulting and change facilitation to teams and organisations that contribute to the common interest.
In 2013 I launched Kumquat Consult to help NGOs, international institutions and philanthropic foundations with their strategy and advocacy.
I'm a Marshall Memorial Fellow (2016–2017) at the German Marshall Fund.
Kumquat Consult is on Twitter and Facebook.
You can find me on LinkedIn, Twitter, and often in the kitchen.
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- RT @dan__mak: Job opportunity: Communications Officer at the Open Society Public Health Program. Apply here: https://t.co/TQkwJ0paM3 via @o…
- RT @CanEmbUSA: #ICYMI: @Canada, @Refugees & @OpenSociety launch joint initiative to increase private sponsorship of refugees https://t.co/o…
- We look forward to contributing! https://t.co/EatZi1XXwA
- RT @GlobalJusticeC: Just a few days left to sign our petition. Sign & share today! #HelmsHurts #Abortion #ReproductiveRights... https://t.c…
- Yesterday we helped host a fan-tas-tic media training in Brussels, run by @Catholic4Choice. Well done team! https://t.co/xl8iqqSENE
- @LilleFrenchTech Bonjour, est-il possible de vous parler par DM ou téléphone pour une question urgente ? Merci ! ^Bruno
- On #InternationalJusticeDay, we couldn’the prouder to help the whole team at @GlobalJusticeC. https://t.co/NHooQ3ySCg
- Last night’s #EqualityGala16 by @ILGAEurope definitely Brussels’ #1 #equality event! We were proud to team up. https://t.co/EtSiAWHf4n
- RT @VisualityBe: Developing themes on a training manual on coalition building @osce_odihr @bselun #WordsintoAction https://t.co/juhczzVzOt
- @simonapronckute Thank you for the #FF! @ReinventingEU @FutureLabEurope @ECInow @YELtweets @lllplatform @Freref2 @IQLYbrussels @IHECSacademy
- RT @VisualityBe: Time to build successful coalitions @bselun @osce_odihr #wordsintoaction https://t.co/UHxACL8bau
- RT @EIonaSt: Big thanks to @KumquatC for organising yesterdays @IQLYbrussels for optimists & progressives! Feeling energised to do positive…
- @simonapronckute Thank you Simona! It was great meeting you and learning about @ECInow. Hopefully see you tonight at @IQLYbrussels!
- RT @simonapronckute: @KumquatC @bselun Thanks a lot for a great training on advocacy! Now I have to work on it @ECInow Hopefully, see you t…
- RT @NadiaMuradBasee: Amal Clooney will represent Yazidi genocide victims https://t.co/PziTgRlTAx
- RT @IQLYbrussels: Our first-ever event is on 15 June! Tickets are leaving fast already. Join us: https://t.co/bKmyxueWxM. @KumquatC @OldCo_…
- RT @EU_Humanists: We are proud to share #HighGroundEU with @ILGAEurope @EPF_Pop_Dev @ippfen @EuropeanWomen @Catholic4Choice https://t.co/oY…
- RT @EU_Humanists: #Art17dialogue: many #populists today hijack existing #humanist concepts for own ends: e.g. when #secular wrongly used to…
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- Advocacy, Strategy & Communication for Progressives. 100% of my clients say they want to work with me again.Public Policy | Brussels Area, Belgium, BESummary
My job and passion: help you and your organisation champion progressive policies in Europe.
Clients – progressive organisations, foundations and institutions – use my advice and project management for their strategy, their advocacy and their communication. I also do research, training and facilitation, which I love and often receive praise for.
My clients say I'm 'farsighted', 'dynamic', and 'definitely solution-oriented'. They like working with me because I ask the right questions, spot patterns easily, and help them make their best decisions.
Here is some of what clients trusted me with, and what I can do for you and your organisation:
— Provide tailored intelligence for your organisation to lobby the European Union or the Council of Europe in the best possible way and at the best possible time, or do that lobbying for you – honestly and transparently – to effectively change policy;
— Write your next report (10–250+ pages) that will wow policy-makers, parliamentarians or governments;
— Build your grantees' capacity through an exciting publication or engaging, top-rated workshops;
— Fully conceive and implement your next fundraising strategy, or produce a fundraising gala of 400+ guests;
— Put together an international video and visual campaign gathering 80,000+ views to influence EU voters;
— Conceive and organise your landmark policy event (30–100+ participants) to present your work and shape the policy conversation in Europe;
— Give you smart, usable advice on how to communicate efficiently with your stakeholders, including on social media;
— Analyse your policy claims, strengthen them, and advocate for them efficiently;
— Facilitate efficient and convivial trainings for 5–50 participants on strategic planning, European laws and policies, or better organising your own office and work.100% of my clients want to work with me again.
I'd love to hear from you. Get in touch by e-mail on bruno.selun@kumquat.eu, or on Twitter at @KumquatC.
Experience- Oct 2013 - PresentFounder and Director / Kumquat Consult
I set up a consultancy to do what I love most: help leading progressive organisations advance their ideas in Europe. Our boutique agency takes our clients' projects to the next level, whether it is strategic consulting, EU advocacy, training and facilitation, fundraising, research or event management.
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- Fresh news from Kumquat! In the last couple of months, we've served our clients a new global report, a seminar against Islamophobia, and a top-rated briefing launch in Brussels. … oh, and kumquat caipirinha!
- Use your next 3 minutes to learn about homophobic and transphobic violence in schools worldwide, thanks to this brand new UNESCO video. #OutInTheOpen #IDAHOT2016
- Today UNESCO launches #OutInTheOpen: the first-ever global report on homophobic and transphobic violence in education. Kumquat Consult researched and wrote the report – and we couldn't be prouder to share this new publication with you today. #IDAHOT2016
- #JOBS: Do you want to take the plunge and work for human rights in Europe? Two of our allies are currently recruiting: Amnesty International is looking for an EU Media and Communications Manager (http://bit.ly/1VxXRKW), and ENAR is looking for an EU Advocacy Officer (http://bit.ly/1Tf01eo). Go apply!
- 50+ activists from Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic are in Prague for two days to discuss Islamophobia and xenophobia in the region. We're very proud to have organised this workshop for Open Society Foundations.
- [Just out] Can Faith and Freedom Co-exist? Watch this summary video from the conference we organised for Catholics for Choice and ILGA-Europe last September!
- You're an idealist? A progressive? We're working on the next big networking event in Brussels. Would you answer a few questions?
- Many of our friends, clients and supporters joined our new office to start 2016 with bubbles… and kumquat jam!
- We were lucky to have many of our friends, clients and supporters with us to open our new office and start 2016 with bubbles… and kumquat jam!
- On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, the best way we can honour those who have died because of hate is to keep working against it.
- Happy Birthday TGEU - Transgender Europe. Incredible progress has happened over the last 10 years thanks to your vision and hard work. We are proud to be your friends and supporters. https://youtu.be/9JRy6_pLTlM
- An enormous thank you to Catholics for Choice for these beautiful flowers! We love making clients that happy.
- Notre Catalogue des compétences est maintenant disponible en français ! Vous travaillez dans une ONG ? Téléchargez-le gratuitement pour explorer 15 domaines de compétences-clés pour le succès de votre cause.
- Our friends at Shape History, the creative agency for social impact, are hiring a campaigns coordinator. Great people to work with—don't miss the opportunity!
- In case you missed it, here's the *outstanding* video of ILGA-Europe's first European Equality Gala which we helped organise back in June. Go on, click play, it's Friday…
- Things got very real this week: Kumquat now has a proper office! (And lovely office mates to share it with.) We're in the heart of the EU area, so if you're around, pop in to say hello!
- Do NOT miss this outstanding video summary of the European Equality Gala! ILGA-Europe put on a great event last month, with beautiful and powerful moments. We're very proud to have helped. #EqualityGala15
- In case you missed it: our first newsletter includes the #CapacityCatalogue, photos from ILGA-Europe's European Equality Gala, and our new team member Terry Connolly. Subscribe at http://eepurl.com/br9dxj for future updates!
- Our client ILGA-Europe is in POLITICO Europe today. Well done on a beautiful #EqualityGala15, it was a fantastic evening that people will remember. We're glad to have helped.
- We're very proud to publish the Capacity Catalogue, a new publication to help civil society leaders identify their organisations' strengths, their weaknesses, and think critically about where and how to improve. In partnership with ODS, and with the support of Open Society Foundations.
- We're very proud to have helped ILGA-Europe organise an outstanding first European Equality Gala. So much support and fun last Wednesday—and for a cause worth fighting for. #EqualityGala15
- ENAR makes it simple and impactful: check out this video on the plight that is racism and racist crime in Europe today.
- Today and tomorrow, we're helping Open Society Foundations organise a seminar on combatting #racism and #discrimination based on religion in French-speaking countries.
- Infographic: Here's what EU lobbying looks like from a bird's eye view, by the Public Affairs Council.
- If your organisation touches upon LGBTI issues, you have until 15 October to apply for this exceptional communication training by ILGA-Europe. Highly recommended!
- Check out this awesome new pack against online discrimination and bullying! Plenty of resources for young people, teachers, trainers, parents, etc. Online bullying is pretty serious, and this is a great resource by Digital Discrimination.
- Very eager to take part in the December CoEntrepreneurs.be weekend in Brussels! Bring it on. #entrepreneurship
- While Brussels' EU bubble is away on holiday, Jean-Claude Juncker's Chief of Staff is laying the political groundwork for the next 5 years. #BrusselsWestWing
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