For funders and partners
We are a small community that begins with people. Here is who we are, what we have done, where we are going and how you can help.
At a glance
- Legal form: non-profit company limited by guarantee (CLG), CRO 824716, registered 1 September 2026.
- Where: Dublin. The community has been meeting since March 2025.
- Who comes: more than 200 participations, by the organisers' estimate, from Ukraine and many other countries; no systematic count of unique participants was kept.
- Cost to participants: stated separately for each event; some events may be paid.
- Directors: Nikolay Klinkov and Vitalii Shatskyi.
- Contact: Nikolay Klinkov, director, info@fortunacommunity.ie.
Who we are
Fortuna Community CLG is a non-profit company registered in Ireland (CRO 824716). The community has been active since March 2025, and its events have drawn more than 200 participations in that time, by the organisers' estimate; no systematic count of unique participants was kept. We began with meetings for newcomers and grew into a community where people find friends, support and opportunities.
Who runs it
- Nikolay Klinkov, director and founder.
- Vitalii Shatskyi, director.
Leaders of individual projects will be added as they are appointed.
What we have already done
- Regular community meetings, usually with 20 to 30 people.
- Networking and Friends, May 2026: more than 70 people.
- A picnic in July 2026 and a day in nature in August 2026.
- A business forum in Drogheda, 10 October 2026, where our founder gave a talk.
- Two trial sessions of Business Booster, September 2026.
Where we are going
- Business Hub and Business Booster: a practical platform for entrepreneurs and ideas. Pilot.
- Roots of Europe: a cultural research project about the shared roots of Irish and Ukrainian traditions. Preliminary application submitted, no decision yet.
- Social enterprise: an idea. There is no project leader yet.
- Education: a concept.
Every project page names its honest stage: idea, research, preparing funding, application submitted, pilot or running. See Projects.
How you can help
We are glad of anything you are ready to give:
- funding for specific projects;
- partnership and joint projects;
- expertise: advice, teaching, mentoring;
- contacts with organisations and people who may find our work useful;
- venues for meetings.
For donations, each project will have its own button. Gifts to projects are recorded separately. The buttons are switched off until our account and payment system are ready.
How to check us
See Transparency for our legal details and what we publish.
Contact
We would rather tell you honestly where we are now than promise what does not exist yet.