EUConsult Information Service
2008 April
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Sector News/Resources
- BoardsCount™ looking for partners to expand service
BoardsCount™, the service that allows third sector boards to compare their practice and performance is being run again in 2008. Participant organisations can express interest now. New features this year include online data entry and easier summary reports so that you can more easily see how your board’s practices compare. The service was originally developed by EUConsult member transform management consultancy in partnership with the Governance Hub, so BoardsCount™ is primarily designed around the needs of third sector organisations registered in England. We are now looking for partners who may be able to work with us on versions for other jurisdictions. If you’re interested, please get in touch with John Tierney on john(at)trans4mgt.com.
- The EAPG Directory of Professional Advisers and Resources for Cross-Border Philanthropy and Charitable Planned Giving
The Cross-Border Directory comprises:
- A country by country contact list of professional advisers specialising in areas of relevance to charitable fundraising, international philanthropy, and planned giving.
- Concise summaries of the diverse tax and legal frameworks impacting charitable giving in a variety of national jurisdictions across Europe and North America.
- A diverse range of additional resources including links to relevant publications and websites.
- The opportunity to contribute your own contacts and associates to our growing network of professional firms and charitable organisations seeking to advance international philanthropy.
- Financial Times report on Understanding Global Philanthropy
Two years after the first edition of this report, the FT and the King Baudouin Foundation agreed to publish a second one with the aim to cover the changing face of philanthropy and to present a comprehensive guide to the increasingly global world of philanthropy.
The 16 page report was published in the Financial Times (European Edition) in December 2007. Topics include the cross-border giving issue, the rise of corporate philanthropy, the important role of intermediaries, the emergence of new support mechanisms, the new generation of donors and more.
Understanding Global Philanthropy
- UNICEF faces storm in Germany
Allegations of the mishandling of donated funds, in particular secret commission payments made to three professional fundraisers, and weeks of criticism in the German national press have had serious consequences for the German section of UNICEF. Firstly the Chair Heide Simonis resigned and then the CEO Dietrich Garlichs had to step down. In the meantime, the DZI (Deutsches Institut für soziale Fragen, German Social Institute) has withdrawn UNICEF from its list of approved charities. UNICEF will need to improve its management and supervisory structures as well as its transparency to ensure that it gets back on the DZI list. A new Chair of UNICEF Germany is due to be elected on 10 April. In the meantime, Reinhart Schlagintweit is leading the organisation and has taken the advice of KPMG in respect of making the necessary changes.
- Johns Hopkins University’s Comparative Nonprofit Sector Project soon to include data for Switzerland
The VMI (Verbandsmanagement-Institut / Institute of Association Management) has announced the first findings in respect of the data collected on Switzerland as part of the Johns Hopkins’ Comparative Nonprofit Sector Project (CNP). Here are some of the results announced by the VMI at the International Associations Forum in Davos:
- Switzerland has 65,000-85,000 associations
- There are twice as many associations in the German-speaking part of Switzerland
- The Swiss third sector has 198,000 full-time employees in 12,000 organisations
- 40% of Swiss grant-making foundations are managed exclusively by volunteers or have less than 0.5 full-time positions
The CNP Research Findings will be published online in 2008.
CNP Research Findings (by country) / VMI
- International Fundraising Summit 2008
The International Fundraising Summit took place on 29 March 2008.
Fundraisers from around the world gathered in San Diego, California, immediately before the AFP International Fundraising Conference.
Topics for discussion include:
- Implementation of the International Statement of Fundraising Ethics
- International Considerations
- How are national associations run
- What common data do we share
- What processes are in place
- Is there an information set to be used
- Openness and Transparency
- Professional Development and Certification
Association of Fundraising Professionals
- Dehandschutter & Associates website aimed at European non-profits
Kenneth Hoffman, known to many EUConsult members as an Associate of Action Planning and speaker at the EUConsult Summer Conference in Noordwijk, has teamed up with Griet Dehandschutter and launched a new website aimed particularly at European non-profits. The website also includes a US Fundraising Test for NPOs.
Dehandschutter & Associates / US Fundraising Test
- UK direct marketing agency Whitewater search for new MD
At the end of February, Whitewater announced the beginning of its search for a new Managing Director. Steve Andrews, who has held the position for 8 years, will remain a client-facing Chairman of the company while taking on a new role as Director of Charity Services for Whitewater's parent company, The Direct Marketing Group. A finder's fee of GBP8,000 is being offered.
