Community Philanthropy Watch: Europe 2003

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Community Philanthropy Watch Europe 2003

• CPI Sixth Annual Networking Meeting
• May 30th 31st 2003
• Lisbon

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Community Philanthropy Watch Europe
2003Participants

• 21 participants (15)
• Belgium
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bulgaria
• Croatia
• Czech Republic
• France
• Germany
• Holland
• Hungary
• Ireland

• Italy
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Russia
• Slovakia
• Turkey
• United Kingdom
• Ukraine

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Community Philanthropy Watch Europe 2003

• I. Concepts Numbers
• II. Endowment Other Funds
• III. Sources of Funding
• IV. Grantmaking Projects
• V. Staff Volunteers
• VI. Governance
• VII. Legal Fiscal Environment
• VIII. Achievements, Obstacles Challenges

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I. Concepts NumbersConcepts
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I. Concepts NumbersConcepts
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I. Concepts NumbersNumbers
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I. Concepts NumbersNumbers

• UK 64
• Germany 45
• Czech Republic 19
• Russia 15
• Italy 14
• Poland 12
• Slovakia 8
• Lithuania 5
• Bulgaria 4
• Hungary 3

• Belgium
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Ireland
• Latvia
• Portugal 1
• Total CFs 194

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I. Concepts NumbersCharacteristics
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II. Endowment Other FundsIn Figures
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II. Endowment Other FundsIn Figures
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II. Endowment Other FundsOrganisations
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II. Endowment Other FundsOrganisations
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II. Endowment Other FundsOrganisations

• size of largest endowments as provided by 10
  countries (in euro)
• 30.580.000 CF serving TyneWear and
  Northumberland (UK)
• 14.000.000 Fondazione della provincia di Lecco
  (Italy)
• 3.200.000 CF for Ireland (Ireland)
• 3.045.000 Stadt Stiftung Gutersloh (Germany)
• 935.141 CF Usti Nad Labem (Czech Republic)
• 468.000 Healthy City CF (Slovakia)
• 400.000 CF of Central and South West Flanders
  (Belgium)
• 176.502 Raciborz CF (Poland)
• 135.000 Togliati CF (Russia)
• 1.250 CF Simin Han (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

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III. Sources of Funding

• sources for endowment
• 2003 local business, individuals, local
  government
• 2002 local business, individuals, local
  government
• sources for flow-through grants
• 2003 local business, individuals, local
  government
• 2002 local business, individuals, local
  government
• sources for operating costs
• 2003 local/national government, other
  foundations, fees and income from investment
• 2002 other foundations, fees from funds, income
  from investment

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IV. Grantmaking Projects

• in 2003
• 30 mainly grantmaking
• 35 balanced
• 35 mainly own projects

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IV. Grantmaking ProjectsGrants Expenditure
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IV. Grantmaking ProjectsGrants Expenditure
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V. Staff Volunteers

• in 2003, average European CPO works with
• mainly volunteers and few staff
• one to two paid staff members
• five to ten volunteers, who serve as board
  members, in different committees or assist with
  administrative tasks

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V. Staff Volunteers

• while in 2002, the average European CPO worked
  with
• mainly volunteers
• one paid staff member
• one to five volunteers, who served as board
  members, in different committees or as external
  advisors

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VI. Governance

• average composition and character of board of
  European CPO in 2003
• consists of 6 13 members
• they come from NGO or business background
• they are connected to CPO from start-up phase or
  nominated by existing or former board members
• their voluntary performance is considered as
  'being involved'
• their involvement in fundraising activities
  consists of providing contacts and personal
  occurrence in meetings and campaigns
• they have opportunities to be educated in various
  workshops/seminars organized by support
  organizations

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VIII. Achievements, Obstacles
ChallengesAchievements

• growth of the movement
• growing interest of donors
• forming of associations on national level

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VIII. Achievements, Obstacles
ChallengesObstacles

• legal and fiscal environment
• dependence on external support
• lack of trust, public apathy, lack of community
  philanthropy traditions

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VIII. Achievements, Obstacles
ChallengesChallenges

• organisational development
• raising the profile/trust/credibility
• sustainability