With these publications, the Catalan Coordinator of Foundations aims to inform and interconnect the foundation fabric of our country. It goes without saying that foundations are fully autonomous, and are also like an open door to information, knowledge, food for thought... In a nutshell, the CCF's publications open the door to "debate".
The Coordinator periodically provides reference material
on monographic subjects which directly affect civil society. "Societat
Civil" is structured into four large sections: an overall presentation
analysis, specific approaches from the different sides of the subject
in hand, an interview with a prominent figure, and the foundation perspective.
In order to fully cover the myriad facets of civil society, the journal
features experts in the subjects representing an extremely far-ranging
ideological spectrum.
The publication of each issue is complemented by a public event consisting
of a round table with the presence of some of the authors of the contents
of the journal.
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In 1997, the Coordinator made a major effort and
published the I Directory of private foundations in Catalonia, a basic
knowledge- and interrelation-based instrument, the like of which had never
been seen before, making it available to all foundations.
The II Directory of private foundation in Catalonia, following faithfully
in the footsteps of the first edition, is an extension and improvement
in all senses. The new additions make the II Directory the most up-to-date
database with extremely reliable data on the foundations in our country.
All in all, it showcases information on over 1,500 foundations, and the
data files for 810 of these organisations include comprehensive information
updated to the year 2000.
A search engine helps to pinpoint foundations based on 15 different criteria, always in simple, user-friendly and graphic fashion. Moreover, it provides access to numerous websites and e-mail addresses.
Some figures:
1,650 foundations
808 comprehensive data files
17 fields or search criteria
495 logotypes
247 foundation websites
464 foundation e-mail addresses
Information on each organisation:
Contact data (name of the entity, complete address, telephone, fax, e-mail address, website, contact person and director or manager)
Activity data (history, objectives, most significant activities, geographical sphere of influence and areas of activity, sectors addressed and types of activities)
Structural data (number of people on the staff, members, volunteers, participation in other agencies, annual budget)
Registration data (legal form, protectorate, registration number, registration date, founders, board of trustees)Finally, and in view of the transcendence of the product, the Coordinator has published all this material on its website to make for better dissemination of the Catalan foundation sector.
· 2001 Congress of Foundations
On the 1st and 2nd of March, at the Cultural Centre of
"la Caixa" Foundation, prominent figures from the Catalan political
world, experts from a wide range of fields and members of foundations
debated and reflected on the proposed title: "Identity, values and
future".
A reflection of the success of the Congress was the high turnout, with
over 200 registered delegates who participated in the debates on the different
round tables, to say nothing of the coverage achieved in the different
media.
Thus, and as a continuation of the work it has already carried out, the
Coordinator presents the definitive conclusions of the Congress, so that
foundations can, as has already been stated, not just adapt to change,
but pre-empt it and act at exactly the right time.
Congress
Conclusions (.DOC - 31 Kb)
Book Congress
of Foundations 2001 "Identity, values and future". Speeches
and round tables (PDF - 2074 Kb) (catalan)
Moreover, and in order to optimise dissemination,
the Coordinator is also considering collaboration with publishers in the
publication of research. Once such study is:
-Josep Arias Velasco. The taxation of non-profit making organisations.
Madrid: Catalan Coordinator of Foundations and Marcial Pons, 1997.
Two editions of this book have already been published.
-(in preparation) Josep Ferrer Riba. The legislation of foundations, which
will be a comparative study of legislation in Catalonia, Spain, other
autonomous communities, the European Union and the United States.