Federal Association of German Foundations
| Federal Association of German Foundations V. | |
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| legal form | registered association |
| founding | 1948 |
| Seat |
Berlin , Germany ( ⊙ )
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| precursor | Working group of German charitable, educational and cultural foundations |
| purpose | Association of foundations in Germany |
| Action space | Germany |
| Chair | Joachim Rogall |
| Managing directors | Kirsten Hommelhoff |
| sales | 6.3 million euros (2018) |
| Employees | approx. 60 |
| Members | approx 4500 |
| Website | www.stiftungen.org |
The Federal Association of German Foundations e. V. is an association of foundations in Germany with its seat in Berlin . It represents its members to the public, politics and administration.
history
In 1948, representatives of important foundations founded the Working Group of German Charitable, Educational and Cultural Foundations. The Working Group of German Foundations developed from it. The association has had its current name since 1990.
In January 2018, the federal association started its new and revised foundation search on www.stiftungssuche.de. The Directory of German Foundations is now completely online and available as a free Foundation Search Basic and as a chargeable Foundation Search Plus by subscription with more comprehensive information. The Federal Association of German Foundations has published the directory since 1991. It is considered the most extensive German foundation register and appeared in its 9th updated edition in 2017 with around 26,000 entries.
organization structure
The association has over 4,500 members in 2020 and is the largest and oldest foundation association in Europe. More than 8000 foundations are members of the association through foundation administrations. The association therefore represents more foundations than it has members. Around two thirds of the foundation's assets in Germany are tied up in the member foundations.
In 2008, the Federal Association of German Foundations was named Association of the Year .
The Federal Association of German Foundations has the following bodies:
- Board of Directors of the Federal Association of German Foundations
- Advisory board of the Federal Association of German Foundations
- Conference of the working group leaders
- Honorary members of the Federal Association of German Foundations
Chairperson
- Albert K. Franz (1948–1956)
- Götz Freiherr von Pölnitz (1956–1960)
- Heinrich Berndl (1960–1973)
- Fritz Rüth (1973–1975)
- Rolf Hauer (1975–1990)
- Reinhard Goerdeler (1990–1996)
- Axel Freiherr von Campenhausen (1996-2002)
- Fritz Brickwedde (2002-2008)
- Wilhelm Krull (2008-2014)
- Michael Göring (2014-2018)
- Joachim Rogall (since 2018)
Honorary members
Honorary members are Fritz Brickwedde , Axel Freiherr von Campenhausen , Julia Dingwort-Nusseck , Jörg Koppenhöfer, Wilhelm Krull , Winfrid Freiherr von Pölnitz von und zu Egloffstein and Jürgen Chr. Regge.
activities
The association awards the medal for services to foundations , the German Stifterpreis and the seal for good trust foundation administration .
The federal association is active in the group of sponsors of the Transparent Civil Society Initiative , the Federal Network of Citizenship Engagement (BBE) , the Alliance for Charity, the German Society for Association Management (DGVM) , the German Cultural Council , the German Paritätischen Wohlfahrtsverband (general association) and the cultural and political society . Internationally, the Federal Association of German Foundations is involved in the DAFNE Donors and Foundations Networks in Europe and the European Foundation Center (efc). The office of the Federal Association of German Foundations is home to the Alliance of Community Foundations in Germany , the Network Foundations and Education , the German Engagement Prize and the German Foundation Academy .
Since 2013, on the initiative of the association, the nationwide Foundation Day has been held on October 1 every year , at which foundations present their work to the public on site. The range of local events includes, for example, open days, readings, parties, panel discussions and stands in pedestrian zones. The aim is to make the charitable work of German foundations better known. There are around 160 events every year. The Day of the Foundations is intended to make the work of foundations better known and more understandable locally and to contribute to an increased appreciation of the charitable work of foundations.
The Federal Association brings out a number of publications, including the foundation report , the magazine Stiftungswelt and scientific publications such as the foundation focus .
The federal association organizes the German Foundation Day once a year. This is considered to be the largest foundation meeting in Europe.
Web links
- Website of the Federal Association of German Foundations
- Armin Himmelrath, Pia Liehr, Markus Heuel: Donating your own legacy. In: dradio.de. May 28, 2020, archived from the original on May 30, 2020 (MP3: 69 minutes; 62.8 MB).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Foundation Search - Foundation Search. Retrieved January 9, 2018 .
- ↑ Directory of German Foundations 2017 - Volumes 1-3. Retrieved November 13, 2017 .
- ↑ home . Retrieved May 19, 2020 .
- ↑ https://www.stiftungen.org/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilung/staerker-aus-der-ertragskrise-stiftungen-enthaben-alte-und-neue-wege-fuer-mehr-ffekt.html
- ↑ DGVM INNOVATION AWARD “Association of the Year” ( Memento from January 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) as of 10/2011
- ↑ Excellent performance! Three further foundation administrations receive trust quality seals. Retrieved July 22, 2017 .
- ↑ Federal Association of German Foundations: Foundation Day. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 24, 2017 ; Retrieved April 23, 2017 .
- ^ Federal Association of German Foundations - home page. Retrieved April 23, 2017 .
- ↑ Sebastian Stricker: German Foundation Day 2017: Europe's largest foundation congress from Wednesday in Osnabrück . ( noz.de [accessed on July 22, 2017]).