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A. Governance
The governance structure of the PeaceJam Europe Foundation will be developed in compliance with the regulations concerning the ANBI status (official NGO status granted by the Tax authorities that allows for tax-free donations) and in line with the Dutch NGO guidelines for good governance (Code Goed Bestuur, Goede Doelen Nederland). The governance structure will be developed in a way so as to ensure independent decision-making, sound separation of roles and functions and avoidance of conflicts of interest.
The PeaceJam Europe Foundation will be governed by a Supervisory Board (Raad van Toezicht).
Members of the Supervisory Board will not receive a renumeration; they can if they so wish, claim their out-of-pocket expenses occurred on behalf of PeaceJam Europe Foundation.
B. Business model
The PeaceJam Europe Foundation will seek the ANBI status (official NGO status granted by the Tax authorities that allows for tax free gifts).
Transparency is key in everything happening in and around PeaceJam Europe Foundation: all funding and expenditure streams will be explained easily and stand any test of integrity and scrutiny.
Base costs
Costs for setting up the foundation
Training costs
Coordination costs
Consulting and looking for partners in Europe
Travel and sustenance costs
Sources of income
To achieve its mission, the PeaceJam Europe Foundation supported by the PeaceJam Head Quarters will seek to develop societal initiatives and attract relevant partners, chapters and donors to create the foundation of enrolling the PeaceJam program in many schools, both primary and secondary, in The Netherlands, and most countries in Europe within the coming 10 years.
PeaceJam has already established its program in the United Kingdom (since 11 years), Monaco (since 4 years), Greece (since 3 years), Belgium (since 2 years).
Propositions will be developed around the following:
1. Partnerships
Partnerships are key for the PeaceJam Europe Foundation to achieve its mission to spread the PeaceJam Education program throughout of Europe.
a. Chapter organisations : local partner organisations (NGOs), already active in the field of education, youth, young children will act as the national PeaceJam chaper and deliver the program to schools and youth organisations throughout the country.
b. Institutional partnerships give financial independence to establish the necessary structure and team. Support sought: financial donation or donation in kind.
c. Private/family foundations give financial and non-financial support to the team and the program, either on a national base or an European base.
d. Private individual partnerships developed whereby funding is un-earmarked for the national or European PeaceJam program.
e. Corporates will support the national or European PeaceJam program whereby the funding will be mainly un-earmarked.
2. Chapters
Local/national Chapter organizations pay an annual fee to the PeaceJam Europe Foundation
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to be trained as a teacher/educator on the PeaceJam curricula and to have access to on-line teacher/educator support and materials.
3. PeaceJam Youth Leader Conferences
Participants to the PeaceJam Youth Leader Conferences pay a fee to the PeaceJam Europe Foundation to cover some of the costs of the European team.
4. Host universities
The national university who is hosting the PeaceJam Youth Conferences and Slams will pay an annual fee to the PeaceJam Europe Foundation.
C. BUDGET
Financial planning
Setting up the organization and putting together a team in the long-term, will allow for PeaceJam Europe Foundation to extend the PeaceJam program in the four European countries where
PeaceJam is already active - being: United Kingdom, Monaco, Greece and Belgium - and to launch the PeaceJam program in The Netherlands, Czech Republic, France and Germany in the coming three years. After which we will seek partners in most of European countries to launch the
PeaceJam program in those countries. Estimated financial needs:
INCOME 2018 Annual EXPENDITURES 2018 Annual
Institutional and Private Partners /
donations in Europe € 250.000
Project Management and coordination for all
European countries € 70.000
Corporates € 50.000
Training: creating regional teams of trainers,
conference planners, MCs (= Master of Ceremony) in
Europe € 160.000
Chapters € 24.000
Consulting activities to chapters, host universities and others in Europe on
working with the program € 45.000 Host Universities € 60.000
Managing logistics in
Europe € 24.000
Conference fees € 10.000
Communications and looking for relationships in
Europe € 36.000
Setting up the PeaceJam Europe office in The
Netherlands € 10.000
Start organizing, setting up a pan-European Youth
Conference in 2020 € 15.000
Administration costs € 10.000
Total 2018 € 394.000 € 370.000
Coordinating all European PeaceJam affiliates and opening a network of schools and youth organisations in The Netherlands to launch PeaceJam The Netherlands
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Training several people to set up European teams of trainers; these trainers will then train teachers and youth educators, conference planners, MCs and communication/fundraising officers in all European countries where the PeaceJam program is running
The PeaceJam Europe office will have a consulting role for all European trainers, MCs, conference planners and communication/fundraising officers
To manage the logistics around the PeaceJam events taking place in all of Europe
The PeaceJam Europe office will be responsible for communication in Europe and for building and maintaining a network of European partners (chapter organisation, host universities, private foundations, institutional donors, corporates and other external parties)
Costs for setting up the PeaceJam Europe office in Amsterdam, such as notary and legal costs
Administration costs for monitoring and annual reporting
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