GuideStar International Newsletter - July 2008

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GuideStar News and Views

A Quarterly Newsletter of GuideStar International

Strengthening Global Civil Society Through Information

GuideStar International Newsletter: July 2008

Issue Number: 08

In this Issue

Interview with Stuart Etherington (ChiefExecutive, NCVO)GuideStar Country Update

o US (Oprah's Big Give, Facebook and FederalDecision Makers using GuideStar Data)

o UK (Interview with Lewis Temple, DirectorGuideStar UK; Survey for EffectiveConsultation with Third SectorOrganisations; Youth in Philanthropyinitiative)

o GuideStar South Korea Seminaro GuideStar Europe Project Updateo Opportunities and Limitations of Voluntary

Databases - The Case of Hungary, Germanyand Palestine)

o GuideStar India Grant from the PackardFoundation; Accepting Applications forGuideStar India Project Manager

GuideStar International Updateo GuideStar Call for Pilot Catalogue

Participantso GuideStar Mapping Project

Related Articles


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Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to GuideStar International's (GSI) July newsletter. We hope that you can fit a quickread of this edition of our quarterly effort in amidst your other summer priorities. Make sure totake time to review Keisha Taylor's conversation with Stuart Etherington (Chief Executive of

Britains National Council of Voluntary Organisations and a GSI trustee). Stuart offers a lucidand, typically provocative view about the challenges and opportunities facing civil society in theUK and globally. You'd also do well to check out Charity Finance Magazine's interview withLewis Temple and Marianna Trk's article about the value of voluntary CSO databases inPalestine, Hungary and Germany have for citizen action. News about the use of GuideStar USinformation in Facebook Causes and Oprah's Big Give philanthropic initiatives and by USFederal decision-makers demonstrate the utility and versatility of GuideStar charities'information. Reports on progress in the development of national GuideStars in Europe, TinsleyGoad's speech on behalf of GuideStar Korea in Seoul and a set of pertinent recent reports fromthe general media round out our offering for this edition. Happy reading and pleasant summerholidays to all.

Buzz SchmidtPresident

GuideStar International

Interview with Stuart Etherington

GuideStar Interview with Stuart Etherington, ChiefExecutive, National Council for Voluntary Organisations(NCVO)

GuideStar International recently interviewed Mr. Stuart Etherington,Chief Executive at NCVO. He also sits on the board of GuideStar

International and is a member of the Advisory Council for GuideStarUK.

In the interview he spoke about:

Why the Office for the Third Sector should bechanged to the Office for Civil Society

The way in which UK civil society compares withthe rest of the world

How NCVO values the information available onGuideStar UK

How he thinks GuideStar can help ease the burdenof reporting on charities

Possible opportunities for the charitable sectorwith the 2012 Olympics

The new opportunities and challenges whichcharities must confront in the future

Read the full interview
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GuideStar Country Update

GuideStar US

Oprah Winfrey uses GuideStar data to inform Oprah's Big GiveCampaign

Oprah's Big Give on Oprah.com is working with partners in the nonprofit sector which includesGuideStar to help viewers donate to the charity of their choice and find volunteer opportunitiesin their community. Oprah's Big Give encourages viewers to donate or volunteer their time withnonprofits in the US. She is using the Network for Good giving system, which allows them to

search for charities that are in the GuideStar database before deciding which ones they wouldlike to support.Find out more about the Big Give Campaign.

Facebook 'Causes'Application usingGuideStar data

Did you know that Facebook members can create acause, which organises people towards collectiveaction on an issue. They can promote it to their

friends and network, and raise money for nonprofits.Causes, the facebook application, which facilitatesthis, supports over 1.5 million American nonprofitsand obtains information about them from GuideStar.Project Agape the organisation that launched Causesreported in May this year that in its first year itregistered 12 million users who had supported80,000 non-profit causes worldwide and $2.5million was raised for 19,445 different charitableorganizations.Have a look at CAUSES,Read thelatest release.

Nonprofit Information and Tools Now Readily Available to Federal DecisionMakers

GuideStar (US) products and services has been added to the General Services Administration(GSA) Financial and Business Solutions Schedule. This allows Federal decision makers in theUS to select the services that best fit their needs and budgets using GuideStar's products andservices.Have a look at the news release.

Did You Know?

According to theNonprofit Almanac2008, the Nonprofit sector in the

United States is growing faster than thebusiness or government sector. It

employs almost 13 million people (1 in

10 US jobs are with nonprofitorganisations) and makes up 5% of gross

national product, having contributed$666.1 billion dollars to the US economy

in 2006.

Read a report
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GuideStar UK

Lewis Temple (Director, GuideStar UK) Interview withCharity Finance

Temples guiding star is the heading for an interview with LewisTemple, Director of GuideStar UK which was featured in the July issueof Charity Finance. The interview conducted by the magazines editor,Ian Asllop, gives a personal insight into what led Lewis to his positionat GuideStar UK, as well as the role he will play in the development ofGuideStar UK. He also talks about the way in which GuideStar UK is

providing a model for the development of GuideStar overseas.Read the full Interview.

Teaching Children about Charities using GuideStar UK

The Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) programme (which is implemented in the UK bythe Institute of Philanthropy) is designed to teach secondary school pupils the basic skills ofeffective giving and to highlight the positive impact they, as young people, can have on theircommunities.

YPI pupils use GuideStar UK as a key resource for researching the charities in their localcommunity and enables each team to identify the local charity they believe is best placed tomake a positive contribution. They learn how to analyse the charitys management, budget,strategy and staffing arrangements and subsequently visit and build relations with their chosencharity. This helps to increase their understanding about the nature of the sector and the waysin which they can be involved. The group judged to have made the best presentation about theirselected charity in each school is granted 3000 to award to their charity.

The programme has been piloted since September 2007 in ten schools in London by theInstitute of Philanthropy and based upon this experience will be rolled out to 50 schoolsnationwide during the next school year and 100 schools within 3 years. According to James

Townsend, YPI Programme Manager, "GuideStar enables students to discover charitiesoperating in their local area and to access the key information they need when deciding whichcharity to lend their support to as part of YPI". Learn more about the Youth inPhilanthropy Initiative.
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Third Sector Research Centre to use GuideStar UK data

Birmingham University and Southampton University have been selected to run the new ThirdSector Research Centre, with GuideStar UK as one of the key organisations involved in the bid.The Centre will deliver a number of programmes which will help develop a robust base ofevidence on the work of the Third Sector and its impact on individuals lives. The work of the

centre will include research into charity delivery of public services, and an annual reportcovering research which is being undertaken in the sector that year.

Survey for Effective Consultation with Third SectorOrganisations

Involve and GuideStar has been commissioned by the Office of theThird Sector to carry out a study of effective and innovative

consultation with Third Sector organisations. The study will inform a report and online guide tohelp public agencies become better at tapping into the knowledge and experience of the thirdsector in policy making. The guidance is due to be launched this autumn. If you are based in theUK you can contribute to the research by taking part in thissurvey.

GuideStar Korea Seminar

GuideStar Korea had a seminar on June 10th, 2008 in Seoul Korea. Theseminar took place in an effort to develop a transparent accounting reportsystem for Non Profit Organisations (NPOs) in Korea. The leaders, scholars,

and members from various fields including finance, NPO, and laws came together anddiscussed extensively about how GuideStar Korea could bring about changes for revitalizing theNPO sector in Korea. Tinsley Goad, COO of GuideStar International(GSI), also attended theseminar and spoke about the GuideStar International proposition. Topics discussed included:

The Role of NPO and GuideStar KoreaThe GuideStar International (GSI) PropositionSuggestions for improvements regarding NGO's transparent accounting reportingpracticeCooperative relations between companies and NPOThe vision and future plans for GuideStar Korea

GuideStar Europe Project Update

The fourth meeting of the GuideStar European Consortium took placein Amsterdam on the 10-11 June. 18 participants from 6 countriesgathered to discuss the progress made and challenges faced by theConsortium. The ETEN project which aims to test the feasibility of the

GuideStar model in Europe will end in September and it is hoped that feasible plans willemerge not only for the countries involved (Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands and Ireland)

but also for a European-wide initiative.Read the report on the meeting.
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Opportunities and Limitations of Voluntary CSO reporting (Case of Hungary,Germany and Palestine)

Marianna Trk, Director Emerging GuideStar, July 3 2008

This article written by Marianna Trk, Director or Emerging GuideStars talks about the way inwhich the absence of a legislative framework that enables disclosure of reports by civil societyorganisations is a major obstacle for countries seeking to implement databases based on theGuideStar model. However it also examines the ways in which voluntary databases can helpovercome the problems faced and examines the prospects for Germany, Hungary and Palestine.Read the entire article.

GSI Grant from the Packard Foundation for the GuideStar

India Project

GSI is pleased to announce that it has received agrant from the Packard FoundationOrganisational Effectiveness and PhilanthropyProgramme for $50,000 for the GuideStarIndia project. GuideStar India aims to providepublic information about voluntaryorganisations that enhances transparency,thereby encouraging giving, public disclosureand research. GuideStar India is a new

organisation incubated by GuideStarInternational (London) and Murray CulshawConsulting (MCC) (Bangalore). A grant of$50,000 from the David and Lucille PackardFoundation will enable the hiring of 3 full-timestaff that will pursue the development of theGuideStar India database and website over thenext two years.

Recruitment of GuideStar India Project

Manager

GuideStar International is currently looking to recruit a Project Manager to continue work onthe GuideStar India Project based in Bangalore India. We are looking for a self-motivatedindividual who is dynamic, thinks quickly and can take independent decisions. For moreinformation please visit theGuideStar International Website.

Sir Tim Berners-Lee (Creator of theWorld Wide Web) on the possibilitiesfor its future as its 15th birthday was

celebrated this year

"In a hundred years, 15 years will seem to beust the infancy of the web, when the semanticweb wasn't even completely deployed. You

couldn't even find all the data in the worldimmediately at your fingertips ... people arebuilding new social systems, new systems ofreview, new systems of governance. My hope

is that those will produce ... new ways ofworking together effectively and fairly whichwe can use globally to manage ourselves as a

planet"

Read the news item
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GuideStar International Update

GuideStar International Mapping Project

GSI believes that certain characteristics of a particular country's civil society sector are

important in determining the likely success and/or level of difficulty of implementing aGuideStar-type system. We are currently researching the civil society sectors in countriesaround the world and the support of national civil society experts is vital to ensure this work is

well-informed and accurate. We would be really grateful if you could fill in the 'GuideStarReadiness' questionnaire with as much detailed information as possible.GuideStar MappingQuestionnaire.

Invitation to Participate in The GuideStar Global Catalogue Pilot

To further our work of developing a global network of national GuideStar systems, GuideStarInternational (GSI) is exploring the potential for gathering directory level information fromgovernment registries throughout the world to populate a global catalogue of CSO information.

GSI is conducting this pilot effort to explore whether construction of such a catalogue of globalcivil society activity is feasible, useful and desirable.

The participation of national partners is very important in the development of this information,and ultimately in the development of independent national GuideStar services, and GSI seekssupport from interested individuals and organisations. If you are interested in working withGSI to develop the catalogue for your country then please contact GSI [email protected] .

Related Articles

Index of Global Philanthropy 2008Center for Global Prosperity, 2008

This index gives great insight into philanthropic developments this year. It looks at private andpublic sector aid trends and examines how the philanthropy of businesses, charities,foundations, and religious groups have introduced new ways to reduce poverty abroad. Thisincludes trends such as fair-trade, internet giving and social movements which develop throughsocial networking sites.

Investment in People

The Financial Times, Sarah Murray, June 7 2008

This examines the way in which hindrances between business and non-profits are decreasingand consequently creating new models of working together to emerge such as venturephilanthropy and microfinance. It looks at how these are being embraced by nonprofits andcorporations alike.
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The Future of the Internet Economy WebsiteWindow

2008 Survey on Monitoring the Paris DeclarationWebsite

This website was set up by the OECD to give updateson what has been going on with respect to the 2008Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration.

The Future of the Internet Economy

OECD Observer, June 2008 Policy Brief

This brief looks at how is the internet is evolving, and driving innovation, and how we canincrease confidence in the internet.

Berners-Lee: Challenge of the Web is 'creative connectivity'

Computerworld, Linda Rosencrance, June 11 2008

Berners-Lee the creator of the World Wide Web gives his views on the way forward for itsdevelopment as its 15 year anniversary was celebrated this year.

Mobile to displace fixed-line internet 'within two years'

Times Online, Jonathan Richards, June 11 2008

This article explores the prediction that the mobile phone network may become the mainavenue of internet connection in two years time.

Questions for the Third Sector

The Guardian, Matthew Taylor, June 4 2008

This news item calls for a focus on performance and accountability rather than size and budgetamong charities in the UK. It argues that donors should look at whether charities are deliveringon their core mission.

Web Triggers Direct Mail Response - Benchmarking data shows huge increase

from three years ago

NonProfit Times, Mark Hrywna, July 15 2008

This article looks at the ways in which information online has become the prefered way tosource information about the nonprofit sector, as a sort of web-induced transparency,particularly when compared to paper mail outs which has also become more expensive fornonprofits to inform the public about their work.

Website Window

2008 Survey on Monitoring the

Paris Declaration Website

This website was set up by the OECD togive updates on what has been going on

with respect to the 2008 Survey onMonitoring the Paris Declaration.
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Call for News Items to be included in next issue

GuideStar International would like to promote the work of charitable and nonprofitorganisations and act as an avenue of information. You can share resources and related newsand information on issues like civil society, accountability and transparency among NGOs and

charitable organisations and nonprofit legislation etc, which may be of interest to our globalaudience. Please submit articles that are no longer than 1 to 2 paragraphs (with the option ofattaching a document or a weblink for further information).

This can include:

News updates/Research resultsDetails of Events/Conferences with a weblink.Opinion articles written about civil society, philanthropy, transparency, CSO legislationand the information society (with a brief biography of the writer).

A description about your organisation or related project or organisation for our websitesection.

A brief description of websites which can be included in our 'website window' whichintroduces several organisations' websites in each edition of our newsletter.A biography of someone you work with in the sector or someone you would like us to doa brief interview with about a related issue.

Thanks for reading the GuideStar International Newsletter. We very much appreciate yourfeedback and suggestions.

Please feel free to share this newsletter with others, and don't hesitate to let us know what youthink! All comments and feedback can be sent to:[email protected].

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