The Turbine Effect

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THE TURBINE

EFFECT

A quick peek into

ERSTE Foundation


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www.erstestiftung.org


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www.erstestiftung.org www.erstestiftung.org

(B Onik)

...dialogues and discussions are

like a turbine in water - its

small, but it can have such a great

eect on its surroundings.

We would like to be the turbine.


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WE ARE ERSTE FOUNDATION.

WE* ARE BASED IN VIENNA BUT ACTIVE ALLOVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE.

WE HOLD 20.13% OF THE CAPITAL SHARES

OF THE ERSTE GROUP.WE WORK WITH THE MONEY WE EARN...

SINCE 2005 WE HAVE INVESTED MORE THAN58 MILLION EURO INTO CREATING A BETTERFUTURE.

FROM OUR ANNUAL REPORT 2012

(31ST

DECEMBER 2012).IT ALL STARTED IN 1819

* T ERSTE Foni

0

3.750

7.500

11.250

.

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

total direct

project expenses

total fundings total founded

institutions


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IN 1819 JOHANN BAPTIST WEBER, A PRIESTIN THE 2ND DISTRICT OF VIENNA, FOUNDED

AN ASSOCIATION TOGETHER WITH SOMEVOLUNTEERS:ERSTE OESTERREICHISCHE SPAR-CASSE

THE FIRST AUSTRIAN SAVINGS BANK.HE WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO HIT UPONTHE IDEA OF SOCIAL BANKING.

A YEAR LATER A BOOKLET WAS PUBLISHEDTO SPREAD THIS SMART IDEA. ON PAGE 11YOU FIND THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE:IN DEM BEZIRKE, WO EINE SPAR-CASSEBESTEHEN WIRD, WIRD ES WEIT WENIGER

ARME GEBEN.(THERE WILL BE LESS POVERTYIN DISTRICTS WITH SAVINGS BANKS)


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Bu SO WHAT WAS THEATTITUDE?Why w in yo i sy?

BECAUSE WE HAVE TO LOOK AT OURROOTS TO UNDERSTAND WHY WEEXIST.

BECAUSE WE HAVE TO LOOK AT OURROOTS TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WEWANT TO GO!

...AND WHAT WAS THE IDEA?A FIRST MODEL OF A SAVINGS BANKOPEN FOR COMMON PEOPLE.

* Everyone should have a chance.

* Face the real problems around you.

* Create sustainable solutions

and implement them in your

community.


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FOR MORE THAN 190 YEARSTHISTHINKINGHAS HAD A SYMBOL

1828

1862

1869

1883

1937

1955

1960

AND IT STILL HAS IT TODAY


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BUT IT IS NOT JUST A SYMBOLTHE BEE

IS THE SYMBOL FOR ERSTE FOUNDATIONAS IT HAS BEEN THE SYMBOL FOR

ERSTE OESTERREICHISCHE SPAR-CASSE

FOR CENTURIES.

Dyon

dgdbak?www

.esrup.cm

...

* It represents the main

shareholder of a nancial group

with more than 17 million customers

in 8 countries.

* It represents the will

to change our region into a

FAIRER, MORE OPEN and MORE

FUTURE-ORIENTED society as a

foundation committed to the

public good.


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AND TO DO ALL THATWE HAVE A PLAN!

IN FACT ERSTE FOUNDATION IS ANINCUBATOR FOR CHANGE AND ANINVESTMENT OFFICE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY .

EVERY DAY WE DECIDE HOW WE INVESTOUR MONEY AND WHICH IMPACT OURWORK HAS ON SOCIETY.

FIRST: WE HAVE A CLEAR FOCUS

* To combat poverty and support societal

transformation: SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

PROGRAMME

* To stand up for open societies and

enable cultural production: CULTURE

PROGRAMME

* To bring people together and encourage

them to develop common perspectives:

EUROPE PROGRAMME

Bu ms ipnl,WE NEVER STOP LEARNING!


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* ACTIVE - We take initiative

* CROSS-BORDER - Our actions have no

borders

* INTERDISCIPLINARY - We think thats

the only way to nd new solutions

* NETWORK-ORIENTED - Doing it together

makes us stronger

* SUSTAINABLE - Building new foundations

* CREATIVE- Think dierent. Mistakes

are possible, we know that.

* INDEPENDENT - We are free to face the

issues that really matter to people.

SECOND: WE HAVE OUR GUIDELINES

w up wi pn

* ACCOUNTABLE: N hidn g fy tnpe in o finc in o

THIRD: WE HAVE A WORKING MODEL

ERSTE Stiftung

www.erstestiftung.org 3

Working Model of ERSTE Stiftung


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ERSTE Stiftung

www.erstestiftung.org 4

Organigramm

The Savings

Bank Association

from 1819 THE SUPERVISORY

BOARD

THE MANAGING

BOARD

THE ADVISORY BOARD

(Kuratorium)

FOURTH:WE HAVE A TRANSPARENT * GOVERNANCE

*TFoni i a wi y, inny by Spkn-Pfnvb.W w i . Ci o o wb in onu p.

ELECTS THE MEMBERS AND THEPRESIDENT OF THE SUPERVISORYBOARD, APPROVES THE FUNDINGBUDGET.

SUPPORTS AND ADVISESTHE MANAGING BOARDREGARDING CONTENT-POLICY, PROGRAMMES ANDINITIATIVES.

APPOINTS THE MEMBERSOF THE MANAGINGBOARD, SUPERVISES THE

MANAGEMENT OF THEFOUNDATION.RUNS THEFOUNDATION

THE BUSY BEES....

S xisin!

1

2

3

5

4

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THE TEAM


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DO YOU REMEMBER THIS?

THIS IS THE FORMULA TO CALCULATE THEENERGY PRODUCED BY A TURBINE

A turbine is arotary engine thatextracts energy froma uid or air owand converts it intouseful work.

NOW REPLACE THE WORD TURBINEWITH FOUNDATION

AND FLUID OR AIR FLOWWITH MONEY.


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LETS HAVE A LOOK...

USEFUL?WORK


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20,000 KIDS FROM 15 COUNTRIES AREWORKING TO CREATE A BETTER FUTUREIN EUROPE.

THIS IS WHY ERSTE FOUNDATION FOUNDEDTHE ACADEMY FOR CENTRAL EUROPEANSCHOOLS.

JASMINA & DJURDJICA FOUNDED AN NGOCALLED LA STRADA OPEN GATE TO FIGHTAGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

THEY WON THE ERSTE FOUNDATUONAWARD FOR SOCIAL INTEGRATION 2009!

www...CHECK OUT THE WINNERS OF 2013:

www.cin.


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HE WAS A BRILLIANT CURATOR ANDWRITER AND AN EXTREMELY NICE GUY.GOOD REASONS TO NAME THE BIGGEST

AWARD FOR CULTURE AND THEORY AFTERIGOR ZABEL (1958 - 2005).

THE LAUREATES, JUST LIKE HIM, BRINGTOGETHER SPECIFIC FIELDS OF KNOWLEDGEAND CULTURE, AND POINT TO THE NECESSITYOF THEIR OMNIPRESENCE IN HUMAN LIVES.

THEY WRITE AWARD-WINNING STORIES,THEY CHANGE PEOPLES MINDS ANDSOMETIMES EVEN THEIR LIVES.

www.izb. whip...

STRONG DEMOCRACIES NEED WELL INFORMEDCITIZENS. EACH YEAR 10 EXPERIENCED

JOURNALISTS FROM 10 BALKAN COUNTRIESARE CHOSEN FOR A FELLOWSHIP. ENOUGHTIME AND RESOURCES TO MAKE IN-DEPTHRESEARCH ON INVESTIGATIVE TOPICS!

O pn:


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ACROSS 5 COUNTRIES, TOGETHER WITHLOCAL BRAINS, WE CREATED NEWMEMBERS OF CIVIL SOCIETY TO ENHANCELOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CREATIVITY.

TRANZIT, THE NETWORK OF AUTONOMOUSINITIATIVES IN CONTEMPORARY ART INCEE.

(L n!)

WE INVENTED A WHOLE NEW WAY OFMAKING BANKING SERVICES ACCESSIBLETO THOSE WHO WERE EXCLUDED FROMTHE SYSTEM.ZWEITE SPARKASSE, THE BANK FOR

THE UNBANKABLE IN AUSTRIA.

www.tn. www.s./zwi-pk


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ONE HOUR EVERY DAY IN SCHOOL. ANDFINALLY ON A FAMOUS STAGE. THEY SINGAND DANCE TOGETHER AND LEARN THATTHEY CAN DO IT! ((SUPERAR)) IS THEGROOVY NEW SOUND OF AN OLD IDEA:

WE THINK ALL COUNTRIES IN EUROPESHOULD BELONG TO THE EUROPEAN UNION.WE ARE NOT ALONE. TOGETHER WITH THREEOTHER FOUNDATIONS WE FOUNDED THEEUROPEAN FUND FOR THE BALKANS (EFB).

THE EFBS PROGRAMMES:ENVISIONING EUROPE, PRACTICING EUROPE,EXPERIENCING EUROPE, DEVELOPING

POLICIES.

O pn

EMPOWERING IS THE BEST WAY TO SHAPEAN INCLUSIVE SOCIETY. YOU SHOULD SEE THEPROUD PARENTS AFTER A CONCERT!WITH ((SUPERAR)) WE GO CEE!

www.up.

STILL


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THERE ARE ALREADY 7,000 BOOKS IN OURLIBRARY!OPEN DAILY FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM(BY APPOINTMENT)

( si rwin)

MOST OF OUR PROJECTS TACKLE CURRENTSOCIAL ISSUES THAT MATTER TO PEOPLE.NOW. BUT WE ALSO ARE AWARE THATGOVERNMENTS AND NGOS CAN DO MUCHBETTER WORK

IF THEY UNDERSTAND THE REASONS FORSOCIETAL TRANSFORMATION PROCESSES, IFTHEY WOULD KNOW MORE FACTS. THIS ISWHY WE ALSO ARE INTO RESEARCH.www.s./by

www.s./c-

ERSTE FoundationFellowship for Social Research


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THESE ARE 10 PROJECTS OUT OF MORETHAN 800 WE HAVE BEEN AND ARECURRENTLY PUTTING OUR PASSION ANDENERGY INTO.

... AND EVEN IF OUR STORY STARTEDMORE THAN 190 YEARS AGO WE ARE JUSTAT THE BEGINNING OF OUR JOURNEYWITH MORE ENTHUSIASM THAN EVER.

WHAT WE DO IS CHALLENGING, WE KNOWTHAT! BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT TOREALLY SUCCEED OUR RECIPE NEEDS AVERY SPECIAL ADDITIONAL INGREDIENT...

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WHAT WOULDYOU CHANGE ?YOU!


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WWW.ERSTESTIFTUNG.ORG

ffi@s.

Ph Aus050 100 15100

Ph br+43 50 100 15100

Imprint

2013 ERSTE Stiftung

Friedrichstrae 10,

1010 Vienna, Austria



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