Partnering with the United Nations : the value propositions for European foundations / Amir Dossal. - New York : The United Nations Fund for International Partnerships (UNFIP), [2005?]. - 6 p.
Reviewing global challenges such as poverty, HIV/AIDS and civil wars, this paper studies the potential impact European foundations can have on global development. It is calling for foundations to become more involved in the area by partnering with multilaterals, governments, businesses and other civil society organisations.
http://www.un.org/unfip/2004Website/docs/Partnering%20with%20the%20United%20Nations_EFC.pdf
Cooperation between community foundations and the public sector in Europe: working together for public good / Jana Kunická. - Brussels: European Foundation Centre, 2005. - 18 p.
This discussion paper highlights different types of institutional and working collaborations between European community foundations with public authorities. It addresses the different advantages and disadvantages of such partnerships. In addition, it intends to stimulate the debate on public-private partnerships and to highlight how the effectiveness and the impact of such partneerships can be maximised.
Cooperation between CF and the Public Sector
Les fondations françaises et la tutelle de l'Etat / Yannick Blanc, 2004. - 8 p.
Document written in the framework of the conference 'Légitimité et fonctions des fondations en Europe et aux Etats-Unis.' This conference was organised in 2004 in Paris by the Fondation Mattei Dogan, the Social Science Research Council, and the Russell Sage Foundation, under the patronage of M. J.P. Raffarin, French Prime Minister. The author analyses the relationship between the foundation sector and the French State.
www.centre-francais-fondations.org/doc/Article_YannickBlanc_juin2004.rtf
Speaking truth to power: a discussion paper on the third sector's relationship with government / Julia Unwin. - London: The Baring Foundation, 2004. - 24 p.
This discussion paper looks back to the experience of the third sector in the first term of the Labour Government. It takes stock of the current position and discusses the challenges and opportunities of the future. It draws attention to measures that would enhance the relationship between third sector and government, while at the same time pointing to the dangers of reduced independence, arguing that both the third sector and Government would suffer if the sector's voice was to be confined. It argues that a strong and diverse third sector voice is essential to the development of responsive public policy.
www.baringfoundation.org.uk/STTP.pdf
Relations between public authorities and civil society : the case of Italian foundations of banking origin / Marco Parlangeli In : Social Economy and Law (SEAL). - Vol. 6, No. 3 (Winter 2003 - Spring 2004). - Brussels : European Foundation Centre. - pp 22-23.
http://www.efc.be/cgi-bin/articlepublisher.pl?filename=MP-SE-01-04-1.html
Philanthropic foundations and development co-operation / Off-print of the DAC Journal 2003, Volume 4, No. 3. - Paris: OECD, 2003. - 78 p.
This publication yields a policy-oriented analysis of past and present foundation contributions to development fields. The study was commissioned by the OECD and undertaken in its member countries. Included are statistics and four annexes which give detailed background information and data on current projects.
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/23/4/22272860.pdf
The World Bank and foundations in science and technology : a background paper for a panel discussion. - Washington : The World Bank, [1996?].
James Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank, initiated an effort to strengthen bank- foundation partnerships. This paper provides background for a panel discussion in support of that initiative. It reviews collaborative programmes between the World Bank and foundations in the fields of agriculture, environment and industry to support small and medium-sized enterprise development. For example, the Aga Khan Trust and the Van Leer Foundation partnership to sustain a maternal and child health programme in Kenya. It reviews potential areas of collaborations, including science and technology.
http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/technet/wb-found.htm
Communication from the Commission on promoting the role of voluntary organizations and foundations in Europe / European Commission. - Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1997. - 77 p.
In this report, the European Commission acknowledges the growing importance of voluntary organisations and foundations within the European Union; the Commission also explores challenges these organisations are facing and presents a series of measures to be taken at Member State level in order to favour the sector's development. Annex I outlines the results of a survey aimed at a better understanding of this sector, while Annexes II and III deal with the legal and fiscal framework for it.
http://publications.eu.int/
Report on foundations and Europe / Antonio Coimbra Martins. - Brussels : European Commission 1993.
(Report A3-0419/93)
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