賣旗籌款

賣旗時限擬延長2小時

【明報專訊】在削減福利開支下，賣旗籌款成為本港慈善團體每年收入的來源之一，向社署申請賣旗籌款的團體亦大幅上升至200多間。社署為滿足需求，今年進行多項賣旗安排改善及試驗計劃，除增加分區賣旗日數外，亦會試驗將賣旗時間延長兩小時，希望增加籌款團體及善款金額。

申請機構升幅近六成

社署資料顯示，近年申請賣旗籌款的團體數目可說是連年上升，由2001/02年度的141間，上升至2005/06年度的225間，升幅近六成，但經濟不景加上其間爆發SARS，導致善款則連續數年下跌。

社署助理署長韓潔湘表示，近年多了團體登記為慈善機構，導致申請賣旗籌款的機構明顯上升。為滿足需求，社署會在賣旗安排上進行多項改變，首先會增加分區賣旗日數，由04/05年度的16日增至05/06年的29日，由於分區賣旗日可容納3間機構在同日賣旗，故總體賣旗團體可增至加20％至117間，但這數目仍與申請數目有一定距離。

韓潔湘表示，一些規模較小的機構未必有足夠義工進行全港賣旗，分區賣旗反而可讓他們集中資源籌款，機構亦反映分區賣旗的總收入，較全港賣旗稍多。

韓潔湘指出，在本年4月共5個賣旗日將會試驗延長賣旗時間措施，由以往上午8時至中午12時，延長兩小時至下午2時，相信可吸納一班巿民在中午放工後買旗，有助提高善款，若反應良好會在本年9月全面推行。

僧多粥少收益料不多

防止虐待兒童會總幹事雷張慎佳及香港社區組織協會主任何喜華指出，政府削減社福開支，令不少團體需要賣旗籌集經費，兩人皆歡迎社署推出有關改善措施。何喜華 表示，由於賣旗涉及印旗、製旗袋、尋找義工等成本，故在籌款機構明顯增加下，可能出現「僧多粥少」情，機構實際收益估計不多。

另外，在03/04年度共收到10宗懷疑籌款行騙個案，而在04/05年有關籌款行騙個案增至20宗，當中有7宗與南亞海嘯籌款有關，社署已將個案交警方跟進。



明報記者﹕梁偉健

Call for Submissions - "Democracy & Society"

** Call for Submissions - "Democracy & Society" Issue 3 **

Georgetown University's Center for Democracy and the Third Sector (CDATS) invites article submissions for the next issue of "Democracy & Society." "Democracy & Society" (D&S) gives substantive treatment to important themes related to democratic governance and the third sector. (Log onto the CDATS website to view previous issues of D&S)

WHAT KIND OF SUBMISSIONS ARE WE SEEKING?

For this issue, we are seeking well written, interesting submissions of 800-2000 words on the theme below, including summaries and/or excerpts of recently completed research, new publications, and work in progress. Submissions are due Friday, March 3, 2005.

Theme: Global Civil Society

We are seeking submissions exploring the role and the impact of global civil society as well as changes in its structure or composition. We especially welcome submissions from scholars and other researchers from third sector organizations and from outside the United States. Potential questions to address include, but are not limited to: In what ways is global civil society able to promote greater international democracy? In what ways is it failing? Whom does global civil society represent, and how is representation legitimated? How is global civil society responding to the challenge of the rising power of "regressive globalizers" who favor globalization only when it is in their particular interest? What has been the effect of a more formalized role for civil society in global institutions? How are the people, organizations, and values of transnational civil society shaping our world? Can we look to global civil society to address concerns about inequity, health, and security? What are the implications of growing demands for the accountability of global civil society organizations?

SUBMISSION DETAILS

Ideal length is 800-2,000 words. Please email submissions (MS Word preferred) to cdatsnews@georgetown.edu. Endnotes preferred. Please include your name, department or organization, title, and contact information. Submissions for this issue are due Friday, March 3, 2005.

社會福利服務從業員協會（社福協）

社工組新工會擬拓內地市場

【明報專訊】社工界有新勢力崛起，一個標榜「促進香港與內地社會福利界服務交流及發展」的社 工工會剛成立，副會長認為，「社工不要只看見香港，要有跨界目光」﹔面對社福界削資，社工就業前景暗淡，他們主張開拓大中華市場，「輸出社工」北上就業。 至於立法會社福界代表張超雄和其他工會領袖主張的07、08年普選，該會坦言未有立場，副會長說﹕「太政治化是問題，要以行業利益行先」。

香港社會福利服務從業員協會（社福協）去年10月成立，頭炮活動「無國界社工」，派社工義務到泰國海嘯災區提供輔導。外務副會長陳義飛（圖）表示，16名創 會者中，10人是前度或現任國際社會服務社（下稱國際社）職員，他和另一副會長都曾被派駐內地做社工，他本身亦擁有北京大學法學學士學位。

北上社工月薪3000至7000元

他說，他們和其他工會最大不同之處，是致力促進中港社福界交流。「香港回歸後，兩地融合是大趨勢，意味社工不能局限在這裏。」陳義飛形容，政府有財赤壓力， 不能無限度增加資源，社工要就業，內地是個「龐大的機會」，卻未見其他工會爭取，「其他專業如會計師也爭取CEPA專業資格互認，社工卻沒有」。

他說，曾向上海幹部提出「輸出社工」概念，對方亦表贊同，並計劃聯絡內地官商宣傳這概念，但據他估計，北上社工月薪只有3000至7000元。有人認為香港問題不少，社工不是要先服務香港嗎﹖他說﹕「社會問題不可能全部解決」，又指「在香港受訓，除了服務港人也可服務其他人」。

立法會社福界代表張超雄在立會倡議「公投」，哄動政界，其他工會領袖亦主張普選，社福協的政治立場如何﹖「我們未談過普選議題，我個人看，香港太政治化是問題，好多同事『搵朝唔得晚』，還是做好業界及同工利益為先。」

「太政治化是問題」

陳又謂﹕「張超雄提出要『四圍點火頭』，若火頭燒光房子，我們便要執手尾。」他認為政府應委任張到扶貧委員會，因為「始終他都是代表我們的立法會議員」。

（明報記者譚惠芸報道）

同業關心社福協背景

【明報專訊】有資深社工分析，過去6年也沒有新的社工組織出現過，故社福協的出現，確引來社工關注。社工界互聯網留言版上，對該會有不少查詢，甚至有社工留言，要求該會交代職員背景、資金來源，又查詢該會是否與中方有關。

副會長﹕沒任何政黨關係

副會長陳義飛說，他們和任何政黨沒關係，但他曾替民主黨羅致光競選立法會助選。另一副會長陳萬聯曾是學協成員，去年立法會選舉曾任工聯會助選團團長，對於他 是否親中人士，他不置可否，只說﹕「社工做服務最緊要」。社福協現有50名會員，約20萬元的創會費，一半來自兩名商界朋友。

有600多 會員的社會工作者總工會會長張國柱說，只要組織對社工行業有幫助，歡迎它成立，對於「不談政治、多和內地溝通」的立場，他說要「尊重不同人的訴求」。張國柱重申自己的看法﹕「我認為愈早有普選愈好，香港可愛的地方是可以說話，我的立場亦代表業內同事訴求。」有1000多名會員的社會工作人員協會則沒有回 應。

社福界立法會議員張超雄表示，歡迎不同聲音在社工界出現，對於自己被批評是「點火燒屋」，他說﹕「社工行內因為一筆過撥款已有很多矛盾，『火』我不點也很熱，希望大家能夠一起解決這個矛盾。」

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香港脫貧網

樂施會《香港脫貧網》電子報 (4/2/2005)

"香港脫貧網" 是由樂施會一班關注香港貧窮及不平等問題的義工精心製作的網頁，目標是透過探討現今香港社會上發生在你我週遭的貧窮和不公義的社會現象和問題，從而使大眾 對此有更多的認識，以及喚起大家的關注，凝聚多一分改革的聲音和力量。此外，我們亦希望這網頁能提供機會，分享你對問題的看法、感受和提出建議。

香港仁人家園協會

捐「利是」助海嘯災民

【蘋果日報】新春將至，小朋友可有想過怎樣善用來的利是錢呢？香港仁人家園協會主辦的「利是重建行動」，為南亞海嘯災民重建家園。小朋友只要捐出四百元的利是錢，每二十人加起來，就能為災民提供一間新屋。

已建五十多間屋
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New Publication: Government-Civil Society Policy Partnerships

Strengthening Social Policy: Lessons on forging government-civil society policy partnerships

The culmination of a two year CIDA-funded project, this book looks at a series of innovative experiences and common lessons that can help government and civil society actors address social policy challenges. Edited by the Institute On Governance, the publication contains fascinating case studies on indigenous peoples' rights, children's rights, maternity leave, consumer rights, and the prostitution and trafficking of women. The studies were prepared by lead researchers in each of the five participating countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Canada. The publication captured the attention of the World Bank Institute, who invited the IOG down to launch their series of Brown Bag discussions in November 2004.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1:
Introduction

Chapter 2:
Policy Partnerships in an Era of Cosmopolitan Governance
Jennifer Chandler

Chapter 3:
The Context for Partnership in the Participating Countries

Chapter 4:
Preventing Trafficking in Women and Voicing Women’s Political Interests
Case Studies from Indonesia
Joe Fernandez

Chapter 5:
Strengthening Partnerships Between Civil Society and Government
Case Studies from Malaysia
Dr. Denison Jayasooria

Chapter 6:
Children’s Protection and Indigenous People’s Rights in the Philippines
Case Studies from the Philippines
Dr. Francisco A. Magno and Ruth Lusterio-Rico

Chapter 7:
Civil Society and Governance in Thailand
Case Studies from Thailand
Dr. Juree Vichit-Vadakan and Dr. Kanokkan Anulansai, with assistance from Nongnoot Poungpong

Chapter 8:
The Role of Canadian Voluntary Sector Organizations in Development of Public Policy Related to Benefits for Children
Case Studies from Canada
Mel Gill

Chapter 9:
Building Better Social Policy: What We’ve Learned from Stories of Successful Government-Civil Society Policy Partnerships
Laura Edgar

Chapter 10:
On Reflection

European Conference

Concepts of the Third Sector
The European Debate
Civil Society, Voluntary Organizations, Social and Solidarity-Based Economy

The First European Conference of ISTR and EMES will take place April 27-29, 2005 at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), in Paris, France.

The Preliminary Programme, Registration Form,and Hotel Information is now available on the ISTR website at www.istr.org

Online Discussion (LIVE NOW)

Online discussion: Getting global giving going - LIVE NOW
Hosted by Caroline Hartnell and Adele Simmons

Is global philanthropy increasing? What are the barriers to its increase? What can be done to stimulate it?

We originally considered these questions in the December 2004 issue of Alliance, and the debate within the magazine focused on the following areas.

• the need to create a new culture of giving among individuals
• the need to make it easier for individuals to give, both by simplifying the process and by assuring them that their donations are going to reliable groups

Now we'd like to open the conversation wider and have your views on these questions. Our online discussion forum, hosted together with Social Edge, is considering the same question as the December issue - what would it take to really get global philanthropy going?

To participate in the debate or to read the contributions, please visit: http://skoll.socialedge.org/?13@@.3c412c02/0

The discussion will continue until 14 February.

Mark Your Diary - Upcoming Events and Conferences

Also from ARNOVA e-News...

April 3-6
42nd Annual AFP International Conference on Fundraising, Baltimore, Md.; Contact: Association of Fundraising Professionals at www.afpnet.org.

May 11
6th Annual Symposium, “Nonprofits and Marketing: Unleashing the Power and Promise of Your Mission to Meet the New Market Reality,” North Park University, Chicago, Ill.; website: www.northpark.edu/axelson

July 14-17
Alliance for Nonprofit Management/National Council of Nonprofit Associations Joint Conference, "The Communities We Serve: Building Capacity for Impact," Chicago, Ill.; Contact: Alliance for Nonprofit Management at www.allianceonline.org or National Council of Nonprofit Associations at www.ncna.org.

August 25-26
The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University 18th Annual Symposium, “Women and Philanthropy: Gaining Momentum,” Indianapolis, Ind.; Contact: www.philanthropy.iupui.edu.

October 23-25
Independent Sector Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.; Contact: www.independentsector.org.

November 17-19
34th Annual ARNOVA Conference, Capital Hilton, Washington, D.C.; Contact: ARNOVA website: www.arnova.org.

Recently Released Books

From ARNOVA e-News...

Losing Your Executive Director Without Losing Your Way: The Nonprofit’s Guide to Executive Turnover (2004)
Carol Weisman and Richard I. Goldbaum; Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (www.josseybass.com), 158 pages
The authors help guide the nonprofit board through the perils of replacing an executive director from start to finish, with their “Seven Components of Successful Transition Management.”

Getting Funded: The Complete Guide to Writing Grant Proposals (4th Edition) (2003)
Mary Hall and Susan Howlett; Continuing Education Press (www.cep.pdx.edu), 174 pages
The authors of this fourth edition of Getting Funded guide the reader through the proposal development, writing and submission process.

The Nonprofit Mergers Workbook Part II—Unifying the Organization after a Merger (2004)
La Piana Associates, Inc.; Amherst H. Wilder Foundation (www.wilder.org), 230 pages
This workbook, a sequel to The Nonprofit Mergers Workbook Part I—Considering, Negotiating, and Executing a Merger, helps answer the question of how to make mergers work.

The Nonprofit Board Member’s Guide to Lobbying and Advocacy (2004)
Marcia Avner; Amherst H. Wilder Foundation (www.wilder.org), 128 pages
Whether the organization is large or small, locally or nationally focused, struggling or prospering, this book aims to help the board in an effect to lobby and advocate for issues deemed important.

Community Visions, Community Solutions: Grantmaking for Comprehensive Impact (2003)
Joseph A. Connor and Stephanie Kadel-Taras; Amherst H. Wilder Foundation (www.wilder.org), 107 pages
The aim of this book is to help funders achieve community goals. The book presents many ways in which funders can spur action and attain results in communities.

The New Effective Voluntary Board of Directors: What It Is and How It Works (2003)
William R. Contrad, Jr.; Swallow Press (http://www.ohiou.edu/oupress/swallowbooks.HTM), 229 pages
This book presents a “how-to” for those working on, for, or with boards of directors in nonprofit organizations. Conrad takes the reader through the steps for a nonprofit board of directors to work effectively.

Benchmarking for Nonprofits: How to Measure, Manage, and Improve Performance (2004)
Jason Saul; Amherst H. Wilder Foundation (www.wilder.org), 112 pages
Benchmarking—the ongoing process of measuring an organization against leaders—can help stimulate innovation, increase impact, decrease costs, raise money, inspire staff, impress funders, engage the board, and sharpen the organization’s mission. The book provides a strategic, step-by-step approach to benchmarking.

Reports on Outcome Management

The Urban Institute has released the last two guides in its six-guide series on Outcome Management for Nonprofit Organizations: Analyzing Outcome Information and Using Outcome Information.

The premise of the series is that tracking the results of services regularly will provide nonprofit organizations with basic information to help them become learning organizations that continuously strive to improve their services to their customers and communities.

The guides (all six of them) are available in PDF format at www.uipress.org.

Boards and Beyond: Nonprofit Governance Conference

BOARDS AND BEYOND: UNDERSTANDING THE CHANGING REALITIES OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION GOVERNANCE.

March 31- April 1, 2005
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.

A Conference for Practitioners and Researchers

Effective governance is integral to the nonprofit sector and the communities it serves. Yet scholars and practitioners alike continue to be intrigued and challenged by the complex and changing nature of nonprofit governance and the boards that engage in it. Even as we learn more about the breadth and depth of variety in context, design, and practices, it is clear that we do not fully understand this element of nonprofit leadership and how it is or should be practiced. Are most nonprofit boards effective in providing adequate governance? Are there new and more effective ways to address nonprofit governance needs? This is a time of significant change for nonprofit governance. But what is changing and what is not?

Among the issues likely to be examined at this conference are:

* It long has been recognized that nonprofit governance is complicated by the fact that nonprofit organizations have no shareholders. What stakeholder interests do nonprofit boards usually see themselves as representing? How do boards effectively address the interests of multiple groups of increasingly diverse stakeholders? What have been the results and consequences?

* How has the enhanced emphasis on accountability affected the roles and behavior of nonprofit boards? Are boards taking a greater role in assessing accountability and, if so, which boards and how?

* What might be the implications of national (or state) legislation specifying governance requirements and mechanisms that are tailored to nonprofit organizations? What has been the impact on the performance of those nonprofit organizations that have adopted some of the provisions of the recent Sarbanes-Oxley legislation?

* How has the recent press for some nonprofits to become more entrepreneurial or “business-like” affected the nature of their governance and the behavior and effectiveness of their boards?

* If boards (as the available research suggests) typically do little about assessing program performance and especially about assessing overall organizational performance, why has that been true? What might (can) be done to induce boards to take a greater role? What should that role be?

* Are efforts to improve governance of nonprofit organizations focused too much on a “managerialist” approach, attempting to improve efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery and ignoring the civic or other roles of nonprofit organizations? What standards or expectations might be established, and by whom, to encourage boards and executives to assess their organizations’ contributions to civic life?

Conference information and registration forms: contact the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership at www.mcnl.org

「中產之聲」

It seems it's an organization registered under the Societies Ordinance as a nonprofit interest group serving political purposes...

中產斥扶貧會偏聽

【明報專訊】無黨派、現任沙田區議員李子榮組成的中產之聲，曾向財政司長唐英年自薦其組織代表加入扶貧委員會，但未獲接納。李子榮指扶貧會中過半數是社福界代表，少數來自商界，中產代表欠奉，擔心委員會未能照顧公眾意見。他希望能約見特首及財政司長跟進。

李子榮認為政府偏聽，他希望政府制定政策時，加強與中產溝通。另外，他已註冊「中產之聲」，並已設立網頁www.voicemiddleclass.com，吸納中產人士意見。

中國扶貧基金會「慈善國宴」(Part III)

A follow-up report from Mingpao on the proposed charity event...

慈善國宴準備不足取消

【明報專訊】由中國扶貧基金會主辦、原定昨日在北京人民大會堂舉行的春節「慈善國宴」突然流產，中國扶貧基金會解釋說，取消活動是因為場地及人員準備不充分。

據《京華時報》報道，昨日是春節「慈善國宴」預定的舉辦日期，但中國扶貧基金會主任柏錚前晚（1月31日）接受查詢時透露，這次國宴已經取消，春節期間也不會有類似活動。柏錚表示，由於場地、人員等各方面都未準備好，加上時間比較倉卒，取消國宴是本對公眾負責的態度。

關於已售出門票的問題，扶貧基金會解釋，門票只是電話訂購，未有現金交易，所以不涉及退票問題。

這次慈善國宴門票分7級，最貴的「總統貴賓席」標價38,000元人民幣。

Panel on the Nonprofit Sector in the U.S.

The Panel on the Nonprofit Sector is an independent effort by charities and foundations to ensure that the nonprofit community remains a vibrant and healthy part of American society. Formed by Independent Sector in October 2004 at the encouragement of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, the Panel is entrusted with the responsibility to prepare recommendations for Congress to improve the oversight and governance of charitable organizations. It will provide an initial report of its findings and recommendations by February 2005 and a final report later in the spring.

The Recommendations
The Work Groups' recommendations fall into four broad categories:
1. Improving Transparency and Financial Management
2. Improving Government Oversight and Enforcement
3. Improving Governance and Self-Regulation
4. Compliance Requirements for Small Organizations

All can be downloaded from the List of Recommendations, either as individual items or in a single document.

Download all of the recommendations in one document (pdf) (Warning: It's a big file of 1.3 mb).

學校籌款網站

[see also 網上教育籌款平台]

網站撮合善長與籌款學校

【明報專訊】教育學院與前美林亞太區董事總經理潘耀堅合辦一個籌款網站Ed Exchange，參照股票交易所的模式，撮合善長與學校，形同教育界的「eBay」，讓更多有心思的教育項目面世，令莘莘學子直接受惠。

4月啟用盼年達千項目

該網站現有24家學校試用，並於4月正式啟用，寄望首年能撮合800至1000個教育項目。

創辦人潘耀堅解釋，有見社會上缺乏捐助本地教育的渠道，一些有創意的教育項目卻可能因資金有限而無法推行，遂興起設立籌款網站的概念，與教院一拍即合。網站歡迎由幼稚園至中學，經學校校長核准後的籌款項目，例如課外活動等與教育有關的特別項目，籌款金額不限。然後，由教院學生組成評審委員會，評核有關項目的可行性。

教院學生評審籌款額不限

經評核的項目會放上網，讓全球善長選擇。善長可按自己的捐款喜好，例如想幫助與運動有關的項目，或者以某個捐款額去決定捐助哪些活動，情形就像股票市場裏，投資者自行選擇購買哪種股票。項目成功籌款後，網站便會將籌得的款項，直接交給有關學校。網站的百多萬營運經費，將由數家企業承擔，用作聘請全職員工、教院學生審核項目的車馬費等。

創辦人盼推動創意項目

潘耀堅說，網站希望推動大眾資助更多教育項目，亦鼓勵籌款的教師和學生付出，透過細心撰寫報告書和策劃有創意的教育項目，爭取成功籌款。至於教育學院的學生，則可透過評審籌款建議書，學習如何撰寫好的建議書。

China Development Brief

China Development Brief is an important source of information on development news in China. If you subscribe to their e-newsletter, you will get a news update like the following every once in a while...

Briefs In This Update

1. Feature: 'Dragon people' want business opportunities, not speech therapy Jan 31 2005
2. JICA seeks to strengthen Japan-China NGO links Jan 28 2005
3. Analysis: Family planning Policy may be changing as population passes 1.3 billion Jan 28 2005
4. British government backs new Poverty and Social Development Resource Centre Jan 24 2005
5. '200 International NGOs in China' Directory Reflects China's Growing Internationalisation. Jan 21 2005

News Roundup (from Philanthropy Journal)

NEWS ROUNDUP: Relief work rapped; Gates gives $750 million; kettle drive grows.

01.26.2005 -

Here are the week's top nonprofit stories:

* American charities have raised more than $597 million for tsunami relief efforts, much of that online, eclipsing the $350 million pledged by the U.S. government, with the American Red Cross raising $236.2 million, followed by the U.S. Fund for UNICEF with $68 million, and Catholic Relief Services with $51.1 million, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reported Jan. 20.

* Oxfam issued a report analyzing the first month of tsunami relief efforts that praises the response of donors but cautions that inexperienced, untrained international aid workers may be causing problems, including sanitation problems due to overly dense housing construction, and should be accredited by governments in the region, BBC News reported Jan. 26.

* The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will donate $750 million to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations, matching its initial gift made in 1999 to start the organization to provide vaccines for children in poor countries, the New York Times reported Jan. 25. The gift is part of one the biggest philanthropic undertakings ever, the Los Angeles Times reported Jan. 27.

* The Salvation Army reported its annual kettle drive raised $95.3 million, up from $93 million the previous year. The fundraising effort exceeded expectations lowered after Target dropped a waiver that had allowed the charity to solicit at its stores despite the chain's no-soliciting policy.

* Working groups of the Panel on the Nonprofit Sector, set up by Independent Sector at the request of the Senate Finance Committee, have submitted recommendations to the panel on topics covering transparency and financial management, oversight and enforcement, governance and self-regulation, and issues facing small organizations, Tax Analysts reported Jan. 25.

* University endowments earned an average of 15.1 percent last year, replacing declines in 2001 and 2002 and a modest gain in 2003, a survey by the National Association of College and University Business Officers says, but have yet to make up for losses incurred over the last five years, when the average return was 3.8 percent, the New York Times reported Jan. 24.