Planning of training projects on active citizenship. Following the conclusion of the training project "Through the Mirror, experimental course on active citizenship" and following on from its success in terms of the participation and involvement of those who attended, FONDACA is planning new educational initiatives on the themes connected to active citizenship. The course itself originated from the desire to build a shared knowledge about active citizenship which allows participants to help test and evaluate this training for future educational initiatives coherent with a more general and comprehensive approach to the topic.
The structure of umbrella organizations - Civil Society Index, second edition. Within the second edition of the Civil Society Index project on the analysis of the Italian civil society, FONDACA is carrying out a case study on the structure and the role of umbrella organizations. The project aims to examine how, to what extent, and with what strengths and weaknesses, umbrella organizations are able to play their role in strengthening the connection to civil society organizations and to make their voice louder in the relationship with their public and private stakeholders. The study will focus on the Italian context, but existent literature on the European umbrella organizations will also be studied and analyzed.
GOVERNANCE
Citizens in Europe. Civic Activism and the Community Democratic Experiment. The presentations of the book Citizens in Europe. Civic Activism and the Community Democratic Experiment written by Giovanni Moro and edited by Carocci are continuing. Infact, on 25th May the presentation of the book was hosted by the European Commission's Representation office in Italy and on 28th May the Emilia-Romagna assembly of Cittadinanzattiva organized a presentation of the book at the Expo Sanità at the Bologna Fair. On 4th June the volume was presented at the "European citizens' First Convention on public goods and common rights" organized by the European Federalist Movement (MFE) at Roma Tre, University of Rome.
Presentation of an Internet Portal project. On May 27th, in Rome, on the occasion of the partner meeting for the "Active citizenship Mentoring in Europe" program organised by Active Citizenship Network, FONDACA presented the project for the realisation of an Internet portal devoted to the monitoring and evaluating of the state of implementation of rights to active citizenship organisations in the 27 EU member States, that will be linked to the Portal through their own national sites, as well as to the gathering and spreading of good civic practises and to reflecting on the process of construction of EU.
CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP
Corporate citizenship and global crisis: challenges and opportunities in Europe and America. The seminar on "Corporate citizenship and global crisis: challenges and opportunities in Europe and America", organized by FONDACA as part of the 6th edition of the Master in Corporate Citizenship. Integrated Strategies of Corporate Responsibility, took place on June 17th in Rome at the association Il Cielo Sopra l'Esquilino. The meeting offered an important opportunity for the analysis and in-depth examination of the impact of the global crisis on the thematic developments of corporate citizenship and on the corporate social responsibility policies produced by European and American enterprises. Charles Derber Professor of Sociology at the Winston Center For Leadership and Ethics - Boston College, Sandra Waddock Professor of Management at the Carroll School of Management - Boston College, Giovanni Moro President of FONDACA and Marco Frey Chairman of Global Compact Network Italy took part in the round-table discussion. The audience, composed of participants of all the Master editions and partners of the Foundation, made an active contribution to the debate.
BARILLA Group publishes its first Report of Sustainability. Barilla has published its 2008 Sustainability Report on 24th May. It is the new goal reached by the company according to "The Path toward Sustainability", the project has begun in collaboration with FONDACA two years ago. The main distinctive feature is the stakeholder engagement through the whole reporting process and particularly regarding the key sustainability items, the future commitments and the choice of the performance indicators. FONDACA has been supporting all the process in order to make the Sustainability Report a management instrument to integrate corporate citizenship in the company strategies.
On the Radio Radicale website a recording of the presentation of Citizens in Europe. Civic Activism and the Democratic Community Experiment, a book by Giovanni Moro is available. The presentation took place on 25th May at the Representation of Italy to the European Commission's headquarters. Download the recording
The presentation of the Rapporto Audit civico 2009 organized by the Cittadinanzattiva movement was held on 10th June in Rome. The event involved national, regional and local subjects and qualified experts and representatives of regional councils. Read more about it
The first module of Master's Degree in Corporate Citizenship. Integrated Strategies of Corporate Responsibility - 6th edition, took place on 15th to 17th June in Rome. FONDACA held the training course with the support of the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa and the Boston College - Winston Center for Leadership and Ethics. Go to the website section dedicated to the master's degree
On 1st July FONDACA will organize the seminar on measuring the value of a non profit organization. On this occasion the Foundation will present the main results of its research project on the analysis of intangible assets as an accounting tool for a non profit organization. Some representatives of the civic activism sector and some experts on the management of both profit and non profit organizations will be invited to the seminar.
BOOKS. The book Per un altro Mezzogiorno written by G.Cotturri, P. Fantozzi, G. Giunta, D. Marino, M. Musella has been published by Carocci. Go to the books section
PRESS . A selection of newspapers, reviews articles and press releases have been published on the Foundation’s website. They apply to events carried out in the last period. Read more on press
FONDACA POINTS OUT. National and international conference, seminar and workshop. Read more about the events
7-10 JULY, ISTANBUL - ISTR'S INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
24-28 JULY, NEW ORLEANS - CDS/IACD CONFERENCE
20-23 AUGUST, MONTREAL - 9TH CIVICUS WORLD ASSEMBLY
29 AUGUST - 9 SEPTEMBER, TRENTO - EURICSE 2010 SUMMER SCHOOL
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