Become a Partner
CRITERIA FOR PARTNERSHIP
Adherence to the mission of the AFC-ENG and a commitment to promote (together with one's own organization or activity)
- the goal of improving the quality of childhood,
- the well-being of children and
- the rights of the child as specified in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
FEE STRUCTURE
As determined by the turnover of the partner organization for the year before last:
Turnover < € 100,000 Fee € 500 per year
Turnover € 100,000 - € 500,000 Fee € 1,000 per year
Turnover > € 500,000 Fee € 2,000 per year
Personal partnership Fee € 50 per year
An application for partnership can be sent to the Council via the Chairman (see Contact).
The AFC-ENG welcomes new partners, whether organizations or individuals.
Contributions
The AFC-ENG is an organization that is run mostly by activists and unpaid volunteers, and for this reason costs are kept low. It is supported by the Alliance for Childhood European Network Foundation.
The activities of the AFC-ENG have also been financed by contributions from the partners, individuals and organizations, in particular the Learning for Well-being Foundation. Furthermore, some donations were received from Community Playthings (2008), the Jean Monnet Programme of the European Commission (2009?2012, together with ECSWE), the Rabobank Foundation (2009), the Bernard van Leer Foundation (2011), and the IONA Foundation (2019).
Donations from individuals and companies that adhere to the criteria for partnership are very welcome.
Dutch ANBI status
The Alliance for Childhood European Network Foundation has been granted ANBI-status in the Netherlands. ANBI stands for Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling, or an organization that works for the general well-being of society. Its fiscal identification number is 825565492. Donations to the Alliance are therefore tax deductible in the Netherlands.
In accordance with Dutch regulations regarding the ANBI status the following information about the AFC-ENG is provided on the website.
The name of the organisation: Alliance for Childhood European Network Foundation private stichting
Fiscal identification number in Belgium: 880102675
The Dutch RSIN/Fiscal Identification Number is 825565492
Bank Account
Alliance for Childhood European Network Foundation
IBAN BE25 7330 3331 5082
BIC KREDBEBB
Contact:
Michiel Matthes, Chairman of the Board and responsible for the daily operations
Brussels Office:
Troonstraat 194
1050 Brussels, Belgium.
Tel: +32.(0)473895179
Office in the Netherlands:
Amsterdamseweg 6B
3812 RS, Amersfoort, The Netherlands.
Tel: +31.33.2852470
e:michiel.matthes@allianceforchildhood.eu
The objective of the foundation:
To work on the improvement of the living environment of the child in the member states of the European Union. To realise this objective the following concrete activities are undertaken:
- to collect information about the quality of the living environment of the child in the member states of the European Union;
- to publish this information;
- to analyze this information and on the basis thereof to formulate policy recommendations;
- to organise workshops and conferences;
- to facilitate and to stimulate the cooperation of various organisations in the European Union;
- to do advocacy work in this context;
- to work on fund raising in this respect.
The Policy Note
Please click here for the Brochure.
The Board of the Foundation consists of:
Michiel C. Matthes chairman and responsible for the daily operation.
Ruud Bakhuizen member of the board
Christopher Clouder member of the board.
Remuneration of Board Members of the Foundation.
The board members do not receive a remuneration for being a board member, neither do they receive a remuneration for attending a board meeting. Travel costs for attending a board meeting can be repaid.
Report of Activities undertaken
Financial Statement