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Task force on developing a membership reviews system for EAPN

Presentation and discussion on the weaknesses of membership in the EAPN organization, key questions about the personal aspect of an organization, and the reality of EAPN Italy's engagement. Proposed dates for the next meeting.

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Task force on developing a membership reviews system for EAPN

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  1. Task force on developing a membershipreviews system for EAPN By Nicoletta Teodosi Cilap Eapn Italy Nov 5° 2012

  2. 8.30 – 12.00 1/3 • Expectations at the end of the day • To better know the working group, even if I’m not with you (sorry), I have confidence in the meeting report and in my colleagues I knew in the past • To give a concrete contribution necessary to the EXCO and needed for the review system Nov 5° 2012

  3. Presentation and discussionWeakness of the membership 2/3 • Different level of develop in each NNs • Differences between the NNs: • Strategic (is it a strategic choice or a necessity to work with paid staff or to keep a voluntary priority?) • Cultural (each NN is influenced by its own national political culture, rather than European culture) • Economic (each NN receives funding from several sources) After all we don’t really know each other that well, just acquainted. Nov 5° 2012

  4. What does not mean membership? Key questions 3/3 • This is the question, but other questions are open: Membership is not based on personal relationship, even if an organization is based also on personal relationship; How prevailing is it the personal aspect of an organization; How the organization prevail over the single member; Is it the same when we speak of participation as paid staff or participation as activist ? Nov 5° 2012

  5. The reality of Eapn Italy and… 1/2 • Legal status from 1992 (20 years!) • Non profit organization • Board: Nicoletta (President) – Vito (Vice-president)- Letizia, Massimo, Vincenzo (board members) • Reviewing Cilap membership by the last national general assembly (2012): on why to take part of a national organization combating poverty, what the expectations, what the Ngo can do and what the Cilap can do for the Ngo member • All members are activist of social rights • No paid staff Nov 5° 2012

  6. …its engagement with EAPN 2/2 • Delegation to the EAPN GA • EAPN vice- president (Letizia) • Member of EU ISG – SF – Pep • Full availability of its member toward EAPN Nov 5° 2012

  7. A set ofcriteriaofwhatmakes a good NN memberofEapn 1/3 • A) ability to influence/lobby national governament for better policies • To build a recognizable brand at national and local level: to be EAPN member is important but is not enough Nov 5° 2012

  8. A set ofcriteriaofwhatmakes a good NN memberofEapn 2/3 • B) involvement of PeP • An equal participation between PeP and activists to avoid weakening the network with a majority of one group or another • To reinforce the “participative model” of capability and empowerment of Pep (do you know the Cilap model?) Nov 5° 2012

  9. A set ofcriteriaforwhatmakes a good NN memberofEapn 3/3 • C) grow as a NN and raise membership • To acquire the legal requisite to be recognized a legal organization in each Country (often in some Member states is not enough to have a non profit statute, see Italy) • The requisites enables the access of funding primarily of Structural Funds • To have a press office able to unite a wide audience and to communicate with the EAPN press office Understanding that during these years we worked so much and very well, considering the conditions we are living in. Nov 5° 2012

  10. Propose a membershipreview system • Harmonizing to EAPN statute each national network statutes • Add an article in the statute: member of the international organization EAPN • The statutes of the EO’s have to preview both the work of European and international level with EAPN and with the NN’s Nov 5° 2012

  11. Proposeddatesfor the next meeting of 2012 • Dec 15th (Saturday) • Dec 17° (Monday) Nov 5° 2012

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