Austria: The Wrong Place for Charitable Foundations?
All across Europe there are more than 150.000 charitable foundations involved in education, culture, social and development activities. The donations by charitable foundations reach up to 1 Billion € per year in Switzerland, while in Germany they amount to up to 15 Billion €. In comparison, non-profit foundations in Austria, are a rather rare occurence, primarily due to inadequate legal and fiscal regulatory frameworks.
The competition for becoming the main hub for philanthrophy has long started. The
European Parliament on July 4th of this year laid the ground for a European Foundations framework which will most probably be enacted in 2014.
What are the consequences for and implications of these new developments in Austria? What kind of regulatory frameworks do non-profit organisations require? Can Private Banking encourage and support philanthropic engagement?
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Alexander BROCHIER
Managing Director, Brochier Stiftung - Haus des Stiftens, Munich
| Studium der Betriebswirtschaftslehre | |
| 1976 | Hans Brochier GmbH, Nürnberg und München |
| 1992 | Gründer und Vorstandsvorsitzender, Alexander Brochier Stiftung, Haus des Stiftens, München |
| 1995 | Mitbegründer und Vorstandsvorsitzender, Stiftung Kinderfonds, München |
| 1997 | Gründer, Stiftungszentrum.de Servicegesellschaft, München |
| 2004 | Gründer und Vorstandsvorsitzender, Stiftung Stiftungszentrum.info, München |
| Leiter, Unternehmensgruppe A. Brochier |
Beate ECKHARDT
Managing Director, SwissFoundations, Zurich
| Studium, Deutsche Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft und Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte | |
| 2004 | Master of Science in Communications Management, Universität Lugano |
| Freischaffende Kommunikations- und Projektleiterin, Schwerpunkt Bildung, Kultur sowie Architektur und Städtebau | |
| Seit 2005 Geschäftsführerin, SwissFoundations, Zürich |
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Franz FISCHLER
President, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna
| 1973-1979 | Research Assistant, Institute for Agricultural Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna |
| 1978 | Doctorate, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna |
| 1979-1984 | Executive Assistant, Provincial Chamber of Agriculture of Tyrol, Innsbruck |
| 1985-1989 | Director, Provincial Chamber of Agriculture of Tyrol, Innsbruck |
| 1989-1994 | Austrian Federal Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Vienna |
| 1995-2004 | European Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Brussels |
| 2005-2011 | Chairman, Ecosocial Forum Europe, Vienna |
| 2005-2015 | Chairman, RISE-Foundation, Brussels |
| 2014-2015 | Chairman of the Steering Committee of the EU scientific programme for Expo Milano 2015 |
| since 2012 | President, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna |
| since 2016 | President, Board of Trustees to the Austrian Institute of Advanced Studies (IHS), Vienna |
M.Sc. Franz Karl PRÜLLER
Senior Advisor, Management Board, ERSTE Stiftung, Vienna
| 1986-1988 | BA International Studies, Webster University, St Louis, MO |
| 1988-1996 | Emergency Aid Coordinator, Caritas Austria, Vienna |
| 1996-2005 | Secretary General, International Programmes and Project Department, Caritas Austria, Vienna |
| 2005-2012 | Director, Social Development Programmes, ERSTE Foundation, Vienna |
| 2008 | M.Sc. Development Management, Open University, England |
| 2012-2016 | Member of the Board, ERSTE Foundation, Vienna |
| since 2016 | Senior Advisor, Management Board, ERSTE Foundation, Vienna |
