Financing Mobility
Best Practices & Research
Advocating mobility: Right on Track Conference March 15-17, 2014 – Amman, Jordan
ISTIKSHAF POLICY ISSUE I: Financing Mobility
� Mobility operators along with social and cultural NGOs are now
facing a bigger challenge in providing and sustaining programs to support the mobility of social entrepreneurs and artists (men and women) in the region.
� There is a growing need for governments, donors, and private sector companies to set a clear budget and allocate funds that have clear and simplified processes.
Advocating mobility: Right on Track Conference March 15-17, 2014 – Amman, Jordan
What we aim to achieve
We aim to work with public and private sector institutions and the donor community in the
region, in order to agree on clear and transparent mechanisms for allocating budgets
and distributing funds to support mobility initiatives with no restrictions on receiving
funds and donations.
Advocating mobility: Right on Track Conference March 15-17, 2014 – Amman, Jordan
The Research Istikshaf Advocacy Team has started to gather researches and information related to financing mobility in the Arab world, which will help in understanding the pattern of financing mobility by government, private sector, and mobility operators & NOGs. This research will help the coalition members in: 1. Understanding the government financing policies and procedures 2. Understanding the private sector strategies and focus. 3. Build a unified financing model (operator to grantee) in order to
help in set and implement a streamlined grant process.
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Government Financing � Selected countries were researched to better understand the regulatory
framework and the funding procedures.
� Initial Results: ◦ There is no clear cultural policy for central and local government to support mobility (Art
and culture exchange programs)
◦ There are no clear and suitable budget for Art and culture, and focuses on commercial entertainment.
◦ If there is available funds, the strategies is focused on internal cultural exchange programs (within the country)
◦ No clear regulatory framework and procedures to ensure transparency in (allocating and distribution) of funds.
◦ No tax incentive scheme for Art / Culture / Mobility.
� Extensive resaerach is needed to complete the research and validate the data.
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Government Financing Country Ministry and federal governments Local Authori8es
Austria
YES. Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
establish a number of scholarships for austrian ci>zens or residents.
NO
Belgium YES
Funding resources for mobility are mainly managed by either wallon or flemish organisa>ons/associa>ons/ins>tutes
NO
Bulgaria YES. Mainly scholarships for training and/or research
YES Municipali>es of Sofia and Verna
Cyprus YES. Travel grants of the Ministry of Culture and Educa>on NO
Croa>a YES
(grants of the MoC for: EU, Croa>a and countries where there is a Croa>an diaspora)
NO
Czech Republic
NO. The Ministry of Culture mainly funds projects within
European Programmes
YES but travel grants are mainly funded by organisa>ons and arts ins>tutes.
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Government Financing Country Ministry and federal governments Local Authori8es
Estonia YES (des>na>on: EU) NO
Finland YES.
Several "Stage grants", mainly related to projects but also travel grants.
NO
France YES.
Several programmes for ar>s>c mobility between France, UE and extra-‐UE Countries
YES
Germany YES
(travel grants by federal en>>es, Goethe Ins>tute, Germany-‐>Worldwide)
YES. City Council of Berlin
Greece YES YES
but just one: the European Cultural Centre of Delphi
Hungary NO NO Ireland YES NO
Italy YES
(both the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
YES
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Government Financing Country Ministry and federal governments Local Authori8es
Luxembourg YES NO Macedonia NO NO
Malta YES NO The
Netherlands YES YES Amsterdam Fund for the Arts
Norway YES NO Poland YES
Portugal YES (Ins>tute Camoes funds several grants) NO
Romania YES YES
(i.e. Young Emerging Ar>st Residence in Cluj-‐Napoca)
Slovakia YES (travel grants from and to Slovakia) NO
Slovenia YES NO
Spain YES (i.e. Grants for spanish cultural ac>on and promo>on)
YES (Euro-‐Région Pyrenees-‐
Mediterranean, Bilbao Arte, Matadero Madrid)
Sweden YES YES City Council of Stockholm
United Kingdom YES
YES (Crea>ve Scotland, Arts Council of
Wales..)
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Private Sector Financing Palestine: � 2% Profit from PalTel group companies (Jawwal, PalTel , Hadara,
Reach , Palmedia ) + endowment + interest � 50,000 JOD was allocated for Mobility
Educa>on Sector 52% ICT 10% Social & relief 7% Art, Sport , Media 8% Pales>ne Interna>onal Award for Excellency and Crea>vity
17%
Others 6%
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Mobility Operators Financing � The team is working to research the best practices in
providing grants to grantees. � Review the process of: ◦ Allocation of mobility grants ◦ Beneficiaries and target audience ◦ Requirements ◦ Announcement of grants ◦ Timeframe ◦ Review mechanisms and structures (committees) ◦ Refusal / approval guidelines ◦ Monitoring and evaluation strategy and process.
Advocating mobility: Right on Track Conference March 15-17, 2014 – Amman, Jordan
Mapping Mobility Funds in the Mediterranean Report - 2011
Name of mobility program
Method of applica8on (open, members only, by invita8on)
Tools (online, email, interview, mail, other)
Regularity
Language(s)
Priori8es Selec8on process/ commiEee
Safar Fund Open Online All year Arabic Youth with community ini>a>ves
Commihee of peers
Fonds Roberto CimeEa
Open Email Quarterly English and French
Ar>sts and cultural operators – different priori>es annually
Commihee of experts Final selec>on approved by the Board
Advocating mobility: Right on Track Conference March 15-17, 2014 – Amman, Jordan
Mapping Mobility Funds in the Mediterranean Report - 2011
Name of mobility program
Method of applica8on (open, members only, by invita8on)
Tools (online, email, interview, mail, other)
Regularity Language(s) Priori8es Selec8on process/ commiEee
Mawa3eed Open Via email and mail
Quarterly Arabic Women and Arab ar>sts who work
Commihee of 3 jury members
IIE program/ FF Open Via Email All through the year
English Mobility and learning that advance networking, capacity building,
Internal
Advocating mobility: Right on Track Conference March 15-17, 2014 – Amman, Jordan
Mapping Mobility Funds in the Mediterranean Report - 2011
Name of mobility program
Method of applica8on (open, members only, by invita8on)
Tools (online, email, interview, mail, other)
Regularity
Language(s)
Priori8es Selec8on process/ commiEee
IIE program/ FF Open Via Email All through the year
English Mobility and learning that advance networking, capacity building, programming, knowledge produc>on, and exchange
Internal
Advocating mobility: Right on Track Conference March 15-17, 2014 – Amman, Jordan
Mapping Mobility Funds in the Mediterranean Report - 2011
Name of mobility program
Method of applica8on (open, members only, by invita8on)
Tools (online, email, interview, mail, other)
Regularity
Language(s)
Priori8es Selec8on process/ commiEee
Org. Int. de la francophonie
N/A N/A Once every semester
French N/A Commihee
Prince Claus Fund Open On line applica>on Via Email Mail
All year English French Spanish
Individuals and organiza>ons based in countries
Internal
KAFD Open Email All year English Arabic
Priority is given to students
Internal
Advocating mobility: Right on Track Conference March 15-17, 2014 – Amman, Jordan
Mapping Mobility Funds in the Mediterranean Report - 2011
Name of mobility program
Method of applica8on (open, members only, by invita8on)
Tools (online, email, interview, mail, other)
Regularity
Language(s)
Priori8es Selec8on process/ commiEee
1. Gulliver Connect
Open Online Annually English Both the young visitor and the hos>ng organisa>on
Commihee
CIMO Fellowships Centre for Interna8onal Mobility-‐Finland
Open to researches approaching Finish universi>es
Fax, Telephone and website
3 months before the start of scholarship
Finish, English and Swedish
Educa>on, Training, Employment and young people
Host University
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Best Practices
� Accessibility ◦ People ◦ Gender ◦ Age ◦ Level of Education ◦ Beliefs ◦ Language
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Best Practices � Transparency ◦ Legal framework ◦ Promotion ◦ Requirement ◦ Review process ◦ Decisions ◦ Communications
◦ Budget
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Best Practices � Efficiency ◦ Clear and published process ◦ Realistic and published timeframe (internal and external) ◦ Clear mandate and role of the expert committee
� Accountability ◦ Code of Conduct ◦ Clear/easy appeal system and process ◦ Pear review concept ◦ Public reporting on results
� Number of Applications by Country / Nationality / Age / etc � Number Refusal / Approvals � Detailed budget / Financial statements
Advocating mobility: Right on Track Conference March 15-17, 2014 – Amman, Jordan
Next Steps � Istikshaf Advocacy Team will contact you to achieve the
following: 1. Work with Ministries and Municipalities to gather and verify
data. 2. Provide information and data about grant process and
budget. 3. Agree on the final best practices that should govern a
unified grant system. 4. Develop and launch a guideline manual based on best
practices
Advocating mobility: Right on Track Conference March 15-17, 2014 – Amman, Jordan
Thank you
Rami Takrouri, Policy Advocacy Advisor [email protected]