500 Keywords
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Paid work by the committee
Work of the committee is usually not paid. If individual members of the committee contribute considerably more time and effort than usual, if they contribute more work than the ...
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Panel
Work groups
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Participation
Participation (from Latin “pars” = part and “capere” = to appropriate, to take) means to take a share of something, to take part in something. Successful participative cooperati...
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Participation rights
For associations, which have an intrinsically democratic structure, participation rights have a central place: They give members the opportunity to contribute to the decision-ma...
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Passive member
Member categories
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Passive voting right
Voting rights
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Patronage committee
A patronage committee is put together to work on attaining more prestige and publicity for a project or an association. The members of the patronage committee do not have to be ...
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Pecuniary obligations of members
The articles of association can state that in addition to the membership fees, members have an additional funding obligation. If no such obligation is stipulated, members cannot...
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Penalty
If membership obligations are violated, the association can award a penalty, for instance a fine, an admonition, a suspension or exclusion. Penalties must be provided for in the...
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Pending items list
The pending items list helps the executive committee to manage its matters on a day-to-day basis. It contains a list of what to do, who should do it, when to do it, and who to r...
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People-centeredness
Associations are organisations centred on persons. The focus is on people and not on capital as in the case of foundations or stock companies.
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Performance evaluation
Employee appraisal
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Personnel management
If the association engages in a commercial business, the operative management is responsible for personnel management. Nevertheless, in its role as superior and employer, the co...
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Place of jurisdiction
If legal proceedings are instituted against an association, the domicile of the association shall be the place of jurisdiction (place of the competent court).
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Political party / Political association
In Switzerland, political parties are usually organised as associations, as the democratic structure of the association is well suited for this purpose. The parties determine in...
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Postal vote
Written resolution
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Power of attorney
A power of attorney is an authorisation to act on another person’s behalf. However, the authorising person is responsible for and bound by the authorised person’s actions. The p...
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Practice
Observance
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Preamble
Associations may include a preamble – an introduction or preface – in their articles of association. The preamble serves as a guiding framework for the articles that follow. It ...
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Premises of an association
Associations need premises for their regular meetings, activities or events. They can either use a room in a restaurant or a community centre, or they rent or own a place that t...
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Press kit
For special occasions to which the media are invited, a press kit will be prepared. It contains the most important documents for the media representatives, including a list of c...
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Principle of collegiality
Similar to the Federal Council, the principle of collegiality applies to the association’s committee, too. It refers to the collective responsibility of committee members to wor...
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Procedural motion
Points of order relate to the proceedings of a meeting: changing the order of agenda items, secret ballots, restricting speaking time, aborting a discussion, rejecting business,...
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Procurement of funds
Fundraising
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Professional associations
Members of a specific professional group are organised in professional associations. These associations represent the professional interests of their members externally (e.g. re...
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Professionals
Employees of an association are paid for their work and usually have a specialist training in the area in which they operate. In contrast, committee members hold an honorary off...
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Profile requirements
Board members should have certain skills, knowledge and experience or they should be prepared to acquire them. When looking for new committee members, it makes sense to create a...
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Programme of activities
The committee is accountable to the general meeting for the previous year. With the programme of activities, it presents its plans for the following year and shows how it intend...
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Prohibition to speak
In a meeting, sometimes there are people who talk too much or are deviating from the actual topic and thus disturb the meeting considerably. If they don’t comply with the exhort...
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Proof of donation of time
DOSSIER OF VOLUNTARY WORK
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Proof of time worked as a volunteer
DOSSIER OF VOLUNTARY WORK
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Proper announcement
The general meeting must be announced in due time to allow members to attend and prepare for the meeting. The items to be discussed (agenda items) are to be clearly defined to a...
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Property tax
Depending on the cantonal tax law, associations must pay tax on their assets, provided that they are not recognised as charitable and therefore exempt from tax.
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Protection of names
An association has a limited right to the protection of its name. If its name is used by another association, it may at most sue for injunction.
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Provisions
Provisions may be made for expected obligations that cannot be accurately quantified, e.g. warranty cases, damage claims, repairs, litigation. Three conditions must be met: An o...
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Proxy
Representation by proxy
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Public relations activities
Public opinion is very important for associations. Through public relations activities, they build contacts and cultivate relationships with their environment and their members....
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Public Relations, PR
PR is a term used in business administration. It describes the relationships that an organisation maintains with its stakeholders. The term stakeholder refers to the beneficiari...
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Publicity events
There are many possibilities to make an association known to the public: participating in an trade exhibition, organising a try out day or participating in cleaning a local cree...
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Punishment
Penalty
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Purpose
Association’s purpose