500 Keywords
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Sanctions
The articles of association may provide for sanctions (penalties) for members who violate the interests of the association or its regulations.
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Schweizer Spenden Spiegel
If you want to know which relief organisations are active in which field, you will find a collection of portraits in the Schweizer Spenden Spiegel. The guideline is available as...
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Search for new committee members
Succession of committee members
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Secretariat
The secretariat handles the administrative tasks of the association such as keeping the minutes of a meeting and maintaining member lists. It is managed by a committee member or...
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Secretary
The committee member who keeps the minutes is called secretary. The department that keeps the minutes can also be called administration or secretarial office and may be responsi...
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Sections
Sections are units of a central federation or umbrella association. They can be independent associations or form a sub-unit of the central federation. The sections’ autonomy (de...
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Self-employed / employed
An employed person is a person who works in a subordinate position for a certain or indefinite period of time without incurring an economic risk (employment contract). A sel...
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Seminars for committee members
vitamin B conducts regular seminars for committee members on subjects such as chairmanship, personnel, public relations, fundraising, finances, annual reports. The seminars offe...
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Separation of powers
Associations, too, have different levels of responsibility: The general meeting as the supreme body entrusts the committee with the fulfilment of the association’s purpose and/o...
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Service agreement
The service agreement regulates the relations between the public sector (municipality, canton, federal government) and an institution in a contract. It defines the mission, task...
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Service clubs
Service clubs are organisations that aim to foster charity while providing their members with a network for their professional and social interests. Service clubs accept new mem...
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Service contract
Service agreement
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Setting up an association
Founding an association
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Signatory rules
The signatory rules (authority to sign, definition of powers and responsibilities) determine who is responsible for what kind of the association’s affairs, who may make financia...
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Simple majority
Majorities
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Simple partnership
A group of people can join forces to pursue a common purpose, e.g. to organise a holiday trip. Such partnerships are subject to the provisions of the Swiss Code of Obligations (...
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Social capital
Social capital arises from the willingness of people to cooperate with each other. In doing so, energies are created (social capital) that are beneficial for the community and t...
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Social enterprise
In Switzerland, the term “social enterprise” is used for different forms of organisations, which are economic actors, but pursue a social goal and not the maximisation of profit...
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Social media
The term social media refers to digital media and technologies that enable users to share media content and to create media content individually or together with other users. Th...
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Social security
If an association plays the role of employer (i.e. it has paid employees), it needs to pay social security contributions (old-age and survivors’ insurance, disability insurance,...
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Software for associations
An association’s administrative and organizational tasks can be simplified by using a corresponding software. There are countless software products ranging from accounting progr...
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Speaking time restriction
If there are numerous and lengthy interventions at the general meeting, it can be useful to limit the maximum time per speaker. A speaking time restriction may also be required ...
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Special-purpose association
Municipalities can employ the legal form of special-purpose associations to better perform some of their administrative tasks. These form part of publicly owned associations.
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Sponsoring
Sponsors are persons or organisations that support certain projects or events with larger contributions and receive a reward in return: brand mentions, space for logos, performa...
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Sponsoring association
Associations whose main purpose is to financially support a project or an institution are often called sponsoring associations.
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Sponsors
Persons or organisations for which the association’s purpose is very important can become sponsors by contributing more than the regular membership fees or by donating money on ...
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Staff assessment
If an association employs staff, it needs to regulate who conducts the employee appraisals. In these appraisals, the employees’ performance is assessed and the objectives for th...
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Statutes
Statutes is another term used for the articles of association.
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storytelling
Storytelling describes the activity of sharing stories. Stories help to capture interest and hold people’s attention – if they are short and easy to understand. Storytelling has...
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Strategic management
The general meeting is the supreme governing body of an association. It decides on the strategy and sets the guidelines for the committee. The committee substantiates the strate...
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Subject motion
A subject motion relates to the content of an agenda item, in contrast to a procedural motion that relates to the procedure of a meeting.
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Submission deadline
The articles of association specify a deadline by which members can submit agenda items to the general meeting.
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Subsidies
Subsidies are grants from the public sector. Many associations can only fulfil their tasks because they receive funding from federal, cantonal or local authorities. In recent ye...
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Succession of committee members
Departing committee members must be adequately replaced, which is not always easy. It is not the outgoing committee member who has to look for a successor, but the remaining com...
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SUISA
SUISA is the cooperative society for authors of music in Switzerland. For musical performances (concerts, evening entertainment, discotheques), a permission for the performance ...
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Support groups
Support groups can be organised as associations. They are aimed at people with a common interest or problem. Support groups are not recognised as charitable and not exempt from ...
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Supreme governing body
The general meeting is the supreme governing body of an association. It has more authority than the committee. The general meeting elects the committee and is responsible for th...
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Suspension
An association in itself cannot be suspended – either the association exists or it is dissolved. In the context of associations, suspension means that the association’s tasks an...
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Swiss Foundation Code
The Swiss Foundation Code contains three principles and 22 recommendations for founding and managing foundations – especially grant-making foundations. The three principles can ...
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Swiss NPO Code
The Swiss NPO Code was initiated by the Conference of Presidents of Major Aid Societies (KPGH for its German initials). This code of conduct contains good governance guidelines ...