Private Foundations' Uses of DAFS

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (11) ◽  
pp. 8-8
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2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Kate Williamson ◽  
Belinda Luke

AbstractThis paper examines advocacy, agenda-setting and the public policy focus of private philanthropic foundations in Australia. While concerns have been raised regarding advocacy and public policy influence of foundations in countries such as the U.S., less is understood on this issue in other contexts. Interviews were conducted with 11 managers and trustees of 10 Private Ancillary Funds (PAFs) in late 2014. Analysis of publicly available data on the participating PAFs was then undertaken comparing PAF information available at the time of the interviews with that available approximately five years later, to consider any changes in the public communication of their agendas. Findings reveal PAFs’ agendas were largely consistent with public policy but may vary in the approaches to address social causes. Further, a preference for privacy indicates the PAF sector may be characterised as ‘quiet philanthropy’ rather than having a visible public presence. As such, PAFs’ advocacy focused on promoting philanthropy, rather than altering or influencing public policy. Our main contention is that the conceptions of advocacy in structured philanthropy are dominated by the obvious, the outliers and the noisy. Our contribution to the philanthropic literature is a more nuanced and broader discussion of how advocacy and agenda-setting occurs and is understood in the mainstream.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 (168) ◽  
pp. 77-89
Author(s):  
Carlee Drummer ◽  
Roxann Marshburn

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 971-973
Author(s):  
E. Campbell
Keyword(s):  

1991 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-48
Author(s):  
David S. Wiley

Late in the 1980s, several major U.S. private foundations concluded that the concern for Africa in the country was weak. This weakness was reflected in the faint focus on U.S. foreign policy toward Africa in all three branches of government, in the halting voice for Africa or for U.S. interests there in the non-governmental organizations (think-tanks, religious organizations, lobbies), and in the small concern for U.S. policy or for affecting it in the African studies scholarly community. Indeed, the voice for Africa in the United States was neither strong nor effective.


2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 650-655
Author(s):  
Michael Petritz ◽  
Cordula Horkel-Wytrzens

Abstract As part of the implementation of the fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive in Austria, the Wirtschaftliche Eigentümer Register Gesetz, (The Ultimate Beneficial Owner Register Act) was introduced. The main aim of this Act is to provide accurate and up-to-date information on the ultimate beneficial owner (UBO) of entities, trusts, and foundations. This information is seen as a key factor in combating money laundering and terrorist financing. Paragraph 2 of the Ultimate Beneficial Ownership Act defines the UBO, which corresponds to the definition in paragraph 3 subparagraph 6 of the Anti-Money Laundering Directive. In the case of corporate entities, ultimate ownership and control are relevant for determining the UBO. In the case of trusts and private foundations, it is not ownership and control that are relevant for determining the UBO, but the function the person has with respect to the trust/foundation. All definitions have in common that the UBO has to be a natural person. Obliged entities are required to identify and report their UBOs to the register, in the case of a breach of duty/law severe penalties apply.


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