WINGS
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MISSION STATEMENT: WINGS seeks to strengthen the institutional infrastructure of philanthropy worldwide by building a strong, interconnected and collaborative global network of grant maker associations and support organizations, which, in turn, help grant making institutions that support civil society to build a more equitable and just global community. WINGS VALUES AND METHODS: WINGS seeks to be: • participant focused - continually aware of the issues of greatest importance to network participants and to maintain active lines of communication between the secretariat and each participant organisation. • supportive of interdependency - encouraging interaction between participants so that WINGS genuinely functions as a network and achieves effectiveness through the dissemination of ideas, sharing of experience and written material and collegial support between people in these organisations. Participation levels and preferred modes for communication and involvement will be monitored and analyzed so that WINGS can continuously improve the amount and quality of interaction throughout the network. • transnational - in order to be truly a global network, WINGS will relocate itssecretariat every few years, avoiding being institutionalized in any one country or system. A careful process for selection of host institutions will be followed. • collaborative - wherever possible and appropriate, WINGS will work with otherexternal organisations and foster opportunities for network participants to collaborate in addressing their needs and goals. • truly global and representative - in all its work, WINGS will try to be attentive to the specific needs and interests of different regions. WINGS OBJECTIVES - to increase knowledge of the sector, primarily through collating and disseminating information on national, regional and global issues and trends in philanthropy; - to ensure continuing development and delivery of services to support learning within the network; - to strengthen and increase communication among network participants; - to strengthen and increase collaboration among network participants; - to build the institutional capacity of WINGS to manage its work effectively and to develop relationships and alliances that contribute to the work of network participants. ( source: From WINGS Strategic Plan 2003-06) For further information visit: http://www.wingsweb.org/
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