The appointment with the national conference of Assiferous, the reference point of institutional philanthropy in Italy which today brings together the most important private family, business and community foundations.
On the occasion of the important annual appointment, Assifero organizes a Golinelli factory, headquarters of the Golinelli Foundation (via Paolo Nanni Costa 14), two moments of dialogue open to the public precisely on the issues of philanthropy and the third sector.
The first is planned Thursday May 18 at 17:00 and will see protagonists Marino Golinelli, Founder and Honorary President of the Golinelli Foundation, and Guido Giubergia, President of the Paideia Onlus Foundation, who will talk about the social responsibility of the entrepreneur declined through their philanthropic commitment with the respective foundations, in a public interview conducted by Gerry Salole, Chief executive of EFC- European Foundation Centre.
On the following day, Friday May 19, the national conference will get to the heart of it with a round table open to the public from 11:00 entitled “Philanthropy is the future. New role of institutional philanthropy in the reform of the Third Sector” in which Assifero's initiatives in the context of the reform of the Third Sector will be presented and launched. The meeting will above all be a moment of confrontation between Foundations and Institutions with the participation of the Hon. Luigi Bobba, Undersecretary for Labor and Social Policies, of the Senator Stefano Lepriof the professor Paul Barbetta of the Catholic University of Milan and the President of Assifero, Felice Scalvini.
The annual meeting of the Association this year takes on a strong meaning: in fact, the implementing decrees relating to the section on philanthropy within the law 106/2016 on the reform of the third sector by the Council of Ministers have just been approved, a fundamental and historic step forward for Institutional Philanthropy in Italy for which the Association has always fought. Words of satisfaction with this result achieved were expressed by the President of Assifero Felice Scalvini: "The civil recognition of the role that Foundations and philanthropic organizations already play as the fourth pillar of the Third Sector in the social, cultural, artistic and community spheres is a fundamental moment for the common good of our country and can only lead to their further strengthening in the future. The elimination of the deductibility limit of 70.000 euros is also fundamental of philanthropic donations by companies to catalyze new resources. Assifero also expresses great appreciation for the work done by Undersecretary Luigi Bobba and by the Sherpas who assisted him in brilliantly completing the complex legislative process".
Today in Italy the communities, families and above all the businesses that create Foundations and philanthropic bodies contribute to the common good for a total annual amount of approximately 300 million Euros (from cancer research to assistance for the elderly, from art and culture to improving the quality of life in cities, from scholarships for deserving students to supporting families with disabled children).
The Foundations and Institutions of private institutional philanthropy not only concretely support a part of the population in economic difficulty, over 4 million people who live in absolute poverty (Source, Istat: "Annual Report on Poverty in Italy", 2016) - the so-called working poor bands – but also contribute to the development of environmental, social, cultural, artistic projects, start-ups and social enterprises, playing a unique and essential role for civil society.
