The theme of Governance is essential for foundations, particularly private law foundations, covering, among others, issues such as compulsory and optional governing bodies, their composition and competences, appointment rules and remuneration.
Established in 1964 in Porto, the Dr. António Cupertino de Miranda Foundation embraces central challenges for the development of Portuguese society with a spirit and practice of social entrepreneurship and a clear focus on measuring social impact. Financial literacy is one of them.
Talking about stakeholders and the need to involve them is common in the context of non-profit organisations. In that of some companies too. Practising real stakeholder engagement, in the sense of deep and effective involvement, is challenging but rewarding.