Have your local government make a financial contribution for 2020 Vision Campaign
The Mayors for Peace 2020 Vision Campaign can only succeed with sufficient staff and funding. Hiroshima and Nagasaki have been spending almost than 340,000 euros per year on Mayors for Peace activities, of which about 250,000 goes for support of the 2020 Vision Campaign. In a time of economic contraction, Hiroshima and Nagasaki cannot increase this funding to the level required for an effective, global campaign. Thus, the success of the 2020 Vision Campaign is entirely dependent on the willingness of other Mayors for Peace members to provide financial support.We are now preparing to conduct fundraising campaigns in countries with conspicuously growing 2020 Vision Campaigns and Mayors for Peace membership. These include Austria, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, UK & the US. Immediately after the Executive Conference we plan to contact NGO’s and Mayors in these countries to receive input regarding the most appropriate approach to use in each.
By the end of 2009: 250,000 euros thereby ‘matching’ Hiroshima & Nagasaki contributions
By the end of 2010 : 500,000 euros thereby ‘doubling’ H-N
Use of Funds
2. Sending campaign staff to the UN for lobbying activitie
3. Sending mayors, campaign staff and representatives to a wide variety of national and international conferences on peace, justice and environmental issues seeking to generate understanding and support for the 2020 Vision Campaign
4. Meeting and communicating with NGOs and peace groups around the world to coordinate our message and actions
5. Taking mayoral delegations to and hosting conferences and workshops at nuclear-weapons-related UN meetings.
6. Holding conferences in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
7. Hiring the services of a professional public relations firm to craft and help implement an effective media campaign
8. Hiring regional coordinators to assist the campaign primarily in the nuclear-weapon states, the Middle East, Africa and Central/South America
9. Creating first-rate printed and electronic campaign tools
10. Creating a global campaign database to promote communications at all levels
Control of Funds:
Funds are raised and controlled through a new non-profit organization incorporated in accordance with Belgian law. The 2020 Vision Campaign Association, in line with its Statutes, comprise:
1. A General Meeting, which is identical in membership to the Executive Committee of Mayors for Peace;
2. A Board of Directors, which is appointed and approved by the General Meeting; and
3. The International Campaign Secretariat, which comprise those employees hired by the campaign.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is chaired by the Mayor of Ypres. The treasurer is the Director of the Peace Department of the City of Ypres. Find all elected members of the Board of Directors by clicking here.
International Secretariat
The members of the International Secretariat are: International Manager Aaron Tovish, Secretariat Director Pol D’Huyvetter, and Regional Coordinator Jackie Cabasso (USA and Canada). These three are currently being paid by the city of Hiroshima, but fifty percent of Pol DHuyvetter. The International Secretariat already has local volunteers and two long-term EVS volunteers (European Voluntary Service) through a grant from the EU. Under the guidance of the Board, other staff will be added as jobs are defined and funds become available.
Banking and Budgeting
The International Secretariat currently has a bank account in Ypres placed under the control of the Campaign Association.
The funds are spent in accordance with by-laws, regulations and budgets produced by the International Secretariat and approved by the Board of Directors. The flow of funds is routinely monitored by the Board Treasurer with the International Secretariat producing quarterly and annual financial statements. These are examined and approved by the Board of Directors, with periodic audits as required by law or by the Board. Financial statements will be reviewed annually by the General Meeting.
