The involvement of the younger generations in the governance process or decision-making consultations seems to be on the agenda for 2022. Several initiatives are being developed, some of which offer training opportunities. Board for Good, an innovative sheltered fund that grants scholarships to young people under 35 years of age to promote learning and exchange around good practices in terms of composition and sometimes succession within boards of public utility foundations in Switzerland.

Who can apply for these scholarships? What are the existing training courses? What are the expectations of young people and boards?

To delve into these questions, SwissFoundations is organising a webinar on the importance of integrating younger generations into Foundation Boards. This webinar will be held on 27 January, with our support at WISE and the Foundation Board Academy. Interactive and hands-on, you will have the opportunity to discover during this webinar the experience and ideas of our four speakers.

Diversity issues

• Aline Freiburghaus, Director of SwissFoundations and member of the Board for Good fund

Recipient of a Board for Good grant and vision of the Young Generation

• Niniane Paeffgen, Executive Director of Swiss Digital Initiative

Practical experience and vision of diversity on boards

• Me Carolina Campeas Talabardon, Vice-President of the Gandur Foundation for Art

Foundation Board Academy training in French-speaking Switzerland

• Pauline Borg, Coordinator of Philanthropic Initiatives at WISE philanthropy advisors

The webinar will be facilitated by Lucie Gillioz, Junior Project Coordinator at WISE and will be held on Zoom from 12:00 to 13:00 on Thursday 27 January 2022. There will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the webinar. Registration is required and can be done at the following link: https://bit.ly/3ny7cVV.

For more information, you can also visit the SwissFoundations website. We are also available for any questions you may have: lucie@wise.net