The Board of Directors
What function does the Board fill?
The Board of Directors provides ENNA strategic guidance
The Board of Directors of the European Network of National Civil Society Associations is elected to 2-year terms. Each board member is nominated to sit on the board by their respective national umbrella association. The current board was elected by our October 2010 General Assembly taking place in Nicosia, Cyprus just prior to the incorporation of the European Network of National Civil Society Associations under Belgian law.
Acting as a college, the ENNA Board is responsible for providing strategic leadership to ENNA aisbl. It also is delegated by the General Assembly to manage the Network day-to-day in close collaboration with the secretariat. The Board accomplishes these tasks by, for example, establishing the internal rules governing the Association, defining the staff regulations for the secretariat, or monitoring progress towards achieving our Strategic Work Plan 2011-2013.
Acting as a college, the ENNA Board is responsible for providing strategic leadership to ENNA aisbl. It also is delegated by the General Assembly to manage the Network day-to-day in close collaboration with the secretariat. The Board accomplishes these tasks by, for example, establishing the internal rules governing the Association, defining the staff regulations for the secretariat, or monitoring progress towards achieving our Strategic Work Plan 2011-2013.
Oliver Henman
President of the Board of Directors
Oli is NCVO's Head of EU and international team, and is one of the founders of ENNA. In September 2011 he was elected chairman of the Steering Groupof the Affinity Group for National Associations (AGNA), which is the group for national umbrella bodies within CIVICUS, the global alliance for citizen partnership.
Oli has a key specialisation in participatory democracy in an international context. Before NCVO, he worked at the Power Inquiry where he managed the European Citizens Consulatation (UK) to connect a wide range of citizens into discussion on the future of Europe.
Prior to that, he started his career in Brazil where he volunteered in Sao Paulo and in the Amazon region and got involved in the participatory budget process. He wrote his masters thesis on this process and is an associate of the Participatory Budget Unit. He will be developing this specialisation as manager of a project to widen the use of participatory budgeting across the UK.
Oli has a key specialisation in participatory democracy in an international context. Before NCVO, he worked at the Power Inquiry where he managed the European Citizens Consulatation (UK) to connect a wide range of citizens into discussion on the future of Europe.
Prior to that, he started his career in Brazil where he volunteered in Sao Paulo and in the Amazon region and got involved in the participatory budget process. He wrote his masters thesis on this process and is an associate of the Participatory Budget Unit. He will be developing this specialisation as manager of a project to widen the use of participatory budgeting across the UK.
Marek Šedivý
Member of the Board
Marek Šedivý is President of the Association of Public Benefit Organization (AVPO,) the Czech Republic. He also works in a service center for nonprofit organizations Neziskovky.cz. Marek lectures and consults in the areas of management and leadership, strategic planning, marketing, public relations and fundraising of nonprofit organizations.
He graduated at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (formerly of Agriculture).
He has been operating in the Czech non-profit sector since 1998. From the beginning he has been working on professionalization of nonprofit organizations, strengthening transparency and credibility of the Czech nonprofit sector and improving the conditions for the development of individual and corporate donors in the Czech Republic. In recent years he advocates an implementation of public benefit status into the Czech legislation.
He is a member of the Government Council for NGOs Czech Republic. He is also a member of the expert committee of the Thematic Network for Social Economy (TESSEA) and cooperates with the International Capacity Building Alliance. He is a co-author of publications "Public relations, fundraising and lobbying for non-profit organizations", "A Successful Nonprofit Organization" and "The Role of the Board in management of nonprofit organizations." He contributes into a number of professional journals.
He graduated at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (formerly of Agriculture).
He has been operating in the Czech non-profit sector since 1998. From the beginning he has been working on professionalization of nonprofit organizations, strengthening transparency and credibility of the Czech nonprofit sector and improving the conditions for the development of individual and corporate donors in the Czech Republic. In recent years he advocates an implementation of public benefit status into the Czech legislation.
He is a member of the Government Council for NGOs Czech Republic. He is also a member of the expert committee of the Thematic Network for Social Economy (TESSEA) and cooperates with the International Capacity Building Alliance. He is a co-author of publications "Public relations, fundraising and lobbying for non-profit organizations", "A Successful Nonprofit Organization" and "The Role of the Board in management of nonprofit organizations." He contributes into a number of professional journals.
Judita Akromiene
Member of the Board
In the NGO sector since 1999; five years in European networks and umbrella organisations member of the National Coalition of NGO Associations and of the Coordination Commission for NGO Affairs in Lithuania.
Juditas's priorities including helping ENNA operate transparently and sustainably and perform efficiently, of course together with a team of like-minded people.
Juditas's priorities including helping ENNA operate transparently and sustainably and perform efficiently, of course together with a team of like-minded people.
