The ICFO annual conference is hosted by Fundación Lealtad, the ICFO member organization from Spain.

Program (English) (Spanish)

Increasingly, NGOs operate in a global environment. In this context, platforms like ICFO have a great opportunity to carry out their mission, enhance their growth and strengthen the confidence of donors at the international level. Some of the challenges to consolidate a powerful international network of NGO evaluators are: promoting the establishment of independent monitoring agencies in emerging and developing countries, facilitating information sharing and coordinating the work to standardize evaluation processes.

Welcome and Introduction

• Patricia de Roda, Executive Director, Fundación Lealtad
• ICFO: Who we are, goals and challenges. Rollin A. Van Broekhoven, President, ICFO

Panel: The donors point of view: Expectations of an International
Platfom of Charities Monitoring Agencies
What are international institutional donors’ information requirements? Do charities’ transparency and accountability
initiatives address their needs? Moderator: Pedro Guerrero, Chairman, Bankinter

• Félix Poza, CSR Director, Inditex
• Gonzalo Robles, Secretary-General for International Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Spain
• Pedro Ortún-Silvan, European Commission Director, General Directorate Entreprise and Industry, Directorate New Approach Industries, Tourism and CSR, European Commission
• Fernando Jiménez-Ontiveros, Operations Deputy Manager Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) Interamerican Development Bank (IDG) - Independent Monitoring of Global NGOs: the vision of the Multilateral Investment Fund

Case Study: NGO accountability initiatives in Latin America to engage donor trust in emerging countries
Three projects recently developed in Chile, Argentina and Mexico include the definition of common transparency standards and promote good practice through educational programs or analysis reporting. How can ICFO give support to local NGO accountability initiatives? Moderator: Javier Nadal, President, Spanish Association of Foundations

• Daniel Oyarzún, taskforce member representing Red de Voluntariado de Chile, Transparentemos, Chile
• Federico Centeno, Executive Director, HelpArgentina, Argentina - Promoción de la Transparencia en el Sector Social Argentino
• Lic. Enrique A. Hernández Botello, President of the Board, Iniciativas para promover la transparencia de las ONG y fomentar la confianza de los donantes en América Latina Confío-Construyendo Organizaciones Civiles Transparentes, A.C., México

Panel: NGOs accountability in a global context: changing challenges
How can ICFO coordinate different national monitoring agencies to work together to address the needs of monitored NGOs operating and raising funds internationally?Moderator: Adri Kemps, Secretary-General, ICFO

• Aitor Zabalgogeazkoa, Executive Director, Doctors Without Borders Spain
• Paloma Escudero, Executive Director, UNICEF Spain, Communications to inspire trust
• Gérard de la Martinière, Chairman, Comité de la Charte, France,  NGO's accountability in a global context: changing challenges

Closing Remarks

How is ICFO addressing the donor’s changing information requirements?

• Rollin A. Van Broekhoven, President, ICFO
• Salvador García-Atance, Founder and Chairman, Fundación Lealtad
• Donors
• NGOs’ representatives