Governance

Stichting Women on Wings has the ANBI status (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling), granted by the Dutch Tax Administration, therefore tax exemptions apply to donations. Here you will find more information about the members of the Board, including their additional positions. These are the members of our Board:

  • Maria van der Heijden, non-executive, co-founder, chair
  • Neelima Khetan, non-executive, since 2022
  • Smita Mankad, non-executive, since 2017
  • Wout Dekker, non-executive, since 2018

Supervisory tasks are strictly separated from managerial and executive tasks. The non-executive members of the board monitor activities and determine budgets and annual plans every quarter. On a yearly basis they review the results and the financial statements.

Stichting Women on Wings owns 99.8% of the shares of Wings International Pvt Ltd in Gurugram, India which operates as implementing agency in India.

Good Governance and Risk Management

Women on Wings adheres to the key principles of Good Governance as formulated by the Dutch Central Bureau on Fundraising (CBF) and the Sector Association of Fundraising Institutions in the Netherlands (VFI). These include Supervision and Control Management of Risks and Transparency and Benchmarking.
We have defined sectors and for each sector we have identified risks and decided upon a policy and actions which we have installed to mitigate those risks. Here you will find a complete overview of all risks, policies and actions.

ANBI

Stichting Women on Wings has the ANBI status (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling), granted by the Dutch Tax Administration, therefore tax exemptions apply to donations. The Dutch Tax Administration has determined that it is mandatory for ANBI’s to publish information regarding contact details, mission, financial data and current activities, and organization and remuneration online in order to maintain the ANBI status.

It is also required that we publish a standard form on our website which will be updated annually. This is the Recognition Passport of the The Dutch Fundraising Regulator (CBF).

Article of Association, Policies and Regulations

Your will find Women on Wings’ articles of association (statuten) here.
You will find Women on Wings’ privacy policy here, in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation of the EU.
You will find Women on Wings’ integrity policy here.
You will find Women on Wings’ managing directors and board regulations here.

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