Financial transparency
The renewed Activism Festival , helped by the support of the civilian society, the business sector and the general public, believes in full transparency regarding the production process and its financial administration and conduct.
The purpose of the festival is to promote social-environmental action in the country by creating an educational and experiential meeting space for people of quality , organizations and activists in the field. As part of our approach, we invite all those interested to be involved in the Festival even during the production stage. We believe also that part of the alternative culture that we want to promote obliges us to work with full trust, honesty, professionalism and transparency. Only then can we create together significant activity, widespread and stable, which can create a sense of common unity and bring shared change.
As part of the values of transparency in this production, we found it necessary to specify in this document the full details of our financial conduct - where the money comes from, ways to donate, where the money goes, etc.. If you want to comment, criticize or ask about it, we are happy to be at your disposal.
Approvals
The Activism Festival is produced by a broad coalition of organizations.
Of them, we are helped by 4 key organizations for the benefit of our financial cash flow: Green Action, Green Course, the Social-Economic College , and- Grass-roots Jerusalem. The four organizations are registered according to the law as registered NGOs with the Registrar of Associations. Permits to be obtained by us are:
- Proper Management Approval from the Registrar of Associations for 2010.
- Permit for Article 46 – Contributions to the organization "Green Course" recognized for tax purposes, Under Section 46 A of the Income Tax Ordinance.
- Permit 501(c)(3) For donations from the United States for non-profit associations.
- Permit for Non-Profit – Confirmation of a public institution exempt from value added tax (VAT).
- Permit for bookkeeping (Account Books) from the IRS.
- Permit for deduction at source from income tax.
Designation of contributions
The following are the areas of expenditure for the production of the Festival and an optimally planned budget :
| Sum in - $ | % | Obtained so far | % | |
| Salaries | 20,000 | 11% | 1,000 | 5% |
| Transportation and office expenses | 18,500 | 10% | 9,500 | 51% |
| Administration and offices | 2,000 | 1% | 2,000 | 100% |
| Insurance and Security | 8,000 | 5% | 6,000 | 75% |
| Technical equipment and construction | 60,000 | 33% | 40,000 | 66% |
| Documentation, Advertising and PR | 8,500 | 5% | 4,000 | 35% |
| Food | 13,000 | 7% | 1,000 | 7% |
| Content and culture * | 50,000 | 28% | 50,000 | 100% |
| Total expenses | 180,000 | 100% | 113,500 | 63% |
* Workshops, Festival performances and presentations given by the participants
The budget presented here reflects the money and its equivalent (equipment, work, Workshops, performances, etc.) required for the Festival
