The DOEN Foundation (in
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''Stichting DOEN'', from Dutch ''doen'' = to do, to act, take action) is a Dutch
foundation supporting initiatives in the field of
culture
Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these grou ...
and
cohesion and in the field of
green and inclusive economy. The focus of the foundation is on
sustainable
Specific definitions of sustainability are difficult to agree on and have varied in the literature and over time. The concept of sustainability can be used to guide decisions at the global, national, and individual levels (e.g. sustainable livin ...
, cultural and social innovation. DOEN receives the net proceeds of the
Dutch Postcode Lottery,
BankGiro Lottery and FriendsLottery.
History
The DOEN Foundation was established by the
Dutch Postcode Lottery in 1991 ''to pursue the same objectives as the lottery (people and nature) and to complement the lottery’s work''. In 1998 the foundation starts receiving an annual contribution from the FriendsLottery (former SponorBingo Lottery); and in 2004 it received annual contributions from the BankGiro Lottery.
At the beginning of its mandate the foundation supported
development cooperation
Development aid is a type of foreign/international/overseas aid given by governments and other agencies to support the economic, environmental, social, and political development of developing countries. Closely-related concepts include: develop ...
,
human rights
Human rights are moral principles or normsJames Nickel, with assistance from Thomas Pogge, M.B.E. Smith, and Leif Wenar, 13 December 2013, Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyHuman Rights Retrieved 14 August 2014 for certain standards of hu ...
,
nature
Nature, in the broadest sense, is the physical world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. The study of nature is a large, if not the only, part of science. Although humans ar ...
and the
environment
Environment most often refers to:
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; since 2006 its focus also includes
social cohesion
Group cohesiveness (also called group cohesion and social cohesion) arises when bonds link members of a social group to one another and to the group as a whole. Although cohesion is a multi-faceted process, it can be broken down into four main c ...
.
Activities
DOEN Foundation supports pioneers who work hard to establish a greener, more socially-inclusive, and more creative society, in which:
# the capacity of the planet is the starting point (green);
# everybody can participate, where people work together and help each other with respect for individual needs and possibilities (socially inclusive);
# art and culture are at the heart in the belief that society can not do without (creative).
References
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Bibliography
* ''Directory of non-governmental organisations active in sustainable development: Europe'', OECD Publishing, 1996.
* Jos Schuring,
DOEN's 15th anniversary' in "The Power of Culture", September 2006.* Gertrude Flentge,
Microcredit for African art sector: opportunities and threats' in "The Power of Culture", June 2008.
*
Interview with Nina Tellegen of DOEN Foundation' in "aidenvironment journal", issue 4, November 2010, p. 2.
External links
DOEN FoundationDOEN Foundation on the Power of Culture websiteThe DOEN Foundation on C& Platform for International art from African Perspectives
Non-profit organisations based in the Netherlands
Foundations based in the Netherlands
Funding bodies of the Netherlands