GUIDESTAR INTERNATIONAL

Also known as

GSI

"Illuminating the work of the world's CSOs"


GuideStar International   
55-56 Lincoln's Inn Fields
LONDON
United Kingdom
WC2A3LJ
Telephone: (+44) 02072696549
Fax: (+44) 08701123846
GuideStar UK note to users
The information on these pages comes from regulatory documents produced by the charity.  For this charity it includes an annual report for the financial period ending 31 December 2008. Charities are able to update some of this information on-line. Where a charity has made changes a    appears. This charity last updated their entry on 06 July 2010.



Activities  (Additional information provided by charity)Additional information provided by charity

GSI's work is premised on the belief that every national society gains from a diverse population of innovative, energetic, well-resourced and responsive CSOs. Transparency gained through the provision of clear and thorough reports about CSOs at a public website is vital to ensure the strength and success of each civil society and its organisations. GSI is working with national partners worldwide to build a global network of national websites, which assemble and display detailed reports on each countries' CSOs. In helping to build a national GuideStar, GSI works closely with leading CSOs, government agencies and philanthropists to develop an indigenously managed, governed and owned information service, tailored to the requirements of that country.

Services (Additional information provided by charity)Additional information provided by charity

  • GSI supports the development of GuideStar information systems in individual countries.
  • Our Global Common Technology Platform has been developed to offer a highly flexible yet low cost way to develop and operate a national GuideStar information system.

Recent accomplishments/awards (Additional information provided by charity)Additional information provided by charity

  • European Mapping Project with European Foundation Centre
  • GSI and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) announced in August 2008 a joint venture to develop a free web portal for African civil society organisations using the GuideStar model
  • 2008 was brought to a successful and energising end for the GSI team with our annual assembly which welcomed 90 partners and supporters from a total of 20 countries.
  • On 31 January, 2008, GSI founded a wholly owned Community Interest Company, GuideStar Data Services. GDS was formed to pursue opportunities for distributing GuideStar UK data under commercial contracts.
  • Version 3 of GSI's Common Technology platform was developed

Charity category (Additional information provided by charity)Additional information provided by charity

    Civil Society and Infrastructure building, Improving Philanthropic Practice and CSO Reporting, Transparency and Accountability

Charity Act 2006 classfications

  • The advancement of education
  • Other purposes currently recognised as charitable and any new charitable purposes which are similar to another charitable purpose

Beneficiary group (Additional information provided by charity)Additional information provided by charity

  • Other charities/Voluntary bodies/CSOs
  • General public/Mankind
  • Civil Society generally
  • Grantmakers/Foundations/Individual donors
  • Regulators/Policy makers/Researchers

Area of benefit (Additional information provided by charity)Additional information provided by charity

  • Worldwide
  • Europe
  • Africa (including a South African project)
  • East Asia (Country projects for Japan and Korea)
  • India, Israel

Financial profile for period ending 31 December 2008
  31 December 2008   £ 31 December 2007   £
Total income 1,940,425 2,096,369
Total expenditure 2,496,730 745,498


Regulatory filing
    Financial year end  
Trustees' annual reportDec 31 2008   

    Annual return cycle   Date received
Charity Commission annual return 2007/8 19 October 2009



Organisation
Number of trustees: (Additional information provided by charity)(Additional information provided by charity) 7
Number of employees:  (Additional information provided by charity)Additional information provided by charity 7
Number of volunteers:  (Additional information provided by charity)Additional information provided by charity 9
Year established:  (Additional information provided by charity)Additional information provided by charity 2004



How to help this charity (Additional information provided by charity)

GSI believes that certain characteristics of a particular country’s civil society sector are important in determining the likely success and/or level of difficulty of implementing a GuideStar-type system.

We are currently researching the civil society sectors in countries around the world and the support of national civil society experts is vital to ensure this work is well-informed and accurate. We would be really grateful if you could fill in the ‘GuideStar Readiness’ questionnaire with as much detailed information as possible. You can find a copy of the questionnaire on our website http://www.guidestarinternational.org/resources.aspx
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