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ACT Alliance Sample Clauses

ACT Alliance. The ACT Alliance governance and management structure shall enable the alliance to meet its overall objectives. The following are the specific responsibilities of the Governing Board, Executive Committee and Membership and Nominations Committee. As noted in the ACT By-Laws, the Governing Board has the overall responsibility for the governance of the ACT Alliance between general assemblies. It approves policies that affect the alliance. The Governing Board has the following responsibilities: 2.2.1 Appoint and terminate the General Secretary of the ACT Alliance. 2.2.2 Approve a strategic plan for the ACT Alliance. 2.2.3 Ensure the ACT Alliance is meeting its objectives as outlined in the Strategic Plan. 2.2.4 Ratify overall policy decisions which affect the ACT Alliance as a whole. 2.2.5 Approve the annual budget of the ACT Secretariat. 2.2.6 Approve the annual audited accounts. 2.2.7 Approve the auditors annually. 2.2.8 Appoint advisory groups to advise the Governing Board or Executive Committee. 2.2.9 Receive and approve reports from the ACT Alliance General Secretary and the Executive Committee, and advisory groups as appropriate. 2.2.10 Receive reports from the Membership and Nominations Committee and approve applications for membership. 2.2.11 Receive complaints and decide on appropriate sanctions. 2.2.12 Decide on appropriate procedures for nominations from the national and regional forums for elections to the Governing Board and Executive Committee. 2.2.13 Fill any vacancies on the Membership and Nominations Committee. 2.2.14 Revise the ACT Alliance By-Laws (with a two-thirds vote of the members present). 2.2.15 Delegate responsibility to the Executive Committee as appropriate. It shall additionally: 2.2.16 Provide oversight to ensure that all funds designated for the work of the alliance are used efficiently and economically and for their intended purpose. 2.2.17 Enable the ACT Alliance and the staff to adequately address the specific requirements and needs of development and humanitarian assistance work according to their nature and at the same time ensure coherence and professionalism. 2.2.18 Ensure the alliance is equally owned by the “Global South” and “Global North”. 2.2.19 Take account of the ACT obligation to ensure good stewardship of funds by minimising the costs of the governance and management structure.
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ACT Alliance. FCA is a founding member and one of the main stakeholders of ACT Alliance (Action by Churches Together). Cooperation within the ACT Alliance has major strategic relevance for FCA in all the fields of humanitarian aid, development work and advocacy. ACT country and regional forums are the principle means of coordinating humanitarian , development and advocacy initiatives in the local context. FCA participates actively in their devel opment and, in this way, works towards a positive impact on the capacity of local actors. Additionally FCA especially though building joint approaches and policies and in supporting the work of the secretariat by investing in co operation through ACT Advisory G roups and Communities of Practice focusing especially on UN advocacy. FCA aims to exercise leadership in ACT humanitarian responses. Mutual learning withi n this frame with sister organisations is of significant importance. Lutheran World Federation (LWF) largest partner in implementing development and humanitarian aid programmes. FCA will cooperate with LWF country programmes ies. In addition, FCA continues to support selected former country programmes of LWF that have matured to being separate, national organisations with close connections to LWF . FCA continues to support addition, FCA works in cooperation with LWF on global advocacy on human rights issues. programmes in relevant fields, such as relating to peace, human rights and inter -faith dialogue. WCC works together with ACT Alliance to cooperation with the WCC is the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Pa xxxxxxx and Israel (EAPPI), through which FCA sends human rights observers to Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories. FCA is a member of and works with several networks on advocacy issues. On a global level FCA is a member of t he Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance. FCA also works through regional networks. Among these, APRODEV, a platform for cooperation for European church -based development organisations works to influence decision -making processes in the European Union institutions in order to promote justice and peace, and the eradication of poverty. FCA participates actively in working groups on Policy A dvising, EC and International Funding for Development and Relief , Gender Reference Group, and in specific regional groups related to Central America and the Middle East. In Africa, FCA works with African Counc il for Religious Leaders (ACRL) . Other regional partners include e.g. Middle -East Council o...
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