CMW International Conference
CMW International Conference

2026

CMW International Conference

We host annual conferences in one of our members’ country to connect with our global members and exchange valuable insights.

2025

CMW International Conference

We host annual conferences in one of our members’ country to connect with our global members and exchange valuable insights.

2024

CMW International Conference

We host annual conferences in one of our members’ country to connect with our global members and exchange valuable insights.

About the AGM

Annual General Assembly

The 2026 Annual General Asembly of Charity Monitoring Worldwide will take place in Amsterdamm from May 28th to 30th host by CBF. 

The event will bring together our members to discuss how evaluation, transparency, and shared standards can strengthen public trust in nonprofit organizations.

 

The upcoming Annual Assembly will feature a series of interactive workshops designed to explore the evolving role of monitoring organizations. It will begin with “Empowered by Data,” where two university professors will present distinct perspectives on how data can enhance the effectiveness of monitoring efforts. Participants will engage in two rounds of workshops, focusing on practical applications and discussion.

On the following day, the “Independency: In the Sector, Not of the Sector” workshop will explore the critical value of independence, with input from external stakeholders providing fresh insights on maintaining autonomy while engaging with the wider civil society.

The meeting will conclude with “How to Build Authority as a Monitoring Organization,” addressing strategies for distinguishing facts from sentiment—including the role of AI—and balancing encouragement and enforcement in monitoring practices.

Conference Details

  • Program

Date: Stockholm, Sweden | May 8, 2025

Hosted by: Svensk Insamlingskontroll

  • Conference contact

Email: bweiner@give.org
Tel: +1 703 276 0100

  • Venue
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Ersta Konferens, Ersta terrass, Erstagatan 1K, Stockholm

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Conference Itinerary

Thursday, May 8th

9:00
Registration, coffee and sandwich

9:30
 Welcome and introduction

  • Sven Johannisson, President, Svensk Insamlingskontroll
  • Lena Hörnblad, Secretary General, Svensk Insamlingskontroll
  • Moderator, Anne Burgess

9:45
The role of the evaluator to build trust – Ana Benavides, President, CMW

10:00
Monitors Around the World, Evaluation, tradition, innovation and trends

  • Association Burkinabe de Funsraising (Burkina Fasso) – Omer Sanou (Consultant)
  • BBB Wise Giving Alliance (USA) – Elvia Castro, Associate Director
  • CBF (Netherlands) – Harmienke Kloeze, CEO
  • Don en Confiance (France) – Rachel Guez, CEO
  • Moderator: Ana Benavides, CEO of Fundación Lealtad and president of CMW

10:40
Break

11:00
Philantropy in Europe – Johan Vamstad, Associate Professor of Political Science, the Centre for Civil Society Research at Marie Cederschiöld University.

11:30
Donor behaviour in the Nordic Countries – Mårten Palmefors, Senior Analyst at Giva Sverige.

12:00
Lunch 

13:00
To work with disaster medicine in humanitarian crisis – Johan von Schreeb, Professor of Global Disaster Medicine at the Department of Global Public Health at Karolinska Institutet. He has worked with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) since 1989 and has participated in numerous field missions worldwide.

13:45
Trust and Fundraising in Wartime Ukraine – Professor Magnus Karlsson, Head of the Centre for Civil Society Research at Marie Cederschiöld University, discusses tentative conclusions from two survey studies conducted in Sweden and Ukraine on civic engagement, trust, common values, and the will to fight for one’s country. He shows how fundraising in
Ukraine emerges as an important part of civil society and thus as a sign of civil resistance.

14:30
Coffee Break

15:00
The Power of Postcodes –  The Swedish Postcode Lottery – part of Postcode Lottery Group – provides trust based long-term funding to charities fighting for a healthier, fairer, greener world. Today the Postcode Lottery is Sweden’s largest private donor to the civil sector. Anders Årbrandt, Managing Director, shows how what starts in a postcode can fulfil dreams and change the world.

15:20
The 90-account: A Key to Public Engagement and Educational Campaigns – Kristina Henschen, Secretary General of Radiohjälpen, and Staffan Schelin, Financial Manager, highlights the value of the 90-account in fundraising campaigns aired by
Sweden’s National Public Service (TV and Radio).

15:45
Closure – Lena Hörnblad, Svensk Insamlingskontroll

Welcome and introduction

  • Sven Johannisson, President, Svensk Insamlingskontroll
  • Lena Hörnblad, Secretary General, Svensk Insamlingskontroll
  • Moderator, Anne Burgess
  •  

The role of the evaluator to build trust

  • Ana Benavides, President, CMW
  •  

Monitors Around the World, Evaluation, tradition, innovation and trends

  • Association Burkinabe de Funsraising (Burkina Fasso) – Omer Sanou (Consultant)
  • BBB Wise Giving Alliance (USA) – Elvia Castro, Associate Director
  • CBF (Netherlands) – Harmienke Kloeze, CEO
  • Don en Confiance (France) – Rachel Guez, CEO
  • Moderator: Ana Benavides, CEO of Fundación Lealtad and president of CMW

Philantropy in Europe 

  • Johan Vamstad, Associate Professor of Political Science, the Centre for Civil Society Research at Marie Cederschiöld University.

Donor behaviour in the Nordic Countries

  • Mårten Palmefors, Senior Analyst at Giva Sverige.

To work with disaster medicine in humanitarian crisis

  • Johan von Schreeb, Professor of Global Disaster Medicine at the Department of Global Public Health at Karolinska Institutet. He has worked with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) since 1989 and has participated in numerous field missions worldwide.

Trust and Fundraising in Wartime Ukraine

  • Professor Magnus Karlsson, Head of the Centre for Civil Society Research at Marie Cederschiöld University, discusses tentative conclusions from two survey studies conducted in Sweden and Ukraine on civic engagement, trust, common values, and the will to fight for one’s country. He shows how fundraising in Ukraine emerges as an important part of civil society and thus as a sign of civil resistance.

The Power of Postcodes

  • The Swedish Postcode Lottery – part of Postcode Lottery Group – provides trust based long-term funding to charities fighting for a healthier, fairer, greener world. Today the Postcode Lottery is Sweden’s largest private donor to the civil sector. 
  • Anders Årbrandt, Managing Director, shows how what starts in a postcode can fulfil dreams and change the world.

The 90-account: A Key to Public Engagement and Educational Campaigns

  • Kristina Henschen, Secretary General of Radiohjälpen, and Staffan Schelin, Financial Manager, highlights the value of the 90-account in fundraising campaigns aired by Sweden’s National Public Service (TV and Radio).

Featured Speakers

Ana Benavides

CEO of Fundación Lealtad and president of Charity Monitoring Worldwide

Asha Curran

CEO of GivingTuesday

Barbara O’Reilly, CFRE

Principal, Windmill Hill Consulting

Jon Bergdoll

Associate Director of Data Partnerships at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University

Brady Josephson

VP of Marketing & Growth at charity:water

Burkhard Wilke

Executive Director of the German Central Institute for social Issues

Jane Wales

Vice President of the Aspen Institute

Julia Ritz Toffoli

Principal Behavioral Designer ideas42 on the Giving Team

Kim Slone

Executive Vice President for Development and Community Health at The American Heart Association.

Nathan Chappell

Leader, public speaker, inventor and award-winning author

Paige Rice

Researcher

Sara Lomelin

CEO of Philanthropy Together

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Previous CMW Conferences

2007 Milano, Italy

Transparency and Independent Monitoring – Enhancing Trust in NPOs in the Global Environment

April 27, 2007

Hosted by: Instituto Italiano della Donazione IID, the ICFO member organization from Italy.

Venue: Assolombarda Auditorium, Milano

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Presentations

  • Transparency and integrity for the civil economy development. The strategy of the new Agenzia per le Onlus –Stefano Zamagni, Presidente Agenzia delle Onlus/NPO, Government Agency Chairperson
  • ICFO mission and new challenges – Burkhard Wilke, Secretary General ICFO
  • Independent monitoring and stakeholder representation – Lorenzo Sacconi, Director of Econometica, Trento University, Italy
  • Outcome Evaluation: Social Reporting of NPO – Gionvanni Stiz, Partner Seneca sri, Italy
  • “Giving Europe” – Establishing European charitable statistics – Theo N.M. Schuyt, Professor Philanthropic Studies, Free University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • New European Fundraising Standards (EFA) – Beatrice Lentati, Director EFA, European Fundraising Association, and Chairperson ASSIF, Italian
  • Fundraisers Association. The new International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGO) Accountability Charter – Burkhard Gnaerig, Director Berlin Civil Society Center
  • Ratings and direct comparisons. When are they useful? Donors social rating. Italian case histories –Davide Dal Maso, Head of SRI, Avanz SRI, Research / Vigeo
  • USA best practices – Rollin van Broekhoven, President of ICFO


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Established in 1958, Charity Monitoring Worldwide is a global authority on charity accountability, devoted to fostering donor trust and upholding the ethical use of donations through rigorous standards and monitoring.

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