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International Association of Investors in the Social Economy

Acronym: INAISE

Source of Information: Survey of Civil Society Networks 2001

A. Objectives

INAISE (the International Association of Investors in the Social Economy) is a global network of socially and environmentally oriented financial institutions. Created in 1989, INAISE has grown rapidly as the movement of social investors gained importance, volume and visibility in a number of European and non-European countries. Through Inaise, social investors from Norway to South Africa and from Costa Rica to Japan have been joining forces to exchange experience, disseminate information and demonstrate to the world that money can actually be a means to achieve positive social and environmental change INAISE: * Encourages and supports international (including North-South) co-operation between investors in the social economy. *Serves as an information desk for organizations and individuals interested in the field of social economy financing. *Plays an active role in representing the movement of social investors at the European Commission and other international organizations. *Organizes and facilitates international conferences and educational exchanges. *Contributes to and co-ordinates research projects in the field of social economy financing, sponsored by national and international institutions. *Facilitates and co-ordinates joint projects by members.

B. Contact Information

Coordinator	Viviane Vandemeulebroucke
Title	Coordinator
Telephone	+32 2 234 57 97
Fax	+32 2 234 57 98
Email	inaise@inaise.org
Website	www.inaise.org
Mailing Address	Rue Haute 139 B3, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium

C. General Information

Founding year	1989
Legal Status	International not for profit association under Belgian law
Types of actions	web site. - international conference. - contribution to surveys

D. Programs

Name	Goal	Approximate budget ($US)

E. Geographical Reach

Countries in which network participates actively

Members of Inaise are located in = Bangladesh, Belgium, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Costa Rica, Luxemburg, The Netherlands, Slovakia, Sweden, Sitzerland, Tanzania, United Kingdom, USA

F. Members

The network is composed primarily by: X Organizations _ Individuals

Principal Organizations	Central Interest	Country of origin
Triodos Bank	environment, social	The Netherlands
Banque Populaire du Haut Rhin	environment	France
Charities Aid Foundation	Charities	UK
Merkur	environment, social	Denmark
See list of the members on our website

G. Resources

Approximate annual budget of the network (in $US)

Year 2000	Year 1995	Year 1990
113,000	65,000

Sources of funding:

Other International Sources

H. Network Infrastructure

Number of paid employees in Central Office(s)/ Secretariat(s) of Network	1
Number of paid employees elsewhere in the network
Does the network have a physical site of its own?	YES

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