Organization

Observation International is a non-profit foundation under Dutch law.

Board

The foundation is managed by a Board of Directors (hereinafter “the Board”), composed of Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and other members. Board members do not receive any salary, and meetings usually take place online, via videoconferencing.

The Board currently consists of:

  • Olaf Bánki (chair)
  • Henk Schmitz (secretary)
  • Szabolcs Nagy (member)
  • (vacancy: treasurer)

Global Team

The Board is advised by the Global Team. The Global Team consists of representatives of partner organizations and representatives of the Observation Community. Global team members do not receive any salary, and meetings usually take place online, via videoconferencing.

The Global team consists of:

  • David Tempelman (NL, private individual)
  • Hans Verdaat (NL, private individual)
  • Jan Ole Kriegs (DE, LWL-Museum für Naturkunde)
  • Jean-Yves Paquet (BE, Natagora)
  • Julio Rabadán González (ES, private individual)
  • Marc Herremans (BE, Natuurpunt)
  • Peter Kaufmann (AT, Haus der Natur)
  • Ulrich Haese (DE, private individual)

Managing Director

The Board appoints a Managing Director, who is responsible for the management of daily operations.

The current managing director is Dylan Verheul.

Non-profit status

The non-profit status under Dutch law is granted by designation as a Public Benefit Organization (Dutch: ANBI) by the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration.

Starting in 2022, the standard form publication requirement General ANBI is published with our annual account in the Reports section.

Documents

Yearly reports are available in the Reports section.

Formal name

The formal name of the foundation is Stichting Observation International. “Stichting” is Dutch for “foundation”. The foundation usually operates under the business name Observation International.