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2015 Planning Guidelines Planning Guidelines 2015 Operating Guidelines 2015: General Objectives p. 3 Research and Advanced Education p. 7 Economic, Legal, Socio-Political Research p. 8 Scientifi c and Technological Research p. 10 Health p. 13 Historical and Artistic Heritage p. 15 Cultural Activities p. 21 Social Policy p. 23 Intersectoral Programs p. 28 Planning Guidelines 2015: support creativity and the defi nition General Objectives. of new solutions, also with a view to increasing effi ciency and streamlining organizational structures; investing in development, in order to address This document outlines the operating today’s emergencies while ensuring guidelines and the objectives that long-term sustainability and giving the Compagnia di San Paolo intends urgency in light of the persisting new momentum to growth. For Italy to pursue in 2015, in line with the economic crisis: the capacity to adapt - and particularly for the North- 2013-2016 Multiannual Planning to change for the local community, Western regions - 2015 will be a Guidelines. Special emphasis will be its local Institutions and their partner crucial year, because Milan will be placed on three cross-cutting areas of networks; the promotion of innovation home to the World Expo dedicated to action that have acquired additional (particularly cultural innovation) to food and the environment.

View of Turin, the Compagnia di San Paolo’s main area of reference. This event will have a remarkable impact also on the territories where the Compagnia is traditionally most active. Consequently, the Compagnia intends to devote part of its efforts to attracting people and activities to Piedmont in connection with the Expo through initiatives that reﬂ ect the Compagnia’s core programs and that are illustrated in the following chapters, broken down by Sector.

The Compagnia’s approach - implementing programs that are organizations in their sectors of remains complex and articulated drawn up and put in place directly by activity; to ensure that the relevant the Compagnia, generally through the - implementing Partnership objectives are pursued using the creation of networks of experts and Agreements with Public Institutions, most suitable instruments. operators, but also through grant- at territorial and functional level, making in various forms; generally on a multi-annual basis and These include: - selecting and funding projects according to shared objectives. - calls for proposals and similar submitted by non-profi t operators and The structure of this publication, selection procedures to award Public Institutions, in line with the organized into thematic areas, grants targeting specifi c themes or Compagnia’s Planning Guidelines; refl ects the approach adopted in the geographical areas; - awarding resources for institutional 2013-2016 Multiannual Planning - supporting the Compagnia’s activities to a selected number of Guidelines. The redefi nition of major Operating Bodies, for which thematic areas that has resulted sector-specifi c objectives have from the revision of the Charter and been identifi ed to be achieved the new operational structure to be autonomously by each Body, and implemented in 2015 may require participating - not only fi nancially - to in the future modifi cations to the the activity of other Organizations of classifi cation adopted up to now, which the Compagnia is a member; without changes in content.

4 Institutional Activities. For the year 2015 provisions for outlined in the current Planning approved institutional activities are Guidelines. estimated at approximately 132 million million euros to the National Fund for The table below presents the euros earmarked in the budget for the Common Initiatives by Foundations. reorganization of the Sectors as same year. The Compagnia will also The graph on the following page is a currently envisaged by the Charter of contribute around 5.1 million euros provisional breakdown of allocations the Compagnia di San Paolo according to the Special Funds for Voluntary for institutional activities in different to the categories ex art. 11 Law Work (Law 266/91), and around 0.4 Sectors that reﬂ ects the structure 448/2001.

REORGANIZATION OF THE COMPAGNIA’S SECTORS (ﬁ gures in thousand euros).

Sectors envisaged under the Charter of the Compagnia di San Paolo and funds earmarked according to the 2015 Planning Guidelines

Operating Sectors as reorganized Research Education Art Culture Health Social policy Total % under the Charter 33,000 11,000 16,500 15,500 6,000 50,000 132,000

Art, activities and cultural heritage* - - 16,500 15,500 - - 32,000 24.24

Scientiﬁ c and technological research* 33,000 - - - - - 33,000 25.00

Education, schools and training* - 11,000 - - - - 11,000 8.33

Health, preventive medicine* - - - - 6,000 - 6,000 4.55

Voluntary work, philanthropy, - - - - - 32,100 32,100 24.32 charitable activities*

Elderly care - - - - - 3,000 3,000 2.27

Youth development and education - - - - - 4,900 4,900 3.71

Mental disorders and disease - - - - - 3,000 3,000 2.27 2001 ed in Art. 11 of Law no. 448 dated 28 December

Family - - - - - 4,000 4,000 3.03

- - - - - 2,000 2,000 1.52

Sectors identiﬁ Sectors Crime prevention

Drug addiction prevention and rehabilitation - - - - - 1,000 1,000 0.76

Total ------132,000 100.00

* The fi rst fi ve Sectors as defi ned in Art. 11 of Law 448/2001 account together for 86.5% of the total funds allocated by the Compagnia di San Paolo to institutional activities and individually their weight is greater than that of other relevant Sectors of activity.

5 Research and National Fund for Common advanced education Initiatives by Foundations* 44,000,000 412,657

Historical and artistic Special Funds heritage for Voluntary Work* 16,500,000 5,139,811

Cultural activities Social policy . 15,500,000 50,000,000 s o 2 Health r 0 u 1 6,000,000 e 5 n : i br or ea ct kd Se ow by n of ons budget allocati

* The amount of funds is calculated as a percentage of the budget’s surplus. In case of a reduction of the surplus pursuant to the provisions contained in the new Stability Law for 2015, this amount will decrease accordingly. Naples will reach their conclusion. Research and Advanced Their goal is Education. to help young researchers develop the organization of the Research the skills required to become Operating Bodies will be redefi ned more competitive when applying constructively but substantially, ten The main item in the budget for for EU funds. years after their inception, a process Research and Advanced Education that will take place in collaboration is the Agreements with the three Grants supporting post-secondary with the relevant partners. Universities of Piedmont and the education (like PhD programs, The general framework that will one with the Federico II University of especially international and characterize the transformation of Naples, currently being renewed. In multi-university programs), the Operating Bodies with a view to 2015 the research grants cofi nanced internationalization and management creating a “research platform” will by the Compagnia and the Universities improvement will also continue. adhere to the guidelines currently of Turin, Piemonte Orientale and Moreover, in 2015 the mission and being defi ned by the General Council.

Palazzo Nuovo, the seat of the School of Humanities of the University of Turin. Economic, Legal, approach; networks with other Centers in Italy, Socio-Political Research. - consolidating the level of in Europe and abroad. competitiveness achieved in the The new role of the Collegio Carlo previous planning period with regard Alberto will infl uence a number of In 2014 the activities carried out were to applications for EU funds for decisions for the future of this Sector. geared towards paving the way for the research, and capacity-building to It is likely that a function-based reorganization that will place the access additional funds; matrix will be defi ned according to the - integration within the Collegio Collegio’s areas of activity, leading to Collegio Carlo Alberto, the of University-based Research full integration in some instances, to Compagnia’s Operating Body in Centers active in similar areas of various degrees of collaboration in the Social Sciences, at the heart of an interdisciplinary platform devoted to policy defi nition and evaluation.

As outlined in the guidelines for Operating Bodies active in Economic, Legal and Socio-Political Research and in the Multiannual Objective Function that was addressed to the Executive Board of the Collegio Carlo Alberto by the two founding members, in 2015 the following objectives will be pursued: - greater integration between the knowledge and mostly ﬁ nanced by the others. While the objectives remain Collegio and the University; Compagnia; unchanged, the transformation - consolidation and development of - development of collaborations and process will begin to be implemented activities in non-economic disciplines in the course of 2015 as an essential (social sciences, political science, step towards the creation of a international studies, law) towards “scientiﬁ c platform” for this vast area a multi- and inter-disciplinary of study.

8 In 2015 the Compagnia’s areas of Administration is crucial to ensure interest in this Sector will include the a rational approach and an effective following: cost-beneﬁ t evaluation; - Economics, Law, Society: integration - International Relations: this area with the Collegio Carlo Alberto will be includes all the research Institutions more likely with economic research that, by virtue of the Compagnia’s Centers, to be evaluated on a case- agencies with which it is engaged. contribution to their activity and of by-case basis. The same will occur In the summer of 2014 the City of the presence of researchers from the with the Center for Comparative and Turin presented its new Strategic University, may be integrated with Transnational Law, which is closer Metropolitan Plan that sets the the Collegio for the aim of creating to the University of Turin, as is the objectives for local organizations for a quality Center that operates in case also with post-secondary Law the decade to come. After identifying close connection with the University. programs. the Plan’s most relevant themes, the The Collegio’s international - North-Western Italy: the Compagnia agencies that will be charged with community will also provide an has promoted the start of a process the Plan’s implementation will need important interlocutor of reference to streamline the activity of the City to be appointed. The Compagnia will for partnerships with national and of Turin with the local development play its part, but the role of the Public international organizations.

The Luigi Einaudi Campus, devoted to legal, political, economic-social sciences. Scientiﬁ c and Technological Research. the creation of interdisciplinary already in force with the University and inter-institutional platforms of Turin and the Turin Polytechnic, that will contribute to the strategic as well as those with the University development of Universities and their of Eastern Piedmont (Università del In 2015 the Compagnia will support internationalization, the creation of Piemonte Orientale) and the Federico II projects in areas that contribute to the new opportunities for cooperation University of Naples. The Agreements development of the regional scientiﬁ c between researchers and new will continue to support far-reaching research system, mainly in Piedmont but also in Liguria, according to the 2013-2016 Multiannual Planning Guidelines.

The ultimate strategic goal is to bring regional research up to par with European and international standards,

at least in speciﬁ c areas, so as to turn the Sector into a driver for local development. Most resources will be devoted to Universities through the Agreements and to supporting the Operating Bodies active in connections between the research projects that promote education and Research, with special emphasis and the business world, with the research and that aim to reinforce on sectors characterized by a close purpose of accessing EU funds. infrastructures, with the goal of connection between basic and As regards the Agreements, these generating systemic effects. Support applied research. In this area of mostly refer to the Conventions to research, the development of a activity, according to the guidelines digital bibliographical corpus, and that were drawn up by the various internationalization will be the priority Governing Bodies of the Compagnia, areas for cooperation between the efforts will be channeled toward three Universities of Piedmont.

10 accompanied by a transformation of the Operating Bodies active in these areas (Istituto Boella and SiTI) into research platforms, also through integration. With regard to the promotion of a culture of science and a closer relation between science and society, The Compagnia’s support to the can ensure a most effective use of research Institutions of Genoa will cutting-edge technology and to design the Compagnia will continue to take the form of a call for proposals medical applications to be adopted by support initiatives that promote the - an instrument that has proven the regional medical and production general public’s access to scientifi c effective in the past and that ensures sector and beyond. and technological knowledge, their better planning and a more structured The same approach will also logic and applications. approach to project evaluation and characterize activities in other priority selection. areas like ICT, energy (where the It will also contribute to promoting This year will see the fi rst steps project of the Energy Center will be a more prominent role of science towards the establishment of the central) and Smart City projects, in our society, through the creation new Center for Biotechnologies of an integrated system in the and Translational Medicine of the Turin metropolitan area, so as to University of Turin. HuGeF, the avoid duplication and to maximize Human Genetics Foundation, will coordination. It is essential that be integrated in this project, as was dissemination activities refl ect often advocated, to create scientifi c- specifi c educational programs and technological platforms and new curricula, particularly among the laboratories to aggregate the fi nest youngest. Better socialization of researchers in biomedics. This will science and scientifi c methods is a help reach the critical mass that key factor for development.

11 To this end, starting in 2015 Istituto Zooprofi lattico Sperimentale of Piedmont, Liguria and Valle d’Aosta, a regional scientifi c program - “Xké? - The Curiosity Lab”, now “Xké? - The Curiosity Lab” and with Sistema Scienza Piemonte - will managed jointly by the Compagnia the relevant Universities, intends to be established to popularize and the Foundation for School promote a number of initiatives and a science and technology and to (Fondazione per la Scuola), will program of didactic, information and engage the public in science be a key actor in this sense, with a dissemination activities with reference matters, specifi c focus on school activities that to the Milan World Expo 2015. The promote early contact with science in target will be younger generations, through a program of activities to the classroom. the general public and specialists in be defi ned jointly by the partners Additionally, the Compagnia di San food, food safety and research in the participating in this initiative. Paolo, in collaboration with the agri-food industry.

Activities at “Xké – The Curiosity Lab”. Health. Special attention will be given to the concept of the “integrated health system” in all its components, The Compagnia’s program regarding eligible for grants and a special focus on Health activities is characterized themes related to applied research and from research to engineering by a rigorous selection of projects speciﬁ cally on translational medicine. applications for health, services and health system as a whole, as well as management and sustainability solutions and the possibility to share the new technology at regional level.

In order to promote the medical supplies, in order to open up recently established at IRES adoption of new management new opportunities for development Piemonte. and organizational solutions, in the Turin area. Funds for health As regards technological innovation the Compagnia will encourage projects will be awarded through a (concerning new or upgraded projects characterized by highly selective process and according equipment), grant applications technological innovation to relevance to applied research. addressed to the Compagnia will As in the past, the Compagnia’s need to illustrate in particular the - for example through the adoption actions in 2015 will focus exclusively rate of occurrence of the clinical of ICT technologies that improve on technological innovation and new conditions for which the technology accessibility to health services, organizational and management will be used, the impact on the organizational studies and health solutions to be applied to the Turin economics. In this context, the hospital system. Compagnia’s Operating Bodies will The Compagnia’s actions will be be available to assist in the design coordinated with the Regional and the development of relevant Department for Health of Regione projects. In order to ensure more Piemonte, both in terms of planning effi cient planning and selection of and in the defi nition of priority projects it is essential to set the actions and funding. A key role will deadline for the submission of be played by the working group proposals by the end of the fi rst on Health Technology Assessment semester of this year.

14 Historical and Artistic each activity implemented, but also as development, their contribution an economic driver for those regions should not be overlooked. Heritage. of Italy, like Piedmont and Liguria, that have suffered a decrease in In fact, this is the right time to public funding. engage in very concrete projects Investing in the cultural heritage and, While it would be misleading to in these two Sectors, in parallel, in cultural activities has consider culture and tourism acquired an even greater relevance as replacements for other that the Compagnia intends to not only with regard to the actual underperforming economic and promote through a selective approach value of each asset recovered and technological sectors in boosting that will ensure long-term growth.

Puppets created for the 2014 Torinodanza Déﬁ lé and Lyon’s Biennale de la Danse. As regards the Artistic and Historical In close proximity to the Royal District is Heritage the Compagnia continues the ancient palace that was home to the to support integrated multi-annual Collegio dei Nobili, another important projects, building on the achievements cultural reference point for the city that that have been attained in Turin and In Turin, 2015 will see the completion hosts two of the city’s cultural beacons: Genoa as well as across Piedmont of a number of restoration projects the Academy of Sciences and the and Liguria. There exist criticalities undertaken in the framework of the Egyptian Museum. to be addressed through a systemic approach: in this sense collaboration between Foundations operating in the same areas will be encouraged - as was the case in Genoa, in spite of the delicate adjustments required - whenever appropriate to ensure value- added results.

Setting aside the short-term in favor of a long-sighted approach, the Compagnia will privilege integrated actions and selective evaluation, also with a view to contributing to the redefi nition of public policy measures announced by the Public Administration. Museums Program, that will contribute For the latter 2015 will be a crucial The other priorities guiding the signifi cantly to the renewal of the year: in the spring the opening of the Compagnia’s action will be anchoring historical center of the city and to fully restored Egyptian Museum is cultural heritage projects to culture- increasing its cultural appeal. expected to attract large numbers of oriented development strategies for New developments include visitors from all over the world and to tourism and boosting the economy of pave the way for the ambitious goal of the local territory that has been worn the opening of the Royal District the Museum’s fi nancial self-suffi ciency. out by the fi nancial crisis. (Polo Reale) as a cultural and administrative entity separate from the public authority of the Soprintendenze.

16 The Royal District and the Egyptian Exposition of the Holy Shroud. particularly the Reggia di Venaria, to Museum will be key priorities for the In the second part of the year the which the Compagnia has contributed Compagnia, particularly in light of the activity will resume to complete the signiﬁ cantly and possibly decisively. uncertainties that characterize public revamping of the historical center and In this context the situation is less funding. of strategically relevant religious assets. encouraging, because the public- As regards the program for the In parallel to the projects for the Turin private management of the Reggia has conservation of churches in the center, witnessed a considerable reduction historical center of Turin, in the ﬁ rst in public funding. While the economic part of the year new projects will be the Compagnia will also support scenario leaves no room for new put on hold to ensure access to all the the Royal Residences that encircle ambitious restoration projects, it is religious buildings during the solemn the city like a crown, urgent to address the issue of improving

The countdown to the opening of the new Egyptian Museum has started. an objective that appears today particularly daunting not only in light of the decrease in public funding, but also of the fi nancial diffi culties faced by the local Foundation of banking origin. In 2015 the Compagnia will continue to support the Fondazione Genova Palazzo Ducale per la Cultura, that coordinates cultural initiatives and that has proven far- access to the Reggia on a wider scale Genoa through a strategic selection sighted and successful. Additionally, and to ensure that effi cient connections of restoration projects for the city’s actions will be undertaken to are available to other important Royal architectural gems. recover the architectural heritage Residences, like Moncalieri, Stupinigi, through very strict selection criteria, Rivoli and Racconigi. The purpose of the Compagnia’s for a long-lasting effect, focusing The Reggia di Venaria cannot remain action is the consolidation of the exclusively on the assets that are isolated and disconnected from the image of Genoa as a city of art deemed most important and essential “crown” of Royal Residences that are and culture: for the city’s cultural system. found around Turin. A comprehensive plan should be drawn up to this end, while pursuing the active participation of all the Public Institutions involved. The same concern also applies to the restoration and the management of the assets owned by the Ordine Mauriziano, whose status remains to be determined. In the past few years the Compagnia has also worked extensively to revamp the historical center of

18 The same goal also characterized the fi rst edition of the call Beni in Comune that aims to recover initiatives that target museums In 2015 the winners of the second monumental religious, secular and and architectural assets that have edition of the call on the Cultural natural assets owned by the City of benefi tted from the Compagnia’s Heritage and the Landscape: a network Genoa. A new Tesori Sacri call, an support in the past. Voluntary work for promotion will be announced. instrument that the Compagnia has continues to be regarded as the primary engine for effective actions in this Sector in Piedmont and Liguria, with the aim of facilitating access to the cultural heritage also for the weakest groups of society. In particular, as regard the Royal District, special emphasis will be placed on ensuring maximum effi ciency, particularly towards the many pilgrims and visitors who are expected to reach Turin. In line with the strategic objective of strengthening Turin’s image as one This instrument was chosen by the used repeatedly in the past, will be of the liveliest artistic cities in Italy Compagnia to promote cultural launched to promote the religious and a landmark for contemporary art, development and to open up new historical-artistic heritage and to in 2015 the Compagnia will continue opportunities for economic growth raise awareness of its relevance. to support Turin’s contemporary art through projects that promote the On the occasion of two major events, sector and to consolidate its support integration and the appreciation the Milan World Expo and the to museums and events of excellence of the artistic heritage and the Exposition of the Holy Shroud, organized by local Institutions. landscape. the Compagnia will exclusively support exhibitions and promotional projects that are in line with local cultural policies

adopted by the relevant local Institutions. In particular, the Compagnia will award grants to

19 At the same time, the Compagnia will also step up its commitment to encourage creativity among young artists, by promoting their creative skills and sponsoring training and exchange activities through projects that are culturally relevant (also in wider social contexts), economically viable and innovative in their management. All initiatives and organizations supported by the Compagnia will continue to be subject to close monitoring in terms of efﬁ cient management, with a view to ensuring an organized use of resources, services and cultural initiatives in a wide cultural by the Fondazione 1563 per l’Arte e la The Fondazione will continue its context. The objectives for the Historical Cultura, the Compagnia’s Operating important cultural action - that started and Artistic Heritage Sector will also be Body that promotes research two years ago - to promote and to pursued through projects undertaken in Humanities. disseminate studies on Baroque through scholarships and grants for researchers. It also promotes an articulated program on “Ancient and Modern. Rome, Paris, Turin 1680- 1750” that expands on the critical reﬂ ections that were formulated in Turin in 1937, after the Second World War, and in the late Eighties. Lastly, the Fondazione will continue to be engaged in the promotion of the invaluable documentation collections contained in the Compagnia di San Paolo’s Historical Archives.

20 the emergency situation of these times their benefi ciaries should evolve, also to of fi nancial crisis. What the Compagnia refl ect new trends and developments. deems essential, on the contrary, is Promoting a new appreciation of Cultural Activities. consolidated knowledge and creating a constant rigor in approaching innovative ways to present it to the Cultural Activities as the result public will be one of the Compagnia’s In the year to come the Compagnia will of strategic planning and a key actions in the cultural Sector. adopt a markedly pragmatic approach convergence of themes, actions, Across all the Sector’s activities - that with regard to cultural initiatives, aimed collections and resources. span from the performing arts to the to reward, as is typical of all its actions, visual media, the Humanities, archives quality and sustainability. Cultural “objects” become relevant and libraries - the Compagnia will There appear to be signs of a tepid only when they are experienced as pursue integration and synergies, with a - and hopefully residual - return to part of the public’s life: therefore the view to maximizing the overall impact of indiscriminate funding in connection to connection between artistic assets and the effect of individual initiatives and to build on the coherence and consistency that has characterized the past years of economic crisis. Consequently, the selection of projects eligible for grants will require proposals to be in line with the Compagnia’s Planning Guidelines. They will be evaluated using specifi c instruments - including calls for proposals and guidelines - as a token of the Compagnia’s commitment towards a cultural approach rooted The current phase is characterized are engaged in fundamentals like the in collaboration. In this way the by an evolution of the concept conservation of the historical memory resources available will be safe from of archival documents from and the cultural promotion of important the scattering that results from static to dynamic, archival and book collections, like the overlapping goals and Institutions, Academy of Sciences and Fondazione isolated or diverging actions. As and related to the parallel universe of Luigi Einaudi. Most of the work in this regards the performing arts, support libraries and museums: changes are Sector requires a smart approach to will be strengthened around major afoot in documentation Centers and in the digitalization of collections, to be initiatives, like the Arti Sceniche call the ways in which documents can be carried out through specifi c projects. for festivals and seasons, and Scene accessed, refl ecting personal interests As regards the visual media, new allo sBando for youth creativity. New and curiosities. It is the benefi ciary technologies and new forms of social legislation may result in changes in accessing archival documents that and creative expression have become the national scenario and regional takes center stage. With reference fi erce competitors to the world of and municipal policies to support to archives and libraries, proposals cinema. Since the Compagnia is aware culture will also evolve. Another area eligible for grants will need to focus on that the scope of this revolution also that appears to have fi nally reached a the concept of “cultural maintenance” refl ects a broader cultural change, turning point after years of impasse not only concerning collections but it will support a new generation of concerns Archival Collections, in which also people and their skills. Library creative practices that ensure technical the Compagnia has always had a facilities may serve as bridges between quality and that take into account the special interest - as witnessed by the traditional forms of knowledge and the endless forms of visual and social creation of a Program on Twentieth new context of digital culture, including communication that are developing Century Studies and the promotion of also its social implications. Such among the younger generations inside the Compagnia’s Historical Archives projects will be regarded with particular and outside urban areas. through the Fondazione 1563 per l’Arte interest. Additionally support will be e la Cultura. provided to the Turin Institutions that

22 target segment of the population and Social Policy. risk jeopardizing the quality of life of individuals and families facing diffi cult times; − the need to defi ne medium-to- In the performance of activities in − poverty and vulnerability in various long-term strategies that, in line with the Social Policy Sector, in 2015 the forms, that are becoming more the Sector’s Guidelines, will have Compagnia will take into account widespread and closely correlated. a signifi cant impact on the area of various factors. These include: These characterize the Sector’s reference.

“Spazio ZeroSei” in Via Milano at the corner with Piazza della Repubblica. These two aspects have characterized the Compagnia’s activity in the past years and will continue to guide its action also in 2015,

aiming to promote a second welfare that fosters self-responsible behavior, while ensuring the empowerment and direct engagement of the benefi ciaries. This rationale is refl ected in the creation of new Intersectoral Programs that will be presented in detail later in this publication (ZeroSix for children aged 0 to 6, Turin and the Alps and the Center for the Twentieth The projects target mental disabilities Policy actions for children and youth Century); in the consolidation of the through the Association Il Bandolo, will also see the active participation of Housing Program (in 2015 the second prison policy through projects Logos the Social Policy Area, in the belief that Temporary Home will open in the for ex-convicts re-entering society, San Salvario district in Turin), the and Nomis for foreign minors who investing in the new generations Sustainable Housing Fund in Piedmont have committed crimes or are at since the early years refl ects (Fondo Abitare Sostenibile Piemonte) risk of delinquency (the latter will signifi cantly on child development and the Social Housing Fund (Fondo be extended to include the areas of and school and professional Housing Sociale) in Liguria; and in the Cuneo and Savona), the need to protect performance. focus on Social Innovation. and to mentor women subjected to The network projects that were violence (project Approdo) and the In addition to the ZeroSix Program launched a few years ago are victims of crimes (project Dafne), above, the Sector will extend its scope characterized by contents and youth empowerment (YEPP - Youth of activity to include themes related to methods that refl ect the principles Empowerment Partnership Program) in education through a new collaboration of Social Innovation. In 2015 these various areas of Piedmont and Liguria, with the Foundation for School and projects will account for the bulk of possibly to be extended to other Uffi cio Pio to update the project this Sector’s activity, in light of the regions as well. Provaci ancora, Sam! on early school need to constantly adapt the projects leaving in the Turin area, that will be to a changing environment and to meet coordinated with scholarships awarded the specifi c needs of the Turin area. by Educatorio Duchessa Isabella.

24 infrastructural - will represent a specifi c area of action. In 2015 the Compagnia’s work regarding prisons will lead to the analysis and evaluation of the projects implemented in the previous editions of Progetto Libero, in view of launching the project again in 2016. A national conference will be A project to test innovative school for entrepreneurship (microcredit organized to refl ect on life in prison facilities is also being studied, project with Regione Piemonte). In and possible measures to improve its from both a structural and a this Area activities will continue also quality. methodological standpoint. Moreover with regard to the job placement As regards international cooperation the Sector’s activity concerning of refugees. Other initiatives may the project Fondazioni4Africa can daycare centers in Turin will be be eligible for grants if they are count today on the participation of evaluated along with the results characterized by innovation and several Foundations of banking of experimental projects on equal sustainability. In this climate that origin engaged in a framework opportunities in schooling for promotes social entrepreneurship initiative in Burkina Faso. foreign-born children. Contrasting and socially engaged businesses, The initiative Formazione per lo the economic crisis also translates into Social Innovation projects - also sviluppo (Training for development) various actions that aim to targeting middle management personnel from the South of the keep unemployed or laid-off World to build their capacities in workers in touch with educational Centers of excellence, the labor market will focus specifi cally on the results achieved in health-related through work vouchers, to promote cooperation. Also in light of a an active labor policy (Training for refl ection currently under way with Labor Mobility), to provide incentives several other European Foundations,

25 collaboration and a clearer distinction of their respective roles. Specifi c themes that will see the participation of other Operating Bodies, including Child at Collegio Carlo Alberto (where activities will continue for on policy-making for the new the revitalization of the Sestiere generations; SiTI on social housing; della Maddalena district) - calls for the Compagnia will continue to place Istituto Superiore Mario Boella on proposals will be used in specifi c special emphasis on family farming, the application of new technologies Sectors: “Work” for active labor evaluating the possibility to develop joint initiatives with international partners. The Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Compagnia di San Paolo, the City of Turin and Uffi cio Pio to develop and to implement welfare programs, now in its third year, has proven

a useful instrument to share and to put in place interesting actions for the community in Turin.

Grants awarded to organizations for their institutional activities will be subject to even stricter monitoring for process innovation in the Social policies; “Home-based care” and evaluation to verify the Policy Sector. especially for the elderly through the attainment of set objectives. As regards the selection and promotion of local networks; “Youth”, The Compagnia’s relations with evaluation of grant-making with special emphasis on youth the Operating Bodies and, more applications from the areas of aggregation and empowerment; specifi cally, with Uffi cio Pio (that reference - Piedmont and Liguria “Education” to contrast early was assigned a new Multiannual and, in particular, Turin and Genoa school leaving and the use of new Objective Function after the new technologies in school; “Economic Governing Bodies took offi ce in solidarity and territorial welfare” that 2014) and with the Foundation for will also include food aid in the Turin School will continue towards greater area.

26 Special attention will be devoted to the new programming period of EU funds both in terms of the resources made available by structural funds, and funds managed directly by EU Institutions. Efforts will be geared towards improving access to sources of funding, international partnerships, experimentation of new initiatives and projects for civil society organizations or to create systematic Bodies or other institutions in which operators and Institutions with which fundraising mechanisms for the the Compagnia participates actively. the Compagnia di San Paolo operates, community. It will also assess viable also with a view to generating and sustainable projects to promote Voluntary Work. economic leverage, to disseminating a culture of individual or corporate In 2015 the Compagnia will follow best practices, to exporting donations and to assist in the creation closely the developments concerning internationally methods and actions of memorial or philanthropic funds, the Special Funds for Voluntary Work that have been implemented in Turin possibly managed by Operating ex art. 15 of Law 266/91 - to which it and in Piedmont. contributes also through participation In cooperation with the Social Policy in the activities of the Management Area, the Research Department will Committees - particularly with continue to focus on Community reference to the geographical areas Foundations in the North-West of that are awarded grants annually. Italy, encouraging the achievement Moreover, the Compagnia will of concrete results and progressive continue to work with the Foundation ﬁ nancial autonomy. for the South, that promotes the It will provide early guidance to local development of Italy’s Southern initiatives that aim to set up new regions.

27 Intersectoral the experience matured through its Programs. ﬁ rst actions, in 2015 the Program will aim to extend, consolidate and engage the Turin and the Alps. network of partners in the area The main project lines of the Turin 2015, in the framework of a process of reference and the Alps Program were developed to develop and to increase internal in 2014, when the Program’s activities competences as is typical of the (Piedmont, Liguria, Valle d’Aosta) began. Some of the actions will Compagnia’s Programs. to share elements that facilitate bear fruit and will be completed in Based on its initial objectives and on concrete cooperation.

View of Turin from the entrance of the Museum of the Mountain. 28 applied research concerning the economic and social development of Alpine areas in Piedmont, Liguria and Valle d’Aosta will continue. Based on the materials produced so far, adjustments to better assist in the development of specifi c skills In 2014 the Program identifi ed key subjects that are innovative and may be adopted - also possibly places and actors, refl ections, and coherent to help fi nd additional funds to territorial policies to promote a implement the best practices creative and innovative mountain with the goal of defi ning identifi ed - to implement pilot environment. The Compagnia has territorial development policies projects that are deemed signifi cant played an active role in prompting that are carefully designed and and feasible. Other capacity-building the exchange of projects and integrated. activities will be organized for the experiences, especially regarding the local communities, also in order role of Turin as the regional capital As regards potential participants to increase the appeal of Alpine and the development of the potential to the Program, in 2015 activities areas and their ability to attract EU, of both sides (city/mountain) through will focus on the analysis of shared public and private funds alike for the interaction with the Alpine valleys instruments and methodologies, promotion of mountain areas. that surround the city. documented familiarity with local A central role will continue to be In line with the refl ections that have experiences and policies, and played by initiatives that aim to led to its establishment, the Program raising awareness of the mountain document and to disseminate aims to promote and to open up environment among the general artistic and cultural expressions of new opportunities deriving from the public. In 2015 the activities issued and about the Alpine world, to be exchange and the interaction with from the 2014 call for proposals on promoted in Turin and in the valleys. These proposals aim to present the mountain as a place of cultural production and appeal, breaking away from the stereotypes that associate the mountain environment mainly with tourist activities.

29 At the same time they also aim to present Turin as a city that can dialogue constructively on an equal footing with the mountain, promoting the respect and the appreciation of the Alpine cultural identity. In this ZeroSix Program. The focus on children, cross-cutting sense the Turin and the Alps Festival In 2014 the ZeroSix Program was actions, actors from various areas of will be organized again, following mostly characterized by the defi nition activity, the promotion of innovative last year’s edition, and will be of new actions targeting children approaches and practices, the promoted through a joint strategy aged 0 to 6 years and their families. dissemination of the importance of of communication. Projects and In this context the Compagnia’s early childhood years, will continue proposals will be encouraged to bring role was extremely practical and to be priority lines of action for the to light the innovative and creative contributed to the organization Compagnia targeting children aged 0 potential of Alpine areas both as a and consolidation of projects and to 6 and their families. source of inspiration and as a cultural initiatives already under way. Experiences, methodologies, production site. Collaboration with The goal was practices, policies and instances that key stakeholders will be of the will emerge in the framework of the essence, particularly the National to defi ne a comprehensive Program will be given visibility at Museum of the Mountain in Turin, and organized strategy for the “Spazio ZeroSei”, a physical location that will participate in the planning of Compagnia’s actions with regard that opened in the fall of 2014 in via actions for 2015. to the Program’s target. Milano 20 in Turin, where children’s curiosity has the chance to express itself through educational labs on science, art and culture. Here the children’s families have the opportunity to participate in meetings and workshops on parenting and childcare, while specifi c courses are organized for educators, public offi cials, and decision-makers on information and awareness-raising activities, training and exchange. “Spazio ZeroSei” is intended to function as a place that promotes aggregation and experimentation.

30 in collaboration with Consorzio CIDIS. These activities target children residing in these areas with the aim of promoting access to services on the part of Roma children and engaging their families. Awareness- raising and educational campaigns In 2015 many of the actions defi ned in Turin and food education (Borgo will be launched on the promotion of in 2014 will be implemented jointly by Dora, Aurora, Borgo Vittoria). These healthy lifestyles, food and nutrition, a number of stakeholders (daycare activities will target children in health information and prevention, centers and kindergartens, local public and private daycare centers the acquisition of legal status for health organizations, municipalities and kindergartens as well as those Roma families, in addition to cultural and consortia, third-sector operators, who are not involved in traditional and artistic activities that aim to parental and diaspora associations, educational services. In the Porta bring out the cultural identity of the pediatricians, etc.) in collaboration Palazzo district this fi gure is Roma population. As was the case with the Compagnia di San Paolo. particularly high (only 13% of children last year, in 2015 meetings will be In the framework of the Action Porta residing in this district attend daycare organized for operators and public Palazzo ZeroSei initiatives will be and only 56% kindergarten). The offi cials to promote the exchange of undertaken to participation of children not attending experiences and best practices with daycare or kindergarten will be other Italian and European operators raise awareness and inform promoted through the Voluntary Work engaged in the defi nition of initiatives on the promotion of children’s Associations that operate in this and policies that aim to promote the health and well-being, as well district. inclusion of the Roma population as as musical, cultural, artistic and Following a joint in-depth analysis, well as advocacy campaigns on those sports activities activities will also be organized in themes, also in collaboration with the framework of the Action Oltre other European Foundations. i Campi ZeroSei in the towns of Orbassano, Rivalta, Bruino, Beinasco, Piossasco, and Volvera (near Turin),

31 In other towns outside of Turin, the The Compagnia di San Paolo also participatory planning projects that participates in the Transatlantic Forum were implemented in 2014 through on Inclusive Early Years with Italian the Action Altro Tempo ZeroSei will and international partner Foundations reach their conclusion. The projects to promote discussion, refl ection and In 2014 Save the Children in focus on the defi nition of educational collaboration among researchers, collaboration with the Compagnia di activities and services, in addition to decision-makers and operators on San Paolo and the City of Turin has the more traditional ones (daycare policies for children aged 0 to 6, created the Torino BeBi Atlas, that centers and kindergartens), that especially from migrant families provides a georeferenced map of provide educational and playing opportunities for children that encourage socializing, inclusion, parenting, and family engagement. In 2015 the applications for the fi rst edition of the call Orizzonti ZeroSei will be evaluated and selected. The call, launched by the Compagnia di San Paolo, is devoted to proposals from public and private operators from Turin and Piedmont for children aged 0 to 6 years. The call was designed to encourage multi-dimensional solutions for issues related to early childhood, to promote innovative approaches and or disadvantaged households. services and activities available in methodologies, as well as integration The Compagnia will continue this Turin for children aged 0 to 6 years. between various subjects and engagement to This instrument will be very useful to experiences. A second call will be analyze and to defi ne new practices launched by the end of 2015 and will include childhood poverty among and policies for local decision be defi ned according to the proposals the top priorities on the agenda makers. selected in the fi rst edition of the call of public and private decision- and the results achieved by other makers, locally and nationally, Program Actions. to gather and disseminate data on this theme, to organize workshops for experts and the general public.

32 directions, especially with reference to healthcare, based on the outcomes The Compagnia confi rms its of the Program’s actions for children society, economics, politics and commitment towards the national and on collaborations with local literature. The overall objective is to initiative Nati per Leggere (Born to enterprises. create a “safe harbor” to preserve Read) to promote reading among 20th century documentation children aged 0 to 6, a Program Twentieth Century Program. regarding Turin. Even more that is coordinated and promoted by Inspired by the idea of creating a signifi cantly, the projects intends Regione Piemonte. dynamic cultural Center open to the In 2015 the Compagnia will also general population - particularly new to create opportunities for evaluate the results obtained in citizens and younger generations - dialogue and civic growth with the framework of the coordinated the Twentieth Century Program will regard to present and future activities carried out jointly with continue also in 2015. It will aim in social issues and key aspects of Regione Piemonte since 2014 with a particular to provide a joint seat for a democratic life. number of partners to select specifi c number of cultural Institutions that issues that require action. are the repositories of important The project under way for Turin’s Lastly new initiatives will be documentary collections and that so-called “Military District” designed considered as well as the are engaged in cultural research by the famous architect Juvarra, that development of the Program in new and activities on Twentieth Century will provide the seat for the Center, has progressed in 2014 with the start of the renovation of two twin buildings - Palazzo San Daniele and San Celso. This past year marked the beginning of the project with a broad defi nition of spatial and functional requirements, leading to the identifi cation of the organizations that will transfer their offi ces in the “Military District”. The seat of the Center, that will be characterized by an innovative and sustainable management and cultural approach, will be inaugurated by

33 the end of 2015. Up to this point the organizations involved are the ones that will inhabit the two twin buildings, the next step will be the engagement of all the organizations that are found across the regional area that perform activities in line with the Center’s mission. This will create a reference institution for issues like democracy and human rights, the positive legacy of the last century. This expansion to include the regional territory also entails the addition of Regione As regards grant-making, the single for the Center’s partners. Through Piemonte as a new partner, in call will be expanded and diversifi ed these activities the Compagnia addition to the Compagnia and the to include various objectives: on intends to allow the participating City of Turin. The projects designed the one hand, the completion of the Institutions to reorganize in light of by cultural Institutes on the services projects started in 2014; on the other, the developments of the past three to be offered by the Center will support to research, which is the soul years. The work groups, that bring be completed and they will be of cultural institutes, through projects together the staff of the organizations presented at the inauguration that that disseminate the Center’s participating in the Center, will is planned for the fall of 2015. The activities and results and that engage continue to operate with a view to addition of new partners will also civil society on pressing topics. innovating skills and competences be considered among organizations The more operational projects and developing integrated and that can contribute to cultural and will also continue, as a sort of cross-cutting approaches to priority management activities, some of “investment in software”, to create themes: communication, fundraising, which may also fi nd a new seat in new competences and practices promotional and dissemination Palazzo San Daniele. Initiatives to activities targeting students and the engage the local population will general public, the role of voluntary also be organized - not only as work. Moreover a special focus benefi ciaries of the services offered, will be placed on the creation of an but also to encourage those who have IT infrastructure for archival and an interest in those themes library activities, which will provide to become more actively involved a signifi cant opportunity to integrate in the promotion of the Center and to improve the core services and its activities. offered.

34 Creative project: The Mask Communication.

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