Beth Bandy Research & Consulting

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  • Start here: prospect research in Saudi Arabia

    Start here: prospect research in Saudi Arabia

    Welcome to “Start here,” an updated series of blog posts about getting started doing prospect research in countries around the world. The original “Start here” series appeared on the International Fundraising Intelligence blog in 2015. (IFI became Beth Bandy Research & Consulting last year.) 

    Full prospect research in the countries covered in this series will require many different sources, but the ones highlighted here will help you orient yourself, whether you are new to international prospect research or are a fundraiser just starting to work with prospects in a particular country.

     

     

    5 things to know about Gulf philanthropy

    This 2017 DEVEX article looks at philanthropy in Saudi Arabia and neighboring states.

     

    From traditional to impact philanthropy: Creating a legacy for GCC family businesses

    This 24-page paper from PwC’s Strategy& was released in 2017.

     

    Hays Salary and Employment 2017 (GCC region)

    Global recruitment firm Hays, which specializes in the oil and gas industry, released a Salary and Employment Report covering the Gulf states in 2017. You can download a PDF by clicking the link above.

     

    ARAMCO.jobs

    This website gives an introduction to working for Saudi Aramco, one of the major employers of international workers in Saudi Arabia. The site explains compensation, benefits, company housing, and other details.

     

    Interactive: Saudi Arabia’s Royal Family Tree

    The Financial Times (registration/ subscription required) produced this graphic, which covers three generations.

     

    The World’s Most Influential Arab Women

    Arabian Business produces numerous wealth and power lists covering Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region. This list can be sorted by name or country.

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  • Focus on charity law in South Korea

    Focus on charity law in South Korea

    When I teach international prospect research classes, I often get questions about the legal context for philanthropy in countries around the world. I am not an attorney and cannot offer legal advice, but I can point you to some resources that will help you start exploring international charity law. Previously in this series, I shared some general global resources about charity law and some information about charity law in China. Today, we’re shifting focus to South Korea.  

    PwC Korea provides a list (in English) of current individual tax deductions, including tax credits for charitable donations.

    Thompson Reuters Practical Law website includes, “Private client law in South Korea: overview.” This free online resource provides, in English,

    “a high level overview of tax; tax residence; inheritance tax; buying property; wills and estate management; succession regimes; intestacy; trusts; co-ownership; familial relationships; minority and capacity, and proposals for reform.”

    Ernst & Young released an International Estate and Inheritance Tax Guide in 2013 that is still relevant as a starting point. The section on South Korea (pp. 268 – 277) includes information on trusts and foundations, grants, tax deductions, and numerous other topics of interest to fundraisers working with prospects in South Korea.

     

     

    Photo: Gangnam / 강남구 by Joop

  • Start here: prospect research in Germany

    Start here: prospect research in Germany

    Welcome to “Start here,” an updated series of blog posts about getting started doing prospect research in countries around the world. The original “Start here” series appeared on the International Fundraising Intelligence blog in 2015. (IFI became Beth Bandy Research & Consulting last year.) 

    Full prospect research in the countries covered in this series will require many different sources, but the ones highlighted here will help you orient yourself, whether you are new to international prospect research or are a fundraiser just starting to work with prospects in a particular country.

    Manager

    This German-language publication is a go-to source for business information and the latest scoops about the industries in which your prospects work. Manager also publishes an annual guide to the 500 wealthiest individuals in Germany, which you can purchase as a digital copy. The magazine and website are in German but can be translated with Google Translate if you can’t read the language. (If you use Chrome as your browser, you can install a browser extension that allows you to click a button and translate an entire page for ease of reading.)

     

    “Profile: German Family Businesses”

    This article on the Camden FB website gives a good introduction to “the driving force of Germany’s economy and … much of its success as the second biggest exporter in the world.”

     

    Bundesverband Deutscher Stiftungen

    Learn about Germany’s charitable foundations and search for specific foundations in a country-wide database on this website of the Association of German Foundations. Basic information is available in English, while the directory of foundations and other material is in German.

     

    Immobilien Scout 24

    To get a quick overview of where wealth is concentrated in Germany, zoom in on this interactive property value heatmap on the Immobilien Scout 24 website. The site also allows you to search by address (in German).

     

     

     

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