Services for NGOs
The CAGI assists international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) already established or seeking to do so in the Geneva region.
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Creating an association
CAGI offers the following support in terms of creating an association:
- legal advice (Swiss association law)
- advice on drawing up statutes
- information on the procedure to request tax exemption for public utility or public service goal.
For more information, see the page dedicated to CAGI’s services for international NGOs.
Useful models and documents
MORE INFORMATION :
- Philanthropy Lunch: Legislative and Regulatory Changes for Swiss Foundations and Associations (18 September 2024)
- NERI-CASTRACANE, Giulia, PFAMMATTER, Vincent. Swiss foundations and associations law: 2023/2024 Legal Update. In: Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Finanzmarktrecht, 2024, vol. 96, n° 5, p. 601–618
- NERI-CASTRACANE, Giulia, PFAMMATTER, Vincent. Nouveautés pour les associations et les fondations, Modifications législatives 2023. First publication in EXPERT FOCUS 2023|June, p. 262 ss (in French)
- Civil Code, articles 60 et seq.
- Droit de l'association, Jean-François Perrin, 3rd Edition Schulthess, coll. Swiss civil law, Zurich, 2008 (in French)
- L'association, Julie Wynne / Hubert Orso Gilliéron, Schulthess Verlag, Zurich, 2023 (in French)
- A guide to legal structures for NGO's and social entrepreneurs in Switzerland
- How to successfully manage a non-profit organisation, Booster Bridge - Fondation Arcanum, 2015 edition
- Bénévolat-Vaud
- Vitamin B, in the service of associations
- Guide to starting a business in Geneva: proposed by the canton of Geneva
- Registering an association with the répertoire des entreprises du canton de Genève (REG): presentation in French of the REG
Other useful information
to create your NGO
Template of statutes of association
Creating a foundation
Opening a representative office
CAGI services
for NGOs and Permanent Missions
Contact
By appointment only: Monday to Friday from 9 am to 12 pm / 2 pm to 4:30 pm
La Pastorale: Route de Ferney 106, 1202 Genève
Access by public transports (TPG): Line 5: stop Intercontinental; lines 8, 20, 22, 60: arrêt Appia. No parking on site.
Founded by the Swiss Confederation and the Republic and Canton of Geneva, the International Geneva Welcome Centre is the single entry point for the support and integration of employees of International Geneva and their families, NGOs and visiting delegates.