1. The GIFT Operating Rules: Changes for a Stronger and more Cohesive Champion Network
GIFT General Stewards’ Meeting
Cascais, Portugal - October 16, 2018
Juan Pablo Guerrero
@jpga63
@fiscaltrans

2. GIFT Stewards - The 46 Champions
(and the partners…)
WBG, IMF, OECD
IFAC, MITRE, OCP
CABRI, IPF, Global Integrity, ILDA
Brazil (Budget Sec)
Philippines (DBM)
Mexico (SHCP)
16 other budget Government agencies
Government (19)
Intl Orgs/ Networks (9)
Funders/
Foundations (4)
Civil Society Organization (14)
IBP, Fundar,
CBPP, INESC, Icefi,
ACIJ, Obs-Fiscal, Seknas
Funde, PSAM, Emerging M., NCDHR, Social Watch
Hewlett F.
Omidyar
Ford F.
DfID 2

3. Participation in the GIFT network (section 3)
Participation is inclusive and open to any agency, institution, organization, or body willing to advance fiscal openness and to contribute to, or benefit from, the network’s streams of work
Any GIFT stewards or the network director can invite these stakeholders to engage in GIFT activities, who will be identified as partners of GIFT
These participants do not have to fulfill the stewards’ functions, but are expected to uphold the values and principles articulated in the High Level Principles for Fiscal Transparency and to consistently advance fiscal openness and share the experience within the network 3

4. GIFT General Stewards Meeting (section 5)
Members attend the General Stewards Meetings at least once a year
These meetings function as the advisory body, providing a forum for stakeholders to define and advance the objectives of the initiative and to exchange their experiences in promoting fiscal openness understood as fiscal transparency, participation, and accountability
Government bodies that are GIFT stewards will present an action plan to push for increasing fiscal transparency, participation and accountability in their area of responsibility in their countries
The progress of these actions will be published and reported regularly to the GIFT network which will provide feedback and recommendations 4

5. The 5 Bodies of GIFT
General Stewards: advisory body, providing a forum for stakeholders to define and advance the objectives of the initiative and to exchange their experiences
Lead Steward: governing body of the network
Network Director: leads, represents, coordinates and facilitates activities
Coordination Team: support to work streams and activities related to research, norms, principles, technical assistance, dissemination, open data stream & use of technologies
Partners: continually advance fiscal openness and share the experience within the network 5

6. GIFT Coordination Team
Network Stakeholders
Community of Practice
Partners
Stewards
Lead Stewards
GIFT Coordination Team 6

7. Main changes to the Operating Rules Decided by the Lead Stewards
Revise the GIFT Operating Procedures to update the membership process (currently approaching 50 members)
Clarify the application process
Define the conditions for maintaining stewardship status
Include provisions for loss of membership status
Adapt to a more realistic type of engagement, size & budget 7

8. Becoming a GIFT Stewards – and leaving the network (section 3)
A plan of action with concrete and verifiable goals and regular reports on the progress of this plan
Stewards are free to step down and end collaboration with the network, when its value proposition and the principles of fiscal transparency, public participation and accountability, in an environment of respect for democratic values and the observance of human rights, come into conflict with the practices of the government they belong to 8

9. Terms of Reference of the Stewards (Section 4)
Present a plan of action for their organization with concrete and verifiable goals, report on progress regularly on the network meetings and ensure that GIFT continues to support its stewards in meeting their fiscal openness goals
A steward that fails to respond to the network’s communications, omits to report progress on its action plan for fiscal openness, and does not attend the stewards general meeting for more than two occasions will cease to be a steward and be considered a partner of GIFT 9

10. Section 5: General Stewards Meeting
The GIFT members attend the General Stewards Meetings at least once a year, barring exceptional circumstances.
Government bodies that are GIFT stewards will present an action plan to push for increasing fiscal transparency, participation and accountability in their area of responsibility in their countries
The progress of these actions will be published and reported regularly to the GIFT network which will provide feedback and recommendations
The General Steward’s Meetings are hosted and organized by the network director, with the support of the coordination team 10

11. Section 6, Terms of Reference of the Lead Stewards
Manage stakeholder membership as stewards, including eligibility, engagement and participation 11

12. Section 7, Terms of Reference of the Network Director
Prepare the informative files on new applicants and provide them to the lead stewards at least one month in anticipation of the discussion meeting 12

13. Stay tuned! @fiscaltrans @fiscaltransparency