Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Aging
Agriculture
Biodiversity
Business and Industry
Children
Citizenship and Governance
Climate Change
Coorporate Accountability
Crime Prevention
Criminal Justice
Culture
Debt Relief
Decolonization
Development
Disabled Persons
Disarmament
Drug Control
Education
Energy
Environment
Extreme poverty
Family
Financing for Development
Food
HIV/AIDS
Habitat
Human Rights
Humanitarian Affairs
Indigenous Peoples
International Law
International Security
Justice
Labour
Least Developed Countries
Media
Micro-Credit
Migration
Minority Rights
Peace and Security
Population
Refugees
Religion
Safety
Social Development
Statistics
Sustainable Development
Technical Cooperation
Torture
Trade and Development
Values
Violence
Water
Women
Women/gender Equality
Youth
Financing for Development:
Addressing systemic issues
External debt
Increasing financial and technical cooperation for development
International Trade as an engine for development
Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development
Mobilizing international resources for development
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Indigenous women
Information and communication technologies
Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
Men and boys
Millennium Development Goals
Policy advice
Research
Service provision
The girl child
Trafficking in women and girls
Violence against women
Women and HIV/AIDS
Women and armed conflict
Women and health
Women and poverty
Women and the economy
Women and the environment
Women and the media
Women and the media
Women in power and decision-making
Population:
International migration
Population growth
Reproduction, family formation and the status of women
Public Administration:
Ethics, Transparency and Accountability
Governance and Public Administration
Social Development:
Aging
Conflict
Cooperative
Disabled persons
Employment
Indigenous issues
Poverty
Social policy
Technical cooperation
Youth
Statistics:
Demographic and social surveys
Household Statistics
International Comparison Programme
Official statistics, principles and practices
Population and housing censuses
Social Statistics and Social Monitoring
Statistical activities classification
Sustainable Development:
Agriculture
Atmosphere
Biodiversity
Biotechnology
Capacity-building
Climate change
Consumption and production patterns
Desertification and Drought
Disaster management and vulnerability
Education
Energy
Finance
Forests
Freshwater
Gender equality
Health
Human settlements
Indicators
Information for decision-making and participation
Institutional arrangements
Integrated decision-making
International cooperation for an enabling environment
Land management
Major Groups
Marine Resources
Means of Implementation (Trade, Finance, Technology, Tranfer, etc.)
Mining
Partnerships
Poverty
Protecting and managing the natural resources
Rural Development
Sanitation
Science
Sustainable Tourism
Sustainable development for Africa
Sustainable development in a globalizing world
Waste (solid)
Waste Management
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Geographic scope: |
International
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Country of activity: |
United States of America
Belgium
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
France
Honduras
Dominican Republic
Italy
Austria
Switzerland
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Country Not Available
Germany
Ecuador
Colombia
Haiti
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Millennium Development Goals: |
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop global partnership for development
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Mission statement: |
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Year established: |
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Year of registration: |
1846 |
Organizational structure: |
Membership in The Episcopal Church is individual. Statistically, we speak of “active baptized members” and “communicants in good standing.” Individuals participate in church activities via their local congregations (parishes) or chaplaincies, which are grouped into 109 regional geographical areas called dioceses, and further grouped into nine regional provinces. Together, they make up The Episcopal Church. The Episcopal Church carries out its mission through these individual members, local congregations or chaplaincies, diocesan and provincial-level programs, governing structures and agencies, and also “church wide”, at the level of The Episcopal Church as a whole. The Episcopal Church is known as such in its canonical structure and is governed by its Constitutions and Canons (church laws) of General Convention. One of its distinctive features is its democratic nature of governance and the fact that its governing body, the General Convention, is one of the largest legislative bodies in the world. Each diocese of the Episcopal Church elects up to four clergy and four lay leaders as deputies to attend the General Convention. The Convention is a bicameral legislature consisting of the House of Deputies, which has more than 800 members. At each General Convention, the House of Deputies elects a President to serve a three-year term. The House of Deputies meets once every three years, at General Convention. The House of Bishops is comprised of nearly 300 active and retired bishops. The House of Bishops meets twice a year between conventions in a non-legislative capacity and its president is The Presiding Bishop. The two houses meet and act separately and both Houses must concur to adopt legislation. The Convention meets every three years to set the Church’s mission priorities, budget and policies. It has the authority to amend the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church; adopt the budget for the church for the next three years; authorize liturgical texts and amend the Book of Common Prayer; adopt inter-communions and covenants with other churches; set qualifications for orders of ministry and office-holders; elect officers of the General Convention, the Executive Council, and members of boards; and delegate responsibilities to the committees, commissions, agencies, and boards of the Episcopal Church. The Executive Council of the Episcopal Church is an elected body representing the whole church. In the three years between General Conventions, the Executive Council meets three times each year. The Executive Council has the duty to carry out programs and policies adopted by General Convention and to oversee the ministry and mission of the Episcopal Church. The Executive Council is comprised of twenty members elected by General Convention (four bishops, four priests or deacons, and twelve lay leaders) and eighteen members elected by Episcopal provinces, as well as the Presiding Bishop and President of the House of Deputies, Chief Operating Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary of General Convention. |
Number and type of members: |
Membership in the Episcopal Church can be considered in several ways. Statistically, we speak of “active baptized members” and “communicants in good standing.” This category would not include people who frequent our parishes on a regular basis, and contribute in important and meaningful ways, but are not baptized members. Our 2010 Table of Statistics of The Episcopal Church is our most up-to-date information, gathered from 2010 reports submitted by our parishes in what are known as Parochial Reports. The 2010 Table shows that The Episcopal Church counted 2.1 million baptized members in its 9 provinces (both US and overseas). Average Sunday attendance was 697,880. In 2010, our active baptized members in North America, South America, Europe and Asia in 16 countries numbered as follows: North America: Dominican Republic 6,130 Haiti 86,760 United States (50 states) 1,951,907 + Puerto Rico 5,687 Virgin Islands 4,388 South America: Colombia 3,062 Ecuador 10,314 Honduras 50,673 Venezuela 797 Europe: Churches in Europe: 3,857, of which Austria 50? Belgium 245 France 1,610 Germany 1,048 Italy 541 Switzerland 413 Asia: Micronesia (Guam and Saipan, Northern Mariana Island) 555 Taiwan (Province of China)996 |
Affiliation with NGO networks: |
NGO/CSW, Ecumenical Women, NGO Committee to Stop Trafficking in Persons, NGO Committee on the Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, World Council of Churches, National Council of Churches |
Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Grants from Governments
Fundraising campaigns
Funds from Religious Institutions
Product sales and business services
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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