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What is Fondazione CRT?
Operating processes
Fondazione CRT originated from Cassa di Risparmio
di Torino in 1991, inheriting its name as well as its
philanthropic mission. The institution was set up in the
context of the Italian banking sector transformation of
the early 90s, when the legislator started the privatization
process of public savings banks and credit institutions,
thus separating credit from philanthropic activities – the
two souls of the economic activity of old public credit
institutions.
Over more than twenty years, Fondazione CRT has
diversified and perfected its way of operating, so as to
better meet the needs of the community. At the beginning
of its work in the 90s, it funded large and small projects
which originated from its area of intervention. In the years
2000s, it started developing its own projects to promote
and support the excellencies of north-western Italy. In
recent years, Fondazione CRT has also embraced venture
philanthropy, an innovative approach which aims at
strengthening the supported initiatives, turning them into
mature and autonomous projects.
Fondazione CRT is a private, non-profit organisation with
full statutory and management autonomy. Its projects and
resources target various sectors: from the preservation and
promotion of the artistic heritage and cultural activities to
scientific research; from education and training to health
care and assistance for vulnerable social groups; from civil
protection and environmental safeguards to innovation in
local institutions and support of economic development.
Despite being rooted in its traditional area of intervention
– which covers Piedmont and the Aosta Valley Fondazione CRT also looks beyond its historical boundaries
at other national and international non-profit models and
experiences.
Institutional activities
The activities of Fondazione CRT can be grouped into three
macro areas, where it operates through in-house projects
and ad-hoc operating tools.
ARTS AND CULTURE
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
WELFARE AND ENVIRONMENT
Each area has a specific graphic identity, so that the
individual funded activities can be more easily identified.
ARTS AND CULTURE
In this area – the most important one in the history of
Fondazione CRT - many resources have been devoted to
financing the most relevant local institutions. The vast
majority of prestigious institutions in Piedmont and the
Aosta Valley benefit from the support of Fondazione CRT.
The requests for contributions in the sectors of music,
theatre, restorations and temporary exhibitions are
regulated by calls for proposals, issued every year:
Not&Sipari supports music and choir initiatives and events
with local relevance in Piedmont and the Aosta Valley, with
the goal of promoting live performances;
Restauri Cantieri Diffusi is devoted to the restoration of
the historical-artistic heritage of Piedmont and the Aosta
Valley, with the funding of projects to restore protected
works and buildings with proven artistic value and
relevance;
Esponente supports the activities or rearrangement
of existing museums, promotes the organization of
exhibitions and awards in the fields of visual arts and
historical-cultural heritage and the related publishing
activities.
In the area of arts and culture, a
prominent role is played by Fondazione
per l’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea - CRT,
which since 2000 enriches the permanent
collections of GAM (Galleria Civica
d’Arte Moderna di Torino) and the Rivoli
Castle, Museum of Contemporary Art
through the acquisition of works of art
selected by a prestigious International
Scientific Committee. In recent years,
Fondazione per l’Arte has also supported
the promotion and development of
contemporary art in Turin and Piedmont
by supporting training, exhibition,
educational and communication activities.
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
This sector includes funding and projects devoted to
education, training, scientific and technological research.
The main help given to the best young people from
Piedmont and the Aosta Valley comes from the different
components of project Master dei Talenti. The call for
proposals Master dei Talenti Neolaureati offers real work
opportunities and internships in all five continents to
the best graduates from the two regions; the call for
proposals Master dei Talenti Neodiplomati offers threemonth internships all over the world to the students from
secondary schools. The best students with a Conservatory
diploma obtain specialization scholarships through Master
dei Talenti Musicali, which over the years has also allowed
the creation of the orchestra which goes by the same
name. Finally, Talenti per l’Impresa offers the managerial
skills and tools to launch entrepreneurial projects or
manage them at best.
Primary and secondary schools have the opportunity to
widen their educational offer with the courses and indepth classes of project Diderot, which has involved over
280,000 students to date.
Research in Turin and Piedmont receives
constant support from Fondazione CRT:
all main local research institutes, as well
as universities in Piedmont, receive
contributions for research or structural
implementation projects.
Finally, pure research and technological
transfer are the focus of the Lagrange
project, which pays particular attention to
complexity sciences.
Today, the activities of Fondazione Fondo
Ricerca e Talenti deserve special attention.
The fund was created in 2012, inspired
by the experience gathered by the best
American universities. The goal is to
provide the University of Turin – through
various fundraising activities – with
financial assets which can grow over time.
WELFARE AND ENVIRONMENT
This sector includes projects and activities to support
volunteer work for the weakest social groups, public
health, civil protection, environmental protection and the
development of the reference regions.
In the area of social inclusion and accessibility, VivoMeglio
supports actions aimed at improving the quality of life of
the disabled.
The effort in the health emergency sector is expressed by
project Missione Soccorso. Through a call for proposals
process, it gives first aid ambulances to emergency
associations which work with the regional emergency
medical service 118.
Fondazione CRT supports the Civil Protection department
and environmental protection with the Safety Vehicle
project, which gives resources to purchase suitable vehicles
for the thorough monitoring of the territory. Protezione
Civile per i piccoli comuni promotes the improvement of
the organization and equipment of Civil Protection units in
municipalities with less than 5,000 inhabitants.
Over the years, ad hoc non-profit bodies devoted to
specific problems have been created and operated.
Associazione Ulaop Onlus organises
activities to help pre-school children in the
City of Turin by providing a wide range of
activities in the social, welfare, educational,
teaching, cultural and recreational areas,
offered directly to children and their
families.
Fondazione Anti Usura CRT – La Scialuppa
Onlus has been active since 1998 in the
prevention of usury, gradually widening its
area of intervention from the City of Turin
to all the Provinces in Piedmont and the
Aosta Valley.
La Scialuppa can act as a guarantor with
the banks it has an arrangement with, so
that these can offer loans at preferential
interest rates.
Associazione Donare per Crescere Insieme
– CRT Onlus promotes the mechanisms
of fundraising among private individuals,
encouraging their direct involvement.
In particular, it supports projects for the
development of social solidarity.
Fondazione Sviluppo e Crescita – CRT
Fondazione Sviluppo e Crescita – CRT was created to
work in the social field using the methods of venture
philanthropy. Its goals are: the transfer of skills, the
development of new networks, the increase of project
sustainability and the promotion of innovation.
Fondazione Sviluppo e Crescita works through investment
tools, ranging from the real estate sector to that of seed
and venture capital, with the goal of developing the local
area.
The general areas of intervention are:
Social & Human Purpose – medium-long term
investments in real estate, carried out through a closed
real estate fund with social goals;
Social Housing – actions aimed at the creation or
renovation of buildings for social groups which are
socially and economically weak. The main social
housing project (carried out through Ivrea 24 Abitare
Sostenibile S.p.A) is the most important social hotel
in Italy, and is at the core of the urban and social
development of a whole neighbourhood in Turin;
Environment and local development - the most
important actions in this area focus on the quality
of life, energy, and services offered to citizens. They
include ad hoc initiatives (such as the purchase of
vehicles for GTT) or the creation or underwriting of
company holdings (for example, Orione & JStone,
Pegaso, Digital Investments SCA, Sicar, Expo Piemonte);
Development of the local business fabric - actions to
promote technological transfer, the growth of SMEs
and the development of managerial skills.
Of great strategic interest is the role to be played by
the OGR-CRT co., which was formed to manage the
renovation and redevelopment of the Officine Grandi
Riparazioni, an industrial and historical monument
situated in the heart of Turin. Fondazione CRT now
intends to open this to the public and put it to the
service of contemporary creativity in its many forms.
International activities and projects
Although it is rooted in the geographical scope of
intervention defined by its statute, Fondazione CRT
looks beyond its historical boundaries and works at an
international level too. The Turin Foundation belongs to
the European coordinating institutions in the field of
philanthropy – the European Foundation Centre and the
European Venture Philanthropy Association – and to the
United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAoC).
Fondazione CRT is interested in networks in the field of
philanthropy just as it is interested in European projects.
It is leading partner of “Caravan. Artists on the Road”,
within the framework of the Culture Programme; it is
partner of project “Creative Companies in Alpine Space”,
which is related to the Alpine Space Programme, and is
member of the “Social Innovation Ambassador Network”
within the larger “Building a European Network of
Incubators for Social Innovation” project, which is part of
the Seventh Framework Programme.
The attention given to internationalization - which
was already a clear aspect in some of the Fondazione’s
consolidated projects - stems from the intention to make
local non-profit organizations stronger, thanks to contacts
with Europe and the international level, and to attract new
projects and economic resources to Piedmont.
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