COMPENDIUM

Trampolinen Karlskrona
Accepted in Karlskrona, 08-02-2017

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Table of Contents
1. Trampolinen Karlskrona 3

2. Trampolinen Karlskrona Vision 3

3. The purpose of the organisation 4

4. Structure of the Organisation 4

5. Trampolinen Karlskrona Board of Advisors (BoA) 4

6. Annual Meetings 5

6.1 Spring Meeting 5

6.2 Extra annual meeting 6

7. Election for Executive Board 6

7.1 Election for Executive Board 6

8. Resignation & removal of EB member 6

9. Membership 7

10. Finances 7

11. Compendium change 7

12. Dissolving of the organisation 8

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1. Trampolinen Karlksrona
1 The Name of the organization shall be Trampolinen Karlskrona (below mentioned as
the organization)

2 The organization is registered as Trampolinen Karlskrona with organisation number

(insert once approved)

2. Trampolinen Karlskrona Vision

1 About Trampolinen Karlskrona:
Trampolinen Karlskrona is a non-for-profit organisation (NGO) run by students and
graduates of Msc. Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability (MSLS) program at Blekinge
Institute of Technology in Karlskrona, Sweden. Its members strive to be strategic leaders
in the co-creation of thriving, sustainable societies. Trampolinen Karlsrkona does not
discriminate on the basis of race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, creed, religion,
national, ethnic or social origin.

2 What we envision:
A global sustainable society in which changemakers can thrive.

3 Our impact:
The NGO facilitates a platform for changemakers to apply their learnings to projects and
develop their skills in creating positive impact.

4 Mission
Trampolinen Karlskrona provides its members with the opportunity to start or join
sustainability-driven projects, and join a nourishing support network for achieving one's
professional and personal development goals.

5 Our Principles:

Walking the talk

We stand by what we say and practice what we preach.
Practicing the theory
We are a playground for testing and prototyping new ideas by putting theories into
practice.
Empowering leadership
We provide opportunities for aspiring leaders to develop their skills in order to
apply them to make a positive impact around the world.
Nourishing a support network
We harvest the knowledge and understanding of all our activities, and create a
nourishing and inclusive support network to benefit our changemakers.
Living diversity
We learn from the different ways of life and opinions represented in our

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 multicultural environment. We respect and actively encourage the contribution of
every individual.
Acting from the place of love and respect
We assume the best intentions of everyone. We nourish community and respect is
at the core of our actions.
Holistic Sustainability
We believe in a holistic sustainability approach, in which we honor both
environmental and social sustainability. We operate within the boundary
conditions of the sustainability principles as stated by the Framework for Strategic
Sustainable Development.

3. The purpose of the organisation

1 The purpose of Trampolinen Karlskrona is to systematically increase the amount of

people working on making the world a more sustainable and joyful place to live in. It
reaches this purpose by providing MSLS students and graduates with a platform to
practice the application of their leadership skills, and further develop their practical skills
in facilitating the transition towards a sustainable society.

4. Structure of the Organisation

1 Trampolinen Karlskrona is a purpose-driven organization which shall be not-for-profit,

and based in Karlskrona.

2 The financial year of the organization is from May 1st to april 30th.

3 The key decisions of Trampolinen Karlskrona are made during the annual meetings, the
extra annual meeting(s) and the Executive Board meetings.

4 The Executive Board (EB) of Trampolinen Karlskrona consists of a minimum of

Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and a Treasurer.

5 The personal authority to sign for Trampolinen Karlskrona is given to the Chairman and
the Treasurer.

5. Trampolinen Karlskrona Board of Advisors (BoA)

1 BoA shall assemble in order to provide advice to the organisation, based on its
members professional experience, for growth and development of the organisation.

2 BoAs role shall be:

a) To ensure the EBs responsibility towards the organisation, its purpose, vision and
economical position
b) To support and advise the organisations long term planning, direction and

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 strategy
c) To help the organisation to maintain continuity and knowledge transfer from year
to year

3 Every member of the BoA shall be appointed for a period of two years. This period can
be prolonged by invitation of the EB.

5 The EB has the final decision regarding the BoAs composition.

6 BoA has no other authority and has no legal or financial responsibility towards the
organisation.

7 The EB of Trampolinen Karlskrona holds full governing rights regarding administration

of Trampolinen Karlskrona, with guidance of the annual meeting and BoA.

6. Annual Meetings
1 The Organization has annual meeting every Spring in Karlskrona, Sweden.

2 All members and BoA have the right to attend the annual meeting. The annual meeting
hold legislative rights when 50% of members with voting rights are present and a
minimum of 1 member from the BoA is present.

3 On annual meetings decisions are made on the motions that has been submitted to the
agenda. The agenda must be sent out at least 2 weeks before annual meetings. All active
members can contribute to the agenda before it is sent out.

4 To have voting rights on the annual meeting the person in question shall have been an
active member of the organisation for at least 3 months.

5 Decisions on annual meetings are made by simple majority of the present members
with voting rights.

6 Voting on annual meetings cannot be made by power of attorney.

7 At equal votes the current Chairman of Trampolinen Karlskrona has the decisive power.

6.1 Spring Meeting

1 The spring meeting shall be held at latest 1st of June.

2 The spring meeting shall be announced to all members and BoA at least five (5) weeks
beforehand.

3 During the spring meeting previous years EB shall present an Annual report and
financial review of their active year, thereafter decision whether they have freedom of
responsibility will happen. Members of the previous years EB are not allowed to vote in

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this question.

6.2 Extra annual meeting

1 Under certain circumstances the EB can call the members to an Extra Annual Meeting

2 Extra annual meetings shall be announced to all members as well as BoA at least five (5)
weeks before the meeting take place.

3 The EB is obliged to call an extra annual meeting when 40% or more of the
organizations members require so. Extra annual meeting is to be held latest 2 months
after the request arrived to the board.

7. Election for Executive Board

1 Election for the (EB) shall be held on the organizations spring meeting.

2 Meeting can only be classed as Election meeting if 50% of the members are present at
the election meeting.

3 Trampolinen Karlskronas Current EB has the right to decide about the number of EB
members. Additional EB members can be elected at the spring meeting.

7.1 Election for Executive Board

1 Only members are able to run for election, and for maximum one position on the EB.

2 The members elect the EB in a direct voting. In the election, all present members with
voting rights have one vote. The voting is done anonymously.

3 Two vote counters shall be approved by the annual meeting. The result of the voting
shall only be presented with announcement of winning candidate.

4 Upon election for EB, the candidate is elected when receiving at least 50% of given
votes.

5 If none of the candidates receive at least 50% of the votes, a new voting shall be held
between the two candidates who received most votes.

8. Resignation & removal of EB member

1 If a member of the Executive board resigns his/her position before the end of their
mandate period a by-election should be called to the next annual meeting. Under certain
circumstances, and for a limited amount of time, the EB have the mandate to delegate the
position to a member, if it benefits the urgent needs of the organisation.

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2 Removal of Executive board members can be done at the extra annual meeting and
approved with 75% votes of the members are required to remove a member from the
Executive board.

9. Membership
1 Members of the organisation are active participants of projects run by Trampolinen
Karlskrona. This includes active participants who are current students or graduates of the
Master in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability (MSLS) program at Blekinge
Institute of Technology, Karlskrona.

2 Members need to be registered by the EB to formalize membership.

3 Members should work according to the values of the organisation as mentioned above.

4 The executive board has the power to immediately expel a member that abuses the
trust and or the resources for/of the organisation.

5 Trampolinen Karlskrona has the right to limit the number of recruited members on the
base of the capacity and the resources of the organisation, according to board decision.

6 Membership is dissolved when the member is 12 months inactive or by a letter of notice

by the member. Inactivity is measured by participation in projects.

10. Finances
1 The EB vouches for Trampolinen Karlskrona finances.

2 The running bookkeeping, annual report, end of year closure of administration, order to
pay and other financial issues is the responsibility of the Treasurer and vouched for by the
entire EB.

3 Budget for the financial year shall be made by the EB.

4 End of year closure for the financial year shall be completed at the latest one month
after the end of the financial year.

5 The Treasurer has veto right to all financial decisions that relates to costs and revenues
not accounted for in the budget for the fiscal year.

6 An auditor is appointed by the EB and approved by the annual meeting.

11. Compendium change

1 Compendium change can only be done at a regular or extra annual meeting

2 Decision should be taken with 60% majority of the present members with voting right

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on regular or extra annual meeting.

12. Dissolving of the organisation

1 Decision about dissolving the organisation should be taken on a regular annual
meeting.

2 Decision about dissolving should be taken with 60% majority of the present members
with voting right.

3 The remaining assets of the organisation are to be decided upon at the annual meeting.

_________________________ _________________________
Kelly Sweet Niklas Eklund
Chairperson Treasurer

_________________________ _________________________
Alina Minkova Cynthia Mooij
Vice-chairperson General Board Member

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