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Covenant

Covenant Goede Doelen Nederland

  • 8 April 2024
  • Edited 14 September 2026
  • 1 min

Directors of charitable organisations may encounter intimidation, violence, or other threatening situations because of their position. In the event of such a threat, the director may shield the visiting address of their company or legal entity (with the exception of a BV or NV) in the Business Register. A condition for this is that the sector organisation Goede Doelen Nederland has agreed on shielding criteria with KVK.

Goede Doelen Nederland (Charitable Causes Netherlands) and KVK have set out these agreements in a covenant. The covenant text is only available in Dutch.

When are you eligible?

You are eligible if you meet at least one of the following criteria:

  • You are a director of a charitable organisation that is registered as a (prospective) member on the Goede Doelen Nederland website;
  • You are a director of an organisation which, in a federative or association structure or in an administrative or statutory sense, belongs to or is affiliated with an organisation registered as a (prospective) member on the Goede Doelen Nederland website;
  • You submit a statement drawn up by Goede Doelen Nederland showing that you have been registered in the past as a director of a charitable organisation, as referred to above, and in that capacity can still be faced with a probable threat.

Download the request for shielding form (in Dutch).

Research

A review of several news reports and surveys shows that members of charitable organisations may face threats because of their positions.