OurLoop Stichting (Loop) was registered by the Dutch Authorities as a Charitable Foundation on the 24th of April 2020 with RSIN number: 861193660. Loop has also been granted Equivalency Determination status as a US Public Charity 501c(3).

The deed under article 2 states that the objectives of the foundation are:

• to enable the most marginalised, vulnerable and under-served people to share their experiences in a safe, open and transparent way, to affect positive social change at the individual, community and global levels;
• to improve the provision of aid to people affected by a crisis.

This objective will be pursued by, inter alía, setting up and maintaining a global digital platform that enables people who are affected by crisis and receiving aid to feedback in a neutral and transparent manner to improve the aid provided.

We are legally registered at:

The Hague Humanity Hub. Gluwelen Burgwal 58.  2511 CJ, the Hague, Netherlands.

Staff

At Loop the governance and business model must live and breathe equity, equal participation, flat power structures and empowerment as well as a culture of open and vibrant feedback, because this is what we hope to enable more generally.  As such we are developing a Pay Equity Policy. The approach will learn from the HOT, Ushaidi and Buffer models and will be adapted to Loop as it evolves. As a global digital platform, and expecting to recruit people from varied and diverse backgrounds, we have a remote first working policy. The Governing Board decides on the remuneration for the Director and will approve the Pay Equity Policy/Remuneration policy for the Director and other personnel. Salaries shall reward staff in line with market practice and according to socially acceptable and justified criteria in keeping with the status of Loop as a public benefit organisation (algemeen nut beogende instelling).

Board Members

According to Article 5 of the Deed, Board members shall not receive remuneration, neither direct nor indirect, for the work they perform for the foundation in that capacity. Remuneration is not taken to include: 1. a reasonable, non-excessive compensation for costs incurred for the benefit of the foundation; 2. an appropriate attendance fee.