statute
strongertogether eV
Articles of Association
§ 1
Name, registered office and financial year
The association bears the name "strongertogether" and should be entered in the register of associations at the district court in Königstein/Ts. be entered. After registration, the name is "strongertogether eV".
It is based in Schmitten/Ts.
The financial year is the calendar year.
§ 2
purpose of the association
The association pursues exclusively and directly charitable and charitable purposes within the meaning of the third section "Tax-privileged purposes" of the tax code.
The aim and purpose of the association is primarily promotion
help for people persecuted politically, racially or religiously, for refugees, displaced persons, emigrants, late resettlers, war victims, war survivors, war disabled and prisoners of war, civilian disabled and disabled as well as help for victims of crime,
the youth and elderly care,
of upbringing, folk and vocational training, including student aid.
The purpose of the statutes is realized in particular by fulfilling the following tasks:
the procurement and provision of monetary and material donations in Germany and Ukraine,
Organization of accommodation and care for refugees from Ukraine,
Support for other non-profit organisations, public bodies and other institutions in helping refugees from Ukraine, whereby the sponsor of the other body must be a non-profit organization or public body,
Implementation and organization of the exchange of schoolchildren, students and athletes between Germany and Ukraine, including the organization of scholarships and subsidies for these schoolchildren, students and athletes,
Promotion of cultural, intellectual and scientific exchange between Germany and Ukraine,
Establishment of German language schools abroad.
§ 3
use of funds
The association is selflessly active and does not primarily pursue its own economic purposes.
Funds of the association may only be used for statutory purposes.
In their capacity as members, the members do not receive any benefits from the funds of the association.
No person may be favored by expenses that are alien to the purpose of the association or by disproportionately high remuneration.
All members of the association's bodies work on a voluntary basis; they are entitled to reimbursement of proven out-of-pocket expenses.
If the association is dissolved or if tax-privileged purposes no longer apply, the association's assets will pass to a legal entity under public law or another tax-privileged corporation for the purpose of exclusive and direct use for the purpose of promoting refugee aid, youth and elderly care as well as education, people's and Vocational training including student assistance. The board of directors must take the decision on this. Resolutions on the use of assets may only be implemented after the approval of the responsible tax office.
Members of the association do not receive back the amounts paid in the event of their departure or in the event of the dissolution or cancellation of the association, unless they are amounts already paid.
§ 4
membership
Any natural or legal person who is willing to promote the purpose of the association can become a member of the association.
The application for membership must be made in writing. Acceptance is decided upon by the board.
With the admission the member accepts the statutes of the association.
The voting right of natural persons can only be exercised after they have reached the age of majority.
Membership is terminated by written resignation, exclusion, death or deletion.
Withdrawal from the association is permitted at any time. It is made in writing to a member of the Management Board with a notice period of four weeks.
The exclusion is permissible if the interests of the association require it. The Board of Directors decides on the exclusion. Before the decision is made, the member is to be given the opportunity to make a personal statement within a reasonable period of time. The person concerned can object to the exclusion. The General Assembly makes the final decision.
Membership will be canceled if the membership fee is more than two years in arrears.
§ 5
posts
Membership fees and admission fees are charged. The Board of Directors decides on the amount of membership fees and the amount of admission fees.
§ 6
organs
The organs of the association are
The board
The General Assembly
§ 7
The board
The Board of Directors consists of two members, namely the Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson.
The Board of Directors is elected by the General Assembly for a period of three years. Re-election is permissible.
At the end of their term of office, the incumbent board members remain in office until their successors have been elected.
Board members can be voted out of office by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast at the general meeting before the end of their regular term of office. A successor must be elected within a maximum period of three months.
The board of directors is the legal representative of the association within the meaning of Section 26 of the German Civil Code. The association is represented jointly by two board members.
The board of directors works on a voluntary basis. However, the general meeting can decide that those members of the board who are actively involved in an institution operated by the association are paid appropriate remuneration.
§ 8th
Tasks of the Board of Directors
The board of directors manages the business of the association, insofar as they are not expressly the responsibility of the general meeting, in particular according to § 10 of the statutes or another provision of these statutes.
The Board of Directors passes its resolutions with a simple majority. It has a quorum if at least two members take part in the decision-making process. In the event of a tie, an application is deemed to have been rejected.
Minutes are to be made of the resolutions of the Executive Board, which are to be signed by two members.
§ 9
The General Assembly
The General Assembly meets at least once a year.
The board of directors can convene extraordinary general meetings. He must convene it if one third of the members request this in writing from the Executive Board, stating the purpose and reasons, or if the interests of the association require it.
The invitation to the general meeting is issued by the board of directors with a notice period of at least two weeks in writing and must contain the agenda. Subsequent applications must be submitted in writing to the Board of Directors one week before the start of the meeting and must be communicated to the members before the start of the General Meeting.
The general assembly has a quorum regardless of the number of members present, provided it was convened in accordance with the articles of association. Unless otherwise specified in these statutes, the General Assembly passes its resolutions with a simple majority of the votes cast. In the event of a tie, an application is deemed to have been rejected.
Resolutions of the general meeting are recorded in minutes within two weeks after the general meeting and signed by the secretary and a member of the board. The minutes can be viewed by every member at the office.
§ 10
Tasks of the General Assembly
The general meeting decides on the principles of the activities of the association. In addition, your tasks are in particular:
acceptance of the annual report;
Election and discharge of the board;
Election of the cash auditor, who may not belong to the board of directors;
Decision on the early dismissal of the Board of Directors;
Resolutions on objections to exclusion decisions by the Board of Directors;
Decision-making in fundamental matters in the event of discrepancies within the board;
Resolutions on amendments to the Articles of Association;
Resolutions on the dissolution of the association;
Carrying out all other tasks assigned to the general meeting in these articles of association;
§ 11
Amendment of the Articles of Association
Changes to the articles of association, including changes to the purpose of the association, can only be decided by the general meeting with a two-thirds majority of the votes cast.
Resolutions on changes to the statutes, including changes to the purpose of the association, can only be made if this item on the agenda has already been referred to in the invitation to the general meeting and both the previous and the proposed new text of the statutes have been attached to the invitation.
§ 12
dissolution of the association
Resolutions on the dissolution of the association can only be made by the general assembly with a two-thirds majority of the votes cast.
Resolutions on the dissolution of the association can only be made if reference has already been made to this item on the agenda in the invitation to the general meeting.
Article 3, Paragraph 6 of the Articles of Association applies.