International charity conference was held in Nikolaev

October 13-14, Nikolaev hospitably opened its doors to all those for whom the "Charity" is not just a word, but also a credo. The fact that in this southern city for two days was held International Conference on "Corporate volunteering: three-dimensional measurement," organized by the Ukrainian Forum of benefactors, the center of the social programs of "RUSAL" and fund "Western Europe".
   The conference covered a lot of questions about charity, but the main purpose of meeting was to discuss volunteerism and its results for the company. Total number of registered participants was 130. There were representatives of eight regions of Ukraine (Kiev, Kherson, Nikolaev, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Ivano-Frankovsk, Dnepropetrovsk and the Crimea). Guests from near and far abroad came to share their experience. Monica (Slovakia), Giovanni Mozzarella (Italy), Valerie Halverson Pace (USA), Veronica Shabelle (Germany), Patrick Kelly (USA) and Megan O'Connor (USA) were welcome.
   Among the invited guests was Fund of Ustin Maltsev. At the conference Ustin Maltsev took an active part in discussing the problems and prospects of charity, advice and shared his experience with the leading philanthropists of Ukraine. At the opening of the conference the head of Kherson Fund thanked mayor of Nikolaev - Vladimir Chaika, for providing assistance and support for social and charity project to raise means for a boy from the Kherson region of Daniel Porchuk. A great importance had meeting with Yakov Rogalin, director of the Donetsk Charitable Foundation "Kindness". Along with him Ustin Maltsev discussed many new ideas that would help our city become the new socio-cultural stage of development. Also Yakov Rogalin as a leading expert in the path of charity expressed his position. According to him, we mustn’t speak a lot, we must act, and radical! Do not just listen, and hear your neighbor! Only if we do this we can get the top! With his opinion it is impossible not to agree, as he studied this segment in 14 countries and charitable experience tested for years!
   In addition to conferences, presentations and workshops, the organizers have prepared a pleasant surprise for the participants. There were excursions to the Art Museum named by V. Vereshchagin, Nikolayev Alumina Plant and Nikolaev Zoo, which this year celebrated 110 years!
   - I am very pleased that the charity receives such a global scale. Very good, that not only Ukrainian philanthropists, but also foreign unite to achieve a noble goal - helping others. Many thanks to organizers for invited experts in the field. I am confident that the new knowledge and experience will achieve remarkable results in the field of philanthropy. Together we make world better! - commented Ustin Maltsev.