Administration and Finance

The IOF staff, working in close cooperation with the IOF Executive Committee and Board, carries out all the administrative and management activities required to manage the Foundation effectively and efficiently. These include:

• Organizing and running internal meetings and conferences

  In addition to the scientific congresses and training courses run by IOF, the staff organizes semiannual business meetings of the Board and membership as well as more regular meetings of the Executive Committee.

• Fundraising

  As a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization IOF depends on fundraising and membership dues to raise funds for its programs and projects. The 206: A Bone Fund, membership dues from the CCA, and proceeds from the IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis are major sources of funding for the Foundation.

• Managing financial accounts

  IOF works with reputable financial service organizations, to manage its accounts and to handle legal and tax matters. Swiss-based BDO Visura audit the annual accounts and Bank Piguet provide IOF's banking services.

• Managing the IOF offices, staff and project support

  Personnel management and office maintenance are an important aspect of the CEO and COO's roles in both the Swiss office.

• Running elections

  IOF Staff implement the complex procedure involved in the elections for the Board of Governance every four years as well as for the Chairmanship of the three Committees.