Our governance

Our governance

Dorcas is a Christian organisation that provides humanitarian assistance for people who live in poverty, are excluded or have been affected by a crisis. Our organisation values transparency, accountability and good governance in everything we do.

Good governance

Dorcas has a two-tier board structure, consisting of a Supervisory Board and a Management Board. The Supervisory Board appoints the members of the Management Board and monitors the organisation’s policy.

Dorcas adheres to the recommendations of the Wijffels commission for good governance of charities, and is certified by the CBF (Central Bureau on Fundraising).

Management Board

Agnes Kroese

Chief Executive Officer

Peter Palsma

Chief Operating Officer

Supervisory Board

A.J. van der Werff

C.N. de Kat

E. van Weelie-Nijman

F.J. Albracht

H.F. Massink

J.C. van der Linden

Strategic Plan 2026–2030

Transparency and accountability

The work of Dorcas is guided by the principle of transparency and openness. Not just for our donors, but also to continuously improve our work as well as collaboration within the humanitarian and development sector.

Therefore Dorcas commits itself to the concept of Open Data regarding IATI. As part of this commitment Dorcas has decided to publish project data in an IATI-compliant way.

Integrity

Dorcas has an Integrity Reporting Point where (suspicions of) integrity violations can be reported. You can contact the Integrity Reporting Point by sending an e-mail to integrity@dorcas.org.