Stiftelsen Natteravnene

Stiftelsen Natteravnene (the Natteravnene Foundation) is a Norwegian voluntary organisation and foundation established in 2005 by the insurance company TrygVesta (now Tryg) in cooperation with Natteravnrådet. Its purpose is to support the Natteravnene movement, which organises adults — sober, uniformed and unarmed — to walk the streets of towns and city districts, mainly in the evenings and at night on weekends. Natteravner are explicitly not a citizens' militia or a reserve police force; they do not intervene in disturbances but contact the emergency services if necessary. Their mere presence is often enough to calm a situation. The foundation works with Tryg and Natteravnrådet to support existing Natteravn groups and to help establish new ones. In this way Stiftelsen Natteravnene contributes to a nationwide network of Natteravn groups, alongside Natteravnrådet (established 1996) and the national assembly (landsmøtet), which is the highest advisory body for the local, independent Natteravn groups. The foundation takes its name from the nightjar bird, although the three birds depicted with outstretched wings in its logo are actually corvids. The movement's roots go back to the early 1990s, when police forces in several parts of Norway began starting Natteravn groups, moving away from an earlier concept called Utepatruljen. Natteravnene i Oslo sentrum (NiO) was one of 10–15 groups that entered a main cooperation agreement with Tryg as early as 1995–1996. However, NiO was later excluded from the Natteravn community with Tryg after the annual meeting concluded that its fundraising work breached the movement's ethical guidelines, and because the other groups did not accept NiO claiming ownership of Natteravn work nationally through a registered design protection on the name and logo in its own name. Tryg's extensive cooperation with the Natteravn movement from 1995 led to a strong scaling-up of Natteravn establishment across the country. The secretariat's facilitation for those wishing to start a new Natteravn group increased the pace of new group formation and the success of those already running. Since then, Stiftelsen Natteravnene and Tryg have cooperated with Natteravn groups throughout Norway, while Natteravnene i Oslo sentrum cooperates with groups particularly in Oslo and Akershus, but also elsewhere such as Bergen sentrum. Other groups started around the same time as Natteravnene i Oslo sentrum include, for example, Kirkens Bymisjon's group in Stavanger sentrum and Kristiansand municipality's group in Kristiansand sentrum. In Stavanger, Tromsø and Trondheim the city-centre group is run by Kirkens Bymisjon. In Stavanger and Trondheim the city-centre groups are central coordinators for parent-driven groups in the districts, often linked to lower secondary schools. Most of the parent-driven district groups have their own main cooperation agreement with Tryg, although some may be without one. In 2005 the activity was also extended to daytime, when day-ravens (dagravner) were introduced in Sandnes. The leader of Natteravnrådet from 2017 is Arne Steinvik. The leader of Natteravnrådet sits on the board of Stiftelsen Natteravnene together with, among others, claims director Karsten Kristiansen from the insurance company Tryg. Kristiansen is the chair of the foundation's board.

The Natteravnene movement in Norway began in the early 1990s, when police forces in several parts of the country started Natteravn groups, moving away from an earlier concept called Utepatruljen. Natteravnene i Oslo sentrum (NiO) was one of 10–15 groups that entered a main cooperation agreement with the insurance company Tryg as early as 1995–1996. Other groups started around the same time included Kirkens Bymisjon's group in Stavanger sentrum and Kristiansand municipality's group in Kristiansand sentrum. Tryg's extensive cooperation with the Natteravn movement from 1995 led to a strong scaling-up of Natteravn establishment across the country. The secretariat's facilitation for those wishing to start a new Natteravn group increased the pace of new group formation and the success of those already running. Natteravnrådet was established in 1996 as a council for the local, independent Natteravn groups, with the national assembly (landsmøtet) as the highest advisory body. Stiftelsen Natteravnene was established in 2005 by TrygVesta (now Tryg) in cooperation with Natteravnrådet. Its purpose is to support the Natteravn movement and to assist in the establishment of new groups. In the same year, 2005, the activity was also extended to daytime, when day-ravens (dagravner) were introduced in Sandnes. Natteravnene i Oslo sentrum was later excluded from the Natteravn community with Tryg after the annual meeting concluded that its fundraising work breached the movement's ethical guidelines, and because the other groups did not accept NiO claiming ownership of Natteravn work nationally through a registered design protection on the name and logo in its own name. Since then, Stiftelsen Natteravnene and Tryg have cooperated with Natteravn groups throughout Norway, while Natteravnene i Oslo sentrum cooperates with groups particularly in Oslo and Akershus, but also elsewhere such as Bergen sentrum. In Stavanger, Tromsø and Trondheim the city-centre group is run by Kirkens Bymisjon. In Stavanger and Trondheim the city-centre groups are central coordinators for parent-driven groups in the districts, often linked to lower secondary schools. Most of the parent-driven district groups have their own main cooperation agreement with Tryg, although some may be without one. From 2017, Arne Steinvik has been the leader of Natteravnrådet. The leader of Natteravnrådet sits on the board of Stiftelsen Natteravnene together with, among others, claims director Karsten Kristiansen from Tryg, who is the chair of the foundation's board.

• 2017

  Arne Steinvik became leader of Natteravnrådet.

• 2005

  Stiftelsen Natteravnene was established by TrygVesta (now Tryg) in cooperation with Natteravnrådet; day-ravens (dagravner) were introduced in Sandnes.

• 1996

  Natteravnrådet was established as a council for the local, independent Natteravn groups.

• 1995

  Tryg began an extensive cooperation with the Natteravn movement; Natteravnene i Oslo sentrum was one of 10–15 groups entering a main cooperation agreement with Tryg in 1995–1996.

• 1990

  Police forces in several parts of Norway began starting Natteravn groups, moving away from the Utepatruljen concept.

A voluntary, non-intervening presence on city streets at night, organised as a foundation and supported by the insurance company Tryg.

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