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The Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) is a research and campaign group working to expose and challenge the privileged access and influence enjoyed by corporations and their lobby groups in EU policy…

Acker creates a unique and innovative learning space with its educational program – the field – combining holistic learning with the mind, hands, and heart. In an increasingly digitalized world,…

ACT is a charitable organisation based in Neukölln (Berlin).  It runs artistic projects with children and young people throughout Berlin and also provides further education for adults across Germany. …

AlgorithmWatch is a research and advocacy organisation that analyses algorithm decision-making systems (known as Automated Decision-Making, ADM) used by, among others, companies and the state.  The…

Amal is a group of journalists with a refugee background who live in Berlin, Hamburg and Frankfurt/Main and work together to produce local news in Arabic, Ukrainian and Dari/Farsi. They have been…

aula is a digital participation project by the Berlin-based association "politik-digital" that combines media and political education. Young people have the opportunity to publish ideas on the…

Balanced Economy Project is an international organization dedicated to protecting democracy and tackling excessive concentrations of economic and financial power. It is BEP’s goal is to hold powerful…

betterplace lab is a digital-social think-and-do tank and the sister of betterplace.org, Germany's largest online donation platform. In the betterplace co:lab workshop series, full-time employees and…

Bildung als Chance (BaC – or Opportunity Through Education) is one of Germany’s largest functioning collective impact projects.  It helps educationally disadvantaged children and young people to…

Bundesverband Nachhaltige Wirtschaft ("German Sustainable Business Association", BNW) has been the political voice of sustainable business since 1992. The politically independent business association…

ChangeWriters focuses on building relationships between educators and students. The concept is based on the simple and low-threshold method of diary writing: students develop a future perspective from…

CORRECTIV is the first non-profit investigative newsroom in the German-speaking world. CORRECTIV carries out extensive investigative research into stories that most other media ignore. CORRECTIV aims…

Das macht Schule helps teachers to implement practical projects and thereby equip their students for the future.  This initiative activates, empowers and supports teachers.  Das macht Schule provides…

Das Deutsche Lehrkräfteforum (German Teachers Forum) is an independent initiative for dedicated teachers, irrespective of the type of school in which they work. Teachers can use the Forum as a…

The Digital Social Summit is where civil society meets to discuss digital tools, debates and strategies together. At the intersection of social and digital, it addresses what digitization means…

Through its various programmes, EDUCATION Y provides sustainable support to families – but also to school teachers and nursery school staff who, in turn, support children and young people through…

The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights uses the law to fight for a world free from torture, oppression and exploitation and for an end to the culture of impunity.  The ECCHR’s…

EUobserver is a not-for-profit, independent online newspaper, established in Brussels in 2000. Independent European journalism is essential in making European democracy actually function. Today, there…

FAIR SHARE of Women Leaders e. V. is a non-profit association registered in Germany and operating worldwide. In cooperation with civil society organizations, FAIR SHARE seeks to develop solutions to…

Luminate UK, PHINEO, the Rudolf Augstein Foundation and the Schöpflin Foundation are cooperating on a field report that

• provides an overview of the actors in the field of non-profit journalism and…

The citizens’ movement, Finanzwende e.V., is intended to be a counterbalance to Germany’s powerful financial lobby organisations. It is an independent interest group for ordinary citizens. Through…

Through its work, the Stiftung Mitarbeit – or Foundation for Participation – supports the development of democracy using the bottom-up principle.  It encourages citizens to become politically active…

Foodwatch reinforces consumers’ rights to sufficient, safe and healthy food.  The organisation publicises problems in the food industry and mobilises consumers. It proposes effective national and…

FragDenStaat.de (literally ‘Ask-The-State’) is Germany’s freedom-of-information online platform.  It enables everyone to obtain information from the authorities in a straightforward and transparent…

Generationen Stiftung is a non-partisan group that lobbies for future generations.  Its main objective is to bring pressure to bear on political decision-making processes such that the legitimate…

HateAid strengthens human rights in the digital space. The non-profit organisation informs about digital violence and develops solutions for a web where freedom of speech is retained and participation…

Headliner is the first non-profit organization in Germany to combine journalism and culture in exciting stage shows. This new trend is called live journalism and is filling theaters around the world.…

School years are for getting to know oneself and developing one's own personality. After graduation, young adults need to have an idea of who they are and what they are made of. To achieve this goal,…

Impact Society gGmbH is a focus service provider for the commercial needs of non-profit organizations. It supports social enterprises and non-profit organizations in the areas of accounting and…

»Our current problems can no longer be solved using the very methods that caused them in the first place.« This is the guiding principle of the Institut für Partizipatives Gestalten (IPG). This is why…

The Institut Veblen advocates social and ecological change.  It brings together academics, political decision-makers and players from civil society to define the adjustments needed in our existing…

InterACT English is dedicated to using art forms to teach and communicate. Through innovative programmes it teaches English as a foreign language to both students and teachers. The company follows a…

Investigate Europe brings together nine investigative journalists from eight countries who, together, are researching issues which are of major significance socially and politically across Europe. …

JoinPolitics finds, promotes and accompanies political talents on their way into politics. The start-up assistance consists of financial support as well as a customized training program, mentoring and…

LobbyControl raises awareness of the power structures and lobbying strategies used in Germany and the EU to influence policy-makers and public opinion.  The organisation advocates transparency,…

The non-profit cooperative Materialnetzwerk eG (MNWeG) aims to develop high-quality and field-tested learning materials as Open Educational Resources (OER) and make them available to all learners and…

Under the direction of Shermin Langhoff, the Maxim Gorki Theater is a place where the art of making theatre is used to scrutinise how nations are built, and how identity and a sense of belonging are…

Mehr Demokratie is the world’s largest direct democracy NGO. Its motto can be broadly summed up in the phrase »if we give up on democracy, democracy will give up on us«. So Mehr Demokratie campaigns,…

More in Common is an international initiative committed to reinforcing social solidarity. It wants to contribute to strengthening society at its core and prevent "us vs. them" discourses. More in…

The Netzwerk Gerechter Welthandel emerged out of the large protests against the trade and investment agreements known as TTIP and CETA. The Network opposes these and other similar neoliberal deals.…

Netzwerk Recherche e.V. was founded in 2001 by a group of journalists in order to bolster investigative and quality journalism in Germany.  By 2017 this not-for-profit network had notched up more than…

The Open Markets Institute uses research and journalism to expose the dangers of today’s unprecedented levels of corporate concentration and monopoly power, identifies changes in policy and law to…

PHINEO gAG supports people and organizations who are particularly committed to solving social problems and to promoting effective non-profit activities. As an overarching consortium of stakeholders…

ProjectTogether gUG develops innovation platforms along the 17 Sustainable Development Goals to solve social challenges. The goal is to achieve broad participation of citizens in societal…

Radikale Töchter inspire participants in their workshops to create effective, extraordinary forms of political participation. Their training plan of action, art and politics is designed to show how…

The RDÖ wants to ground digitalization: It advocates a holistic digital policy that is oriented towards the common good and focused on participation and sustainability. The council includes respected…

Rebalance Now is a new organization that is currently being set up to prevent the concentration of economic power and to promote a change towards a fair and democratically shaped economy. For this…

Relevanzreporter is a local journalistic weekly magazine in Nuremberg. The service is purely digital, actively involves users and is distributed via a website, social media, a free newsletter and…

Schule im Aufbruch (»Schools on the move«) supports schools across Germany in developing into future-ready learning environments — places where young people not only acquire knowledge, but also…

Social-Bee is a non-profit social enterprise that works on the job market integration of refugees and migrants. As part of integration programs, people with little work experience in Germany are…

The Social Entrepreneurship Netzwerk Deutschland e.V. (SEND) (Social Entrepreneurship Network, Germany) represents and is the voice of social entrepreneurs in Germany.  It brings together social…

SOMO (Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations) envisions a global economic, political, and legal system that is equitable, democratic, transparent, and environmentally sustainable. The…

News literacy is becoming increasingly important in times of disinformation and fake news, but also due to the rapid spread of social media as the »leading medium« – especially for young people. The…

The Foundation Gesunde Erde - Gesunde Menschen (Healthy Earth - Healthy People) mobilises healthcare, politics and society for the protection of the planetary health and a future fit for…

The SV-Bildungswerk ("Educational Institute for Student Representation and Student Participation") is a nationwide support structure for and by students and young people. It strengthens young people…

Tactical Tech has over two decades of experience working to build capacity in response to the challenges arising from the digital society. To support individuals, communities, NGOs and independent…

Teach First Deutschland gGmbH demonstrates that young people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds can be successful. The project involves placing university graduates – fellows, as they are called…

Together for Future works for a livable, just and sustainable world with a focus on climate protection. Through mobilization, dialogue and networking, the association is committed to ensuring that the…

The Transnational Institute (Stichting, ANBI) is an international research and advocacy institute committed to building a just, democratic and sustainable world. TNI serves as a unique nexus between…

#UseTheNews is a broadscale, multi-year project with partners from the media and media research. Its goal is to gain a better understanding of the use of news and news literacy, to develop better news…

#VertrauenMachtWirkung ("TrustPowerImpact") is an initiative of Ise Bosch, Wider Sense, Dreilinden, PHINEO and more than 30 other foundations that advocates for a participatory, innovative and diverse…

Veto Magazine for Protest and Responsibility is published by Rederei gUG, a Dresden-based agency for dialogue and political and societal engagement that develops strategies and concepts to promote…

Wikimedia Deutschland (Wikimedia Germany) is a non-profit association with around 90,000 members and 150 employees. San Francisco and Berlin are the two major locations of the international Wikimedia…