AETAS Lebens- und Trauerkultur
AETAS provides companionship in the event of a death of a dear one. In addition to the settlement of the bureaucratic and official duties that a burial requires, AETAS considers the provision of comprehensive and personal support of the bereaved throughout the burial process to be a vital part of the service it provides. AETAS is particularly experienced in providing companionship to parents after the death of a child. AETAS' staffs are specially trained to provide companionship in such times of sorrow.
Social Impact:
2009 AETAS organised seminars for 800 people working in elderly care, hospices, in grief counselling, schools and parishes (2007 & 2008: 500 people).
Duration of BV involvement: 2004 – 2010
Website AETAS Lebens- und Trauerkultur
Ashoka Deutschland gGmbH
Ashoka is the largest support organisation worldwide for social entrepreneurs with an innovative approach to finding effective, sustainable solutions to social problems. Since 1980, Ashoka has contributed to the implementation of new projects in the fields of education, human rights, healthcare and environmental protection in 50 countries. Ashoka offers social entrepreneurs stipends, a platform for the exchange of information, support and contacts as well as involvement in the global network of "Ashoka Fellows". Ashoka is also active in German speaking countries, since the establishment of Ashoka Deutschland GmbH in 2004.
Social impact:
By the end of 2008 the number of German social entrepreneurs selected as Ashoka Fellows had reached 20.
Duration of BV involvement: 2006 – 2008. Ashoka Deutschland gGmbH continues to be a network partner of BonVenture. And the successful cooperation, for example in supporting social entrepreneurs, remains in place.
Website Ashoka Deutschland gGmbH
email charity GmbH
email charity GmbH has developed an innovative way of leveraging e-mails to generate donations to charity. It´s easy and costs nothing to implement: all participants do is include a link in their e-mail signature to the charity projects they are supporting. So with every mail sent out, recipients have the option of clicking on the link and making a donation - online if they wish.
Social impact:
By the end of 2009 5,000 supporters had signed up to include a charity banner in their e-mail signatures. Around 3.1 million e-mails had been sent, each of them advertising partner charities supported by email charity.
Duration of BV involvement: 2008-2009. Due to changes in management and an unpredictable agitation of the online advertising market email charity was closed as a company in 2009.
Institut für Vermittlungscoaching / VC-Coaching eG
People have greater success in finding work once they know what they really want. This was the basic idea with which Thomas Heinle set out when he founded the Institut für Vermittlungscoaching, an organisation which encourages an active approach towards job hunting. It is a method that can lead to success, even uncovering job opportunities that are not on the open market. The long-term unemployed in particular benefit.
Social impact:
By the end of 2007 around 700 people had received training through the Institut für Vermittlungscoaching. Centres of competence, set up in cooperation with Lebensunternehmer eG, provide job information, workshops and coaching in several cities in Germany.
Duration of BV involvement: 2004 – 2008.
Website VCcoaching eG
Studienaktie.org
For some, finding the money to fund their further-educational ambitions is simply impossible. studienaktie.org is an organisation that sources loans from the private sector and makes them available to aspiring students. It acts as a mediator between the loan applicants and the private lenders, sponsors or coaches. The loan recipient pledges to pay back the loan from their future salary. studienaktie provides a sample contract and acts as a consultant for both parties.
Social impact: By the start of 2010 studienaktie had acquired 30 investors and facilitated loan contracts for 13 aspiring students. Applications from a further 25 people were being processed, with four contracts about to be signed.
Duration of BV involvement: 2007 – 2010.
Website Studienaktie.org
