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We're here to inspire everyone to make a difference, together with you. We have everything you need to make that happen in an 'Impact Department'!
Vision: social tech, greater good
It started with a simple idea: if you can make a difference in a way that suits you, you'll do it more often and more. Every good deed spreads an impact.ripple effect' which will inspire many more people to join in! Together we can achieve this: a better society for everyone.
The Impact Department develops smart, connecting tools and unique activations that trigger the ripple effect and grow the impact movement.
We connect, inspire, activate, match and measure the impact made.
We make doing good easier, better, more inspiring, and more fun for everyone in the good-doing ecosystem. From residents, those seeking help, and volunteer organizations to municipalities, businesses, government agencies, and more.
NLvoorelkaar & The Impact Department
NLvoorelkaar.nl is the largest volunteering platform in Europe. Hundreds of people find free volunteer help here every day – thanks to our community of over 200.000 volunteers.
As The Impact Department, we are extremely proud of our community.
1 ecosystem that connects the good
We're on a unifying mission: to create a single ecosystem for doing good, making it easier, better, and more fun – for everyone:
Residents
Helping each other and asking for help
Charities
Foundation, association, neighborhood initiative, non-profit
Wellbeing & VWC
Volunteer points and support services
Company
Employee volunteering and employee engagement, from corporate to SME
Municipality / government
Strengthening the social foundation together
Result: impact
Our community of do-gooders is the best! We receive over 2 million visits annually, and together we've achieved these meaningful results.
All impact expertise in-house
Meet our team of impact makers, where everyone makes a difference every day with their unique impactful talents. From technology to communication, and from idea generators to strategic planners, smart organizers, or listening ears.
What impact tools do you need?
Company
The all-in-one impact platform that connects people with impact. Because doing good is proven to benefit your employees and, consequently, your organization.
Make impact easy and possible with activations for everyone, everywhere. Measurably double your impact on society and employees, with half the administration.
Corporate Social Responsibility · CSR · ESG · Social Impact · Employee Engagement · Corporate Volunteering · Social Team Outings
Volunteer point & welfare
Half the administrative burden, guaranteed at least twice as many matches, and more time for people. Together we can achieve it: a positive society with a solid social foundation. Choose your smart volunteering tools, tailored to your needs, ready-made campaigns, and reports to make it easier to demonstrably make a greater difference – for society and your organization.
Proven and reliable solution for: increased volunteer engagement, younger volunteers, social cohesion and community building, loneliness, one-on-one and neighborly support, informal care, social mapping, education and development, MAS/MDT, and more.
Municipality & government
Strengthen the social foundation, resilience, self-reliance, and reciprocity among residents, and collaboration with (in)formal networks, in a smart, reliable, and measurable way. Focus on working together and thus maintain support where needed.
An accessible, safe and connecting platform tailored to your needs with proven results: (hyper)local social network volunteer work · neighborhood assistance, care circle, informal care · social activity map · community building · professionalization of informal care · integration (Zroute) and more.
Doing good with what you are good at
In our case, it's combining technology, data, psychology and a giant pair of rose-colored glasses – everyone wants to do something good, as long as it's easy and fun.
Since 2011, we've been helping organizations (from municipalities and corporations to community partners) make good things better. Here's how we do it:
Everything you need to change the world: developers, psychologists, community experts, and impact advisors, to name a few. All different, with unique talents and expertise.
What we have in common: a huge drive To do good. And to make it even better. Every single day!
The Impact Dept. is a social enterprise. We believe that when you add real value, you earn your right to exist (both literally and figuratively). This allows us to be independent of subsidies and allows us to continue developing, investing, and growing sustainably in the direction that makes the greatest impact. We're here for everyone who needs help with something, and everyone who wants to help.
For us, money isn't a goal, but a means to an impact. As a social enterprise, we are that stable, reliable impact partner who can continuously invest in innovation, forge unique connections, and create an ecosystem of good.
NLvoorelkaar is one of our platforms where supply and demand meet. Since 2011, this platform has grown into the largest DIY platform in Europe. Through our ecosystem of good, we keep NLvoorelkaar free and secure for everyone in the Netherlands.
Want to know more about social enterprises? We are one of the first social enterprises in the Netherlands. affiliated with Social Enterprise NL, where you can read more information about this topic.
For us, ‘We go further together’ is not just an empty phrase.
Co-creation: made for, by and with
Since our inception in 2011, we've been literally shaping the society of the future with our partners and platform participants. From platform functionalities to campaigns, from data dashboards to community building.
In co-creation sessions, we combine our knowledge and expertise to discover the best solutions that truly work. This isn't always the easiest, fastest, or cheapest option – but it is certainly the most effective, sustainable, safest, and with the best results. And not to forget: the most fun, because changing the world together is a celebration, isn't it?
Experience it yourself?
Schedule a (digital) cup of coffee and co-creation cookie with us!