Jonge Democraten

What Jonge Democraten does

Jonge Democraten (JD) is a Dutch social-liberal political youth organization founded in 1984 and legally constituted as a vereniging (association) headquartered at Lange Houtstraat 11, 2511 CV Den Haag. It is structurally affiliated with the political party D66 but operates as a politically independent membership body, with D66 handling member administration through its MijnD66.nl portal. JD targets individuals aged 12-30, recruiting through nine regional branches (Amsterdam, Arnhem-Nijmegen, Brabant, Fryslân, Groningen-Drenthe, Leiden-Haaglanden, Limburg, Rotterdam-Zeeland, Utrecht) and maintains a self-reported membership of 3,000-3,500+, positioning itself as one of the largest political youth organizations in the Netherlands.

The organization's core "products" are membership services and political engagement programming rather than technology goods. Members receive access to weekly branch meetings, national congresses (winter and summer), the JD Academy leadership program, the annual Summerschool (a multi-day EU-focused debate event), Twinning international exchanges, the PJO-parlement held inside the Tweede Kamer, and the DEMO magazine. JD also runs a trainers/coaches development pipeline, offers political advisory services to its national board, and sells branded merchandise through a PostNL-delivered webshop. International exposure is delivered through membership in LYMEC (Liberal Youth Movement of the European Union) and IFLRY (International Federation of Liberal Youth).

Revenue mechanics are straightforward and small-scale: annual membership dues collected via automatic direct debit at three tiers — €17.50/year for members aged 12-27, €27.00/year for combined D66+JD membership in that same age band, and €27.00/year for members aged 28-30. The organization holds ANBI (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling) public-benefit status under RSIN 8165.71.296 and is governed by a seven-person national board elected at congress. No revenue figures are publicly disclosed and no proprietary technology, AI capabilities, funding rounds, or M&A activity were identified in the source data.

Name

Jonge Democraten

Legal name

De Jonge Democraten

Website

https://jongedemocraten.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jonge Democraten is a Dutch social-liberal political youth organization affiliated with D66, serving 3,000-3,500+ members aged 12-30 across nine regional branches through events, training, and policy programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Den Haag

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees provide the primary revenue stream. Three tiers exist: standard membership for ages 12-27 at €17.50/year, combination membership with D66 at €27.00/year, and membership for ages 28-30 at €27.00/year. Payment is collected via automatic direct debit annually.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Jonge Democraten is a Dutch social-liberal political youth organization (vereniging) affiliated with D66 that offers individual membership to people aged 12-30. It provides access to political debates, training programs, congresses, regional activities, talent development, policy formulation via its political working groups, and international exchange programs through LYMEC and IFLRY.

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Products and services

• Lidmaatschap (Membership) Annual membership for individuals aged 12-30 granting access to debates, training, congresses, regional branch activities, and political working groups. Pricing: €17.50/year (ages 12-27), €27/year (ages 28-30), or €27/year combined D66+JD rate.
• DEMO Magazine The official association magazine of Jonge Democraten featuring news articles, interviews, and member-submitted content; produced by an editorial team of members.
• JD Academy A leadership development program providing accelerated development opportunities for young people nearing the end of their studies or at the start of their careers.
• Summerschool An annual multi-day European political debate and networking event for youth covering the European project, cross-border cooperation, critical thinking, and active citizenship.
• Twinning Program An international exchange program that organizes visits to foreign political youth organizations to foster cross-cultural political engagement among members.
• Politiek Jongerenparlement (PJO-parlement) An annual program where youth debate in the actual Dutch House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer), meeting peers from other political youth organizations for joint discussion.
• Webshop Online store selling JD-branded merchandise including clothing and promotional items with home delivery via PostNL.
• Politieke Adviesdiensten (Political Advisory Services) Internal political advisory service where political advisors advise the National Board on policy areas, conduct lobby activities, maintain contact with D66 politicians, and support the National Board in preparing political statements.
• Training & Coaches Program Skills development services for members delivered through trainers and coaches, covering topics such as motion writing, storytelling, social liberalism, and debate.
• National Congresses Winter and summer congresses where members debate and determine policy positions (moties) for the organization.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• LYMEC (Liberal Youth Movement of the European Union)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational membership organization. JD is an active member of LYMEC, which is the European umbrella organization for liberal youth organizations.
• IFLRY (International Federation of Liberal Youth)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational membership organization. JD is an active member of IFLRY, connecting liberal youth organizations globally.
• D66coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJD is affiliated with the social-liberal party D66 but remains fully politically independent. D66 handles member administration for JD through their systems (MijnD66.nl). JD members can receive reduced combination membership rates.
• Other Political Youth Organizations (PJOs)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJD cooperates with other PJOs including JOVD (liberal), CDJA (Christian-democratic), and Volt Violet on various events and initiatives such as the PJO-parlement and joint discussions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• D66: D66 is JD's parent political party and handles JD's member administration via MijnD66.nl. As the broader incumbent that JD funnels talent and policy positions into, D66 sits upstream of JD in the political value chain and sets the strategic context for JD's programming.

Direct peers

• Jonge Socialisten (JS): Jonge Socialisten is the youth wing of the PvdA. Operates with the same PJO model — age-capped membership, regional branches, policy congresses, and political training — and participates alongside JD in joint initiatives like the PJO-parlement.
• CDJA: CDJA is the youth wing of the Dutch Christian-democratic CDA party. Like JD it operates through regional branches, organizes training, debates, and political education programs for young members, and competes for the same youth-political-engagement segment with a different ideological orientation.
• JOVD: JOVD is the youth organization of the Dutch liberal-conservative VVD party. It is the most direct structural parallel to JD: same age range, regional branch network, congressional system, and affiliation with a major Dutch parliamentary party, making it JD's closest ideological neighbor on the right.
• SGPJ: SGPJ is the youth organization of the SGP, the smallest Dutch parliamentary party. Although smaller in scale, it follows the same Dutch PJO template of regional branches, congressional policy adoption, and party-affiliated youth membership, making it structurally comparable.
• DWARS: DWARS is the youth organization affiliated with GroenLinks-PvdA. It mirrors JD's structure with regional chapters, congresses, and political training, and competes head-to-head for the same cohort of politically engaged Dutch youth aged 12-30.

Emerging players

• Volt Nederland: Volt is a younger pan-European party with a Dutch chapter actively building youth engagement. While not yet at JD's institutional scale, Volt's growing presence in Dutch and European politics creates competitive overlap for the same social-liberal/progressive youth cohort.

Others

• LYMEC: LYMEC is the European umbrella organization for liberal youth movements and JD is an active member. As an enabling ecosystem player, LYMEC is comparable to JD at the supranational level and shapes the international programming JD can offer its members.
• FNV Jong: FNV Jong is the youth arm of the FNV trade union confederation in the Netherlands. It targets a similar 12-30 age cohort around civic and political engagement but through the labor/union lens rather than a parliamentary party lens, making it an adjacent rather than direct comparator.
• IFLRY: IFLRY is the global federation of liberal youth organizations and JD's other major international affiliation. It operates one level above JD and provides the global liberal youth context and exchange programs (Twinning) that JD leverages for its international programming.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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