Dress for Success Eindhoven

What Dress for Success Eindhoven does

Dress for Success Eindhoven is a Dutch branch of the global Dress for Success nonprofit network, founded locally in 2009 to provide free professional clothing, personal styling, and presentation coaching to job seekers with minimum income. The branch operates within the Stichting Dress for Success Nederland network, which holds ANBI (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling) status and coordinates 10 branches across the Netherlands including Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Gorinchem, Groningen, Leeuwarden, Leiden, Maastricht, Rotterdam, and Terneuzen. Eligible clients — typically individuals with minimum income, social assistance benefits, or student financing, aged 16 and over — receive a complete professional outfit, color analysis, and tailored styling advice for job interviews, work experience placements, internships, reintegration trajectories, or self-employment launches.

The organization runs a service model rather than a technology product: its core offering is the in-person Kleedsessie (dressing session), supplemented by mini-workshops for groups of up to four job seekers and special-occasion dressing (weddings, diploma ceremonies). No proprietary technology platform, digital product, or API is operated; the Eindhoven branch uses standard nonprofit and retail tools. Distribution relies entirely on appointments at the physical shop and inbound referrals from Dutch municipalities (Gemeente Utrecht, Gemeente Nieuwegein), the UWV (Dutch employment agency), re-integration bureaus, and partner organizations such as Stichting Mano, Stichting Arosa, Orionis, Scalda, and Heel Nederland Werkt. Clients can also self-refer.

Revenue is generated indirectly through tiered corporate sponsorship packages (XS at 150 EUR for one client dressed through XXL at 4,500 EUR for 30 clients dressed), individual donations, in-kind clothing contributions (e.g., from De Bijenkorf, Stichting Kledingbank Rotterdam, All Safety Terneuzen, and individual donors), and supplementary in-kind services from partners such as Maesons Barbershop and Douglas. The Eindhoven branch itself operates with a small staff of 1-10 employees supplemented by trained volunteers, consistent with the volunteer-driven model across the Dutch network. No funding rounds, capital raises, or investor ownership structures exist; the entity is a charitable foundation under the international Dress for Success Worldwide parent organization.

Name

Dress for Success Eindhoven

Legal name

Stichting Dress for Success Nederland

Website

https://dressforsuccess.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dress for Success Eindhoven is a Dutch nonprofit branch providing free professional clothing, styling advice, and presentation coaching to job seekers with minimum income, operating within the 10-branch Stichting Dress for Success Nederland network under ANBI status.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Employment Support Services

SIC

Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores (5600), Retail-Women's Clothing Stores (5621)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Occasion Styling (Weddings, Galas, Events) (HSACAJAC)

Keywords

• Professional clothing services
• Nonprofit employment assistance
• Job interview preparation
• Career wardrobe styling
• Community reintegration support

Headquarters

HQ city

Eindhoven, North Brabant

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Clothing Donations: Individuals and businesses donate professional clothing which is then given free of charge to job seekers. No revenue is generated from clothing distribution.
2. Financial Donations: The organization relies on financial contributions from individuals and organizations. Donations are tax-deductible due to ANBI status.
3. Sponsorship Packages: Corporate sponsors pay for sponsorship packages. Terneuzen offers tiers from XS (150 euros, 1 client) to XXL (4,500 euros, 30 clients). Utrecht offers donor packages from 150 to 3,000 euros.
4. Clothing Donation Collection Points: Partnership with De Bijenkorf stores for clothing collection, generating in-kind donations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Dress for Success Eindhoven is a non-profit foundation that provides free professional clothing and personalized styling advice to job seekers with minimum income in the Eindhoven region. Volunteer professional dress stylists conduct one-on-one dressing sessions (kleedsessie), mini-workshops, color analysis, and special occasion dressing to help clients make confident impressions during job interviews, work placements, volunteering, or ZZP (self-employment) pitches.

Product overview

Dress for Success is a non-profit organization providing free professional clothing and styling services to job seekers with minimum income. The core offerings include personalized dressing sessions (kleedsessie), mini workshops, professional clothing advice with color analysis, and special occasion dressing. The organization operates through volunteer dress stylists who assist clients in selecting appropriate interview attire and provide presentation coaching. Services are provided free of charge to eligible individuals seeking employment, volunteer work, internships, or starting as self-employed.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 61% of Utrecht clients successfully find employment after receiving assistance
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Maandag®coreGTM or Marketing PartnerMaandag® is a staffing/recruitment company with sustainable partnership with Dress for Success. Employees chose to donate their year-end gifts to Dress for Success, raising 28,350 euros which Maandag® matched, totaling 56,700 euros for all Dutch branches.
• Rotary Hillegersberg-RotterdamcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRotary Hillegersberg-Rotterdam provides financial sponsorship and actively participates in helping Dress for Success Rotterdam. Their involvement includes both financial contributions and hands-on support.
• Stichting Kledingbank-RotterdamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKledingbank Rotterdam works with over 100 professional care organizations to provide free clothing to those in need. Dress for Success supports by donating quality clothing weekly.
• Stichting ArosacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArosa provides crisis shelter for women, children, and men in Rotterdam. Dress for Success Rotterdam creates customized clothing packages for women in crisis shelter.
• Voedselbank RotterdamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood bank serving the poorest in Rotterdam society. Dress for Success provides styling sessions for Voedselbank volunteers.
• Reakt Kijk op de WijkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommunity program with a strippenkaart (credit card system) for local activities. Dress for Success is part of this card system, allowing residents to book styling sessions.
• Heel Nederland WerktminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFree online job platform initiated by Rico Verhoeven. Partnership ensures job seekers can get professional clothing free of charge for their job applications.
• UWVcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDutch employment agency and social security institution. Key referral partner across multiple Dress for Success branches, directing job seekers to the organization.
• Gemeente UtrechtcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMunicipal government has contracts with Dress for Success Utrecht for referral of job seekers in need of professional clothing.
• Gemeente NieuwegeinminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMunicipal government partnered with Dress for Success Utrecht for job seeker support.
• Maesons BarbershopminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBarbershop offering free haircuts and shaving treatments to Dress for Success clients, performed by trainees under trainer supervision.
• DouglasminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBeauty chain offering beauty checks with free makeup advice and goody bags to Dress for Success clients at Hoog Catharijne and Overvecht locations.
• ScaldacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVocational education school (mbo) and adult education provider in Terneuzen. Organized Taaldorp language village event with Dress for Success, reaching 50+ students.
• OrionisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganized successful pop-up shop for clients to prepare for job interviews and provided CV refreshment tips and professional photos.
• Soroptimistenclub De BevelandenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerProfessional women's organization supporting Dress for Success Terneuzen with interviews and promotional activities.
• All Safety TerneuzenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSafety company donated large-size clothing including trousers, belts, T-shirts, sweaters, and jackets to Dress for Success Terneuzen.
• Stichting ManocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization for status holders running SamenDoorSamen program and Silja Europa. Provided mini-workshops on dressing and presenting for refugees since October 2021, over 2.5 years of collaboration.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Goodwill Industries International: Massive US-headquartered nonprofit operating workforce development, training, and second-hand retail programs; addresses a broader reinclusion agenda with overlapping employment-readiness goals at much greater scale.
• Leger des Heils (Salvation Army Netherlands): Dutch arm of the Salvation Army providing social services, clothing assistance, and reintegration support across the Netherlands; overlaps with DFS on clothing provision for vulnerable populations within a much wider social services portfolio.

Direct peers

• Bottomless Closet: NYC-based nonprofit outfitting low-income women for job interviews with professional attire and career coaching; very close functional analog of DFS's core dressing session service.
• Suited for Change: US nonprofit providing professional clothing and career development services to low-income women entering the workforce; directly comparable mission and service delivery model to DFS.
• Career Gear: US nonprofit providing professional clothing and job-readiness services primarily to men reentering the workforce; comparable clothing-plus-coaching model to DFS, with a different gender focus.
• Dress for Success Worldwide: Parent organization of the Dutch network, founded in 1997 in New York and now operating 130 branches across 15 countries with 1.2M+ people helped; same mission, methodology, and service model, just at global scale.

Regional players

• Armoedefonds: Dutch national fund fighting poverty through project grants and partnerships; complements DFS by funding broader anti-poverty initiatives including clothing, food, and financial-aid programs across the Netherlands.
• Stichting Kledingbank Nederland: National Dutch network of clothing banks providing free clothing to people in financial need; serves a similar low-income population through a broader (less employment-focused) clothing-distribution model than DFS.
• Kledingbank Rotterdam: Dutch nonprofit distributing free clothing to over 100 care organizations in Rotterdam; DFS Rotterdam actually donates to Kledingbank, making them ecosystem partners with overlapping clothing-distribution missions in the same city.

Emerging players

• Stichting Babyspullen: Dutch nonprofit distributing baby starter kits to low-income expectant mothers using a volunteer and donation-based model; shares DFS's charitable distribution and volunteer-driven service model but serves a different demographic.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/dressforsuccessnederland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dress-for-success-eindhoven
• Instagraminstagram.com/dressforsuccessnl

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

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