insieme Schweiz/Suisse

What insieme Schweiz/Suisse does

insieme Schweiz/Suisse is a Swiss non-profit association founded in 1960 and headquartered in Bern, operating as the national federation of parent associations for people with intellectual disabilities. Its membership of approximately 30 national staff is augmented by a federated network of regional associations (Regionalvereine) that deliver local support, counseling, and advocacy across Swiss cantons. The organization provides support and advice to families, psychological counseling through its Fachstelle lebensräume, and runs awareness campaigns in both German and French.

Its core offerings are programmatic rather than technological: the quarterly insieme Magazin (subscription CHF 25/year, published since 1966), guidebooks (CHF 10) and free resources on topics including protection, sexuality, digital inclusion, prenatal testing, and estate planning; the recently launched 'Die Box' online portal for participatory project planning; the 'Diverse Freundschaften fördern' educational program co-developed with PH Luzern; inclusive-leisure and inclusive-housing pilots such as 'Und süsch so?' and 'Zäme wohne'; and advocacy at federal and cantonal levels on issues including the UN-BRK, subject financing (BLG), and inclusive education (REVOS). Technology infrastructure is lightweight and outsourced: a WordPress site hosted by Infomaniak, MailChimp newsletters, RaiseNow donation processing, and Mapbox cartography; no proprietary AI/ML or platform technology.

Revenue is generated primarily through public donations (IBAN disclosed, with preset tiers of CHF 50/100/200 processed via RaiseNow and held in trust by FairGive), supplemented by subscription and publication sales and episodic grants (e.g., EBGB for the PH Luzern program) and membership dues. Pricing across publications is nominal (CHF 10–25), and several materials are distributed free of charge, consistent with a mission-driven rather than commercial revenue model. Customer concentration is diffuse across a long tail of donors, member families, and self-advocates, with episodic programmatic reliance on cantonal/federal grant counterparties such as Kanton Bern.

Name

insieme Schweiz/Suisse

Legal name

insieme Fédération nationale des associations de parents de personnes vivant avec une déficience intellectuelle

Website

https://insieme.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

insieme Schweiz/Suisse is the Swiss national federation of parent associations for people with intellectual disabilities, founded in 1960 and based in Bern. It delivers counseling, publications, advocacy, and inclusive projects through regional associations across Switzerland, funded primarily by donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Advocacy and Support Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Individual and Family Services (6241), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Special Education, Disability Support & Inclusive Education Nonprofits (BPAGADAH)

Keywords

• Disability advocacy services
• Intellectual disability support
• Family counseling services
• Inclusive education programs
• Disability awareness publications

Headquarters

HQ city

Bern

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: insieme relies on donations from the public to fund its activities supporting people with intellectual disabilities and their families. The organization provides a donation account (IBAN: CH51 0900 0000 2501 5000 6) and accepts donations via credit card through the RaiseNow platform.
2. Publication Sales: insieme sells publications including the insieme Magazine (subscription, 25.00 CHF), guide books (10.00 CHF), and free resources on topics like sexuality, digital inclusion, and prenatal testing.
3. Membership Fees: The organization maintains regional associations and a membership structure. Donor information including names and addresses is maintained for sending donation receipts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

insieme Schweiz/Suisse is the Swiss national federation of parent associations for people with intellectual disabilities, founded in 1960. It delivers advocacy, support and counseling, psychological counseling (Psychologische Fachstelle «lebensräume»), inclusive projects, and publications including the quarterly insieme Magazin and accessible guides in Leichte Sprache. Its work is funded primarily through public donations processed via the RaiseNow platform, magazine subscriptions, publication sales, and membership fees from its regional associations.

Product overview

insieme Schweiz/Suisse is an advocacy organization for people with intellectual disabilities and their families, offering a portfolio of publications and services rather than a technology product. Key offerings include the quarterly insieme Magazin (magazine subscription), individual publications on topics like sexuality, protection, estate planning, digital inclusion, and prenatal testing, plus the 'Die Box' online portal for participatory project planning. Additional services include psychological counseling, support and counseling, and projects like 'Und süsch so?' for inclusive leisure activities. The organization also organizes exhibitions and educational programs like the 'Diverse Freundschaften fördern' classroom program developed with PH Luzern.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• insieme Magazin: Magazine published by insieme covering topics related to intellectual disability, inclusion, and disability rights
• Die Box
• Und süsch so?

Quantifiable outcome

• Since 2014, Switzerland has been bound by the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN-BRK)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pädagogische Hochschule (PH) LuzerncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021PH Luzern and insieme Schweiz co-developed the 'Freundschaften fördern' (Fostering Diverse Friendships) program for classrooms. The program helps reduce prejudice and social exclusion between children with and without special educational needs. It includes a children's detective story 'Gefahr für Herrn Tännli' and teaching materials for grades 3-6. The program was evaluated positively.
• Kanton BerncoreStrategic or Co-development Partnerinsieme Schweiz worked with Kanton Bern on the revised Volksschulgesetz (REVOS) effective January 2022, which brings special needs education and regular education under a 'common roof'. insieme also advocates for the new disability benefits law (BLG) transition from object to subject financing.
• Inclusion HandicapminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInclusion Handicap is the umbrella organization for disability advocacy in Switzerland. insieme is a member. Simone Leuenberger from insieme works with AGILE.CH on social policy matters.
• Regional Member Associations (Regionalvereine)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributorinsieme operates through a network of regional member associations across Swiss cantons that provide local support, advice, and advocacy for people with intellectual disabilities and their families.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Fondation de France: Major French nonprofit foundation supporting disability and social inclusion causes. Comparable to insieme as a similar grantmaking and advocacy nonprofit model in the broader European disability space.

Broad incumbents

• European Disability Forum: EU-level umbrella of disability organizations that influences policy and standards. Comparable to insieme for international advocacy alignment and UN-BRK implementation.
• Mental Health Europe: European network advocating for mental health and psychosocial disability rights. Comparable to insieme for advocacy, awareness campaigns, and policy engagement at the European level.

Direct peers

• Cerebral Suisse: Swiss association for people with cerebral palsy and similar disabilities, providing support, advocacy, and family services. Comparable to insieme due to overlapping Swiss disability support mandate and federation-based service model.
• Inclusion Handicap: The umbrella organization of Swiss disability advocacy groups of which insieme is a member. It operates national-level policy advocacy and member coordination, directly comparable to insieme's federal advocacy work.
• AGILE.CH: Swiss umbrella association of disability organizations focused on social policy and inclusion. Directly comparable to insieme due to overlapping advocacy mandate and participation in joint policy initiatives such as the BLG.
• Pro Infirmis: Pro Infirmis is the largest Swiss disability advocacy organization with a national federation structure, providing support, legal advocacy, and inclusion services for people with disabilities, directly comparable to insieme's mandate and federation model.
• Stiftung Mosaik: Swiss foundation supporting inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities through housing, work, and family services. Comparable to insieme's regional associations for service delivery and inclusion focus.

Emerging players

• Autismus Schweiz: Swiss advocacy organization for autistic people, including those with intellectual disabilities. Comparable niche focus on neurodevelopmental conditions and overlaps with insieme's family support and inclusion services.
• Special Olympics Switzerland: Swiss branch of Special Olympics providing sports and inclusion programs for people with intellectual disabilities. Comparable to insieme's leisure and inclusion projects such as 'Und süsch so?'.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/insiemeSchweiz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/insieme-schweiz-suisse
• Instagraminstagram.com/insieme.ch

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