What Movement Hub does

Movement Hub (operating under the legal entity Plan:B e.V., registered Amtsgericht Charlottenburg VR 40749 B) is a Berlin-based nonprofit founded in June 2021 that functions as infrastructure for progressive social movements in German-speaking countries. Its core services comprise small grants (≤€1,500 decided weekly; €1,500–€5,000 decided monthly) for self-organized, nonprofit, democratic groups active in Germany; fiscal hosting via Plan:B e.V. for initiatives without their own legal entity; strategic communication support including the German-adapted Race-Class-Narrative ('Große-Wir-Botschaft'); trainings and workshops delivered in partnership with ULEX Project (Catalonia), Bewegungsschule, Wort.wechsel, and Aktivistinnenagentur; project development support; and a growing resource library of brochures, guides, and campaign materials. The organization is deliberately activist-embedded — its 12-person team comprises practitioners from climate, housing, anti-racism, queer-feminist, and self-organized-migrant organizing — and operates with a horizontal segmentation approach, prioritizing East German regions and cross-movement alliance-building. Technology is non-proprietary: a standard web presence hosted on Uberspace, CiviCRM for donor/newsletter management, and PayPal/Stripe/Twingle for payment processing; the organization's defensible assets are its narrative framework, partner network, and insider credibility rather than software IP.

Movement Hub is funded primarily by foundation grants from European Cultural Foundation, ClimateF, Sunrise Movement, Treuhand, CAF America, Global Fund for New Economy, and Heidehof Stiftung, supplemented by tax-deductible individual donations (one-time and recurring) with a stated combined annual target of €100,000. Revenue from fiscal-hosting fees is undisclosed. Customer-facing services are provided free of charge to eligible grassroots groups, and the go-to-market motion is community-led (peer referral through the partner ecosystem) and event-driven (workshops, skillshares, conferences such as 'Let's Socialize' in March 2024 with 300+ participants). The organization is governed by a three-person board (Inken Behrmann, Christopher Laumanns, Adelaide Ivánova) and operates without parent-company, holding-structure, or external investor ownership.

Name

Movement Hub

Legal name

Plan:B e.V.

Website

https://movement-hub.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Movement Hub is a Berlin-based nonprofit (Plan:B e.V., founded June 2021) providing grants, fiscal hosting, strategic communication training, and resources to progressive grassroots social-movement groups across Germany, with particular focus on East German regions and a 12-person activist team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Society Infrastructure Support

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

Keywords

• Grassroots movement infrastructure
• Fiscal hosting services
• Movement grantmaking
• Civil society support
• Strategic communications training

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Foundation Grants: Primary revenue stream. Movement Hub is funded by foundation grants from organizations including European Cultural Foundation (ECF), ClimateF, Sunrise Movement, Treuhand, CAF America, Global Fund for New Economy, and Heidehof Stiftung.
2. Donations: Individual donations (one-time and recurring) from supporters. Donations are tax-deductible in Germany. Movement Hub targets €100,000 annually from donations and grants combined.
3. Fiscal Hosting Fees: Fiscal hosting services provided to projects and groups; fee structure not publicly disclosed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Movement Hub provides infrastructure support for progressive social movements in German-speaking countries through small grants (up to €5,000), fiscal hosting for unincorporated groups, strategic communications training (including the Race-Class-Narrative framework), workshops and skillshares, fiscal sponsorship of cooperation projects, and a resource library of organizing guides and tools. All services are delivered free of charge to eligible self-organized, nonprofit groups via a team of activists who manage the work under the legal entity Plan:B e.V.

Product overview

Movement Hub is a nonprofit organization (Infrastruktur für progressive Bewegungen / Infrastructure for progressive movements) that provides a portfolio of support services to social movements, not a software product. The core offerings include: Grants (small financial grants up to €5,000 for grassroots initiatives), Trainings and Workshops (skills development in communication and organizing), Strategic Communication support (Race-Class-Narrative workshops, press training, messaging development), Fiscal Hosting (administrative and financial management through Plan:B e.V.), Cooperation Projects (fiscal sponsorship and strategic accompaniment for initiatives like 'Wir zusammen', 'Kiezprojekt', and 'Soziale Wärmewende Jetzt!'), Resources (guides, brochures, videos, and learning materials for collective strategy development), and Strategic Exchange/Consulting. These services are provided free or at low cost to support progressive civil society and social movements in German-speaking countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grants (Zuschüsse)

Quantifiable outcome

• Weekly grant decisions for applications up to €1,500; monthly decisions for amounts up to €5,000 — enabling rapid, unbureaucratic support.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• ULEX ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough cooperation with the ULEX Project, an education center in Catalonia, Spain, Movement Hub provides access to very good trainings for activists and organizations in German-speaking countries.
• Infra UnitedsupportingOthersInfra United provides equipment infrastructure (tents, toilets, stages, electricity, etc.) as commons for activist camps and events. Movement Hub refers groups to Infra United for equipment needs.
• Konfliktmoderation For FuturesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerA network of experienced conflict moderators that Movement Hub refers groups to for conflict moderation support. Movement Hub also supports this network as a partner in the movement ecosystem.
• BewegungsschulecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMovement Hub co-develops projects with Bewegungsschule, including 'Wir Zusammen' (community organizing in East Germany) and shared educational resources. Both organizations collaborate on workshops, resources, and strategy development.
• Wort.wechselcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollective providing media and communication training. Partnered with Movement Hub on press and public relations workshops and cross-movement networking events.
• AktivistinnenagenturcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPress and media training agency for activists. Co-hosted workshops with Movement Hub and Wort.wechsel on press, public relations, and cross-movement collaboration.
• Zusammen für Demokratie (ZfD)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Movement Hub's network working across health/care, housing, climate, anti-fascism, and anti-racism. ZfD participates in cross-movement alliance building.
• CommuniasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Movement Hub's network of movement partners. Communia is a commons-oriented organization in the German civil society ecosystem.
• Konzeptwerk Neue ÖkonomiesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerThink-and-do tank on economic alternatives. Part of Movement Hub's network and co-organizer of the 'Let's Socialize' conference on socialization and climate justice.
• Fridays for FuturesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal climate strike movement active in Germany. Part of Movement Hub's broader network of climate justice actors.
• Berliner MietervereinsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor tenant rights organization in Berlin. Part of Movement Hub's network addressing housing justice alongside climate and social justice.
• Centro de Educación Popular (CEP) Lohana BerkinscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation center based on Paulo Freire's Educación Popular, serving Latin American activists in Berlin with anti-colonial, feminist, and queer workshops. Co-produced the 'Crisis, Extractivism and Debt' brochure with Movement Hub. Also participates in LUPAI digital project.
• KOALA KollektivsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Movement Hub's network of movement partners in Germany.
• Berliner Krankenhausbewegung (BKB)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerBerlin hospital movement organization in Movement Hub's network bridging healthcare/care and broader social justice organizing.
• Junge AbL (Jabl)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerYoung farmers' organization (AbL = Arbeitsgemeinschaft bäuerliche Landwirtschaft) in Movement Hub's network connecting agricultural and climate justice movements.
• Bloque Latinoamericano BerlinsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLatin American activist collective in Berlin. Part of Movement Hub's anti-racist and migrant self-organizing network.
• RWE EnteignensupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCampaign to expropriate RWE (energy corporation) in Berlin. Part of Movement Hub's climate and social justice network.
• Alle Dörfer BleibensupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerVillage protection movement opposing forced village destruction for coal mining. In Movement Hub's climate justice network.
• Lützerath LebtsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerVillage protection initiative for Lützerath (village destroyed for Garzweiler coal mine). In Movement Hub's climate justice network.
• Wir Fahren ZusammencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrike alliance between public transport workers and climate youth movement for better working conditions and public transit expansion. Movement Hub provided fiscal hosting and strategic communication support from 2023–2024, including adapting the Race-Class-Narrative to the German context for the first time.
• ZenTrO (Zentrum für transformatives Organizing)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCenter for transformative organizing offering training, retreats, strategy consulting, and process support. Movement Hub advised ZenTrO during its start-up phase and served as its fiscal host. Today they collaborate on various projects.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bewegungsstiftung: German foundation that provides grants, fiscal hosting, and movement infrastructure support to progressive social movements. Directly comparable to Movement Hub in both geographic focus (Germany) and service portfolio (grants, fiscal sponsorship, capacity building for grassroots groups).
• GLS Treuhand: German fiscal stewardship organization managing funds for progressive, ecological, and social projects without their own legal entity. Closely comparable to Movement Hub's fiscal hosting service and shared commitment to movement-based, grassroots-oriented funding.

Regional players

• Movement Strategy Center: US-based organization providing training, coaching, and strategy support to social movements. Comparable to Movement Hub's capacity-building and strategic-communications services but operating in the US rather than Germany.

Broad incumbents

• Open Society Foundations: Major global philanthropic foundation supporting civil society, progressive movements, and democratic governance. Comparable to Movement Hub in funding progressive movements and operating as a grantmaker, but at vastly larger scale and broader geographic scope.
• Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung: German political foundation affiliated with the Greens, supporting environmental, democratic, and social justice movements through grants and programs. Comparable to Movement Hub in serving climate justice and progressive movements but with substantially larger resources and global footprint.
• Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung: Major German left-of-center political foundation affiliated with Die Linke, providing grants, political education, and research. Comparable to Movement Hub in supporting progressive social movements but operates at much larger scale and with a broader political-education mandate.
• Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung: Germany's oldest political foundation affiliated with the SPD, supporting progressive civil society through grants, training, and convening. Comparable to Movement Hub's progressive-civil-society focus but with a much larger operational scale and global reach.
• Civitates: European philanthropic initiative pooling resources to support civil society organizations across Europe. Comparable to Movement Hub as a funder of progressive movements but with a pan-European rather than Germany-only focus.

Emerging players

• Konzeptwerk Neue Ökonomie: German think-and-do-tank developing economic-justice ideas and co-organizing Movement Hub's 'Let's Socialize' conference. Comparable to Movement Hub's role in convening economic-justice conversations within progressive civil society, though narrower in focus.
• betterplace.org: Germany's leading online donation platform for nonprofits and social projects. Comparable to Movement Hub's donor-facilitation role but operates as a tech-enabled marketplace rather than an embedded movement infrastructure organization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/movement-hub

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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