Samen voor Zeist

What Samen voor Zeist does

Samen voor Zeist is a Dutch non-profit foundation (stichting) based in Zeist that operates as an intermediary network connecting local businesses with social organizations. Its core programming includes corporate volunteering initiatives, Impact Days, workshops (including AI-themed sessions), and networking events designed to channel corporate resources and employee engagement into community outcomes. The foundation works alongside municipal authorities, large enterprises, and care-sector organizations to address local social themes such as loneliness and inclusion.

The foundation's business model is a hybrid of public and private funding streams. It receives municipal subsidies from Gemeente Zeist, generates recurring revenue through annual partner membership fees from a roster that includes PGGM, Rabobank, Essity, Zorgverzekeraars Nederland, Supply Value, and VDGC Accountants, supplements income through project-based collaborations with care organizations (Warande, Charim, Reinaerde), and participates in crowdfunding mechanisms such as Rabo ClubSupport. Operational delivery is supported by a small core team of approximately seven staff and contracted intermediaries (Suzanne Wierenga, Mariska Kool), with additional freelance capacity (Mieke Deiters, Danijela Cavka, Ingrid Wong).

Governance is provided by a board led by Jaqueline Verbeek Nijhof (Bestuurder), alongside Jan Rijken and Jan Naaktgeboren. The foundation is not a technology product business and has no disclosed AI, software, or proprietary platform; its competitive position rests on local relationships, partner ecosystem density, and municipal standing rather than on technical differentiation.

Name

Samen voor Zeist

Legal name

Samen voor Zeist

Website

https://samenvoorzeist.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Samen voor Zeist is a Dutch non-profit foundation based in Zeist that acts as an intermediary network connecting local businesses with social organizations through corporate volunteering, Impact Days, and workshops. It is funded by municipal subsidies, partner memberships, and project collaborations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Zeist

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Funding: A portion of the foundation's financing is received from Gemeente Zeist (municipality of Zeist), as stated on the website.
2. Partner Membership Fees: Companies join as annual partners or founders, paying a membership fee that grants access to networking events, workshops, and a set number of service hours per year for organizing corporate volunteering activities and Impact Days.
3. Rabo ClubSupport (Crowdfunding): The organization solicits public votes from Rabobank customers via the Rabo ClubSupport campaign, generating donations from collective community voting.
4. Project-based Collaborations: Additional project funding is obtained through collaborations and contributions from parties that support the organization's mission, including joint projects with the municipality under the Meedoen Agenda.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Samen voor Zeist is a regional network organization that matches companies in the Zeist municipality with local social organizations to facilitate corporate volunteering, team-building activities, and Impact Days under working hours. It also organizes bi-annual Meet & Match networking events, thematic workshops on social topics, and runs commissioned social projects (Coalition Against Loneliness, Inclusion Project, Behind the Door Pilot) in partnership with the municipality.

Product overview

Samen voor Zeist is a network organization that operates as an intermediary in social engagement in the Zeist region. The organization offers a coordinated portfolio of services including corporate volunteering matching, Impact Days, Meet & Match networking events, and workshops. Additionally, it runs special projects such as the Coalition Against Loneliness and the Inclusion Project. Together, these offerings connect companies, social organizations, and educational institutions to strengthen social cohesion and create meaningful impact in the local community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Volunteering Matching Services Facilitates connections between companies and social organizations by matching corporate volunteers with community needs, organizing team volunteer activities and Impact Days for partner companies in the Zeist region.
• Impact Days Full-day volunteer events where company employees engage in meaningful community projects, from practical tasks (gardening, maintenance) to social activities with care facility residents, organized for partner companies such as PGGM, Zorgverzekeraars Nederland, and Essity.
• Meet & Match Networking Events Networking events that combine knowledge-sharing on social themes with networking opportunities, held at unique and inspiring locations twice yearly to bring partner companies, social organizations, and municipality representatives together.
• Workshops and Knowledge Sessions Educational sessions on topics including AI tools, physical and digital accessibility, inclusive employment, aggression management and workplace resilience, where network partners share expertise with one another.
• Coalition Against Loneliness (Coalitie tegen Eenzaamheid) Collaboration between welfare organizations, healthcare organizations, the municipality of Zeist, and informal support networks aimed at combating loneliness across the Zeist municipality.
• Inclusion Project (Inclusieproject) Multi-faceted project including the Fun4All Loop inclusive sports event, Physical and Digital Accessibility knowledge sessions, LGBTQ+ sensitive elderly care training, Inclusive Employment workshops, and Walking Network Zeist, run under the Meedoen Agenda.
• Behind the Door (Achter de Voordeur) Pilot Pilot project supporting residents whose homes need attention due to circumstances, ranging from garden maintenance to creating pleasant children's rooms, delivered with partner company volunteer support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hundreds of employees from partner companies engage in corporate volunteering annually through Samen voor Zeist's network.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• PGGMcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPGGM is a multi-year partner that enables employees to volunteer under working hours. Teams regularly carry out activities at Reinaerde and other social organizations in Zeist, including beauty/wellness, sports, gardening, and creative activities. PGGM's fixed contact (Fouad) receives requests from teams wanting to volunteer.
• RabobankcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRabobank is a partner whose marketing team volunteered at VSO de Meerklank (WereldKidz) during NLdoet, organizing a lunch for elderly residents and performing maintenance tasks. Rabobank is also the host of the Rabo ClubSupport campaign through which Samen voor Zeist seeks public funding.
• Gemeente ZeistcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe municipality of Zeist is both a funding source and a strategic commissioning partner. It partially funds Samen voor Zeist's operations and commissions specific projects under the Meedoen Agenda, including the Coalition against Loneliness and the Inclusivity Project. Municipality representatives (including Alderman Melody Deldjou Fard) participate in network events.
• ReinaerdecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerReinaerde is a major care organization for people with intellectual disabilities in Zeist and the surrounding area. It hosts frequent Impact Days and corporate volunteering events, and serves as a venue for network meetings (Boshut location). A testimonial partner noting Samen voor Zeist as essential for finding volunteer matches.
• EssitycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerEssity organizes an annual Care Tour, sending employees to volunteer at multiple social organizations simultaneously — including Kringloop Zeist, Woonzorgcentrum Vredenoord, Reinaerde, and the AZC. Essity receives support from Samen voor Zeist for organizing and coordinating these multi-site volunteer days.
• Supply ValuesecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerSupply Value applies a 1% work-time rule, with employees volunteering 1% of their hours for social causes. Organized a sport and game morning for children at the COA asylum seekers center in Zeist.
• VDGC AccountantssecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerVDGC Accountants volunteered at Reinaerde's annual summer market at the Dennendal location. Partner Jan Rijken serves on the board of Samen voor Zeist.
• JoinSevensecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoinSeven is a multi-year technology consulting partner that delivers AI workshops for Samen voor Zeist's network. Consultant Joris Petter led a hands-on ChatGPT workshop attended by over 25 partners. JoinSeven also provides business intelligence and data services.
• Zorgverzekeraars NederlandsecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerZorgverzekeraars Nederland participated in a major Impact Day (ZN Doet day) on April 9, 2026, mobilizing approximately 100 employees across 8 locations in Zeist.
• Kringloop ZeistsecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerKringloop Zeist receives corporate volunteers from partner companies (Essity, PGGM) for sorting, pricing, and supporting daily operations. Testimonial partner noting high volume of donated goods and reliance on volunteers.
• WarandesecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerWarande is a care organization in Zeist. Its Heerewegen location received PGGM volunteers for games, walks, and pancake-making. Warande's volunteers coordinator highlights Samen voor Zeist for making matches that enable activities otherwise impossible to organize.
• Charim (Zorggroep Charim)secondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerCharim is a healthcare group in Zeist with multiple locations (including Spathodea and De Amandelhof). PGGM and Zorgverzekeraars Nederland are building toward or have conducted volunteer activities at Charim locations.
• MET WA BeveiligingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMET WA Beveiliging is a security expert partner that co-delivers workshops on resilience and aggression management for healthcare and social organizations in the Samen voor Zeist network. Experts Dennis Vermeulen and Jochem Boon facilitate these sessions.
• Stichting AccessibilityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStichting Accessibility collaborates with Samen voor Zeist on physical and digital accessibility workshops (part of the Meedoen Agenda), providing experts Sandra Vernooij and Mariëlle Brommet who design and deliver the programs.
• Roze50+minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoze50+ partners with Samen voor Zeist and Gemeente Zeist on an LHBTIQ+ sensitivity project for elderly care, including the 'Roze Loper Voortraject' and the October 2026 'Zijn wie je bent' event focused on inclusive, gender-sensitive care.
• KunstenHuis IdeaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKunstenHuis Idea is a cultural partner that provides meeting spaces (prachtige zaal) for Samen voor Zeist workshops, including the AI workshop. Rosa Lommen represents the organization.
• Diak Clinic / Diakonessenhuis ZeistminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDiak Clinic (Diakonessenhuis Zeist) provided the venue for the physical accessibility workshop, with Anouk Bazen coordinating the use of the facility as an experiential learning environment.
• PegamentominorGTM or Marketing PartnerPegamento was the recipient of the first Impact Day of 2026, with volunteers from partner companies helping at Wijkinloophuis Vollenhove, Kringloop Zeist, and a 'behind the front door' household support project.
• Buddy to BuddyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBuddy to Buddy connects refugees and newcomers with Dutch buddies. Kerk en Samenleving (neighborhood living rooms) invites Buddy to Buddy newcomers to house meetings and activities around meaning and encounter.
• WereldKidzminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWereldKidz operates VSO de Meerklank, which received Rabobank volunteers during NLdoet. The school organizes lunch for elderly residents of Charim and receives maintenance support.
• COA (Centraal Orgaan Opvang Asielzoekers)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe COA asylum seekers center in Zeist hosts volunteer activities from Supply Value and Essity, including sports/games mornings and Dutch language practice with stroopwafels and drop.
• Bartiméus SonneheerdtminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBartiméus (care for visually impaired) is a founding partner and board member organization. Jan Naaktgeboren is on both the Samen voor Zeist board and the Board of Bartiméus Sonneheerdt.
• VSO Heuvelrug CollegeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVSO Heuvelrug College is an educational partner where students engage in social activities with elderly residents of Woonzorgcentrum Vredenoord and receive internship opportunities. Part of the Verderwijs Heuvelrug College network.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Impact Hub Amsterdam: Part of the global Impact Hub network, providing workspace and community programming for social enterprises in Amsterdam. Comparable as a civic-impact network connecting purpose-driven organizations and corporates, though more venture/startup-oriented than volunteer-intermediation.
• Social Impact Factory: Dutch impact hub supporting purpose-driven entrepreneurs and social organizations through workspace, programming, and network access. Comparable as a Dutch social-impact intermediary connecting changemakers, though more focused on early-stage ventures than corporate volunteering.
• Leren voor Morgen: Dutch network coordinating sustainability and citizenship education programs across Dutch schools and companies. Comparable as a Dutch multi-stakeholder network that connects businesses with educational institutions for social impact — overlaps with Samen voor Zeist's education segment.

Broad incumbents

• MVO Nederland: National Dutch network and knowledge platform for corporate social responsibility (MVO/CSR), serving a wide portfolio of Dutch companies. Overlaps with Samen voor Zeist in mobilizing Dutch corporates around social impact, but operates as a broad CSR membership body rather than a regional volunteering intermediary.

Direct peers

• Stichting Present: National Dutch volunteer-matching foundation that connects groups of corporate and community volunteers with people in need. Directly comparable to Samen voor Zeist's matchmaking model, though operating at national scale rather than single-municipality.
• NLvoorelkaar: Dutch online platform connecting volunteers with local organizations and initiatives, including corporate volunteering. Comparable as a volunteer-intermediary serving Dutch communities, but differentiated by its technology-enabled marketplace approach vs. Samen voor Zeist's relationship-driven model.

Others

• Stichting Goede Doelen Platform / VNO-NCW MVO program: VNO-NCW is the main Dutch employers' association running CSR/MVO policy initiatives that channel corporate engagement with social causes. Comparable as a national-level convening body for Dutch corporates on social responsibility, but operating at policy/advocacy level rather than grassroots matchmaking.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/samen-voor-zeist
• Instagraminstagram.com/samenvoorzeist

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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