Social Club Den Haag

What Social Club Den Haag does

Social Club Den Haag (legal entity: Stichting Social Club Den Haag) is a Dutch non-profit foundation founded in 2014 and headquartered at The New Farm coworking space in The Hague. With 5 employees, it operates as a community network for social entrepreneurs in the Haaglanden region, representing, inspiring, and connecting enterprises whose primary mission is social and sustainable impact. The foundation is the only organization holding a formal sector deal (sector deal sociaal ondernemen) with the Municipality of Den Haag on behalf of all recognized social enterprises, giving it a privileged policy and convening role.

The foundation's product portfolio is programmatic rather than technological: the Sociaal inkoopplatform Haaglanden (a regional social-procurement marketplace), the Baankans! employment program (linking long-term benefit recipients to social employers), the Masterclass Sociaal Ondernemen training series, walk-in advisory hours (Inloopspreekuur), the Startup ZuidWest support program, the Social Impact Lab, and standards advocacy including the Code Sociaal Ondernemen and PSO30 certification pathway. There is no proprietary AI/ML technology; digital infrastructure is a standard WordPress site plus the procurement platform.

The revenue model is membership-driven (€100 per year for individual members), supplemented by programmatic grants and partner underwriting (e.g., Werkcentrum Haaglanden funds the Masterclass). Go-to-market is community-led, relying on the website, organic social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter), an email newsletter, Eventbrite-managed events, and in-person participation at local business festivals such as Ondernemersfestival ZKD and Den Haag Inspireert.

Name

Social Club Den Haag

Legal name

Stichting Social Club Den Haag

Website

https://socialclubdenhaag.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Social Club Den Haag is a non-profit foundation that operates a community network for social entrepreneurs in The Hague, offering membership, training, employment programs, and a social-procurement platform, and holding an exclusive sector deal with the Municipality of Den Haag.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

'S-Gravenhage (The Hague)

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fee for social entrepreneurs and those interested in social entrepreneurship. The membership provides access to the community network, knowledge sharing, events, and support services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Social Club Den Haag operates as a non-profit community foundation that connects, supports, and represents social entrepreneurs in the Haaglanden region. It sells annual individual memberships at €100 per year that grant access to a curated network of social enterprises, knowledge sessions, events, and a helpdesk, and it delivers a portfolio of supporting programs including training (Masterclass), employment matching (Baankans!), advisory (Inloopspreekuur), startup support (Startup ZuidWest), an innovation lab (Social Impact Lab), and a digital procurement platform (Sociaal inkoopplatform Haaglanden).

Product overview

Social Club Den Haag is a community organization for social entrepreneurs in The Hague, offering a portfolio of programs including the Sociaal inkoopplatform Haaglanden (social procurement platform), Baankans! (employment program), Masterclass training, and various advisory services. The organization also promotes standards including Code Sociaal Ondernemen and PSO30 certification, and advocates for the sector through the Sector Deal Sociaal Ondernemen with the municipality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Membership of Social Club Den Haag

Quantifiable outcome

• Social enterprises contribute to employment growth averaging 14% between 2018 and 2019

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• MKB Den HaagminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 May 2026Joint organization of Ondernemers Summer Connect event bringing together entrepreneurs, changemakers, and city connectors from various networks and sectors in The Hague.
• Municipality of Den Haag (Gemeente Den Haag)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial Club Den Haag has established a sector deal (sector deal sociaal ondernemen) with the municipality of Den Haag on behalf of all recognized social enterprises. This partnership aims to further grow and professionalize the social entrepreneurship sector, focusing on sustainable and quality employment and an inclusive city.
• Baankans!coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration focused on helping people with a long-term benefit to find employment. The initiative connects talents and dreams with suitable employers, with neighborhood organizations and local social entrepreneurs working together.
• Werkcentrum HaaglandenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner that made the Masterclass program possible, supporting education on social entrepreneurship for MKB entrepreneurs.
• Sociaal Impact FondsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributor to the Masterclass program as inspirer/speaker, providing expertise on social impact measurement and funding.
• PSO (Prestatieladder Socialer Ondernemen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributor to the Masterclass program providing certification expertise for social enterprises.
• The New FarmminorOthersCoworking space in The Hague housing the Social Club Den Haag office and hosting events and masterclasses.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Impact Hub: Global network of impact-focused hubs (including Impact Hub The Hague) that incubate and convene social entrepreneurs; same member persona, community-led GTM and programming model as Social Club Den Haag.
• Social Enterprise NL: Dutch national network representing and supporting social enterprises — the direct national-level counterpart to Social Club Den Haag's regional role, with overlapping member base and policy-advocacy mandate.
• Social Impact Fonds: Dutch funding and advisory body for social entrepreneurs; contributes speakers and certification support to Social Club Den Haag's Masterclass and serves the same social-enterprise target audience.
• MKB Den Haag: Local SMB association in The Hague that co-organizes events with Social Club Den Haag; serves an overlapping member base of small business owners interested in social impact.

Others

• Qredits: Dutch microfinance institution providing loans and coaching to (social) entrepreneurs; an adjacent enabling organization serving a similar SMB and startup persona as Social Club Den Haag's members.
• Rabo Foundation: Dutch foundation linked to Rabobank supporting social entrepreneurship and inclusive employment; an adjacent funder/ecosystem player that connects to Social Club Den Haag's member base via Baankans! and sector deal.
• Werkcentrum Haaglanden: Regional employment services partnership that funds Social Club Den Haag's Masterclass and supports inclusive-employment initiatives; comparable mission around labor-market inclusion in the same Haaglanden geography.

Broad incumbents

• Ashoka Netherlands: Global fellowship for leading social entrepreneurs, active in the Netherlands with programs, convenings and funding that parallel Social Club Den Haag's support and community offerings.
• Stichting DOEN: Major Dutch impact foundation funding and supporting social entrepreneurs nationwide; comparable mission and beneficiary base but operates as a grantmaker rather than a community network.

Regional players

• Social Enterprise UK: UK national membership body for social enterprises; closest international peer in terms of member-driven advocacy, certification and sector representation, though operating in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/socialclubDH
• Facebookfacebook.com/socialclubdenhaag
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/social-club-den-haag
• Instagraminstagram.com/socialclub_denhaag

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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