Netherlands International Cooperation Collection (NICC) Foundation

What Netherlands International Cooperation Collection (NICC) Foundation does

Netherlands International Cooperation Collection (NICC) Foundation is a Dutch non-profit foundation (Stichting) established in 2017 and headquartered at the ISS building in The Hague. The foundation manages a curated, growing collection of more than 13,000 archival items — including books, reports, photographs, documents, and oral-history video interviews — documenting 75+ years of Dutch international cooperation and sustainable development. Its core products are a publicly accessible, English-language searchable collection database; thematic and country-specific timelines published via the Canon van Nederland (covering gender, water, food and agriculture, global citizenship, and countries including Bangladesh, Egypt, Mozambique, and Yemen); a Vimeo-hosted video collection of oral histories; photo collections from private contributors; and a research fund offering five €500 scholarships with NOT fonds support. The foundation operates on a donation- and membership-based revenue model, functioning as a cultural ANBI (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling) under Dutch law, with donations 125% tax-deductible and "Friends of NICC" status conferred at €100/year (individuals) or €500/year (organizations). It serves researchers, students, practitioners, and the general public interested in Dutch development cooperation history, and partners with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nationaal Archief, International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Canon van Nederland, Max Havelaar, MetaMeta, OneWorld, SNV, Partos, and FoodFIRST to deliver programming including webinars, workshops, and public events. The underlying technology stack is a conventional digital archive with keyword-based search, supplemented by a Vimeo video platform and social channels (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram); the foundation has no mobile app, no public API, and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities. Governance is via a volunteer board of eight members chaired by Siemen Veenstra, with an advisory Committee of Recommendations, supported by interns and resource persons.

Name

Netherlands International Cooperation Collection (NICC) Foundation

Legal name

Stichting Netherlands International Cooperation Collection (NICC)

Website

https://stichtingnicc.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The NICC Foundation is a Dutch non-profit that curates and preserves a 13,000+ item archive of Dutch international cooperation history through a searchable digital database, thematic timelines, oral-history videos, and publications, serving researchers, practitioners, students, and the general public.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Heritage and Archival Services

NAICS

Libraries and Archives (51921), Libraries and Archives (519210), Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (519), Museums (712110)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Scholarly Societies & Conference Proceedings Publishing (MPAJABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Open Access Scholarly Journals & Monographs (EDAGAFAJ), Research & Science Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAI)

Keywords

• Heritage archive management
• Development cooperation history
• Oral history collection
• Thematic timeline publishing
• Cultural nonprofit foundation

Headquarters

HQ city

Den Haag

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Membership: NICC relies on donations, bequests, and annual memberships. As a cultural ANBI (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling), donations are 125% tax deductible. Individuals donating €100+ per year become 'Friends of NICC'; companies/institutions donate €500+ per year.
2. Research Fund: NICC provides a research fund with support from the NOT fonds, offering 5 scholarships of €500 each for archive research by students and recent graduates, along with expert guidance and media for presenting research reports.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The NICC Foundation manages a searchable digital and physical collection of over 13,000 items — books, CDs, DVDs, reports, photographs, and documents — covering Dutch international cooperation and sustainable development. It complements the archive with oral history videos, thematic timelines, publications, newsletters, public events, and a small student research fund. The collection is made available through the foundation's website, on-site visits in The Hague, and via the Canon van Nederland platform.

Product overview

NICC Foundation operates as a heritage collection and living archive focused on Dutch international cooperation and sustainable development. The organization manages a collection of over 13,000 items encompassing physical and digital materials, enriched with personal experiences from stakeholders. The product portfolio consists of a Collection Search Engine for accessing the archive, a Video Collection of oral history interviews organized by topic, Photo Collections from private photographers, Publications including glossaries and reports, Timelines published through the Canon van Nederland covering thematic and country-specific history, Newsletters for regular updates, Events for webinars and public discussions, and a Research Fund supporting student archive research. The collection covers the post-WWII era to present with focus on global sustainability and international cooperation, with the Sustainable Development Goals as a key reference framework.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Collection Search Engine English-language searchable database enabling users to search the NICC collection index of 13,000+ physical and digital items (books, CDs, DVDs, reports, photos, documents) related to Dutch international cooperation; part of the collection can be downloaded free of charge.
• Video Collection (Oral History Archive) Living archive of oral history interview clips featuring people behind Dutch international cooperation, organized by topics such as Fair Trade, Water, Gender, Bangladesh, Egypt, Yemen, and EBRD, accessible via Vimeo.
• Photo Collection Photograph collection drawn from private collections of people involved in Dutch international cooperation, including Bart Wesseling, Dick van Ginhoven, Henk Breman, Johannes Leeuwenburg, and Eveline Herfkeng.
• Publications Repository of documents, interviews, and reports including meeting reports, glossaries (Gender Glossary, Development Cooperation Glossary), and interview transcripts (e.g., Eelco/Ivo on Egypt-Netherlands Water, Reina Buijs, Monique Middelhoff).
• Timelines Thematic timelines published via the Canon van Nederland covering international development cooperation, gender, food and agriculture, water, global citizenship, and country-specific timelines for Mozambique and Bangladesh.
• Newsletters Regular newsletter publications (up to Newsletter 33) providing updates on NICC activities, events, new timelines, and developments in international cooperation.
• Events Webinars, workshops, and public events such as the annual OS-Water Debate, Gender Trouble web-table-talks, Food-Agriculture Timeline launches, and youth-focused discussions.
• Research Fund Fund offering five research scholarships of €500 each (with NOT fonds support) for 3-month archive research by students and recent graduates, including expert guidance and media for presenting research reports.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministry of Foreign AffairscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment ministry supporting and partnering with NICC in preserving and presenting the history of Dutch international cooperation and sustainable development.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs Development CooperationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment department focused on development cooperation that collaborates with NICC on preserving Dutch development policy history.
• International Institute of Social Studies (ISS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic institution in The Hague that co-organizes events with NICC, including joint events at ISS venue. The ISS building hosts NICC's office.
• Max HavelaarminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFair trade organization that has contributed to or collaborated with NICC on fair trade related timelines and content.
• NCDOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormer organization (disbanded 31-12-2017) that contributed to NICC's collection and activities during its existence.
• OneWorldminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch platform on international cooperation that has contributed to or collaborated with NICC.
• SNVminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetherlands Development Organisation that has contributed to NICC's collection and activities, particularly regarding Ethiopia.
• Canon van NederlandcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPlatform through which NICC publishes its thematic timelines on Dutch development cooperation, water, gender, food and agriculture, and country-specific histories.
• National Archives (Nationaal Archief)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Archives of the Netherlands collaborates with NICC on archive research, joint events (e.g., 75 years of Development Cooperation kick-off), and the research fund initiative.
• Huygens InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch institute providing resources and content related to Dutch development cooperation history accessible through NICC's hub.
• PartosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUmbrella body of internationally oriented Dutch civil society organisations that participates in NICC events and discussions.
• FoodFIRST (Socires)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization that co-organized the Food and Agriculture Timeline launch event with NICC and ISS in November 2024.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Hivos: Dutch international development organization operating programs in gender equality, climate, and civic rights across the Global South. Adjacent peer as a Dutch-rooted international cooperation organization that contributes content and perspective to NICC's thematic work.
• SNV Netherlands Development Organisation: Dutch development organization with operational programs in agriculture, energy, and water across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Comparable as a Dutch-rooted development cooperation contributor whose Ethiopia-related content feeds into NICC's collection.

Broad incumbents

• Nationaal Archief (National Archives of the Netherlands): The Netherlands' national archival institution and a Core strategic partner of NICC. Comparable as a much larger, government-backed archival institution with overlapping coverage of Dutch development cooperation records and joint programming.

Direct peers

• OneWorld: Dutch platform covering international cooperation and sustainable development that publishes news, opinion, and analysis on global justice topics. Comparable to NICC as both target Dutch audiences interested in international cooperation, though OneWorld focuses on current affairs while NICC focuses on heritage and archival content.
• Partos: Dutch umbrella body for internationally oriented civil society organizations. Comparable as a sector-wide convening and knowledge-sharing organization in Dutch international cooperation that NICC also engages through events and discussions.
• Max Havelaar (Fairtrade Original Foundation): Dutch fair trade label organization that has collaborated with NICC on fair trade thematic timelines. Comparable as a Netherlands-based organization whose history and content intersects with NICC's international cooperation archive.
• KIT (Royal Tropical Institute): Amsterdam-based institute focused on sustainable development, international cooperation, and knowledge exchange in tropical regions. Comparable as a Dutch heritage and applied-knowledge institution covering international development themes and serving researchers/practitioners.
• Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands (Huygens ING): Dutch research institute focused on Dutch history and culture, providing resources and content accessible through NICC's hub. Comparable as a scholarly heritage institution contributing historical context to NICC's archive.
• NCDO (Nationaal Commissie voor internationale samenwerking en Duurzame Ontwikkeling): Predecessor Dutch organization (dissolved 2017) focused on awareness around international cooperation whose content and activities were partially absorbed by NICC. Historical peer with directly overlapping mission before dissolution.
• IIAV (Atria, Institute on Gender Equality and Women's History): Dutch institute operating as an information center and archive on women's movements, gender equality, and feminist history. Directly comparable as a thematic heritage archive in the Netherlands, maintaining collections, publications, and research support.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Nederlandseinternationalesamenwerking
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stichtingnicc
• Instagraminstagram.com/stichtingnicc_os

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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