Tussenheid Hilvarenbeek

What Tussenheid Hilvarenbeek does

Tussenheid Hilvarenbeek is a Dutch non-profit association (vereniging) established in 2014 in Hilvarenbeek, Noord-Brabant, that supports approximately 100 collective community initiatives per year across the municipality's six villages (Baarschot, Biest-Houtakker, Diessen, Esbeek, Haghorst, and Hilvarenbeek). The organization operates through a bottom-up, community-led model that connects residents, local associations, sports clubs, cultural organizations, and cooperatives with funding sources, volunteers, expertise, and government resources. Its work targets primary pain points such as fragmented regulations ("verkokering"), difficulty navigating subsidies, and volunteer recruitment.

The organization's core service portfolio includes KLIK, an AI-powered volunteer matching chatbot launched in June 2025 that processes profiles and vacancies to match volunteers with local organizations, and the Tussenheid Academie, which delivers the Leergang Subsidiemanagement training program (now in its seventh edition) and an upcoming Leergang Penningmeesters course. Other offerings include the Collectievenavonden networking events held three times per year across different villages (bringing together 50–60 representatives), and access to the Online Fondsenboek — a database of over 1,500 Dutch funding foundations — provided through a partnership with Bibliotheek Midden-Brabant.

Tussenheid generates no revenue from its beneficiaries; all services are provided free of charge to local initiatives. Operating funding flows from public sources: EU LEADER Kempenland rural development grants, the municipality of Hilvarenbeek (formalized in the January 2026 manifest "Het verhaal van Hilvarenbeek"), and EU Smart Village subsidies. The organization is governed by a board, a steering group (~20 members meeting six times per year), and a small operational team of five that convenes biweekly. Its go-to-market is entirely community-led — relying on weekly walk-in office hours at Het Infopunt, events, newsletters, local earned media in Hilverbode and Brabants Dagblad, and social channels (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram).

Name

Tussenheid Hilvarenbeek

Legal name

Tussenheid Hilvarenbeek

Website

https://tussenheid.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tussenheid Hilvarenbeek is a Dutch non-profit association supporting roughly 100 community initiatives per year across six villages in Hilvarenbeek municipality through free services including the KLIK AI volunteer-matching platform, subsidy management training, and quarterly networking events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Civic and Social Organizations (81341)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations (MPAKACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Language Conversation & Exchange Groups (EDAAAFAO), Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI)

Keywords

• Community development services
• Volunteer matching platform
• Subsidy management training
• Civic engagement support
• Rural community support

Headquarters

HQ city

Hilvarenbeek

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Government and EU Funding: Tussenheid receives funding through LEADER Kempenland (European Union rural development program), municipal support from Hilvarenbeek, and participates in Smart Village projects that receive EU and government subsidies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tussenheid Hilvarenbeek is a non-profit association that supports collective initiatives in the Hilvarenbeek municipality by connecting local clubs, associations, cooperatives, and informal groups to volunteers, subsidies, funding, and knowledge. Its core offerings include the KLIK AI volunteer matching platform, subsidy management training (Leergang Subsidiemanagement), treasurer training (Leergang Penningmeesters), an online grants register (Online Fondsenboek), community evenings (Collectievenavonden), walk-in support hours, and the Hilvarenbeek Smart Village initiative.

Product overview

Tussenheid Hilvarenbeek is a community support organization (vereniging) that operates as a service organization for collective initiatives in the Hilvarenbeek municipality. The organization offers a portfolio of services including KLIK (AI-powered volunteer matching), educational programs (Leergang Subsidiemanagement, upcoming Leergang Penningmeesters), access to the Online Fondsenboek funding database, and organizes regular Collectievenavonden networking events. The flagship AI product is KLIK, which uses an AI chatbot to match volunteers with local organizations. All services are designed to support bottom-up citizen initiatives in the areas of spatial, economic, and social development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tussenheid Academie: Educational programs including the Leergang Subsidiemanagement and upcoming Leergang Penningmeesters for local initiative organizers.
• KLIK

Products and services

• KLIK
• Leergang Subsidiemanagement
• Leergang Penningmeesters
• Online Fondsenboek
• Collectievenavonden
• Hilvarenbeek Smart Village
• Walk-in support hours (Inloop)

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CollectieveKrachtminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 September 2025National knowledge network connecting researchers, civil society organizations, and citizen collectives. Organizes Monitor Burgercollectieven to understand and strengthen collective initiatives across the Netherlands.
• Beekse Bergen (Libéma)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 February 2025Strategic partnership to strengthen societal, economic, and spatial impact on Hilvarenbeek community. Beekse Bergen works with Tussenheid to involve local community in initiatives such as education programs at the safari park and involvement in events like Brew@theZoo.
• LEADER KempenlandcoreOthers · 1 January 2014European LEADER program covering municipalities of Hilvarenbeek, Reusel-de Mierden, Bladel, Eersel, Bergeijk, and part of Oirschot. Provides EU funding for bottom-up rural development initiatives. Tussenheid serves as the local implementing organization.
• Bibliotheek HilvarenbeekcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing free access to Online Fondsenboek - a digital database with information about 1500+ Dutch funds and foundations. Available on dedicated computer at the library.
• RabobankminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFeatured in Rabo&Co member magazine highlighting Tussenheid's support role in connecting initiatives like Regionaal Senioren Orkest with community resources.
• Gemeente HilvarenbeekcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal cooperation agreement with municipality formalized through manifest 'Het verhaal van Hilvarenbeek' signed January 2026. Municipality provides support while Tussenheid serves as connecting organization.
• Tilburg UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership on village renewal, including the 'Dorpsrechter' (village judge) concept for resolving legal disputes locally, developed with involvement of Tilburg University.
• Cultuurhuis de Warande (Turnhout)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlemish cultural center that inspired Hilvarenbeek's cultural policy development through organized excursion. Model for cooperation between different cultural domains.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• LSA Bewoners: National Dutch organization that supports and connects resident collectives (bewonerscollectieven) across the Netherlands, addressing volunteer coordination, funding, and community capacity building — directly comparable to Tussenheid's role but at national scale.
• CollectieveKracht: National Dutch knowledge network connecting researchers, civil society organizations, and citizen collectives — already a partner of Tussenheid and structurally comparable in mission to strengthen collective initiatives across the Netherlands.
• Democratic Society: International civic participation organization that supports citizen-led initiatives, community governance, and democratic innovation at the local level — comparable mission to Tussenheid's bottom-up community support work, with a broader geographic footprint.
• Vereniging Kleine Kernen (VKK): Dutch association supporting small villages and hamlet communities with local development, funding navigation, and volunteer mobilization — the closest functional peer to Tussenheid, also operating in rural Netherlands and addressing verkokering (siloed regulation).
• Nationale Coöperatieve Raad (NCR): Dutch umbrella organization supporting cooperatives and collective enterprises, with shared focus on cooperative governance, member mobilization, and connecting local initiatives to funding and expertise — functionally adjacent to Tussenheid's collective-initiative support.

Others

• Platform31: Dutch knowledge platform focused on urban, rural, and regional development, producing research and tools for community-led initiatives — adjacent to Tussenheid's role as a convener and knowledge broker for local development.
• Movisie: National Dutch knowledge institute for social development, providing research, training, and tooling to community organizations — an enabling/ecosystem participant that overlaps with Tussenheid's training and knowledge-sharing work.

Broad incumbents

• Oranje Fonds: One of the largest Dutch foundations funding social and community initiatives, including volunteer projects — a major funder in the same ecosystem where Tussenheid helps local initiatives secure grant funding.
• Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten (VNG): The national association of all Dutch municipalities, engaging on local policy, funding, and community development — a broad incumbent that Tussenheid interfaces with as a municipal partner, and whose work increasingly overlaps with bottom-up community support models.
• Stichting Present: National Dutch volunteer organization matching volunteers with local social initiatives, structurally similar to Tussenheid's KLIK product but operating nationally with a larger institutional footprint and longer brand history.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/top
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tussenheid-hilvarenbeek
• Instagraminstagram.com/tussenheidhilvarenbeek

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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