nebenan.de Stiftung

What nebenan.de Stiftung does

nebenan.de Stiftung is a Berlin-based nonprofit foundation (gemeinnützige GmbH) established in 2017 that operates as the social-impact counterpart to Good Hood GmbH, the operator of the nebenan.de neighborhood networking platform. Its mandate is the promotion of voluntary engagement, civic participation, and community building within neighborhoods across Germany. The foundation is structured as a lean operational entity of 1–10 employees and is funded primarily through donations and institutional grants rather than commercial revenue.

The foundation's core product surface consists of five flagship programs: the Deutscher Nachbarschaftspreis (a national award recognizing neighborhood initiatives), Tag der Nachbarschaft (an annual awareness day), Klimaschutz nebenan (a climate-protection program), Nachbarschaftsheld:innen (a volunteer-recognition program), and Wir Weihnachten (a seasonal community campaign). It has also published "Das große Buch der Nachbarschaft," an IP-asset product monetizing thought leadership. Programmatic reach is amplified through the nebenan.de platform's existing user base and through media and institutional partners including Deutsche Postcode Lotterie, Aktion Mensch, Beisheim Stiftung, the Deutsche Stiftung für Engagement und Ehrenamt (DSEE), and the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (BPB).

The foundation's business model is grant-and-donation-funded: lottery operators, corporate foundations, and federal entities provide program capital, supplemented by minor revenue from book sales and partnership contributions. There is no disclosed pricing model or recurring commercial revenue stream, and the foundation is not positioned to generate investment returns; its function is to convert donor capital into measurable civic-impact outcomes such as award recipients, volunteer mobilizations, and neighborhood-level environmental and social projects.

Name

nebenan.de Stiftung

Legal name

nebenan.de Stiftung gGmbH

Website

https://nebenan-stiftung.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

nebenan.de Stiftung is a Berlin-based nonprofit foundation established in 2017 that runs five community-engagement programs across Germany — including awards, awareness days, and climate action — funded by donations and grants from lottery operators, corporate foundations, and federal partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Engagement Foundation

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB), Nonprofit, Social Services & Community Development Congresses (THAHAJAO)

Keywords

• Community engagement programs
• Neighborhood initiatives
• Civic engagement foundation
• Voluntary engagement promotion
• Community foundation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: As a nonprofit foundation (gGmbH), nebenan.de Stiftung is funded through donations, institutional grants, and partnerships. It accepts public donations via GLS Bank (IBAN: DE05 4306 0967 1213 7303 00). Revenue is used exclusively to promote voluntary engagement in neighborhoods and society, not for commercial profit.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

nebenan.de Stiftung is a Berlin-based non-profit foundation (gGmbH) that promotes voluntary engagement in neighborhoods and society. It operates five nationwide community engagement initiatives in Germany — Deutscher Nachbarschaftspreis (neighborhood award competition), Tag der Nachbarschaft (Neighborhood Day), Klimaschutz nebenan (climate protection idea competition), Nachbarschaftsheld:innen (Neighborhood Heroes recognition), and Wir Weihnachten (Christmas community activities) — aimed at combating loneliness and societal division through online and offline participation.

Product overview

nebenan.de Stiftung is a charitable foundation that operates as a unified portfolio of community engagement initiatives rather than a single product. The foundation runs five distinct initiatives: Deutscher Nachbarschaftspreis (neighborhood award competition), Tag der Nachbarschaft (Neighborhood Day), Klimaschutz nebenan (climate protection contest), Nachbarschaftsheld:innen (Neighborhood Heroes recognition), and Wir Weihnachten (Christmas togetherness). Additional services include a newsletter for updates on initiatives and a published guidebook. All initiatives are coordinated through the central foundation website and aim to combat loneliness and societal division by promoting voluntary engagement in neighborhoods.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Brands

• Deutscher Nachbarschaftspreis: Awards and recognizes engaged neighborhood initiatives to make them known and inspire others.
• Tag der Nachbarschaft
• Klimaschutz nebenan
• Nachbarschaftsheld:innen
• Wir Weihnachten

Products and services

• Deutscher Nachbarschaftspreis A nationwide award competition that honors and publicizes engaged neighborhood initiatives in Germany to encourage others to follow their example. Targeted at German residents and local community organizers.
• Tag der Nachbarschaft An annual nationwide event inviting residents across Germany to organize small and large neighborhood celebrations on a single day, providing low-barrier opportunities for neighbors to meet.
• Klimaschutz nebenan A nationwide idea competition that collects and awards the best ideas for advancing climate protection at the neighborhood level; submitted ideas do not need to have been implemented yet.
• Nachbarschaftsheld:innen A campaign that makes local engagement in German neighborhoods visible and rewards outstanding initiatives with prize money; communities select winners via online voting on a rotating city/regional basis.
• Wir Weihnachten A seasonal campaign that strengthens community togetherness during the Christmas season by encouraging neighborhood activities such as cookie baking, craft events, and donation bazaars, with an interactive Germany-wide map for discovering offerings.
• Foundation Newsletter A free email newsletter subscription service informing subscribers about news, events, and offerings from the foundation's community engagement initiatives.
• Ziemlich beste Nachbarn (Book) A published guidebook by the nebenan.de founders titled 'Ziemlich beste Nachbarn' (Pretty Best Neighbors) that serves as a guide for a new togetherness, covering sharing, exchanging, gardening, and street festivals.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (BPB)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBPB is a German federal agency for civic education. Its partnership with the foundation supports educational components of neighborhood engagement and democratic participation.
• Deutscher StädtetagmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe German Association of Cities (Deutscher Städtetag) represents the interests of German municipalities. The partnership supports the foundation's initiatives at the city level across Germany.
• DiakoniemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiakonie is the Protestant church's social welfare organization in Germany. As a partner, Diakonie supports the foundation's neighborhood programs with its network of social welfare facilities and volunteers.
• Good Hood GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGood Hood GmbH is the parent company of the nebenan.de neighborhood platform. Neben.de Stiftung is its nonprofit daughter organization. Good Hood provides the operational platform and ecosystem from which the foundation's initiatives operate.
• Deutsche StiftungenminorOthersThe foundation is a member of Deutsche Stiftungen (German Foundations), a professional association representing foundations in Germany.
• Bundesnetzwerk Bürgerschaftliches Engagement (BBE)minorOthersThe foundation is a member of BBE (Federal Network for Civic Engagement), Germany's largest network for civil society organizations.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Beisheim Stiftung: A German charitable foundation supporting civic engagement and social projects, and a core financial partner of nebenan.de Stiftung. Operates in the same philanthropic civic engagement space with grantmaking activities targeting community and social cohesion.
• Bundesnetzwerk Bürgerschaftliches Engagement (BBE): Germany's largest network for civil society organizations, of which nebenan.de Stiftung is itself a member. BBE operates in the exact same civic engagement and voluntary service space, convening foundations, government, and civil society — directly comparable as a sector coordination peer.

Broad incumbents

• Deutsche Postcode Lotterie: A charitable lottery funding social and environmental projects in Germany and a core financial partner of nebenan.de Stiftung. Comparable as a major alternative-funding channel in the German civic/social welfare ecosystem.
• Körber-Stiftung: A Hamburg-based German foundation running civic engagement, demographic change, and community programs. Comparable as a German Stiftung operating civic/social cohesion programs, though with much broader thematic scope.
• Bertelsmann Stiftung: One of Germany's largest operating foundations, funding civic engagement, education, and social cohesion programs. Comparable as a broader incumbent in German Stiftung-driven civic engagement, though at much larger scale and scope.
• Robert Bosch Stiftung: A major German foundation funding civic participation, education, and social cohesion. Comparable as a large-scale German foundation peer active in the same civic engagement / voluntary service sector.
• Aktion Mensch: One of Germany's largest social sponsors, funding projects for children, youth, and inclusion. It is directly comparable because it is both a financial partner of nebenan.de Stiftung and a broader-incumbent nonprofit operating in the same German civic/social welfare funding ecosystem.
• Deutsche Stiftung für Engagement und Ehrenamt (DSEE): The federal German Foundation for Engagement and Voluntary Service, a major financial partner of nebenan.de Stiftung. Directly comparable as a publicly-funded foundation operating in the civic engagement and voluntary service sector across Germany.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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