Vrijwilligerscentrale Utrecht

Name

Vrijwilligerscentrale Utrecht

Legal name

Vrijwilligerscentrale Utrecht

Website

https://vcutrecht.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Funding: As a non-profit organization, VC Utrecht operates primarily through municipal government funding and subsidies from the municipality of Utrecht to support volunteer coordination services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Vrijwilligerscentrale Utrecht operates the central volunteer coordination hub for the city of Utrecht, providing a digital vacancy bank powered by Deedmob where individuals can search volunteer opportunities and nonprofit organizations can post vacancies. The organization offers free advisory services to organizations on volunteer management, legal compliance (WBTR, AVG, VOG), and compensation, alongside workshops, training programs, talent matching (Talentscan), corporate volunteer programs, appreciation events, and walk-in advisory services across five Utrecht neighborhoods. All services are provided at no charge to volunteers and organizations.

Product overview

VC Utrecht operates as a community platform for volunteers in Utrecht, built on the Deedmob technology platform. The core offering includes a digital vacancy bank for volunteer opportunities, a workshop and training academy (Academie voor Utrecht), an events platform for community activities, free advisory services for organizations, corporate volunteering programs (Bedrijven voor Utrecht), and an appreciation webshop (Utrecht Bedankt!). The platform connects volunteers with organizations across multiple Utrecht neighborhoods including Binnenstad, Hoograven, Overvecht, Kanaleneiland, and Leidsche Rijn.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DeedmobcoreTechnology or IntegrationVC Utrecht uses Deedmob's volunteer management platform for their digital vacancy bank, website infrastructure, and matching tools. The platform powers their online presence including opportunity listings, organization profiles, event management, and volunteer registration systems.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Platform Vrijwillige Inzet: Dutch national knowledge center and lobby organization for volunteer work. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the same ecosystem, providing policy, training, and advocacy support to local volunteer centers like VC Utrecht.
• Deedmob: Technology platform provider whose volunteer management software powers VC Utrecht's digital infrastructure. Comparable as the broader volunteer-tech incumbent enabling local volunteer centers across the Netherlands and Europe.
• Rode Kruis Nederland: Dutch Red Cross, a major nonprofit with extensive volunteer programs in healthcare and disaster response. Comparable as a large Dutch nonprofit that recruits, trains, and coordinates volunteers at national scale.
• Oranje Fonds: National Dutch foundation that funds and promotes volunteer initiatives across the country. Comparable as a larger, established player in Dutch civic volunteering infrastructure—relevant for partnership and funding perspectives.

Direct peers

• NLvoorelkaar: National Dutch volunteer matching platform connecting volunteers with organizations across the Netherlands. Directly comparable to VC Utrecht's Deedmob-powered vacancy bank, but operating at national scale rather than a single municipality.
• Vrijwilligerswerk.nl: Dutch national volunteer platform managed by the Dutch Volunteer Platform (Platform Vrijwillige Inzet). A direct peer offering the same volunteer–organization matching service that VC Utrecht provides at the Utrecht-city level.

Emerging players

• Catchafire: Skills-based volunteering platform matching professionals with nonprofits. Comparable as an emerging player bringing a tech-platform model to volunteer coordination, though focused on skills-based rather than general volunteering.
• GoodCity: Tech-forward volunteer matching platform focused on nonprofits. Comparable as an emerging digital-first peer in the volunteer infrastructure space, sharing the Deedmob-style platform approach.

Others

• Humanitas: Largest Dutch volunteer-driven organization providing social support services. Comparable because it is both a customer of VC Utrecht (posting vacancies) and a similar volunteer-coordinating nonprofit in adjacent service categories.

Regional players

• Stichting Present: Dutch nonprofit with local chapters that connect volunteers with people in need across multiple cities. Comparable as a similar volunteer-bridging organization, though its regional chapter model differs from VC Utrecht's single-city municipality focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/vcutrecht
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vrijwilligerscentrale-utrecht_2

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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