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16.10.2018 / Eleven

Simple language made easy

As a social organization, access to the target group is the foundation of your work. The best way to achieve this is through a common language. The concept of simple language is useful in this regard. We have published a guide in German that explains how to check and adjust your communication with the target group. This manual, “Handbook of Simple Language” (“Handbuch Einfache Sprache”), is the result of our experience with the clarat project. We are recommending these guidelines to all social organizations in Germany.

15.05.2018 / Eleven

Non-profit organization? Hopefully not!

Well-managed charitable organizations in the social sector fine-tune their products and evolve on an ongoing basis. This sets them apart from their more traditional non-profit counterparts. Non-profit? Is this term valid anymore? – asks our guest author Roman R. Rüdiger.

06.04.2018 / Eleven

“What Good Will It Do?” – An SROI analysis of the Balu und Du mentoring program

Since March 2018, the analysis of the social return on investment (SROI) of the Balu und Du mentoring program, conducted by Value for Good, Eleven and SIC in 2015, is also available in English.

08.11.2017 / Eleven

What is impact?

Everyone, including us, is talking about impact. Some talk about impact so much that their audience rolls their eyes as soon as they hear the “I”-word. In Germany at least. It’s very well possible that people feel overwhelmed and unsure of exactly how to deal with this new impact phenomenon. We believe this reaction is largely due to the still unclear, indiscriminate, and inconsistent use of the term “impact”.

14.11.2017 / Eleven

Partnering – what, who, when and how exactly?

For many organizations in the social sector, partnering is part of their daily business. But success in partnering cannot be taken for granted, it demands hard work. How can we accomplish winning partnerships?

25.09.2017 / Eleven

What we do at Eleven – in a word

Sometimes the German language falls short in distilling a key concept down to a single term. We faced this problem when describing the support that we give our organizations at Eleven. But after reading Eliza Smith’s blog post “What are capacity-building grants and why are they game changers?” we knew we’d finally found the right term: “capacity-building”.

11.08.2017 / Eleven

Principles of effectiveness in a short film

The importance of outcomes as opposed to mere outputs often comes up in the discussion surrounding impact assessment and success-oriented support. What exactly do these terms refer to? An animated film explains all.

28.07.2017 / Eleven

Not just for the sake of it: events in the social sector

For some involved in the social sector, events are a welcome change. For others, they are a necessary evil. And yet others see them as the means to an end. We think most of them are a waste of time.

31.07.2017 / Eleven

Events – 10 practical tips

Conferences and events are essential to an open, free and democratic society, argues our guest author Alexander Thamm. The moderator and foundation expert responds to our stance on events in the social sector.

03.05.2017 / Eleven

Am Übergang in Ausbildung und Beruf: Joblinge und Rock Your Life! zur Förderung empfohlen

Die Themenreports von Phineo stellen gesellschaftlich relevante Themen vor, sprechen Empfehlungen für Förderer aus und präsentieren ausgewählte Organisationen, die mit hohem Wirkungspotenzial aktiv sind. Im aktuellen Themenreport „Job in Sicht“ werden Joblinge und ROCK YOUR LIFE! zum wiederholten Mal mit dem Wirkt!-Siegel ausgezeichnet. Beide sind Teil von Eleven auf der Praterinsel.

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