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Virtual Communities for Impact

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Climate change, social injustice, access to education: now more than ever, the complex challenges and pressing issues our societies are facing globally can only be tackled through unprecedented cooperation. We already live in an interconnected world where technology has become an essential part of everyday life and allows for new forms of collaboration. A number of staggering for-profit online communities have already been established. However, many communities aiming for social good are struggling to replicate such successes due to a lack of funds, experience and skilled support. Let’s use the power of technology to strengthen online communities, collaborate beyond borders, missions or time zones, and create positive change together.

Virtual Communities for Impact is a practical and adaptable toolkit that empowers community builders to learn from the experience of their peers to unleash the collective power of their communities. On a single platform, it captures best practices, case studies, tools and resources, sourced from over 25+ international organizations that have rich and vast expertise in community building in the impact sector. Most aspects can be applied to both online and offline communities for impact.

INITIATING PARTNERS

The iac Berlin advises foundations and other nonprofit organizations on the design of impact-driven networks and initiates new forms of collaboration.
Impact Hub is a global network of collaborative spaces, entrepreneurial communities, and engaging programmes that inspire, connect and catalyse impact.
The World Wide Fund for Nature is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961 working on biodiversity and the reduction of human footprint.

SUPPORTING PARTNERS

Ouishare connects people and accelerates projects for systemic change. We question and experiment with social models based on collaboration, openness, and fairness.
The Luc Hoffmann Institute works for the future of nature and natural systems by helping partners to unlock the potential of their ideas and accelerate the search for solutions.

Work Transformation Collective

The Work Transformation Collective unites highly-skilled individuals and organisations from a variety of fields to support your move into a new era of virtual work. We truely believe virtual collaboration has its worth and its place when taking efficiency, inclusion and environmental impact into account. Virtual facilitators, experience designers, graphic recorders, and artists joined forces to help you turn the recent crisis into an opportunity. Together we translate your services, meetings, communities and conferences into the world of online connectivity. getinvolved at communitiesforimpact.org

Key areas we support

Organising virtual conferences
Translating your work into the virtual world
Running a successful virtual community

Our joint goal: creating a virtual gathering or conference that participants will remember. Now is the time to showcase how much is possible in a virtual setting from panel conversations to worldcafé sessions to engaging breakouts. We even want to take it a step further and create a space for collaborative action planning and trust building.

Imagine 50, 100, or 200 participants from one organisation or across organisations, or even across sectors, collaborating virtually – zero health risks and zero CO2 emissions. From three hours to multiple days long. Goals ranging from enriched exchanges, initiating new projects, or group bonding can be achieved. We want to imagine the impossible together: A session in which every participant is engaged and leaves with more energy, instead of being exhausted from too much screen time. Next to well facilitated content conversations, no technical hick-ups, and potentially even a graphic recording capturing your main points, we offer to include magical moments: listening to a live violinist, watching a magician perform, doing a virtual treasure hunt and much more. The sky is the limit.