SKala initiative

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The non-profit scale initiative (spelling "SKala-Initiative") is a project of the German entrepreneur Susanne Klatten in partnership with Phineo . The scale initiative supports 93 non-profit organizations nationwide . The committed funds currently amount to 88 million euros (as of August 2020). Only organizations that can be shown to have a social impact are supported . The initiative was presented to the public in April 2016.

Phineo takes on the development, implementation and quality assurance of the initiative. Susanne Klatten provides the funding.

Three quarters of the total funding amount was awarded through a public call at the beginning of 2017, in which around 2000 projects and organizations took part.

aims

The initiative promotes social engagement in Germany. She finances u. a. the project work of non-profit organizations, for example associations , foundations and non-profit limited liability companies . If necessary, organizations also receive structural support, for example to build or maintain their own infrastructure (premises, facilities, etc.) or to hire or train staff.

advancement

The initiative only supports organizations that focus on at least one of the following funding areas:

Skala only supports organizations that are recognized as non-profit in Germany , d. H. who have a valid notice of exemption from the tax office and who are involved in one of the named funding areas. Other conditions include: a. an impact-oriented working method , a sustainable financing strategy, compliance with the standards of the Transparent Civil Society Initiative and reporting based on the logic of the Social Reporting Standard .

Phineo checks whether the organizations adequately meet these conditions.

Funded Organizations

SKala supports 93 non-profit projects and organizations, including (as of August 2020):

reception

“It's not just about donating money,” quotes WELT Susanne Klatten, “Much more important: I want to use my funds as effectively as possible.” WELT journalist Inga Michler concludes that Klatten's innovative donation approach “could be an entire industry change". Simon Poelchau, on the other hand, raises concerns in Neues Deutschland: “The donor's wealth becomes a power factor. He can decide where his resources go or not. ”ZEIT, in turn, recognizes a“ revolution in giving ”in the“ impact-oriented approach of donation ”. It is run by billionaires who no longer want to be patrons, but titans of good. Those who don't trust the state to save the world. ”The following debate within the non-profit sector, however, states Felix Oldenburg from the Federal Association of German Foundations ,“ that the topic of cooperation and outsourcing of services in the foundation sector still causes incomprehension in places ”.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Funding goals of the scale initiative. In: www.skala-initiative.de/faq. Retrieved November 6, 2017 .
  2. ↑ a b Eligibility criteria for the scale initiative. In: www.skala-initiative.de/foerderlösungen. Retrieved November 6, 2017 .
  3. ^ Funding projects of the Skala Initiative. In: www.skala-initiative.de/projekte. Retrieved August 8, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Billionaire Klatten wants to donate 100 million euros. In: www.welt.de. April 26, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Inga Michler: The donation revolution of the silent billionaire. In: www.welt.de. April 26, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Simon Poelchau: From donor to social investor. In: Neues Deutschland / PressReader.com. August 23, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Uwe Jean Heuser, Caterina Lobenstein , Felix Rohrbeck, Marcus Rohwetter: Billionaires: They only want our best. In: www.zeit.de. August 13, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2017 .
  8. ^ Felix Oldenburg: Outsourcing or: Keeping an eye on your own strengths. In: www.stiftungen.org. August 14, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017 .