Wider Sense TraFo gGmbH
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Wider Sense TraFo gGmbH: Shaping Social Change and Sustainable Development
editAbout Us
editWider Sense TraFo gGmbH, founded in 2019 as a non-profit subsidiary of Wider Sense GmbH, focuses on shaping and supporting social change and sustainable development. Based in Berlin, the company works closely with foundations, businesses, and public authorities to drive social change and innovations.
Mission and Values
editOur main mission is to accompany and support our partners in shaping social change. We achieve this by bringing together the right actors, initiating social change, and disseminating, anchoring, and sustaining successfully tested approaches and activities.
- Conveying Knowledge: We promote democratic awareness, increase understanding of political issues, and strengthen the willingness of the population to engage politically.
- Conscious Economy: We aim to change conventional business models by transforming negative effects into positive ones and showing consumers alternatives to create new social values and sustainable lifestyles.
- Fair Society Design: We advocate for a society in which every person can participate equally and self-determined, regardless of appearance, language, or physical limitations[2][4][5].
Key Products and Services
edit- Transformation and Social Change: We support the development and implementation of projects that initiate and advance social change.
- Transfer Organization: We promote the dissemination, anchoring, and sustainability of successfully tested approaches and activities in the education system.
- TransferForum: A forum for the transfer of innovations that enables smart stakeholder management and the implementation of tested ideas and new approaches in practice[4][5].
Sustainability Goals and Initiatives
edit- Educational Justice: We coordinate and accompany a foundation initiative on the topic of educational justice and have been organizing the National Education Forum for seven years, discussing central issues of education policy and practice.
- Social Innovations: We work on strengthening the funding ecosystem for social innovations and support initiatives that address social needs and promote sustainable solutions.
- Giving Circles: We organize and support Giving Circle trainings and initiatives that promote engagement and collaboration among various actors[2][4][5].
Current Projects and Events
edit- DAX-40 Study: We have published the DAX-40 study "Corporate Citizenship: From Philanthropic Outsider to Competence Center in Sustainable Companies," which examines the contribution of corporations to social engagement and sustainable businesses.
- National Education Forum: We are responsible for the annual National Education Forum, which deals with central questions of education policy and practice.
- Workshops and Events: We regularly organize workshops and events that address topics such as social innovation, corporate citizenship, and sustainable development[1][4][5].
Wider Sense TraFo gGmbH is a key player in the field of social change and sustainable development, driving social change through innovative approaches and close collaboration with various partners.