from social innovation
to systemic impact
How can we Combine the strengths of
social enterprise, movement building and
smart, modern politics to build a
a Democratic, fair, future-proof society & economy?
Social Innovations supported by and featured in:
About jonathan funke
I’ve spent my life on creating social change by founding social start-ups, building movements and help improve legislation.
💬 Germany’s youngest TEDx Speaker
2017 at 21 years, I had the great pleasure to present my work and theory of change on this global stage.
🌱 built social start-ups
from tip-me.org to von-innen.org
generating funds for disadvantaged people and communities.
🤝 movements and alliances
of 270+ organizations to create 750,000 climate jobs
incl. Ministries, Mayors, Corporates, Start-ups, activists and chambers.
📜 Policy Work / Lobby for Good
Changing laws from digital rights to modern labor market.
💡 Fun Fact:
When I was 6 years old, I made my father co-found Germany’s first children’s radio with me. We won prizes from the UNESCO and interviewed the German President Johannes Rau, Jane Goodall and many more.
My Theory of Change:
societal improvements require
three forces coming together:
Social Innovations
+ Movement BuilDing
+ Lobby for Good = systemic change
The mayor issues of our time require progressive forces to join forces.
How do we use the power of AI for good? How do we accelerate our transition into a net-zero economy? How do we ensure human rights are respected in global supply chains?
Let’s Collaborate!
How we could collaborate
Coaching and Strategy consulting for Social Start-ups and NGOs
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How you can build your own social startup
Come up with your own
idea for a social startup7 things I wish I knew before founding a social company
You want to make an impact. Where to start: Politics, Business or NGO?
how to get funding for your social venture (without selling out on your values)
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Universities
events for students & young audiences
conferences & events on sustainability
conferences for high potentials
Book as speaker for conferences, Webinars and Company events
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Macro-Trend Sustainability: real-life business examples of how to get your CSR strategy right
Shitstorms & Greenwashing:
5 principles to avoid a PR & CSR crisisHow I co-created a product with Pakistani garment workers (and why you should, too)
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company events
corporate conferences
company retreats
Strategy consulting for foundations
to maximize impact
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Impact funding is broken. Why we can learn from the moon landing to fix it
What the initiatives you fund really think about you and your funding approach
Government needs the power of civil society: real-life cases of ambitious policies and what we can learn from them
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foundation & philanthropy events
state & civil society events
company retreats
References:
10.000 days
1.5 million Euros for social innovations that accelerate the transition of the labor market towards climate jobs
The biggest leverage for climate action we have is the 10.000 days we spend working. What problem are you solving? How can you use your skills to tackle the biggest challenge of our century? How can we mobilze and educate the 750,000 talents we need to make Germany a net-zero economy & society?
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We need 750,000 talents in climate jobs to implement the transition into green energy, heating and mobility. We can use this labor shortage to build career paths for disadvantaged communities. We can educate high potentials on the challenges of today so they build the companies of tomorrow.
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fund of 1.5 million Euros for social innovations educating and mobilizing the future workforce for climate jobs
high impact projects by focussing on alliances between small, innovative solutions and established partners with scale
partnership with German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and other political entities to infuse practical learnings into policy
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200+ organisations collaborating on social innovations
14 solutions selected for greatest potential
collective goal set by community: 250,000 talents trained and mobilized by 2030
tip me
tip me makes it possible: global redistribution with one click.
In online shops that offer tip me you can add a tip at checkout. 100% of your donations are sent directly to the individual accounts of garment workers (e.g. mobile banking or personal bank accounts).
Imagine you could send a tip to the garment workers who made your favorite t-shirt
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Could we accelerate the transition to fair wages by proving customers are willing to pay more and ensuring the money ends up with workers?
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add-on for online shops enabling customers to tip garment workers
global payment network paying out tips to directly 1,800+ workers in 4 continents, e.g. mobile banking or personal bank accounts
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120,000+ Euros collected
30-45% of customers tipping
average tips of 3-4.5 Euros
i.e. the daily income of many recipientspayment infrastructure for brands to pay living wages to workers directly
public speaking
public speaking
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In 2017, I had the great honor to give a TEDx talk on the three pillars that tip me implemented for a more fair globalization:
creating transparency: allowing customers to understand who the people are who made their products
direct, effective action: not only enabling people to give back but ensuring 100% of tips end up with workers
building empathy: I’m still connected to workers in Pakistan, Kenia and Vietnam via Whatsapp etc. If they feel like it, they can share the impact tips made in their lives, directly and authentically. Some send us selfies after buying with new school books for their children, medicine for their parents or just regular groceries.
TEDx Talk from 2017