Dortmund starts new funding funds: strengthen and promote volunteering!

Dortmund starts new funding funds: strengthen and promote volunteering!

The city of Dortmund has initiated an innovative Funding Fund for civic engagement , which aims to strengthen volunteering and to improve the general conditions for volunteers. With an annual budget of 50,000 euros, non -profit organizations are to be supported in order to provide individual support options for volunteers.

The funding fund, which has been part of the Dortmund model of recognition culture since 2019, is implemented by Voluntigenagentur Dortmund e.V. . Applications for this year can be submitted by May 15, 2025. There are two key days a year, the first on December 15th and the second on May 15th. An advisory board meeting for the assessment of the applications is planned for early June 2025, and events with funding can be planned at the earliest from mid -June 2025.

funding opportunities

The available funding can be requested in three areas:

• expense allowances, especially for further and further training.
• Qualification and further training of volunteers, such as through supervisions and digital workshops.
• recognition of the volunteers through the organization, for example in the form of annual receptions or helpers: interior festivals.

In 2024, a total of 70,000 euros were awarded to various non -profit organizations, which underlines the importance of the fund for strengthening the volunteer office in Dortmund. The applications can be made bundled by the respective organizations. The volunteer agency dortmund will act as a central point of contact for interested groups.

The establishment of such a funding fund is an important step to improve the culture of recognition in Dortmund. The fund aims to not only support the civic engagement financially, but also to promote other framework conditions that are important for volunteering .