Exploration
What this site might still become — an open collection of feature ideas and background.
This page is a workbench, not a finished offering. Here I gather feature ideas, similar projects worth orienting against, and background notes that should eventually feed into concrete content or tools on the site.
Similar projects
Where do platforms already exist that support NGOs, foundations, or purpose-driven organizations with solid data and tools? Projects like these are points of orientation — for learning, for sharpening our own scope, and for possible collaborations.
- candid.org — US non-profit platform (the merger of GuideStar and the Foundation Center). It offers an extensive database on foundations, funders, and non-profit organizations, combined with research tools, training, and transparency profiles.
A directory of purpose companies
Idea: a curated directory of purpose companies in the German-speaking world — meaning organizations that have transferred their shares into steward-ownership or live equivalent structures. The goal would be to create visibility, enable comparability, and spark learning between organizations.
Open questions: which criteria define inclusion? Which data points make sense (legal form, founding year, industry, headcount, governance model)? How is the directory kept current — editorially, by self-service, or hybrid?
Have ideas, pointers to other projects, or interest in contributing? Get in touch.