Issue maker Marit Holman recently attended a networking meeting of the Young Power Bundlers, this time at ICCO Cooperative*. The Young Force Bundlers is a group of young people from organizations that want to contribute to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
One of the ways they do this is by using their collective brainpower and network for companies working on the Sustainable Development Goals. Their ultimate goal is to organize fifty effective collaborations within five years to achieve these Sustainable Development Goals.
During the meeting at ICCO Cooperative, the central question was how they can work as best as possible with partners from the public and private domain, so that impact can be made together. How does ICCO Cooperative involve the Dutch public? Which party is the perfect partner for them? If you're curious, in this article you will find all the ideas of the evening.
Such meetups are a good example of successful collaboration between parties from government, business and non-profit organizations. Different perspectives provide different perspectives and new ideas. And this is especially important in development cooperation, with the focus increasingly on the market rather than on the government, and social enterprises that are successful.
At De Issuemakers we work with all kinds of parties in different sectors: from large international companies to SMEs and small foundations. What unites them is that they are parties that have or want to make a social impact. As an agency, we know where common goals lie and which parties can put an issue on the map together, in order to generate more impact.
Such partnerships consist of individuals and organizations that share a common goal and want to work together. They may also be parties that usually do not agree with each other, but do agree on a specific (sub)issue. That requires courage and vision. A good example of this is the Energy Agreement or the Dutch Smoke Free Alliance.
Would you like to start such an alliance? We are happy to advise you.
*ICCO is an international non-profit organization that supports young farmers and startups in developing countries.
This blog was written by: Marit Holman
