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PHINEO is a non-profit analysis and consulting organization for strategic social engagement.

PHINEO was founded in 2009 by Klaus Becker, Daniel Rahaus and Andreas Rickert as a non-profit public limited company, and has been operational since May 2010.

Its headquarter is in Berlin, with a branch office in Munich.

Organization and financing

As a non-profit public limited company, PHINEO is subject to the regulations of the German Stock Corporation Act.

The three bodies of the public limited company (Executive Board, Supervisory Board and Annual General Meeting) are supplemented by an Advisory Board.

The full-time member of the Board of Directors is Andreas Rickert. The Supervisory Board, which acts in an honorary capacity, is responsible for advising and monitoring the Board of Directors and auditing the annual financial statements.

In addition to the Annual General Meeting, which adopts resolutions, there is also an honorary Advisory Board, whose members include Rita Süssmuth, Regine Sixt, Thomas Druyen, Sandra Thier and Eckart von Hirschhausen.[1]

PHINEO is financed by shareholders, project-related funding partners and commissioned work. Shareholders include the Bertelsmann Foundation, Ecovis NRW, KPMG, Deutsche Börse Group, the Schöpflin Foundation, the Stiftung Aktive Bürgerschaft, the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft and the non-profit organization New Philanthropy Capital.[2]

PHINEO is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, among others.

Memberships

PHINEO is a member of the circle of sponsors of the Transparent Civil Society Initiative and the Federal Initiative Impact Investing. It is also a member of the Social Entrepreneurship Netzwerk Deutschland and the National Network for Civil Society.[3][4][5]

PHINEO holds shares in the Global Perspective Initiative e. V. and We Aid gGmbH.

PHINEO is the German partner of United Way Worldwide, a large, globally active non-profit organization.[8][9]

Goals and target groups

PHINEO 's goal is an open, sustainable and peaceful society. To achieve this, PHINEO labors to make structures and effects of social engagement visible at the political level, in the business and financial sector, in civil society and across sectors. Furthermore, PHINEO supports stakeholders from all sectors to create more social impact and thus bring serving the common good.[10][11]

PHINEO's target groups include companies, politics, administration, foundations, wealthy individuals, philanthropists, financial investors, stakeholders in the field of public welfare, non-profit organizations and impact startups.[12]

Business areas

PHINEO supports its target groups in planning, developing and implementing projects that promote social engagement and ultimately serve the common good. It provides support, for example, in the areas of strategy and goal development, impact analyses, donations and allocation of funds, organizational development, project development and monitoring, cooperations and stakeholder management.

In the field of municipal consulting, PHINEO supports public administrations in successfully shaping change processes and developing further organizational structures. In the area of impact investing, PHINEO advises stakeholders in the private market sector.

In addition, PHINEO produces thematic reports and studies, for example about donation motives of the so-called NextGens or engagement opportunities for companies regarding the Sustainable Development Goals.

With SKala CAMPUS, PHINEO offers a learning and exchange platform for socially engaged people from business and civil society, especially for the topics of financial stability of non-profits, impact orientation and organizational development.[13]

Funding activity and allocation of funds

PHINEO acts as a funder when allocating funds for third parties. Together with German entrepreneur Susanne Klatten, PHINEO implemented the SKala Initiative from 2016 - 2022. The SKala Initiative funded non-profit organizations that have proven to have a major social impact with a total of around 90 million euros.[14] Similar funding initiatives include the Mobility Culture Initiative and the Fondation Peters Initiative, in which resources are allocated to non-profit organizations.[15][16]

For the donation campaign “Deutschland rundet auf”, PHINEO has been analyzing all donation projects pro bono since 2011. To date, these have received approximately 12.2 million euros in donations (as of December 31, 2022).[17]

Impact orientation and impact measurement

The aim of impact analyses is to make the quality of social commitment visible and measurable, to deploy resources and to reach target groups more effectively. To this end, PHINEO has developed various methods and analysis procedures that can be used for planning and evaluating the positive effects of social engagement.[18]

These methods and analysis procedures can also be transferred to other areas so that, for example, companies, major private donors or government agencies can examine and optimize their social engagement in terms of social impact.[19]

PHINEO has been awarding a donation seal, the Wirkt-Siegel, since 2010.[20][21] Nonprofit organizations receive the Wirkt-Siegel after an in-depth analysis of their impact potential. The seal helps sponsors to allocate resources such as grants in an impact-oriented manner. Currently, around 320 organizations bear the Wirkt-Siegel. Among the organizations awarded are Klasse2000, Big Brothers Big Sisters Germany, HIP, wellcome, Parents as Teachers, Education Y, Work and Box Company, Seniorpartner in School, Balu und Du, Terre des Femmes, SchlaU-Schule, Joblinge und ROCK YOUR LIFE!.[22]

Studies, guides and theme reports

PHINEO regularly publishes free studies, guides and theme reports. Topics include climate protection, child poverty, inclusion, social cohesion, engagement against right-wing extremism, STEM education, non-profit journalism, corporate volunteering and impact investing. The publications are produced in collaboration with partners such as United Way Worldwide, Amadeu Antonio Stiftung, Schöpflin Stiftung, DFL Stiftung, Children for a better World, Sozialhelden and Pfizer.[23][24][25]

Approximately 80,000 copies of the Kursbuch Wirkung, a practical guide for impact-oriented project management in non-profits, have been distributed to date.[26]

PHINEO also published three comprehensive studies on the impact transparency of well-known donation organizations in Germany in 2012, 2014, and 2016 in media partnership with Capital as well as Spiegel Online.[27][28][29]

Criticism

The organization has met with criticism for its proximity to business and financial institutions.[30][31] The focus on the topic of "impact transparency" is also viewed critically.[32]