The whole is greater than the sum of its parts (Aristotle)
As a trusted and experienced partner, Social Synergy Deutschland e.V. (SSD) supports investors, public institutions and foundations. We provide advisory and support in designing, implementing and governing interventions, platforms and partnerships in complex social and local development contexts. Social Synergy Deutschland was launched in December 2018, as a not-for-profit charitable organisation. We invest patient capital and on-the-ground technical advisory to impact-oriented and social enterprises as well as mature non-profit-organizations, supporting them in developing their business models to leverage their potential.
Our unique approach is based on supporting non-profits and impact startups in their engagement with funders and investors. Through its legal status, Social Synergy Deutschland is eligible to accept philanthropic capital and either direct it to our portfolio organisations and partners abroad (mainly in Ukraine and India) through what we call as Fund for Inclusive Growth (FIG) or we can counsel our clients (funders and investors) on adopting our approach for your portfolio.
Our idea behind FIG is very simple: it focuses on Investing (or Funding) at Margin:
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Over the years many philanthropists have invested substantial sums in programmes.
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This transfer of capital, besides achieving programmatic outcomes, has also resulted in organisations that possess an enduring ability to generate impact. Philanthropists can continue to direct capital in these programmes through these same organisations.
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But there is an additional possibility: leveraging these historical investments to build institutional capital of these same organisations through the smaller but continuous deployment of capital.
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By funding at the margin, the funds are directed towards nurturing the fundamental abilities of these organisations. Sometimes, it may mean supporting a strategic programme, at other times hiring of persons or building their potential, and still other times running a straightforward organisational development process.
NEWS
First Civil Resilience Forum 2026 on 16 April 2026 in Berlin "It all comes down to a resilient civil society"
As the first of its kind, our first Civil Resilience Forum on Energy resilience, organized in cooperation with EUCIV, convened a curated expert group committed to actively contributing their expertise and experiences around three key topics: ☑️ Analysis of the Berlin blackout at the end of 2025 ☑️ Resilience through empowerment ☑️ Europe-wide knowledge transfer The forum was not only about sharing expert knowledge, but enabling a practice-oriented exchange to catalyze the technical and organizational solutions to strengthen urban resilience. Designed as a starting point for a platform, our aim is to initiate concrete collaborations among key stakeholders. More events to follow.
WHAT'S IN OUR FOCUS
NESEMOS Veteran Auto Hub is a social enterprise founded in February 2022 by Mariia Ksondzyk, the daughter of a fallen Ukrainian veteran, and journalist Petro Shuklinov.
Social enterprise NESEMOS inspires us during their Berlin visit
INSIGHTS
What does it take for reintegration to succeed at the local level, with stakeholders such as public institutions, civil society and economic actors collaborating effectively?
"Voices, Visions, Alliances” Annual Conference hosted by the German Federal Government’s Platform for the Recovery of Ukraine
Welcoming our partners from Ukraine to Germany to join our workshop on Impact-Oriented Entrepreneurship, and visit Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in Munich
PARTNERS
