Norbert Kunz is a leading social entrepreneur in Germany who has advised non-profits and social enterprises for 20 years. He is an Ashoka Fellow and was named the 2010 Social Entrepreneur of the Year in Europe by the Schwab Foundation. Kunz founded social impact GmbH, which provides consulting, coworking spaces, and networking programs to support social entrepreneurs in Germany. The organization runs several initiatives including social impact start, which provides scholarships to early-stage social startups.

1. NORBERT KUNZ Norbert Kunz is one of the highest-profile
social entrepreneurs in Germany. For 20
years he has advised and supported
entrepreneurs, companies, and non-profit
organizations in developing their business
models, financial plans, and organizational
structures. Norbert Kunz has been Ashoka
Fellow since 2007. The Schwab Foundation
awarded him 2010 as Social Entrepreneur of
the year in Europe.
He is member of the European Union
Expertgroup on Social Business, Member of
the Global Agenda Council on Social
Innovation (WEF) and Member of the
National Advisory Board of the G 8 Initiative
for Social Impact Investment

2. SOCIAL IMPACT
for innovation & entrepreneurship

3. SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
» The problems, that exist in the world today, can not be
solved by the level of thinking, that created them. «
Albert Einstein

4. social impact GmbH offers
numerous services (e.g. consulting,
co-working and network) in all
aspects of social entrepreneurship.
social impact supports since 3 years
social entrepreneurs, from the
business idea up to the scaling of
successful projects.
We develop and support social
innovations.
PROGRAMMPR GRAMME

5. SIL
social impact start supports social start-ups who are seeking for support for the
beginning phase of their projects.
The programme awards scholarships to social entrepreneurs in the start-up phase
– enabled by SAP, KfW Foundation, Drosos Foundation & JP Morgan Chase
Foundation and government-funded by the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior
Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ)
L O C AT I O N S
Berlin, Hamburg,
Frankfurt & Leipzig; in
Vienna, Zurich & Munich
hosted by IMPACT HUB
Coaching, consulting,
mentoring by SAP
employees, networking
and co-working space
with a total value of
€ 12.500.
S TA R T - U P SS C H O L A R S H I P
Future social entre-
preneurs with socially
innovative ideas can
apply.

6. PROCESS SIS
Pitching /
Idea check
Profiling
Development
business model
Go to the market
 Application via
social impact net
• Presentation of
socially innova-
tive ideas
 Afterwards
feedback
 Idea reframing
 Individual consulting
and qualification
schedule
 4 months co-working space
 training / workshops
 individual coaching
 networking events
 mentoring by SAP
employees
 further 4 months
co-working space
 trainings / workshops
 Individual coaching
 Contacts to companies,
foundations, sponsors
 mentoring by SAP
employees
Midterm review
Decision about the scholarship programme admission
Implementation
Expert check
 Investment readiness
 crowdfunding
 post-start-coaching

7. FACTS & FIGURES SIS
23 pitches
110 scholarship holders
49 % products / services, 15 % empowerment / donation / aid projects,
36 % web 2.0 based solutions
7800 consulting hours
81 external awards for the start-upse
84 new social business
> 6 Mio. investment
> 450 new workspaces

8. SPECIAL SERVICES SIS
CROWDFUNDIG – PARTNERSHIP
- Social Impact Finance in cooperation with StartNext
- Enabled by Deutsche Bank Foundation
INVESTMENT READINESS PROGRAMME
- matching of social start-ups with financing experts
- development of investment strategies
PARTNERSHIP WITH WELFARE ASSOCIATION
- Consulting for social start-ups in the area of public welfare by
experts of the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband (welfare association)
ALUMNI-PROGRAMME
- 1 year coaching for stabilising the business development

9. P R O F. U L R I C H W E I N B E R G
HPI-School of Design Thinking,
Director
ADVISORY BOARD
G E R H A R D B R Ä U N L I N G
European Commisson
Head Of Sector Dg Employment, Social
Affairs & Equal Opportunities a.D.
N O R B E R T K U N Z
CEO Social Impact
gGmbH,
Ashoka Fellow
P R O F. D R . G Ü N T E R F A L T I N
Free University Berlin
occupation field Entrepreneurship
P E T E R S P I E G E L
Genesis Institute
Institute Director & CEO
D R . C A R S T E N L I N Z
SAP AG
Business Development Officer
SAP Global Services
F E L I X O L D E N B U R G
CEO Ashoka Germany
European Director
G A B R I E L E H A R T M A N N
SAP AG
Director, CSR Dach
C H R I S T O P H L I N Z B A C H
Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior
Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ)
Assistant State Secretary
D R . A N D R E A S R I C K E R T
PHINEO gAG
CEO

10. KEY ELEMENTS
C O -
W O R K I N G
S C H O L A R S H I P
P R O G R A M M E
C O N S U LT I N G
R E G I O N A L
D E V E L O P M E N T
New concepts of
regional development in
the rural area.
Crowdfunding platform
for social start-ups.
O N L I N E
I D E A C H E C K
Step by step towards a
conclusive concept.
Consulting, networking,
coaching, mentoring and
co-working space.
Coaching, event space,
networking –THE place
for social entrepreneurs.
Professionalization and
scaling of socially
innovative businesses.
C R O W D F U N D I N G
P L AT F O R M

11. SIL
The social impact labs are a platform for all aspects of social entrepreneurship.
Here you‘ll find: consulting & qualification offers, shared services, networking, events
and co-working space.
Currently in Berlin & Hamburg. Further locations are following.
C O - W O R K I N G
Workplaces, coaching &
consulting for social
entrepreneurs, freelancer
and corporations.
E V E N T S PA C E
Event location, events,
conferences, seminars –
Here you find the right
room for your event.
C O M M U N I T Y
Networking with
companies, foundations,
organisations in all
aspects of social
entrepreneurship.

12. LOCATIONS SIL
Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Leipzig (start April)
In cooperation with the Impact Hub
- Vienna
- Zurich
- München

13. SIC
Spreading and scaling of selected social innovations:
social impact consult promotes the active exchange between successfull social
businesses as well as representatives from the economical and political sector.
- government-.funded by the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens,
Women and Youth (BMFSFJ) and in partnerschip with Ashoka Germany
TA R G E T G R O U P
Market experienced
social businesses can
find support and
consulting for their
undertaking.
Scaling of social
innovations,
organisational
development, public
relations & stakeholder
communication.
S C A L E U P !
Increase in capacity,
strategic expansion, new
partnerships and
cooperation partners.
C O N S U LT I N G

14. SIF
LAUNCH 2013
social impact finance is a crowdfunding platform for social start-ups
In cooperation with Startnext a system for financing social innovative businesses is
developed.
- financed by Deutsche Bank Foundation.
C R O W D -
F U N D I N G
Many investors finance
the projects, each with a
small amount and
together as a crowd.
Financing forms offered:
donation, profit
participating loan,
dormant equity holding,
cooperative share and
more.
S TA R T
Betaphase started in
Sept 2013: selected
start-ups will use the
crowdfunding platform
for running their
campaigns.
P L AT F O R M

15. SIN
The platform was developed and implemented with support from SAP. Here, future
social entrepreneurs get the first support on their way to a business model.
The first idea turns into a plan - with objectives, measures and guidelines.
I D E A
Help to professionally
deal with the idea, break
it down into its parts and
consider them from
different perspectives.
Tools and thought-
provoking impulses help
transforming the initial
idea, step-by-step, into
a conclusive concept!
C O N C E P T
Means, measures and
next steps will be
defined for implementing
the project successfully.
P L AT F O R M

16. SIN ONLINE
PLATFORM

17. SILO
social impact local is actively involved in different projects in the rural area of the state
of Brandenburg.
Many of these projects have been awarded and find their application with other
european countries. The aim of social impact local is to win people from all social
classes for socially entrepreneurial activities.
C H A L L E N G E
Demographic change
and economic
challenges affect many
regions.
Actors, who take social
responsibility and want
to initiate changes are
supported.
E X C H A N G E
social impact local
enables the exchange
and transfer of concepts
between european
regions.
S O L U T I O N

18. Gemeinnützige SOCIAL IMPACT GmbH
Geschäftsführer: Norbert Kunz
c/o social impact lab Berlin
Erkelenzdamm 59-61
10999 Berlin
+49 (0)30 611 071 91
info@socialimpactlab.eu
www.socialimpactlab.eu

19. ENABLER

20.  Ashoka Germany
 CET
 BMW Foundation
 DINAMIA
 genesis – Institute for Social Innovation and Impact Strategies
 GLS Bank
 HUB Vienna
 HUB Zurich
 impact solutions
 Entrepreneurship Campus
 PHINEO
 Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship
 Social Entrepreneurship Academy
 Sozialhelden
 socialpioneer
 Social Innovation Exchange
 UPJ
PARTNERS