The Future is Collective Case Studies of Collective Social Innovation 2025

Capability Activities Hosting learning communities and building capacity (continued)Consulting, coaching and training: ProjectTogether provides consulting, coaching and training to mission partners, and is also currently working with two international partners to enable them to build missions using the ProjectTogether method and approach. Consulting and coaching (encouraging a bold “can-do” attitude) are an integral part of these collaborations. Holding a physical community space: ProjectTogether has a physical space in central Berlin where community members and other impact organizations are able to co-work and convene. ProjectTogether believes in the power of physical meetings and connections. Investing in systemic solutionsShared administration for missions: Missions are included under the legal structure of ProjectTogether, yet each mission has its own group of funders. ProjectTogether also has core funding that enables the organization to seed new missions, respond to critical events and momentum, and conduct cross-mission activities such as community building. On rare occasions, ProjectTogether has used core funding to supplement mission budgets. Developing financing solutions: ProjectTogether pools funding from the private and public sector behind different missions to fund and support collective action projects that arise out of missions. In 2024, ProjectTogether pooled €4.5 million in these funds, including the United For Democracy Fund, The Farm-Food-Climate Companion Fund and the Welcome Alliance Fund. Through these philanthropic pooled funds, ProjectTogether tests out news ways of funding. "Careers Shape the Future" is an example of a collective action project (CAP) initiated by ANU-Hessen in collaboration with the educational organizations of the Hessian and Saxon economies as part of ProjectTogether’s 10,000 Tage mission. At 53 locations in Hessen and Saxony, career orientation facilitators were trained to provide students and participants with practical insights into professions aligned with sustainable development. Participants first engage with modular teaching materials to explore the fundamentals of climate change and its implications for career opportunities. These materials, carefully designed to reach diverse audiences, are reviewed for linguistic and anti-discrimination sensitivity to ensure inclusivity. Facilitators then collaborate with local chambers of commerce, employers and employment agencies to connect participants with sustainability-focused industries through real-world projects. “It is especially important that the topic of sustainable development and its significance for the working world reaches socially disadvantaged individuals as well – regardless of their age, gender identity, background or language proficiency. Shaping the climate transition is a task for society as a whole, which can only succeed if everyone is included,” says Jonathan Funke, Mission Lead of 10,000 Tage. With a network of 2,700 facilitators across nationwide locations, the initiative has the potential to reach up to 500,000 participants annually when it scales across all 16 German federal states.Collective action activities (continued) Case vignette: Careers shape the futureLeander von Thien The Future is Collective: Case Studies of Collective Social Innovation 38