Your activities are all about sustainability in one of the following categories:

• Energy (e.g. solar, wind)
• Transportation (e.g. solar-powered transport, hydrogen fuel, cycling)
• Architecture (e.g. tiny house, off-grid living, heating, insulation)
• Fashion
• Food
• Waste (e.g. recycling, circular economy)
• Agriculture & gardening (e.g. pest control, water preservation, composting)

In return, WhatsOrb Foundation (SW) requests the following:

• WhatsOrb Foundation (SW) logo and a short description of our foundation on your (project’s) website
• A backlink on your (project’s) website which directs to www.whatsorb.com
• And/or mention in publications such as flyers and banner(s)
• And/or WhatsOrb Foundation logo on packaging or products
• And/or WhatsOrb Foundation logo and name published on the friends and/or sponsor list on your (project’s) website.

If you already have a scheme for sponsors and financial partners, please send your information to info@whatsorb.org

If you don’t have a scheme for sponsors and financial partners, please fill in the application form.

WHATSORB FOUNDATION (STICHTING WHATSORB)

ADDRESS
Europalaan 400, 7th floor, West wing
3542 AH
Utrecht
The Netherlands

T: + 31 (0)302475060

M: info@whatsorb.org

FOUNDATION INFORMATION
KvK: 71656138
IBAN (Triodos) NL75 TRIO 0379 2614 13
BIC: TRIOONL2U
BTW: 858798621B01
RSIN, fiscaal nummer: 8587.98.621

Publication page WhatsOrb Foundation (SW).

Name of the Foundation: WhatsOrb Foundation
The RSIN/Fiscal Number: 858798621

Contact information
Europalaan 400, 7th floor, West wing
3526 KS 
Utrecht
The Netherlands

T: + 31 (0)302475060

M: info@whatsorb.org

Goal

• The purpose of the WhatsOrb Foundation (SW) is to promote sustainability through scientific research in collaboration with universities and to ensure publication of these studies. 
• The WhatsOrb Foundation (SW) is also involved with the performance of activities that are related - in the broadest sense - with above or which are favorable for it.

WhatsOrb Foundation was founded on 16th of May 2018. This policy plan covers 2 years: 2018 and 2019.

Vision:

WhatsOrb Foundation (Stichting WhatsOrb, SW) believes that by encouraging people and organizations that are involved in or are getting involved in improving, inventing or innovating sustainable products and services we can speed up the process of improving our environment on a global scale.
This way we can help current and future generations to have a healthy and sustainable life without exhausting our resources and build a better society.

Mission

WhatsOrb Foundation (SW) wants to support technical universities and/or non profit organizations to encourage research, product innovation and development of new products and services.

Ambitions 2018, 2019:

• WhatsOrb Foundation (SW) will conduct an extensive inquiry to find people and/or organizations that have the potential to develop new products and/or services in the field of sustainability that serve the public good.
• WhatsOrb Foundation (SW) will review all of the submitted applications and select companies and/or individuals to support in a way that would be mutually beneficial for the recipients of the grant and WhatsOrb Foundation
• WhatsOrb Foundation (SW) will offer a possibility for the supported organizations to be featured on WhatsOrb Global Sustainability X-Change Platform during development and release of their sustainable service(s) or product(s).
• WhatsOrb Foundation (SW) will bring like-minded organizations and individuals together for a structured current and future cooperation.
• We hope that organizations that will be supported by WhatsOrb Foundation will start reporting about the progress they make on WhatsOrb Global Sustainability X-Change Platform by sharing their stories and related photo and video content.
• By publishing the activities of WhatsOrb Foundation on their website and WhatsOrb Global Sustainability X-Change Platform we hope to draw attention to our activities and get other organizations and individuals interested in sponsoring WhatsOrb Foundation’s activities.
• Our goal is to raise € 20.000,00 from sponsors in 2018 and 2019.
• We will also apply for a subsidy via ESF’s Duurzame Inzetbaarheid program (European Social Fund’s Sustainable Employability program).

Strengths

• WhatsOrb Foundation gets support from WhatsOrb Global Sustainability X-Change Platform.
• This cooperation allows WhatsOrb Foundation to get more publicity and thus increase the possibility of attracting future sponsors.
• WhatsOrb Foundation can benefit from interactions between various organizations that will be approached for sponsorship. All of these organizations have the same goal: developing and/or improving sustainable services and products to accelerate the search for solutions to current and future environmental issues.
• Because these organizations are all like-minded and have the same goal, they can not only benefit from the financial support provided by WhatsOrb Foundation, but they can also form a new network.

Weaknesses

• WhatsOrb Foundation is new in this field and thus lacks some of the advantages that established foundations possess.
• We have to build our network from scratch. This includes new sponsors for WhatsOrb Foundation as well as individuals and organizations that will be supported by WhatsOrb Foundation in getting their ideas realized in a service and/or innovative sustainable product.

Strategic goals

• We have been cooperating with students from day 1. We think that working with young, enthusiastic and motivated people is the best way to approach new organizations and other students from Technical Universities that WhatsOrb Foundation can start cooperation with.
• These people ‘speak the same language’, are like-minded and they all want to improve their quality of life now and in the future.
• The student(s) get a day and travel compensation in accordance with the remuneration regulations.
• At the start of any new project we will write a newsletter to our donors and registrants at WhatsOrb Global Sustainability X-Change Platform.
• We will also start money-raising campaigns to get additional funding.
• When negotiations for the sponsorship will end, all stakeholders will be invited for a signing ceremony as the final step of the process.
• We will make photos of the event and write a report which will be published on WhatsOrb Global Sustainability X-Change Platform and shared with journalists and groups active in the field of sustainability.
• All donors that are currently involved in one or more projects will get a monthly report on all donor-related activities, such as new donors joining the project, collaborations between other donors, etc.

Finally

• WhatsOrb Foundation will publish their first annual report in January 2019 on page 10.

Board:

Chairman, treasurer, secretary

Board names:

Chairman: W.J. van Bentum

Treasurer: C. Westland

Secretary: H.E. van der Broek

Remuneration policy:

The members of the board receive no remuneration for their activities. They are entitled to reimbursement of the costs incurred by them in the exercise of their duties.

Expenses:

Travel costs € 0.19 / km. Reimbursement € 50.00 / activity

Financial responsibility:

Cost for setting up the foundation in €:

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Yearly costs

Annual report

WhatsOrb Foundation was founded on 16th of May 2018. The first annual report will be published in January 2019.