We support the Woman* Life Freedom Collective, which supports the democratic protest movement in Iran from Germany. More info
Many organisations and people are exerting pressure for the coal phase-out and against the demolition of further villages, as shown here in 2019 at an action day at the Garzweiler open-cast mine. Some of them are supported by the Bewegungsstiftung.
Photo: Ruben Neugebauer/Campact CC BY NC 2.0 stellen
The annual strategy workshop in Berlin brings together endowment donors and activists from the from the funded projects meet to exchange ideas and learn from each other.
Photo: Bewegungsstiftung
Care instead of profit: The "Hamburg Alliance for More Staff in Hospitals", which we support staff in hospitals" is fighting for dignified conditions for patients and employees.
Photo: Hamburg Alliance for More Staff in Hospital
Climate justice now! Many people have been fighting for this for years, as like here at an action of the alliance "Ende Gelände" in the Rhenish lignite mining area. Bewegungsstiftung supports some of them as movement workers.
Photo: Kristoffer Schwetje, Photography CC BY NC 2.0
We give 15,000 Euros for the Woman* Life Freedom Collective
We support the Woman* Life Freedom Collective, which supports the democratic protest movement in Iran from Germany. More info
Strategiewerkstatt vom 2.-4. Juni in Berlin
Angeregte Debatten um die Zukunft der Bewegungsstiftung bei der Strategiewerkstatt vom 2.-4. Juni in Berlin.
Impressions of the celebration
We support protest movements with money and advice. And we have been doing so for 20 years! We celebrated this in June with a matinée in Berlin. Here is a film, a report and many photos from the celebration.
Michaela Gajewski
Michaela Gajewski is Bewegungsstiftung's new asset manager since January 2023. She holds a degree in economics and worked for over 20 years as a financial portfolio manager for wealthy individuals, companies and foundations. >>More info
Strategy workshop
From 2 to 4 June, donors, project representatives and staff will come together for the big annual meeting in Berlin. More information on Bewegungsstiftung events.
A life for protest
They make political engagement their profession - we back them up. The Movement Foundation supports full-time activists with a donation programme. Here we introduce our movement workers.
In our new podcast episode our movement worker Christopher Laumanns reports on what's next for the climate justice movement after the protests in Lützerath.
We have a new movement worker. Ibrahim Izzeldeen is committed to social justice and democracy, in Germany and in his country of origin Sudan. More info about his work.
In search of justice: Deutschlandfunk radio visited initiatives and people in Hamburg who are committed to fighting social inequality. Our founder Ive Hauswald also has his say. More info
Foundation assets as political leverage
Bewegungsstiftung supports social change not only with its funding, but also with its assets. To this end, it invests its foundation capital of around 8 million euros according to strict ethical-sustainable criteria - for example in housing projects, agricultural cooperatives and wind energy plants. More info
Knowledge transfer in social movements
You are active in social movements and your group needs external advice or support, for example in facilitation, fundraising or public relations? You can use this database to find the right advisors for your topic. In addition, we fund consulting costs up to a maximum of 3,000 euros upon application.