At NORION, we see sustainability as a broad concept that covers environmental, economic and social sustainability. Social initiatives are important for the creation of a sustainable world, which is why NORION works together with a number of skilled civil society organisations and public partners to solve social issues.

What can we do?

NORION develops, supports and evaluates social initiatives in collaboration with, for example, associations, social economy companies, social housing master plans and municipal actors.

NORION's employees specialise in anthropology, sociology, political science and communication. We have practical experience with a wide range of vulnerable target groups such as socially vulnerable families with ethnic minority backgrounds, lonely elderly people, activity-ready citizens and young people from socially vulnerable neighbourhoods.

The collaboration always depends on the specific partner's needs and wishes, but typically spans: 

• • Project development and fundraising: We have extensive expertise and experience in project development and fundraising, which we use to qualify applications for funds and grants. We ensure that social initiatives are based on a well-founded theory of change with a clear connection between the problem, purpose, results, target group, project activities, partners, schedule and budget.

• • Project management, capacity building and collaboration: We support project management of larger projects, where we facilitate involvement processes, provide counselling and capacity building, develop method design and assist with implementation and anchoring - always based on the specific context, practice and target group. We also utilise our extensive network and knowledge base to form partnerships across sectors where we can see that it makes sense to solve social problems.

• • Evaluation: We combine a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods in process and impact evaluations. We often follow an initiative from start to finish and prioritise a formative process evaluation format, using the knowledge gained to develop and optimise the project as it unfolds. We also place great emphasis on communicating the results of the evaluation in a lively and tangible way so that the analyses can be put into practice.

• • Communication and knowledge sharing: We ensure good communication of project activities and results through targeted communication with clear messages and an eye for specific target groups. We have extensive experience in dissemination and knowledge sharing through campaigns and video communication as well as press releases and conferences.