MEET+CHANGE: Meet with Social Impact

Host your meetings and events at a MEET + CHANGE social institution such as a school, community centre or workshop for people with disabilities and spark lasting, socially sustainable change. Your commitment to social responsibility and your decision to choose a MEET + CHANGE venue amplify the social value of your event.

Integrative Werkstatt als Tagungsort

What is MEET+CHANGE?

MEET+CHANGE is a unique format in Europe, designed for companies and associations seeking to create meaningful social impact through their events. 

Rethink your next meeting and imagine it in a truly special setting. How about a strategy day in a cultural centre, a workshop for people with disabilities, or a team-building session in a community venue? The venues we partner with through MEET+CHANGE are social institutions — places where community commitment is lived every day. 

Why MEET & CHANGE matters

Unconventional meeting environments in social and cultural spaces offer inspiring ideas and open up new perspectives! MEET+CHANGE connects you with extraordinary venues that allow you to give back to these institutions — and to society at large.

Director Convention of visitBerlin Berlin Convention Office, Marco Oelschlegel

hrough our sustainable meeting format MEET+CHANGE, we aim not only to provide our clients with a unique event experience, but also to take on social responsibility for the city and give something back to Berlin and its people.

Chief Executive Officer of visitBerlin, Burkhard Kieker

How do we create social impact with MEET+CHANGE?

  • Your venue hire directly supports social and cultural institutions. Many of these venues have limited income sources. With your event, you make a meaningful contribution — each institution sets its own fee and receives it in full.
  • MEET+CHANGE venues gain recognition and visibility. Above all, the daily work of staff in these institutions becomes visible. As an event organiser, you help shine a light on what often remains unseen.
  • Perspective drives change: you and your participants meet in a completely new and unfamiliar environment. This raises awareness for different working conditions and encourages dialogue with new target groups. It also inspires fresh ideas and new insights.
  • Your social engagement demonstrates that sustainability goes beyond organising “green events”. It shows your commitment to social sustainability, your willingness to take social responsibility — and your role as a changemaker. 

MEET+CHANGE organizations

Currently, we cooperate with five different MEET+CHANGE partner organizations: three community meeting centers, one integrative workshop, and one non-profit organization. The locations promote, among other things, exchange between multiple generations, encounters between different cultures, engagement with refugees, and the inclusion of disadvantaged people in everyday life and the working world.

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Event location Kulturzentrum Prenzlauer Berg Cultural Centre Prenzlauer Berg

Bunte Kita mit Tischgruppe, Girlanden und Spielen an den Wänden
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Event location Begegnungsstätte Berlin Reinickendorf Begegnungsstätte Berlin Reinickendorf

Heller Aufenthaltsraum mit modernen Sesseln, großem Fenster und Pflanzen.
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Event location Camera Obscura Boat Camera Obscura Boat

Steuerstand eines Bootes mit Ausblick auf einen Fluss und einen fernen Turm bei Sonnenschein.
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Event location Interkulturelles Zentrum Berlin Charlottenburg Intercultural Center Berlin Charlottenburg

Hörsaal der MEET+CHANGE Location Interkulturelles Zentrum
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What our clients say about MEET+CHANGE

For an internal workshop, we used a workshop for people with disabilities as a creative venue. The coordination and especially the individual arrangements worked very well — you could really feel the attention to detail and strong commitment of everyone involved!

The primary school hall proved to be a perfect venue for the FörderPENNY 2020 award ceremony under the MEET+CHANGE format. Everyone involved was highly satisfied.

Create added value with the Berlin Impact Programme

Discover how your event can achieve even more: support social projects, organise Social Days for your attendees, or partner with Berlin-based NGOs. Our team will be happy to advise you on maximising social impact through the Berlin Impact Programme. 

 

Draufsicht im Close-up: Junge Menschen legen ihre Hände zusammen. Freundeskreis zeigt Zusammenhalt mit übereinandergelegten Händen.

Contact for the MEET+CHANGE programme

Interested in our MEET+CHANGE venues? We’d be happy to provide you with further information or a tailored, no-obligation proposal. Let us know how we can help you on the path to hosting a socially impactful meeting. 

Kyra Reiter

Senior Marketing Manager Conventions

Kyra Reiter