Helsinki

Sample of Consulting Projects

• Monaliiku

  Area: Helsinki, Finland
  Year: 2021

  

  Monaliiku RY (Well-Being and Sports for Multicultural Women) is a non-profit organization established in 2009 that represents migrant women and aims to improve their quality of life and prevent their social exclusion. In Finland, Monaliiku organizes various sports events and programs, from football to dancing and museum visits, to bring people with different cultural backgrounds together. Monaliiku, as an NGO, has been active for many years and is quite well-known within their circle. Nevertheless, to reach out to the general public and have more funding resources, Monaliiku will need to argue for their results. The big question is the potential benefits of being an active federation (“liitto” in Finnish) with active member organizations The perspective has risen through Monalliku’s will to engage with other NGOs and associations in the field and to be able to be a driving force for the social change, as an association.

  wellbeing, social service, women, NGO

• Nice Hearts RY/ Neighborhood Mothers

  Area: Helsinki, Finland
  Year: 2021

  

  Nicehearts RY/ Neighborhood Mothers was established in 2001 with the aim to produce community-based activities for girls and women of different ages and backgrounds. Nicehearts has had several big projects over the years, and the project called “Neighborhood Mothers” is one of them. Neighbourhood Mothers are passionate about making a difference. Many of them have immigrated to Finland as adults and know the feeling of being lost in a new society. They have managed to learn the language and navigate their way through unknown systems thereby gaining a foothold in a new country. The main communication method was WhatsApp chats. The consultants will work together to figure out the best solution for the easiest and most efficient communication streams for both staff and members.

  wellbeing, women, immigrants, communication

• SaferGlobe

  Area: Helsinki, Finland
  Year: 2021

  

  SaferGlobe is an independent peace and security think tank, studying and developing tools to promote lasting peace and security. SaferGlobe’s members range from seasoned experts to young academics and from military personnel to peace researchers. SaferGlobe has published over twenty reports, many of which have been covered by Finnish television or other national or international news media, yearly. They have a huge network and respect internationally, but not as much domestically. However, the concept of a "think tank" might possibly be confusing, and/or bring about low interest in the topic of peacemaking. Moreover, the topic of peacemaking is polarised politically, forming the prejudice to the reports done by the organization in all ways before there is a chance to get acquainted with the SaferGlobe’s work. SaferGlobe also struggles with getting more varied people to the organization, even though they have done a lot for people whose professional sphere is international relations and peacemaking.

  think tank, peace and security, human resources

• Startup Refugees

  Area: Finland
  Year: 2021

  

  Startup Refugees is a social innovation founded in 2015 and now operating as a non-profit network. They offer asylum seekers, refugees, and other immigrants support finding employment, skills development, and starting a business. They have a network of more than 1000 members, including companies, government officials, NGOs, universities, congregations, research institutes, communities, and individuals. The organization now has two main programs Business Program and Employment Program that offer nationwide services for immigrants in Finland. The organization’s growth calls for changes in the organization's strategy as well as the re-definition of its main target groups. The main challenge is to identify what kind of target groups the Employment Program should concentrate on, what kind of services it should focus on in the future, and also to make sure that it fills the gaps in the current employment service sector and does not simply repeat what is already done by others.

  wellbeing, immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, program

• Startuplifers

  Area: Helsinki, Finland
  Year: 2021

  

  Startuplifers is on a mission to nurture the next generation of builders in the Nordics. Startuplifers is a not-for-profit organization connecting talented tech, design, and business students and graduates from Finnish and Swedish universities and UASs with the best startups in Silicon Valley and beyond.
  Building on the experience made through Startuplifers, the majority of our 250+ alumni are now playing an essential role in the fastest-growing Nordic startups like Wolt, Varjo, Blok, Singa, Valohai, Matchmade, Smartly.io, and many more.
  In addition to offering startup jobs, we help students and recent graduates in the Nordics land their first or next job by providing job search advice and career support workshops. Details and deliverables for this project are confidential and cannot be disclosed to the public. The relevant information will however be shared with the consultants once the project cycle begins.

  human resources