The principle of Make a Mark Brussels is simple: designers and developers are brought together for one day to voluntarily work on projects for the most impactful organizations in our capital.
Social entrepreneurship
Nowadays you don't have to put a lot of effort into it, or you will be confronted with the term 'social entrepreneurship'. It may seem like a hollow concept, but the essence is completely correct: using your knowledge and expertise to give something back to society in this way. That is also the basic principle of Make a Mark, a concept that came over from the United States and got its European premiere in Brussels.
Make a Mark
Some of the problems of our society are solved by non-profit organizations whose operation often appeals to a large number of volunteers. Their work deserves the best design, marketing and technology, but these are too often beyond the reach of these organizations. Most non-profit organizations do not have the resources, time or know-how to design and develop the things for which we often only need one day to make.
So for 12 hours the best designers and developers are gathered to work on projects for the most impactful organizations in the most creative and targeted communities around the world.
Make a Mark is about creating an equivalent design for organizations that are concerned about the most difficult problems in our cities, being a slave about subsidies and reports, and sacrificing money and time with their families so we don't have to deal with the same problems think about it or solve it.
By working to help non-profit organizations, you offer beautiful design and technology that allows you to provide grants and share stories. But more importantly, we share experiences and spread hope to each other. We thank a small thank you to those in our society who work tirelessly. We build empathy in a world that needs it.
Atelier Groot Eiland & KAOS
Both Peter and Stijn took part individually in this first edition of Make a Mark Brussels respectively for Atelier Groot Eiland and KAOS.
Atelier Groot Eiland wants to support as many Brussels residents as possible with a great distance to the job market in their search for work and thus fight poverty. The association achieves this through the organization of work experience, (free) training, employment care and job coaching. Quality and sustainability go hand in hand with social entrepreneurship. Moreover, they are committed to integration, solidarity and emancipation.
In addition to their specific request to develop a new website, there was also a clear need for positioning and strategy. Together with Axelle Minne, Peter worked out a well-arranged strategy and also a first step towards the possibilities of the new website.
KAOS, on the other hand, develops art projects with artists who may or may not have a psychological vulnerability and has an artist residence in psychiatry. It brings art and psychiatry together and tells something about the perception about this. Also at KAOS there was on the one hand the need for strategy and positioning, but on the other hand just as well the translation to visual style. Griet Lecompte and Hanna Moens support this project and also gave the best of themselves.
A big thank you
This fantastic day would of course never have been possible without two major partners in this story, namely Gwen Dubois - aka Gwentibold -and Muntpunt Brussels. Thanks a lot for ensuring that all this ran smoothly and with great respect for all your organizational skills - and your patience!
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