We act as a focal point and service provider to connect and coordinate civil society initiatives, gather and analyse campaign intelligence, and activate European citizens for democracy.
Our pillars
Our coordination work to increase capacity, resources, and cooperation among civil society organisations for greater impact.
Digital intelligence to provide monitoring and analysis to civil society actors for greater reach and enable a response to disinformation and hate speech.
Our campaign creation enables allies to be louder together and to develop campaigns to activate citizens for a more democratic sustainable Europe.
We innovate new ways to advance democracy, sustainability and fundamental rights in Europe, and develop new resources for civic engagement.
Our Pillars
NETWORK COORDINATION
We convene allies to foster greater impact for a democratic citizen-driven Europe. Together with key partners Das Progressive Zentrum and Citizens for Europe, we are developing the European Hub for Civic Engagement, an online civic tech platform for content and knowledge sharing, access to funding, incubating new ideas, and coordination on advocacy and campaigning. Online work meets human engagement and community building, creating essential long term greater impact for an ever expanding network, pushing to open up civil society space.
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DIGITAL INTELLIGENCE
Designed by specialised intelligence analysts, the Social Media Intelligence Unit (SMIU) monitors social media data from across Europe. The platform enables civil society users to have a louder voice online. It enables an effective response to disinformation and hate-speech through positive narrative setting. SMIU also provides for an innovative media literacy and digital citizenship education and training tool. Building a more resilient democracy requires innovative approaches creating an inclusive, democratic internet.
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CAMPAIGN CREATION
We bring together communicators, creators, artists, and influencers from across Europe to develop innovative campaigns, brands, and approaches to activating citizens. We connect the arts, media, academia and social enterprise, to scale up the impact of citizen campaigns and increase civic engagement and the resilience of democracy.
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INNOVATION
We work with partners to innovate new ways to advance democracy, sustainability and fundamental rights in Europe, and develop new resources for civic engagement. We bring together social enterprise, SMEs, and civil society from the local to the European.
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We work to foster civic participation, to protect promote democracy and fundamental values, and the Sustainable Development Goals.
OUR TEAM
Omri Preiss
Managing Director
EU affairs and civil society professional, having worked in the European Parliament, and for human rights and sustainability NGOs on campaigning and advocacy.
Scott Young
Head of Innovation
Experienced digital strategist, advocacy expert, and research professional, with diverse global experience in public policy, citizenship and inclusion.
Maia Mazurkiewicz
Head of Campaigns
Political management consultant, founder of the European Front Polish NGO network, former chancellor to the Polish President with a background as a lawyer.
Soundous Boualam
Head of Communications
Communications enthusiast, with experience working at the European Parliament, founding the visual storytelling project Humans of the EU and with diverse experiences in writing and creation.
Benjamin Zeeb
Head of Partnerships
Historian, journalist and author on European affairs and international relations, founder of the think-tank Project for Democratic Union.
Carola Hesse
Head of Fundraising
A certified EU fundraiser, programme manager, and film-maker, with wide ranging experience in culture and arts projects as well as projects on social inclusion and citizenship.
OUR BOARD
The Alliance4Europe shareholders and board members were brought together from a wide range of organizations and institutions. Our supervisory board and group of shareholders consist of prominent advocates of European cooperation.
Christopher Clark
Prominent historian, author, and Regius Professor of History at the University of Cambridge.
Agnieszka Holland
Polish film and television director and screenwriter.
Peter Willisch
Former director of several investment firms, organizer for Pulse of Europe, and co-founder of Alliance4Europe.
Sonja Stuchtey
Serial entrepreneur, strategy consultant, and senior advisor to tech start-ups.
Michael Schaefer
Former German Ambassador and Director of the BMW Foundation.
AC Grayling
Philosopher and author who writes and speaks extensively on Europe, democracy and citizen participation. He is founder and master of the New College for the Humanities in London.
AWARDS
Winner – Finance subcategory
EUvsVirus Hackathon
Winner – Silver Award
Best in Marketing
Winner – City of Munich
Europeans in Art Award
